Oh I felt very pleased with myself today. Did a small commercial job before the rain, a few houses while dry and another small commercial at the end as the heavens opened.
I was parked in a road with poor parking and which had large trees right on the pavement edge and which leaned into the road a few inches. So I parked really close to my custy but with a couple of inches to spare between the car in front, a neighbour's driveway and this tree.
I was quite proud of my parking and did the job, opened the back left hand door and SMASH! The door blew out of my hand and as there was just enough spring in it on the hinge for the glass to hit a knarled bit of tree and shatter the window.
It stayed in place except for a tiny hole and the rest crazed over and I spent the next fifteen minutes taping it up with black gaffer tape inside and out. Went home and phoned Alexander Swan who confirmed it was covered under glass damage (even though it wasn't a windscreen) and that my excess would be £90 (
) - but hey ho.
National windscreens phoned me at 3pm and with much sucking of teeth along the lines of "none in stock" and a later call of "is it clear, green or privacy glass?" will now phone me back tomorrow.
Might as well have stayed home - made £150 but lost £90 and have to drive round all gaffered up until it can be done properly.