Occasional Limericks Only #34

Ten years ago today…

…friends in London told us that they’d heard on national radio that Aberdeen’s Broomhill Road had been closed due to a house fire and wondered if it was close to us. It was. Very. In fact it was us! Our roofers had set fire to our house, ironically on Bonfire Night. So on the tenth anniversary of this…

The Evening Express 5/11/12

Here’s the limerick:

I was phoned up at work late one day
By a neighbour who’d something to say.
The news was quite dire:
“Your house is on fire!
Seems the builders left your house to sauté.”

Press & Journal 6/11/12

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LanterneRouge

😎 Former scientist, now graduated to a life of leisure; Family man (which may surprise the family - it certainly surprises him); Likes cycling and old-fashioned B&W film photography; Dislikes greasy-pole-climbing 'yes men'; Thinks Afterlife (previously known as Thea Gilmore) should be much better known than she is; Values decency over achievement.

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