Jiff
29-01-2005, 09:35 PM
well guys another strange but true story of an escaped ferret,
today i returned to work after 4 days off,i sat and had a coffee with my mate who had a face like thunder,"whats up!" i ask "what a **** week i've had" he replies,it turns out he'd had bad news about his mum and the big c,i expressed my sympathy, and he says if that were'nt enough one of my ferrets is missing,now these ferrets realy are something else 100% pets and a size you never seen before,i try and chear him up by saying dont worry it wont go far,it'll turn up, "how long's it been missing" "since tuesday" he replies "woops"i remember thinking,still as i said they'r big ferrets, and ferrets been what they are there was still a chance,i asked if he'd made any enquieries,he'd asked neighbours but was unshure of what else he could do,i remember thinking,"after 4 days on the run with no reported sightings,not alot" however my friend and you'rs the NEHH lives in the same area so i gave him a ring it whent somthing like this.
nehh:now then mate.
jiff: hows it hangin.
nehh:im well jiff and you.
jiff:you know my mate who lives in your area.
nehh:the one with the ferrets.
jiff:yeh thats the one,thing is mate he's lost one,have you had any reported sightings.
nehh:a big white hob.
jiff:yes mate.
nehh:i caught it 2 days ago.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS ON THAT ONE.....RESULT OR WHAT...NOT QUITE
jiff:have you still got it.
nehh:no mate i gave it over to the rspca rescue center.
jiff:no worries mate thanks alot.
i tell me mate who is absolutely made up,a phone call later to the center and were now planning our own escape from work, "the mission" one of us has to get out travel 40 mile round trip to retrieve the ferret without being missed,now on saturdays the gaffers who count leave about lunch time,so there was nothing to be done till then,at 12:15 theres a brake down, BINGO i'll do that i say ok says the controler,problem now is the brake down is north of our place and the ferret is south,we'll cross that bridge when we come to it,i attend the brake down and get it away,i phone me mate on his mobile to see how the land lies,all gaffers have left
"ok cover for me" and away i go supersonic up the dual carrigeway,i get to the rescue center explain who i am,i sign a release form and wait to pick up the ferret (o i stoped off at my place en-route to pick up a box)
after some time the assistant comes to me and says "i'm sorry about this but the ferret has gone to a re-homming center" i bit my tounge took a deep breath and said politely "WHERE" peterlee she says, "when did it go there" her reply just made me wonder who employs these people, "well it hasnt actualy been here,it whent straight there,only the report is held here" "is it still there" she goes off and makes a phone call,she confirms that the ferret is still there but has a potential owner,by this time i'm just a bit warm under the collar,"you can get back on you'r phone and tell you'r friend i'm comming for the ferret cos he already has an owner" she does as i say and then gives me the address,now peterlee is some distance north of where i am but what the heck,away i whent, foot hard down back up the same dualcarriageway but further north this time,i get to the mans house,he looks at me with suspision in his eyes,asks me to describe the ferret,"WHAT" "look mate im not having a good day,take this box and put the ferret init" he's look of suspision turns to one of uncertainty and he does as i ask,i get back in the van and boot it all the way back to work,mission accomplished,my mate reunited with his ferret and reunited with his smile, problem is deducting the time taken on the brakedown we have 3 1/2 hours of my time to account for and 121 miles on the clock of the brake down van,i would susspect we'r in the doo' come monday,"I LOVE FERRETS ME"
today i returned to work after 4 days off,i sat and had a coffee with my mate who had a face like thunder,"whats up!" i ask "what a **** week i've had" he replies,it turns out he'd had bad news about his mum and the big c,i expressed my sympathy, and he says if that were'nt enough one of my ferrets is missing,now these ferrets realy are something else 100% pets and a size you never seen before,i try and chear him up by saying dont worry it wont go far,it'll turn up, "how long's it been missing" "since tuesday" he replies "woops"i remember thinking,still as i said they'r big ferrets, and ferrets been what they are there was still a chance,i asked if he'd made any enquieries,he'd asked neighbours but was unshure of what else he could do,i remember thinking,"after 4 days on the run with no reported sightings,not alot" however my friend and you'rs the NEHH lives in the same area so i gave him a ring it whent somthing like this.
nehh:now then mate.
jiff: hows it hangin.
nehh:im well jiff and you.
jiff:you know my mate who lives in your area.
nehh:the one with the ferrets.
jiff:yeh thats the one,thing is mate he's lost one,have you had any reported sightings.
nehh:a big white hob.
jiff:yes mate.
nehh:i caught it 2 days ago.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS ON THAT ONE.....RESULT OR WHAT...NOT QUITE
jiff:have you still got it.
nehh:no mate i gave it over to the rspca rescue center.
jiff:no worries mate thanks alot.
i tell me mate who is absolutely made up,a phone call later to the center and were now planning our own escape from work, "the mission" one of us has to get out travel 40 mile round trip to retrieve the ferret without being missed,now on saturdays the gaffers who count leave about lunch time,so there was nothing to be done till then,at 12:15 theres a brake down, BINGO i'll do that i say ok says the controler,problem now is the brake down is north of our place and the ferret is south,we'll cross that bridge when we come to it,i attend the brake down and get it away,i phone me mate on his mobile to see how the land lies,all gaffers have left
"ok cover for me" and away i go supersonic up the dual carrigeway,i get to the rescue center explain who i am,i sign a release form and wait to pick up the ferret (o i stoped off at my place en-route to pick up a box)
after some time the assistant comes to me and says "i'm sorry about this but the ferret has gone to a re-homming center" i bit my tounge took a deep breath and said politely "WHERE" peterlee she says, "when did it go there" her reply just made me wonder who employs these people, "well it hasnt actualy been here,it whent straight there,only the report is held here" "is it still there" she goes off and makes a phone call,she confirms that the ferret is still there but has a potential owner,by this time i'm just a bit warm under the collar,"you can get back on you'r phone and tell you'r friend i'm comming for the ferret cos he already has an owner" she does as i say and then gives me the address,now peterlee is some distance north of where i am but what the heck,away i whent, foot hard down back up the same dualcarriageway but further north this time,i get to the mans house,he looks at me with suspision in his eyes,asks me to describe the ferret,"WHAT" "look mate im not having a good day,take this box and put the ferret init" he's look of suspision turns to one of uncertainty and he does as i ask,i get back in the van and boot it all the way back to work,mission accomplished,my mate reunited with his ferret and reunited with his smile, problem is deducting the time taken on the brakedown we have 3 1/2 hours of my time to account for and 121 miles on the clock of the brake down van,i would susspect we'r in the doo' come monday,"I LOVE FERRETS ME"