I just rang up Oxford city council to get us a new green-box to put the recycling in; ours has taken itself off somewhere on its own business.
So, the nice lady asked me for my postcode. I try to be helpful[*], so I spelt out the postcode in an O-for-Orange kind of way.
The following ensued:
Me: E for elephant.
NiceLady: Is that elephant or alephant ?
Me <too confused to answer sensibly>: Yes.
NiceLady: OK, elephant. What house number ?
Just.... eh?
[*]Yes, really. Sometimes I do.
So, the nice lady asked me for my postcode. I try to be helpful[*], so I spelt out the postcode in an O-for-Orange kind of way.
The following ensued:
Me: E for elephant.
NiceLady: Is that elephant or alephant ?
Me <too confused to answer sensibly>: Yes.
NiceLady: OK, elephant. What house number ?
Just.... eh?
[*]Yes, really. Sometimes I do.
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Date: 2003-07-11 04:53 am (UTC)We reckon that given they say (if I rmember correctly) "leave it outside empty" if you don't want it any more that one guy came and emptied it and the next guy came and went "oh, its empty" and nicked it. :)
Bloody people. :)
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Date: 2003-07-11 05:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-07-11 06:48 am (UTC)Don't use the word elephant.