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To be absolutely fucking fuming!!!!

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Mumof2NDers · 11/04/2024 20:03

So I get a message from DS1(16)at work today to tell me there’s a skip in our front garden. They’ve shoe horned it into the tiny front garden of our terraced house. In the process they’ve hit the wall knocking off 3 header stones, damaged the wall and even worse the brick gate post is now wobbling! It’s nearly 5 foot high and moving right at the bottom. What’s worse is I didn’t even order a fucking skip!
I’ve phoned them and pretty much all
they said was we’ll come and collect it tomorrow!
I’ve emailed them with photos and video of all the damage.
I’m raging!

OP posts:
ZipZapZoom · 11/04/2024 20:39

Friend2023 · 11/04/2024 20:28

I think this is one of those moments the OP is excused for being fuming 😤
If she HAD ordered the skip , ok , shit happens but the fact she didn't, I get her anger.

Agreed!

I refuse to believe anyone would be anything other than rationally fuming if they found themselves in this situation!

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 11/04/2024 20:38

I’d get him to take plenty of photos, especially of it being empty. No doubt some CF will dump a load of crap in it during the night and they’ll try to charge you for taking it!

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 11/04/2024 20:38

Take photos of EVERYTHING.

The skip, the damage, your door number, the road, video them when they collect it.

I have no other advice.

Tbird5 · 11/04/2024 20:36

Take pictures of the skip there, preferably with the company's name on it. Take as much evidence as possible.
Similar thing happened to a friend of mine and the company tried to say it wasn't them that caused the damage.

IntermittentFarting · 11/04/2024 20:33

You are very much NOT BU.
I'd be so apoplectic with fury I'd be kept awake at night by this!

Randomworkmoan · 11/04/2024 20:32

2chocolateoranges · 11/04/2024 20:11

No point being fuming about it, you can’t change what’s happened, they will fix it.

Dh’s work colleague backed a lorry into someone’s brick wall and his company paid for it to get fixed.

What a bullshit reply, op has every right to be fuming. And there is nothing at all in the op or in the reply the op got when she called to indicate they would fix it, let alone fix it with no inconvenience to op.

Nice pointless story about your dh's work colleage though

Ilovecashews · 11/04/2024 20:31

Omg so a skip just showed up at your place and did all that damage? Anger away!

Friend2023 · 11/04/2024 20:28

I think this is one of those moments the OP is excused for being fuming 😤
If she HAD ordered the skip , ok , shit happens but the fact she didn't, I get her anger.

Original poster
Mumof2NDers · 11/04/2024 20:24

2chocolateoranges · 11/04/2024 20:11

No point being fuming about it, you can’t change what’s happened, they will fix it.

Dh’s work colleague backed a lorry into someone’s brick wall and his company paid for it to get fixed.

Yeah I know, I just can’t quite believe it. Not only have they delivered the skip to the wrong address but they’ve done a load of damage and then just done one. I’m sure I’ll calm down eventually 🙃

OP posts:
2chocolateoranges · 11/04/2024 20:11

No point being fuming about it, you can’t change what’s happened, they will fix it.

Dh’s work colleague backed a lorry into someone’s brick wall and his company paid for it to get fixed.

MonsieurSpade · 11/04/2024 20:07

I’d be fuming too.

The skip company should be insured.
You need a quote for repairs.
If you’ve got legal cover on your home insurance I’d get them to deal with it.

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