Driver stuck in car says she was glad at bad weather
by Anna Edwards
anna.edwards@essnmedia.co.uk
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TRAPPED: Anne Giles
One teacher was grateful for the rainy weather on Monday afternoon – when she became trapped in her car for half an hour.
Anne Giles took her three-legged dog Bonzo for a walk in Addington Hills and went to drive her Nissan Qashqai back home to Osprey Gardens, Selsdon.
The 67-year-old put her dog in the back of the car, before getting into the driving seat.
It was at this point all the doors locked and Anne realised she had left her keys in the boot.
"I couldn't open the doors or the windows, I was completely trapped," she said.
"I became very panicky and rang the fire brigade who came but could not get me out.
"I was in there for about 30 minutes and started to get very hot and claustrophobic."
Firefighters had to explain to Anne how to dismantle the rear seat headrest which allowed her to pull up the boot lid and retrieve her keys and unlock the doors.
"I'm so grateful to the fire brigade," a relieved Anne said.
"If it had been hot I dread to think what could have happened to Bonzo in the boot.
"I'm pleased the weather was so miserable and it wasn't hot."
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by PAUL, SELSDON
Wednesday, August 11 2010, 4:21AM
“''Oh, dearie, dearie me. Someone suggested I press the UNLOCK button - of course I did, you nincompoop. The reason the dealers put a new locking system in was because it had FAILED. Do you understand FAILED? Or does your peabrain only go as far as fish and chips soaked in vinegar?''
Dearest anne seems to have contradicted herself a tad here, she says that she pressed the unlock button and blames a faulty locking system and yet the article itself says that she had left the car keys in the boot? Sort ur life out anne and stop wasting taxpayers money on ur 'claims to fame'”
by Juan, Amsterdam
Tuesday, July 06 2010, 11:50AM
“I STUCK IN CAR, I NOT GET OUT, EVEN THOUGH I SCREAM AND SHOUT. MY KEY NOT WORK, I FEEL QUITE SILLY, MY DOG NEEDS WEE, I PEG HIS WILLY. I USE MY PHONE, CALL FIREMAN, HE ANGRY BUT HE HAS A PLAN. "LIFT HEAD REST UP, PUSH BUTTON DOWN! - DON'T WASTE OUR TIME YOU DOZY CLOWN!" GET OUT OF CAR AND CALL THE PAPER, APPEAR IN PRINT 1 WEEK LATER, "LOOK AT ME, MY NAME IT ANNE, I WAS SAVED BY FIREMAN!" THEN PEOPLE MEAN, ABUSE ONLINE, DOGGY BITE ME ALL THE TIME. I INSULT THEM BACK, CALL THEM 'PEABRAIN' - MY VICIOUS WORDS ARE ALL IN VAIN. I LEARNED MY LESSON, THROUGH THIS CAPER, NO LONGER WANT MY MUG, IN THE PAPER.”
by ANNE, SELSDON
Wednesday, June 02 2010, 10:02PM
“Anon - thank you.”
by Anon, Anon
Wednesday, June 02 2010, 11:52AM
“OMG are you serious? thats terrible hope this idiot has been billed for your service.”
by misterkipling, Croydon
Wednesday, June 02 2010, 8:40AM
“This highlights an approaching issue, what if it were a hot day
Remember Old Dogs Die In Hot Cars”
by Anon, Anon
Tuesday, June 01 2010, 8:05PM
“This is definately not the place to put your condolences on thats outrageous! Please...”
by Anon, selsdon
Tuesday, June 01 2010, 4:44PM
“Anne, sorry to hear about your mother - whatever differences we may have in our opinions on matters and each other on here, I'd still like to wish you my most sincere condolences.”
by Reggie, london
Monday, May 31 2010, 3:33PM
“Boring story about a dreadful individual ..”
by Anon, Anon
Monday, May 31 2010, 1:37PM
“What the silly woman didn't realise is you only have to press the button on the key fob and it opens. But then it is Anne Giles the woman who gets her picture & made up stories everywhere!”
by harry snodland, kent
Sunday, May 30 2010, 10:33PM
“love the photo of the women holding the key!
making a total @ss of yourself and holding a car key indicates .....look at me im a real life dumb @ss if you never knew what one looked like in the real world!!!!!!”