'hello .this is the emergency number for the highways dept, sorry we cammot take your call at the moment are office hours are... blah blah blah..'
thinking of suing the council for whiplash...

Eeep. Chillitt, am so glad you are alright. Diesel is very slippery but your driving skills must be good. As for the phone not being answered in the Highways Dept am surprised they didn't have one of those annoying automated services that take you around the mulberry bush then tell you they are closed until Monday or in the case of this weekend, Tuesday.

Thanks for the warning Chillitt, glad to hear you didn't have an accident. How do you report something like that anyway?

another first on the site!
if anyone is going to be driving through halford this weekend, the roundabout just north of the village is absolutely covered in diesel, and is lethal! i nearly tipped my car over on it this morning.. such a shame no one is answering the phone at the highways dept...