[Humour] Border incursion.

AmexRuislip said:

Imagine if [MENTION=11350]LamieRobertson[/MENTION] was quietly going about his business, mowing some old dears lawn in Shoreham, when he comes across a county border stone that has got in his way.
Decides to move it, ends up in Southwick and then is arrested by the Sussex border police, for moving the county border.
It could happen you know, well it did in Belgium to a farmer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56978344

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Guinness Boy said:

When I read the thread title I thought you'd been off shopping in Uxbridge again.

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Guinness Boy said:

When I read the thread title I thought you'd been off shopping in Uxbridge again.

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LamieRobertson said:

Pocket money’s not due until May 20th

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AmexRuislip said:

Imagine if [MENTION=11350]LamieRobertson[/MENTION] was quietly going about his business, mowing some old dears lawn in Shoreham, when he comes across a county border stone that has got in his way.
Decides to move it, ends up in Southwick and then is arrested by the Sussex border police, for moving the county border.
It could happen you know, well it did in Belgium to a farmer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56978344

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LamieRobertson said:

Evening shift?

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AmexRuislip said:

Imagine if [MENTION=11350]LamieRobertson[/MENTION] was quietly going about his business, mowing some old dears lawn in Shoreham, when he comes across a county border stone that has got in his way.
Decides to move it, ends up in Southwick and then is arrested by the Sussex border police, for moving the county border.
It could happen you know, well it did in Belgium to a farmer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56978344

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AmexRuislip said:

Just finished day shift, now a week off Mrs AR birthday

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Jack Straw said:

This brings back memories.
Many moons ago, when I was a Grounds Maintenance Manager for the Council, I managed (amongst other areas), the Lewes Road strip from the sea, to Stanmer Park, which included St. Peter's Church. People were using the North piece of grass at St. Peter's Church to play football, using two trees, like you do, with about eight yards between them as a goal. The trees being used were in front of the huge stained-glass window, and I was asked to do something to prevent the very likely damaging of said window.
I had a brain-wave!
In the area of grass just north of Wild Park, there was a huge Sarsen Stone. I arranged for a crane-lorry to transplant this monstrous rock from where it was to the middle of the "goal" at St. Peter's Church, so you couldn't really use this as a goal any longer.
I was really pleased with what I'd done. It cost nothing to do, and it worked.
However, the following day, Cityparks received several irate phone-calls from members of the local Antiquarian Society.
They were mortified that the boundary stone which demarcated the border between Stanmer and Falmer had been stolen. I told them what I'd done, and why. All hell broke loose! I made the Argus yet again. The quote was, "Bungling Council Official moves sacred stone". I had to arrange for the crane-lorry to reverse the process and put it back where it originally lived. This I did a bit sharpish.
I could sleep soundly, knowing that the stone was back in its rightful place and everyone was happy again.
How wrong I was!
The next day, the phone went mad again with the Antiquarian Society members going berserk. Why? Apparently, when it was put back, it was facing the wrong way!
The crane-lorry was called in to action again to spin it round a few degrees aiming it exactly the same way it did for the previous few hundreds of years.
Every time I pass that stone now, I think to myself, "Thank ***k I've retired!"

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Icy Gull said:

I knew women had a penchant for having the day off for their birthday, first time I’ve ever heard that the other half needed a full week off though

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AmexRuislip said:

Brilliant

Retirement, whats that all about

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Jack Straw said:

This brings back memories.
Many moons ago, when I was a Grounds Maintenance Manager for the Council, I managed (amongst other areas), the Lewes Road strip from the sea, to Stanmer Park, which included St. Peter's Church. People were using the North piece of grass at St. Peter's Church to play football, using two trees, like you do, with about eight yards between them as a goal. The trees being used were in front of the huge stained-glass window, and I was asked to do something to prevent the very likely damaging of said window.
I had a brain-wave!
In the area of grass just north of Wild Park, there was a huge Sarsen Stone. I arranged for a crane-lorry to transplant this monstrous rock from where it was to the middle of the "goal" at St. Peter's Church, so you couldn't really use this as a goal any longer.
I was really pleased with what I'd done. It cost nothing to do, and it worked.
However, the following day, Cityparks received several irate phone-calls from members of the local Antiquarian Society.
They were mortified that the boundary stone which demarcated the border between Stanmer and Falmer had been stolen. I told them what I'd done, and why. All hell broke loose! I made the Argus yet again. The quote was, "Bungling Council Official moves sacred stone". I had to arrange for the crane-lorry to reverse the process and put it back where it originally lived. This I did a bit sharpish.
I could sleep soundly, knowing that the stone was back in its rightful place and everyone was happy again.
How wrong I was!
The next day, the phone went mad again with the Antiquarian Society members going berserk. Why? Apparently, when it was put back, it was facing the wrong way!
The crane-lorry was called in to action again to spin it round a few degrees aiming it exactly the same way it did for the previous few hundreds of years.
Every time I pass that stone now, I think to myself, "Thank ***k I've retired!"

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SIMMO SAYS said:

It's overrated

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Jack Straw said:

This brings back memories.
Many moons ago, when I was a Grounds Maintenance Manager for the Council, I managed (amongst other areas), the Lewes Road strip from the sea, to Stanmer Park, which included St. Peter's Church. People were using the North piece of grass at St. Peter's Church to play football, using two trees, like you do, with about eight yards between them as a goal. The trees being used were in front of the huge stained-glass window, and I was asked to do something to prevent the very likely damaging of said window.
I had a brain-wave!
In the area of grass just north of Wild Park, there was a huge Sarsen Stone. I arranged for a crane-lorry to transplant this monstrous rock from where it was to the middle of the "goal" at St. Peter's Church, so you couldn't really use this as a goal any longer.
I was really pleased with what I'd done. It cost nothing to do, and it worked.
However, the following day, Cityparks received several irate phone-calls from members of the local Antiquarian Society.
They were mortified that the boundary stone which demarcated the border between Stanmer and Falmer had been stolen. I told them what I'd done, and why. All hell broke loose! I made the Argus yet again. The quote was, "Bungling Council Official moves sacred stone". I had to arrange for the crane-lorry to reverse the process and put it back where it originally lived. This I did a bit sharpish.
I could sleep soundly, knowing that the stone was back in its rightful place and everyone was happy again.
How wrong I was!
The next day, the phone went mad again with the Antiquarian Society members going berserk. Why? Apparently, when it was put back, it was facing the wrong way!
The crane-lorry was called in to action again to spin it round a few degrees aiming it exactly the same way it did for the previous few hundreds of years.
Every time I pass that stone now, I think to myself, "Thank ***k I've retired!"

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

It would give me pleasure and a repeated source of amusement if you changed your NSC user name to 'Former Bungling Council Official'.

While I'm at it, I can think of another who might consider 'Ifejiagwa Dreamcrusher'. Calling [MENTION=13715]jimhigham[/MENTION]

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Guinness Boy said:

When I read the thread title I thought you'd been off shopping in Uxbridge again.

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

It would give me pleasure and a repeated source of amusement if you changed your NSC user name to 'Former Bungling Council Official'.

While I'm at it, I can think of another who might consider 'Ifejiagwa Dreamcrusher'. Calling [MENTION=13715]jimhigham[/MENTION]

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Cowfold Seagull said:

Oh Ruislip already knows about the vagaries of county borders, from when Middlesex disappeared many years ago.

Being a fellow ex Middlesexian, (is there such a term?), l remember when my home town of Staines moved to Surrey overnight.

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