[Naomily]

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Mystery over gift-wrapped postbox

A postbox in Edinburgh has been completely covered in wrapping paper, topped off with a giant red ribbon.

[canflam]

That's strange someone wrapping a mailbox & leaving it on a sidewalk.

[ericfan1]

Weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vc318]

Originally Posted by Naomily (View Post) BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Mystery over gift-wrapped postbox A postbox in Edinburgh has been completely covered in wrapping paper, topped off with a giant red ribbon.

Whoa, very strange. Maybe it was Santa and his little elves getting started on the holidays really early.

[sunnykerr]

Well... someone had a lot of time of their hands.

[vc318]

^ Clearly.

Puppy Flushed Down Toilet

LONDON (June 15) – A British pup had a narrow flush with disaster after his 4-year-old master decided to give him a bath in the toilet. Daniel Blair was quoted as telling Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid that he tried to clean the muddy 1-week-old cocker spaniel because he was muddy, and he flushed him down the drain.

His mother Alison was quoted as saying she thought the dog was dead, but a drainage firm was able to locate the beleaguered animal in a pipe 20 yards away from the house using specialist camera gear.
Pictures of the wet, frightened-looking puppy trapped in a pipe were posted to the firm Dyno-Rod's Web site and broadcast on British television Monday .
The company says the dog is now fine.

Sheesh, this lady is so lucky she wasn't arrested. Where was she when this 4-year old was doing this?! I'm so glad that the dog is okay.

[ericfan1]

Poor puppy, so glad he is okay.

[sunnykerr]

Poor puppy indeed!

Mind you, its master got a really harsh lesson, too. Must have been scared to death he/she killed their puppy.

[ericfan1]

It had to be a really small puppy, I am surprised it survived the ordeal.

[ericfan1]

This could have been a real disaster.

Plane with dead pilot lands safely in Newark, NJ - Yahoo! News

[strawberrypie]

Poor puppy!

Plane with dead pilot lands safely in Newark, NJ - Yahoo! News

That's very sad for his family.
Fortunately, that's what co-pilots are there for.

[vc318]

Originally Posted by ericfan1 (View Post) This could have been a real disaster. Plane with dead pilot lands safely in Newark, NJ - Yahoo! News

Oh that's sad news but I commend the co-pilots for landing the plane safely.

[sunnykerr]

Congrats to the co-pilot, seriously!

Mistaken Pie-Throwing Case Lands in Top Court All he wanted was an apology. Instead, activist Vancouver lawyer Cameron Ward has had a seven-year legal fight that is now going to the Supreme Court of Canada. The high court has agreed to hear an appeal by the City of Vancouver and the B.C. government over a $10,000 damage award given to Ward. He was arrested in August 2002, when Vancouver Police officers believed he was going to throw a pie at then prime minister Jean Chretien. Police placed Ward in handcuffs and escorted him to a paddy wagon, all the while his arrest was being filmed by a cameraman from a local TV station. The arrest was later broadcast on the evening news. Ward is well-known within the court system and has built a respected career representing people who have accused police of misconduct, often for free. He spent several hours in jail and, despite his objections, was strip searched. "I was completely pie free," he quipped in an interview Thursday. "I had not attended anywhere near a bakery for weeks." On a far more serious side, Ward said he felt he had to take action to clear his name and restore his reputation. "It could have all been dealt with within days by a simple apology for the mistake that was made." Ward said he is disappointed that so much taxpayer money has been used to fight the case that could have ended without a legal fight. "It's just very surprising to me that these defendants, the province and the city, would go to such great lengths to fight this issue, given the amount of money involved." Theresa Beer, with the City of Vancouver, said the legal preparations have all been in house, so the cost to taxpayers will be minimal. "This case raises an important constitutional issue regarding the Charter of Rights," she said. "The issue is whether money damages should be awarded for an innocent breach of the Charter of Rights where there was no financial loss or other damage and the police were acting in good faith." Beer said the B.C. Court of Appeal was divided on the case, and the decision to maintain the award conflicts with other provincial courts in Canada. "If the Supreme Court has granted the city the leave to appeal it also is confirming that this is obviously an issue of great importance." On Aug. 1, 2002, Ward was at the opening ceremony of the Millennium Gate by Chretien in Vancouver's Chinatown. He watched part of the speech, and then walked away. About the same time, police received a tip that a white male was overheard planning to throw a pie at the prime minister. A police officer testified at trial that Ward was running down the street and that "he kinda matches the description." In January 2007, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled Ward's Charter rights were infringed for his wrongful imprisonment, his strip search and the unreasonable search of his vehicle. The court ordered the province pay him $5,000 for the strip search and the City of Vancouver pay $5,100 for wrongful imprisonment and the unreasonable seizure of his vehicle. The B.C. Court of Appeal refused to overturn the award because the strip search of Ward "amounted to a significant Charter breach." "I would not interfere with the trial judge's exercise of discretion to award damages for the unreasonable search," ruled B.C. Appeal Court Justice Richard Low. As is usual in such cases, the Supreme Court of Canada gave no reasons about why it agreed to hear the appeal. Ward said it was a fight he had to take to court. "I wasn't charged with anything. But I felt my rights had been violated and I wanted some sort of remedy," he said. "And the only remedy that means anything is some sort of damages."

Mistaken pie-throwing case lands in top court - Weird News - Canoe.ca

There was a time where throwing pies at Chretien was pretty popular. Funny that the one guy who had legal problems over it was innocent.

Even more ironic considering Chretien decked a couple of the people who "pied" him and, obviously, this guy wasn't decked, so...

[vc318]

Oh my gosh. and the courts actually entertained this? What a waster of time and taxpayers' money.

[ericfan1]

Unbelieveable waste of time..