16 August 2011, Swindon Advertiser, page 3 above the fold
On Tuesday, my local paper made me laugh out loud on the bus ride to work with the page 3 article above.
1: The rivers around here can be waded across by small children.
2: A substantial fire brigade response seemed warranted.
3: Animal rescue specialists were found and dispatched to the scene.
4 (and best of all): The cow finished its drink and got out on its own, probably due to the disturbing approach of sirens.
They call it “the Silly Season” when politics shut down at the end of summer because there is usually very little to report. The Swindon Advertiser is a true local paper and covers almost nothing nationally relying on, for example, 5 or more reports of missing kitties to fill column length each week (the town is the size of Chattanooga, but there have been roughly 5 murders logged in two decades–compared to more than 100 per year–so fair enough, eh?).
Here’s a Google street view of the crossing at Hannington Bridge:
The Endless British Pub Crawl 