One of the access roads to my farm has a little spur that takes one to some wells. It is out of the way, so it is used by dog walkers, drug dealers, car thieves, etc.
Girly saw something going off over there so went to investigate. She comes back and tells me there're all these discs and bars and stuff, but it all looks new, not the usual remains of old cars, mattresses, etc..
I go over and recognise that it's all the tools and important parts for a suspension bridge, definitely are brand new too.
Being public spirited I call the plod, telling them there's a great pile of really expensive looking kit dumped blocking a road. Get asked if I could pick it up and bring it to the station. I point out I'm on a bicycle and unfortunately it doesn't have a basket.
Couple of pretty young things turn up in a patrol car, have a look, try to pick one piece up, shrug and phone up for some more burly types to come and help clear a path as best they can.
Plod send an email later saying that no one has reported it stolen, and as it's on my land I can do whatever I want with it.
Well, I thinks, someone is missing some expensive stuff here: I'm sure they'd want it back. So look for manufacturer's markings. Find some. Send them an email.
A few hours later the bridge builders are on the phone saying they've had a call from their partners and are sending a lorry right away, which turns up in the middle of the night along with a van load of navvies who set up a full set of arc-lamps and carefully collect all the kit. When they're finished they set up a table, stove etc. and make themselves breakfast. I'm already over there, well it's exciting, it's not everyday one finds a lost suspension bridge, and I get a lovely bacon butty.
Bridge building boss man has just now been round and I've received a couple of bottles of wine and some flowers for girly.
Which is nice.
Girly saw something going off over there so went to investigate. She comes back and tells me there're all these discs and bars and stuff, but it all looks new, not the usual remains of old cars, mattresses, etc..
I go over and recognise that it's all the tools and important parts for a suspension bridge, definitely are brand new too.
Being public spirited I call the plod, telling them there's a great pile of really expensive looking kit dumped blocking a road. Get asked if I could pick it up and bring it to the station. I point out I'm on a bicycle and unfortunately it doesn't have a basket.
Couple of pretty young things turn up in a patrol car, have a look, try to pick one piece up, shrug and phone up for some more burly types to come and help clear a path as best they can.
Plod send an email later saying that no one has reported it stolen, and as it's on my land I can do whatever I want with it.
Well, I thinks, someone is missing some expensive stuff here: I'm sure they'd want it back. So look for manufacturer's markings. Find some. Send them an email.
A few hours later the bridge builders are on the phone saying they've had a call from their partners and are sending a lorry right away, which turns up in the middle of the night along with a van load of navvies who set up a full set of arc-lamps and carefully collect all the kit. When they're finished they set up a table, stove etc. and make themselves breakfast. I'm already over there, well it's exciting, it's not everyday one finds a lost suspension bridge, and I get a lovely bacon butty.
Bridge building boss man has just now been round and I've received a couple of bottles of wine and some flowers for girly.
Which is nice.
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