The benefits of wisdom and experience
Many moons ago, there was a bit of a storm in Liverpool. Chimneys got damaged, trees fell over, lots of rain fell. Y'know: a storm.

One of my mates knocked on our door and shouted "a tree's fallen over on Rose Lane! It's squashed a car!" So me and my brother legged it out to have a look.

Lo and behold a massive tree had fallen and had landed on a parked car. It was also blocking one side of the road, which was causing a bit of traffic chaos. So the police were on the scene

The police in question consisted of a lad who looked about 12 (taking into acount I was probably about 12 at that time myself) and what must have been the sergant who was minding him through probation.

The young, nervous copper was trying to stop traffic, so the massive queue heading the other way could be let go. But was basically too nervous to do so.

Eventually, the older, wiser sergant stopped tutting, said "get out the way, let me show you how to do it" and stepped out into the road, holding his hand up in a "stop" kinda way.

The first car stopped without probalem. The car behind that, however, was probably looking at the squashed car under the tree and so slammed into the back of the first car. Then the next car slammed into the one that had just crashed, as did the one behind that.

The sergant said to the younger copper "sort all that out, will you?" and got back in the jam-butty mobile...
(ScousersPet, Thu 12 May 2011, 9:34, Reply)