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Stories on this page may be strange, funny, ironic, unbelievable. But they are, in fact, all True!
30-Jun-11 ~ Now, have I got everything?
With some delight we learned of a musician who set off from the Midlands for London for an audition.
Apparently, he got all the way to the venue before realizing that he had forgotten one important item: his violin.
Asking meekly whether there was another, spare instrument that he could borrow, and hearing that there wasn't, he turned round
and settled down for his two-hour train journey back home. He didn't get the gig.
24-Jun-11 ~ What's the magic word?
Moving away from the area, a Freegle member posted a message thanking everyone who had given her items
or taken away items that she had offered (for collection, not delivery). Some of her offers of items had
prompted strange responses. Those respondents were unlucky and the goods went elsewhere.
- "Yeah Ill have it but youll have to deliver"
- "Is it really worth me collecting?"
- Ill tk it wn u in?
- "I'll take everything, bring it round at 9.00pm on Tuesday, my address is ...."
- Following the offer of an armchair:
"I might have it, do you have it in other colours?"
- "I'll take it but I really wanted an x box, can you get me one?"
- Following the offer of an seven boxes of books:
"What are the titles?"
Perhaps they are missing the point, lack basic courtesy, or have no common sense!
About Freegle
Freegle is about keeping anything reusable out of our landfill sites.
Anyone can join and offer (or request) items to other members within one basic priciple:
all offers and requests must be freegle (free and legal).
When you've got something you don't want any more, offer it to others on Freegle.
Someone else who wants what what your offering will see it and get in touch via the
Freegle messaging system. You choose who gets the item if there's more than one person
interested. You arrange a suitable time and they come to collect it saving you the time
and effort of taking it to the tip or trying to sell it.
More details on the official Freegle website.
25-Feb-11 ~ Can't make it up
If we made up a story about the Deputy Prime Minister forgetting that he was supposed to be running the country whilst David Cameron was away, nobody
would believe it. Sadly, of course, we didn't make it up.
24-Jan-11 ~ Like the word 'accidentally'
Nice to get the new year off to a prompt start and thanks to a fantastically fierce fox in Belarus for getting things moving for us.
Wounded after being shot by a hunter, this fox was not going to give in easily as the hunter approached and tried to finish the animal off with the
butt of his gun. The hunter ended up in hospital with a leg wound after the fox "accidentally pulled the trigger with its paw".
You have to love to words chosen in the reporting of this incident. They include "the pair scuffled" and "in the struggle"
which both conjure up some amusing mental images.
The fox escaped.
10-May-10 ~ Last minute panic
Two young women were relaxing in the warm water at the shallow end of the pool at a leisure centre. A snippet of their conversation went:
Woman 1 : - "Suppose I ought to do some swimming. Need to get fit for my holiday. Think I've left it a bit late though."
Woman 2 : - "When are you going away then?"
Woman 1 : - "Tomorrow!"
15-Mar-10 ~ The toilets that time forgot
This picture was taken on the 15th March 2010. Strangely, the sign doesn't appear to be over a decade old (although the tacks or bolts are rusty).
Did somebody just type '1999' instead of '2010' without noticing?
Have the toilets been awaiting repair for the last eleven years?
Whatever the explanation, it is most odd.
11-Mar-10 ~ Spooky, but true apparently.
Bet whoever posted this status on Facebook was relieved to learn that the Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service had
confirmed that the fire had not been caused deliberately. There could have been some difficulty answering questions that would have had to be asked.
The post went up during the afternoon of Monday the 22nd of February. Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service were called to Heanor Gate Science College
at 5:38am on Tuesday the 23rd.
 See our page on the fire at Heanor Gate Science College.
27-Feb-10 ~ Sixteen year old logic
A sixteen year old to his dad: "Dad, I want to try to get fit. Can you give me a lift to the swimming baths?"
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