Non-Believer 12,461 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Shake me up Judy said: It'll have gone to a good home and will never be seen again. Someone will have had first dibs on it for weeks. Yep - grab yourself an iconic souvenir, last chance. Just like the trackside banners that go missing.... Keep your eyes on Ebay..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shake me up Judy 5,158 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Any trove or anything of heritage value has a habit of mysteriously going missing in exchange for a thick brown envelope. I remember some of the better hotels used to be stripped of their quality fittings and furnishings before the boys with the sledgehammers moved in, and no one knew where it all went to. As a younger man I used to enjoy the Chrystals auctions until I realised that all the good stuff never even made the saleroom. Somebody's had the scoreboard but we'll never find out. There's always a racket. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roxanne 1,425 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said: Somebody's had the scoreboard but we'll never find out. It'll be in a cupboard somewhere along with the Mayoress' chain and all the other unexplained missings... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Banker 1,028 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Apparently now turned up, taken by a well intentioned person who was looking after it! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Wright 7,992 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Reminds me of a case I appeared in down at Castle Rushen in 1982/3. I was for the Defendant. Man charged with burglary and theft of a dozen full bottles of booze from the house of a prominent bookie. The prosecution evidence was that the defendant been found, drunk in a ditch with the booze in a sack. The bag and bottles were produced in court. They were empty. Christmas had intervened. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whatnonsence 268 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 49 minutes ago, Banker said: Apparently now turned up, taken by a well intentioned person who was looking after it! What a cracking defence to an alleged theft. I wonder if the same happened with the disappearance of speed measuring equipment at St Marks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Declan 7,204 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 55 minutes ago, John Wright said: Reminds me of a case I appeared in down at Castle Rushen in 1982/3. I was for the Defendant. Man charged with burglary and theft of a dozen full bottles of booze from the house of a prominent bookie. The prosecution evidence was that the defendant been found, drunk in a ditch with the booze in a sack. The bag and bottles were produced in court. They were empty. Christmas had intervened. Did the defendant then claim he was taking them to be recycled? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Down 7,944 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Banker said: Apparently now turned up, taken by a well intentioned person who was looking after it! There's a get out for whoever has the Mayoress' chain... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Wright 7,992 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 48 minutes ago, Declan said: Did the defendant then claim he was taking them to be recycled? Don’t think anyone had thought of recycling in those antediluvian days of innocence. The High Bailiff, Henry Callow, wasn’t impressed that the evidence store was clearly not secure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Declan 7,204 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just now, John Wright said: Don’t think anyone had thought of recycling in those antediluvian days of innocence. The High Bailiff, Henry Callow, wasn’t impressed that the evidence store was clearly not secure. I remember getting money back on empty bottles of pop. That's recycling. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Wright 7,992 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just now, Declan said: I remember getting money back on empty bottles of pop. That's recycling. So do I. These were whisky, gin, brandy. Not sure there was ever money back on those. Yes, milk and pop bottles got reused, although pennies on pop bottle had gone by the early 80’s, I think. But it wasn’t recycling out of environmental concerns then. It was economic. Cheaper to re-use than manufacture anew. Last bottles I remember paying deposits on were Castletown brewery. I got a mixed case of 24 nut brown and pale ale once a month, there was a deposit to be paid for the case and bottles. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gladys 6,804 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Banker said: Apparently now turned up, taken by a well intentioned person who was looking after it! Not just turned up, but back up in its proper place in the scoreboard. Perhaps another example of a monumental cock up of communication? (Pardon the pun.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Down 7,944 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Gladys said: Not just turned up, but back up in its proper place in the scoreboard. Perhaps another example of a monumental cock up of communication? (Pardon the pun.) So not only "borrowed" without anybody noticing, It was replaced without anybody noticing... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roxanne 1,425 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) It’s a bizarre situation when, for the sake of a few phone calls and a bit of detective work, the rozzers go public on the news and social media sites resulting in the general public getting riled up and indignant only to discover that it hasn’t gone missing at all. They seem to do that a lot and it’s neither socially nor professionally responsible. Edited October 14, 2020 by Roxanne To add a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neil Down 7,944 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Roxanne said: It’s a bizarre situation when, for the sake of a few phone calls and a bit of detective work, the rozzers go public on the news and social media sites resulting in the general public getting riled up and indignant only to discover that it hasn’t gone missing at all. They seem to do that a lot and it’s neither socially nor professionally responsible. It's part of Roberts' plan to show increases in crime... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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