Sunday 21 June 2009

Could teach MPs a thing or two eh?

A Well-Planned Retirement

*Source: The London Times

Outside Bristol Zoo there is a car park for 150 cars and 8 coaches/ buses.

It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine, charging cars £1 and £5 for coaches.

This parking attendant worked there solidly for 25 years.

One day, he just didn't turn up for work.

"Oh well," said Bristol Zoo management, "we'd better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant."

"Err ... no," said the Council, "the car park is your responsibility."
"No," said Bristol Zoo management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council wasn't he?"
"NO!" insisted the Council.Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had been taking the car park fees, estimated at £400 per day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over £3.6 million!And no one even knows his name.

Thanks Jessie

3 comments:

  1. I heard this one on the radio last week! Amazing eh!

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  2. Brilliant story.
    Thanks for the good wishes, my head is coming over the parapet! All seems well in blogland.
    Love Granny

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