One Job for a Forklift

In the temporary business of transporting prawns from one point to another in a small town in Scotland, the main character of my current reading began driving his van load away when he came to the exit of the compound and found a red BMW blocked it. Everyone in the town knew it belonged to an obese politician from the city, whom no one here liked, showing up now to stop that very delivery of prawns.

But our man Dan saw a big stack of large pallets and had a bright idea. He got the man who worked the forklift to move prawns to lift that BMW to the top of the stack of pallets which was eight feet high. The man did so without a scratch or dent to the car.

The story has been busy with other scenes and characters. But if I finish reading this book tonight, I’ll tell you how that bit ended before leaving tomorrow for my day out. So far, it’s one of the funniest stunts I’ve ever heard of. I hope it doesn’t give the obese fellow cardiac arrest.

Ah! The politician had to talk for three hours and pay £50 to get his car back on solid ground. Served him right. Remember this story, when you’re tempted to play tricks on people. They may backfire.

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