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Fri 1 Sep, 2006 04:45 am
SCOOTED INTO CANAL....
PENSIONER Phyllis Reed had to be rescued after falling into a canal with her mobility scooter.
Non-swimmer Phyllis, 74, and a friend were standing by the Grand Western Canal in Tiverton, Devon, when her hand accidentally caught the reverse gear and she plunged into the water.
A passer-by pulled her out and she was treated in hospital for bruising.
Daughter Heather Reed said: "Next day we took a garden rake to retrieve her false teeth and keys from the bottom of the canal - she was more upset about losing her teeth than the £1,000 scooter."
http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17553631&method=full&siteid=62484&headline=scooted-into-canal--name_page.html
Yes, I can quite see why the necessity of having to masticate one's food with one's gums might be more of a bother than the loss of a machine which she, apparently, had no business driving anyway. But, y'know, you take £ 1,000 here, £ 1,000 there -- pretty soon you're talking about real money.
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