Doh! the zed is dead

[meat-and-gravy]

The zed is quite literally DEAD!!!! in the bottom of a 15-20ft deep canal.

I was coming home from work last night at a bout 7.45pm, and the drive home from Rye to Tenterden is a nice road th at follows a tidal river/canal that leads to Rye harbour. Any way I am going along at at aroung 55mph and suddenly all I can see infront of the wind screen is barn owl!!! I swerve stupidly and the car snakes for a while and just when i thought i had it back in line my tyre blew and I lost complete control, went through a fence, hit the bank and a small brick wall, barrel rolled the car a couple of times and ended up in the middle of the canal.

The car filled with water and sank staright to the bottom, luckily and dont ask me how, I managed to smash the window and swim to the surface. Being pitch black and no cars or house for a mile or so I thought that was it. It wasnt, and eventually I swam to the other side of the river. Cut a long story short I got to house down the way and rang my wife and Dad. an hour later the emergency services arrived and I walked away with cuts and bruises and mild hypothermia. Amazed that i am still here! I drove down there today and you cant ebven see her in the bottom, it look more miraculous in the daylight, strange what you can do when survival mode kicks in. Never been so

Just got to wait and see what the insurance payout will be like ( dread to think really) and then i am in the market for a new zed!

[Steves Cleenz]

bloody hell mate!!!, glad you are ok though

[stamford]

Bloody hell mate you are one lucky bloke! At least you are here to tell the tale. I know the area around Rye and that is deep! Must have been one of those times when your life flashes before you.

[stevelou5]

f***ing hell mate that's a story an a half isn't it!!! glad to hear you are ok....sorry to hear about the car too!!

[meat-and-gravy]

Originally Posted by 200bubs

bloody hell mate!!!, glad you are ok though

Cheers dude! it sound like a made up story, but thats tame compared to how it really felt. There will some photos when the recovery company figure out how to get it out. I think there will be some divers used. I drove ther today to have a look and its bang in the middle, I could just about make out a faint blue shape.

[meat-and-gravy]

Originally Posted by stamford

Bloody hell mate you are one lucky bloke! At least you are here to tell the tale. I know the area around Rye and that is deep! Must have been one of those times when your life flashes before you.

kinda yeah, everything happened in slow motion. But because where it was the river banks are about 10-12 feet high and i couldnt see anything at all. All i could thing about was my kids at christmas and that if i did drown no one would see or find me, it was then that an effort that i can t describe came over me and all i then thought about was getting out of the river!!

[arwilson80]

Oops... Glad you are OK though.

[Nor]

Jesus, that was a close call. Helluva effort getting yourself out of there and to shore.

[Maxxed_Ross]

well at least you killed it with style

glad you are ok dude, and you now have one hell of a story to tell!

[Craig]

Fecking Hell! That sounds like a right close call mate! Glad your ok.