If you find something.......

[swee'pea99]

I found a carbon road bike dumped off a bridge into a river in 2009. Took it to the Police where a clerk laboriously filled in a report by hand in a big ledger then handed me a torn-off slip as a receipt. I realised that there was zero chance of that report being linked with any report of a theft held on any computer and sure enough, a month later, the Police gave the bike back to me.

My youngest found a mobile in the park, which we persuaded her had to be handed in, but if it wasn't claimed, she'd get it. She was thrilled: it was much better than the cheapo we'd bought her. At the end of the required period, I went back. The guy on duty muttered something about he didn't have the training and I'd have to come back. When I came back, the guy said it was locked in the storeroom and he couldn't go right now because they were understaffed today, and I'd have to come back. When I came back they said that I couldn't have it. Data protection. And that was that. When I asked why I hadn't been told this when I handed it in, instead of on my fourth visit, they shrugged their shoulders.

 

[Arch]

That was Buddy Holly .

It was John Denver too.

Ooh, Sara, is that sign metal? NT's always fancied making a coffee table out of a road sign....

Although as it's not exactly hard to guess where it came from, I think if you wanted rid, you could just put it back where it came from, or take it to the council offices and dump it there. I'd like to think it would be fixed and reused to save money, although I fear that kind of efficiency is not endemic in local authority.

 

[simon the viking]

Oops, sorry to those who wanted to know what it was, I had a very busy social calander yesterday so unable to respond.

When I say I found it, it found me on windy day, it blew in to my car as I was driving. It's massive, so I put it in car to prevent it causing any further damage or injury.

When you drop it off at the council office......I'd ask them what they intended to do about the significant damage to my car and then watch them squirm for a minute or 2

 

[Archie_tect]

If you put a Little Norton, does it become a 200 zone?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

What damage did it do?

Councils can be a bit blase about their signs despite what they cost.

 

[Sara_H]

What damage did it do?

Councils can be a blase about their signs despite what they cost.

Just a few scratches to the paintwork. I'm sure they'll T-Cut out. No reply from the council as yet.

 

[Ganymede]

I visited the Royal British Legion factory at Maidstone the other week. They were demonstrating their incredibly modern and state-of-the-art road-sign-making equipment. They reeled one off to show me; it said

CYCLISTS DISMOUNT.

How I larffed.

 

[Sara_H]

I think I'd just drop it off at the local parish/town council office or something.

I'm not riding in to town with that strapped onto my rack. If they want it back they can come and get it, I wont even charge them a storage fee.

 

[Sara_H]

Ooooh! How scary is this? When I emailed council I didn't include my address or phone number.

They've just RUNG me to say they'll come and get sign this evening, and DIDN'T ask my address!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Ooooh! How scary is this? When I emailed council I didn't include my address or phone number.

They've just RUNG me to say they'll come and get sign this evening, and DIDN'T ask my address!

Your e-mail doesn't add an automatic signature with those details does it? If not, that's a bit creepy.

 

[Sara_H]

Your e-mail doesn't add an automatic signature with those details does it? If not, that's a bit creepy.

No! EEK! Maybe they're watching me!

 

[Pale Rider]

Ooooh! How scary is this? When I emailed council I didn't include my address or phone number.

They've just RUNG me to say they'll come and get sign this evening, and DIDN'T ask my address!

Tempting to rule out the use of initiative from a public servant, but if they had your full name, someone in the local authority is in a good position to check the electoral roll because they maintain it.

 

[Arch]

Given York City Council's level of knowledge of city addresses (IE, telling us there are flat where there aren't , and apparently not knowing about flats there are), I'd say it wasn't creepy so much as downight astonishing!

 

[Sara_H]

Given York City Council's level of knowledge of city addresses (IE, telling us there are flat where there aren't , and apparently not knowing about flats there are), I'd say it wasn't creepy so much as downight astonishing!

Ha ha! Brilliant, I am quite amazed. I do have an unusual name, so I guess it wouldn't be that hard to track me down! Having said all that, we'll see if anyone turns up before we start saying our long goodbyes to the sign.

 

[Ganymede]

Maybe they just looked you up in the phone book?