I dunno, I think I’d get a bigger truck. #nltraffic #yyt @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/sW6Axoq9jl
— Earl Noble (@Noble41) April 3, 2016
Newfoundland: it’s where to visit when you want to meet locals who seemingly speak unintelligible English. It’s also a place where you can park a car halfway down the side of a landmark cliff.
One woman was sent to hospital in serious condition in the yet-unexplained incident that’s left a car dangling half way down the face of Signal Hill and tow-truck operators are currently trying to recover the mangled wreckage.
From local news station VOCM:
A woman is in serious condition after a bizarre situation unfolded this morning atop Signal Hill. She was ejected from the car just before it plunged over the cliff and part-way down where it remains at this hour. The woman, who was rushed to hospital, was driving the car when it lost control and went through a rough area. The vehicle sits just above the walking trail, so walkers are being asked to stay away from the trails.
Neither drugs nor alcohol have been mentioned as a likely cause.
Wanted: young wiry fearless rock climbers who can wield a cutting torch under difficult conditions.
or
Wanted: shaped charge demolition expert who can blow a car sideways a few hundred feet.
Low clicks? One owner? Let’s make a deal.
Sold “as is” with no warranty.
“Only a woman could park a car in a place like that.”
iPhone 6 footage I presume? Nice whatever it is.
The news station is VOCM, not WOCM. “W” is used in American radio and tv stations, and “C” for most Canadian stations. VOCM (Voice of the Common Man) is one of only 4 stations in Canada that use a “V”.
I was about to post this point of information myself.
Thank you Jon Fage for the needed correction. And as for Mr. Stevenson’s ignorance of Newfoundland English, clearly he has never been here. Come and visit us, sir. You will not only understand our English, you may come to understand more of yourself.
Unfair criticism. It’s Sunday here. Day of rest. The fact that Mr. Stevenson is working at all is a minor miracle.
I’ve been to Newfoundland many times (including the place that inspires your name, Terra Nova). I grew up in Cape Breton, another land of funny talkers. Newfoundland has us beat though.
Thanks for pointing it out. All fixed up now!
Increasingly, in events such as this, it is reported as “the car lost control”. Cars aren’t autonomous yet, perhaps it’s the drivers who are losing control?
We sent a crew to Newfoundland a few years ago to work. A moose totaled their rental car.
A Møøse once bit my sister…
No realli! She was Karving her initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge – her brother-in-law – an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: “The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist”, “Fillings of Passion”, “The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink”…
@Dr.Z
I don’t know why this is so funny, but they could probably hear me laughing all the way in Oslo. That Horst Nordfink–Even the hippos were afraid of him when he went to Africa on a safari.
PS Dr. Z:
I’ve reread your damn post 3 times and I’m still laughing my head off. Best laugh of the year so far!!! If you write comedy anywhere, I need to know how to find it.
Eh, it’s just some obscure British flick about Arthurian legends.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/
Nice Python quote, sir!
I guess Louise took the rest of the way down.
Some folks go to a lot of trouble to avoid parking next to other cars.
Lard tunderin jeeeses by.
Presumably precarious predicament, perhaps previously perched peacefully.
But the view is stunning from RIGHT there I say.
This is the first time anyone outside of Newfoundland has heard of Signal Hill. The local chamber of commerce got 10 clicks on their website. I’m thinking it was probably a publicity stunt, which is why alcohol hasn’t been mentioned as a likely cause.
Based on personal experience: Alcohol is pretty much the ONLY cause of anything of note in Newfoundland. I love it there!
Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation thanks you for your support! And the nice lady who sent her car down the cliff.
David. A little history here . The first transatlantic wireless radio signal ever , was received at Signal Hill . Circa 1901 ?
OK, well, I see you’re right about that. I was confused about it because there’s the Marconi Beach near where I go on Cape Cod. so, OK, the first time it’s made the news in over 100 years.
Sorry Mikey! Forgive me! I just can’t help myself!
And it might be a hundred years, before it makes the news again : )
Tell me I’m not the only guy that got the “screeching ” connection
mikey – considering the angle of that car, her screech jug must have fallen out the window ;)
No, well played Mark :)
Was trying to become the Highlander.
www dot youtube dot com /watch?v=pkugCyP7leU
how the F could someone accidentally drive off that?
I am guessing aborted suicide
here is a google terrain view
http://el34.coolpage.biz/images/signallhill.JPG
allright, not working…how does one post links to images on this site? standard [img] [/img] is no good
TTAC comments are text-only.
@ummagumma – looks easy on GTA :)
Eh ;
That’ll buff right out .
It sure looks pretty there .
-Nate
For Sale… A few scuffs on everything painted and a bad windshield. Make offer.
“The woman, who was rushed to hospital, was driving the car when it lost control and went through a rough area.”
Just a note: CARS don’t lose control, DRIVERS do! ;-)
SOME POO CAME OUT
News here in Canada says it was a Toyota Echo….not surprising after seeing the way Toyota drivers drive out here in BC!
Should throw pebbles at it until it starts back down the cliff again. I bet it wouldn’t take much to get it moving.
A tragic ending to this story:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/mental-illness-hailey-baker-suicide-1.3769037