Here's One Way to Early Retirement

From The London Times: A Well-Planned Retirement


And........................... A perfect example of government mismanagement.




Outside England 's Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, it’s parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant. The fees were for cars (£1.40),for buses (about £7).


Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he just didn't show up; so the Zoo Management called the City Council and asked it to send them another parking agent.

The Council did some research and replied that the parking lot was the Zoo's own responsibility.

The Zoo advised the Council that the attendant was a City employee.

The City Council responded that the lot attendant had never been on the City payroll.

Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain or France or Italy ... is a man who'd apparently had a ticket machine installed completely on his own and then had simply begun to show up every day, commencing to collect and keep the parking fees, estimated at about £560 per day -- for 25 years.

Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over 7 million pounds ... and no one even knows his name. Class!

Heard that one before. Great effort if true !

Tringreen wrote:

Heard that one before. Great effort if true !

Does Home Park have a spare car park? Oh wait.......... with your diminishing crowds, it would take a lot longer than 25 years, and I ain't got that long

Sandford_Grecian wrote:

Tringreen wrote:

Heard that one before. Great effort if true !

Does Home Park have a spare car park? Oh wait.......... with your diminishing crowds, it would take a lot longer than 25 years, and I ain't got that long

Just settle down mate. You know what a c*nt Naps made of himself on Exeweb. Then again, can't deny you your day in the sun. Carry on. Enjoy. We deserve it.

Maybe that was the ruse Tony Campbell was trying on when all sorts of rumours were flying around a t how the club were trying to cahrge for ar parking in a municipal park that has always been free.

penzancepirate wrote:

Maybe that was the ruse Tony Campbell was trying on when all sorts of rumours were flying around a t how the club were trying to cahrge for ar parking in a municipal park that has always been free.

I'll not have a word said against that man- he was a true argyle fan that bought me a diet coke in the business lounge and told tales of a 46k capacity Home Park featuring the likes of Messi and Ronaldo. I ignore the fact that he played a big part in ruining 2 football clubs