i once phoned the police
to report a man hanging from the top floor of a nearby high-rise block.
the police phoned back half an hour later, suppressing giggles, as they told me they'd rescued a pair of jeans that had been hung out of the window to dry.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 7 Apr 2011, 18:09, 2 replies)

How very public-spirited of you!
Did that get into the papers? If not you're lucky, as they'd have stuck that in round here.

I once jokily rang the local rag about a peacock from a nearby farm perched on top of my neighbour's roof. A reporter and photographer came out and there was half a page on it the next week!
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Thu 7 Apr 2011, 18:29, closed)

hahahaha!
no, i got away with it. although the rules were changed in the high rise to stop people hanging clothes out of their windows!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 7 Apr 2011, 18:39, closed)

I can relate to this...
Every time I do something public-spirited, it blows up in my face. Once, I persuaded the Missus to pull over when I saw an old fella struggling with his shopping, "Sir, sir, would you like a hand? A lift, perhaps?" "I'd rather walk" he said. He looked at me as though I was a creepy gerontophile..

Next time, we'd gone for a drive into Cumbria; this time we saw another oldster who'd apparently slumped onto the verge. We pulled over and I leapt out, "Is everything okay, sir?" "I'm just collecting grass." this one quipped.

On reflection, I'm not sure he wasn't being sarky. More fool him if he was.
(Chickenwire social lubricator extraordinaire, Thu 7 Apr 2011, 20:29, closed)

just because they're old
it doesn't mean they can't be cunts
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 8 Apr 2011, 19:38, closed)