On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:43:58 -0000, Conor  wrote:

>In article <hdc7su$jdd$1@news.eternal-september.org>, mileburner says...
>> 
>> "Conor"  wrote in message 
>> news:MPG.2563ae095c35440398994a@news.eternal-september.org...
>> > In article <hdc68k$4ns$1@news.eternal-september.org>, mileburner says...
>> >>
>> >> "Conor"  wrote in message
>> >> news:MPG.2563a4e5c396b130989946@news.eternal-september.org...
>> >> > In article <hdc3u7$eod$1@news.eternal-september.org>, mileburner 
>> >> > says...
>> >> >
>> >> >> Accidents, no matter who as at fault can be great educationally.
>> >> >
>> >> > Mine have been when stationary at a junction or stopped behind a bus
>> >> > where someone has then decided to rearrange the rear of my car.
>> >>
>> >> Someone posting as you just stated that they had no accidents!
>> >>
>> > No I didn't. I said I'd done 1.8 million miles without one.
>> >
>> >> Or is a rear shunt not an accident?
>> >
>> > If the vehicle getting shunted is stationary, is it fair to count it?
>> 
>> Would you declare it to your insurers?
>> 
>I did.
>
>
>> I do not really think it is being honest to say "I have had no accidents" 
>> when what is really meant "I have had no accidents which were not my fault".
>
>Which I'd agree with if that's what I'd actually said.

Sorry, I was responding to mileburner, but maybe that's what he meant
to say & it went over my head :-(
 
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Pete