More damage at Bas Etang

Look at the damage caused by a local driver when his car smashed into our house recently. A badger was crossing the road at 4.30 one morning, when the driver was approaching. He swerved to avoid the badger, and struck the house. He should have swerved to avoid the house, and hit the badger! A week later the driver came round to see us, and exchange insurance details. The car he was driving was a write-off, though he was able to struggle a few hundred yards to a local garage where he left it. Fortunately for him, the car was hired from a garage while his own car was being repaired. We now have the tedium of arranging estimates for repair, submitting them to the insurance company, and then managing the repainting of the wall.
Last March, the day we arrived here, another local resident skidded on an icy patch, and also smashed into the wall further along.
Needless to say, we have applied to the local authorities for protection from car drivers in future - either a road barrier or bollards. Apparently, a decision will be taken this week on what should be done. I will report developments.