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Thanks

Last Thursday while walking to my car I tripped over or rather fell into a pit of broken paving stones on what I believe is allowed to pass as a footpath in Enfield Road by our Local Authority.Being not a slim type person and my right knee taking the the full force of the impact I was left rolling around in excruciating agonyand screaming out expletives. It was at this point that a gentleman called John who was visiting a friend in area came to my aid. He not only helped me up but insisted on taking me to West Mid during the journey he mentioned he was from Notting Hill as my phone was smashed in the accident i could not take a number from him although I did give him mine.If anyone local knows John please ask him to get in touch as I would like to say thanks properly over a few beers.

Robert Ayres ● 2831d6 Comments

Glad to hear you are on the mend, Robert. I tripped up whilst on hol. in NYC in Feb and bashed my hand up a bit. I made the mistake of not going to A&E for 3 weeks after I got back but back to normal now. ATB.

Keith Iddon ● 2823d

Thank you Philippa and David for your concern. It's good to know there are people who care about their fellow citizens out-there. I am glad to report I am on the mend but at 64 the bruising and swelling is taking its time although I do hope to be able to return to work next week .Again thank you both for your kind wishes

Robert Ayres ● 2824d

Robert I hope you are recovering and thank you to David Squire for reporting the damaged pavement.Please please would everyone try and make the effort to report broken paving stones.  The same thing happened to me in Oxford and I was helped up by two foreign tourists who just said that it was an old city! How I would have loved to walk some old Bullingdon boys round the streets there! I'm not sure it is much better now. The pancake man parked in his van however said that I was the third person that he had seen fall at that particular spot that day!  It was one rocking and rolling paving stone and it looked as if there had been some utility work done there.  I stepped on one bit and it lifted catching my other foot. I asked the staff in the shop outside which it was to report the fact that they had a dangerous paving stone outside their building but they just looked at me. They were lucky I didn't drip blood across their floor.  Long gone are the days when shopkeepers took pride in the state of the pavement outside their shops.The NHS does not need this extra custom. I could not walk up and down stairs easily as I could not put weight on one leg.  That meant that I was unable to look after my baby grandson when his mother went back to work (in the NHS).  And that was just me.  There was a four month wait for physiotherapy in the NHS.  The knock on effect for families can be great.  I'm still catching up and I wish you the best of luck in staying out of hospital and keeping mobile.Everybody please take care and look out for the pavement wherever you are and if there is a problem - report it!

Philippa Bond ● 2825d

Just for your information. An inspector from Hounslow Highways visited the site O/S 12 Enfield Rd on 6th July and has raised a works order. This will be completed within 28 days. Enquiry number is E14180584 this can be followed on H/H web page under my works.

David Squire ● 2825d

I've reported the broken paving stones to Hounslow Highways

David Squire ● 2829d

Its posts like this that restore some faith back into humanity. John deserves  medal for going that extra mile, what a gentleman.

Bernard Allen ● 2831d