Last of The Summer Wine.

[Frank Manning]

I have had two large plastic storage bins (ex Homebase) in the side of our house for several years but they had exhausted their usefulness, so I gave one to a friend who lives about half a mile away. He came round to collect it this morning. First we had to lift it about 8 ft in the air to clear a large shed, unforunately I am 6' 4" and he is 5' 4". Somehow it ended up sitting on top of the shed, so I got him a hop up to stand on to lift it off, and he fell off and then to clear the gate, before putting it on a rather narrow sack truck to trundle it down to his house. So three of us set off down the road with this thing on the sack truck wobbling all over the place. The last 150 yards is down a steep hill and you can imagine what happened. It ran away at high speed weaving all over the road with three of us chasing after it. Luckily it swerved almost into his drive and we were able to get it that far in one piece. I looked up and said where were you going to put it? Round the back says he. He has a narrow gate and a brick arch about 10ft off the ground. Not through there says I. Oh S*** says he. I'm off home says I call me when you've worked out how.

When I got home Sue says I nearly had an unfortunate accident laughing at you three. It was just like Last of the Summer Wine, and he is 'Foggy' You are Compo! (Does that make Sue Norah Batty?).

Has any one else had any crazy experiences lately?

[GillD46]

Nothing that can compete with your story, Frank. Wish I'd been a spectator

[Dancing Queen]

No but I would have loved to have seen that

[oldbluefox]

Also reminiscent of the PG Tips advert of the 60's with the chimpanzees (Do you know this piano's on my foot ?.............. You hum it. I'll play it, son!!). Pity Sue didn't record it but another story to add to your wonderful repertoire Frank.

Frank's talents are wasted. He should be on the stage!!

[Mervyn and Trish]

"Right" said Fred........

[Frank Manning]

Also reminiscent of the PG Tips advert of the 60's with the chimpanzees (Do you know this piano's on my foot ?.............. You hum it. I'll play it, son!!). Pity Sue didn't record it but another story to add to your wonderful repertoire Frank.

Frank's talents are wasted. He should be on the stage!!

Riding shotgun!

[emjay45]

That's made me smile Frank, it really does sound like 'Last of the Summer Wine'

[Onelife]

Hi Frank,

I don't wish to label myself but as the saying goes stupid is as stupid dose.

l left the hose in the water butt this afternoon and forgot about it. This in itself wouldn't have been a problem if it wasn't for the fqct that the water butt was located in our garage.....well it was an inch deep when l finally realised l hadn't turned the tap off and water by this time was running down the main road. I could go on and tell you why the water butt is located in the garage but that would make me look even more stupid so l think it best I leave it there.

Regards

Keith

[Silver_Shiney]

Hi Frank,

I don't wish to label myself but as the saying goes stupid is as stupid dose.

l left the hose in the water butt this afternoon and forgot about it. This in itself wouldn't have been a problem if it wasn't for the fqct that the water butt was located in our garage.....well it was an inch deep when l finally realised l hadn't turned the tap off and water by this time was running down the main road. I could go on and tell you why the water butt is located in the garage but that would make me look even more stupid so l think it best I leave it there.

Regards

Keith

One of the orphans at Ashley Down said in his memoirs that he'd been sent one afternoon to get a bowl of treacle from the barrel, got distracted while waiting for it to fill and forgot about it until after he'd gone to bed. The store-room was a couple of inches deep in treacle by the time he got back down there. At least your little faux-pas didn't need extensive cleaning, Keith!

[JoanneB]

And we popped into our local M&S food for a quick dash for a couple of bits and coming out had the 'Where are the keys" conversation....only to find not only had I left them in the car ,with the windows down..the engine was still running!!

Good job it was M&S cos it's in a posh area

[Frank Manning]

Yesterday afternoon, I went to collect an item from Bournemouth Town Centre M&S. Got out to pump the parking meter, put in £1.10 (Yes Bournemouth Town Centre is expensive for parking, and they wonder why the stores are dying!) pressed the green button and it took my money, but no ticket, and no change in my pocket. Returned to car, opened mobile phone to pay like that and remonstrate with the Council, and they wanted me to register my debit card using pushbuttons etc. While struggling with this system, a Parking Warden peers in the wind screen. I jumped out and told him the story, so we went to the machine where by a bit of 'black magic' he presses buttons and says "Ho yes you are correct", and he gives me a note for the windscreen. Thanking him profusely, I went to lock up the car, and set off across the gardens to M&S. Half wat acrross I began looking for my debit card; nowhere to be found. Whoops I must have dropped it in the car in my haste to get out befoe the ticket was issued, walked hurriedly back to the car to see my debit card in the middle of the road being run over by traffic.

[Manoverboard]

Frank .... I have come to the conclusion that you are not entirely safe to be let out, as Mad as a Hatter ( see what I did there )

[Frank Manning]

It was not good for my blood pressure MOB...but Sue says you are right "not safe to be let out".