Mr Bellbottom’s milk money from his letterbox kept disappearing like his patience. Time well spent in his shed concluded with, “I’ll fix the little blighter”.
He ingeniously set up an alarm system alongside the milk bottle and patiently awaited Lightfinger’s return. He waited until the next day. 7 pm before the milkman arrived, Lightfinger reappeared on his cycle, uplifting the bottle; in unison, the alarm screeched.
Milk money and cycle lay on the ground, Lightfinger scarpers, and the milk delivery returned without issue. Two weeks passed, then a knock on Mr Bellbottom’s door: “Give me my cycle back, please?”
Life at No. 22 
Wonderful
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Gave his visiting daughter a hell of a fright when the pajama clad Mr Bellbottoms runs out the door in pursuit of Lightfinger.
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Haha
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He was a character. Blardy wires to trip over from the letterbox to the lounge.
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How funny! It makes a great story, Suzanne. Well told. Happy weekend!
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Thanks Jo and he was inventive when he needed to be. No8 wire ingenuity (a NZ thing). I’m having a lovely weekend, hope you are too.
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Very amusing! And disciplined to get it to 99 words!
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Thanks Jim and it took a few tries to only have 99 words. A bit of fun learning how to do something new for a change.
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A fine tale very well-told.
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Thanks Neil, very much appreciated your feedback.
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What a fun little story!
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Truer than fiction. Thanks, Catherine.
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Haha! Good one. Did he get his bike back? 🙃
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Yes, after he got an ear full about petty crime and a threat of visiting his old man if it happened again.
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Great story and I love the whale mailbox!
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Thanks Jude and Mr Bellbottoms letterbox wasn’t as fancy and I didn’t have a photo of the one he built.
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Good story!
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Thanks, Anabel.
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Thanks for the giggle.
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His kids still laugh about it, 40+ years later.
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Fun story! Certainly awkward to be Lightfingers!
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It was and we were impressed with his ability to suck up the growling he received from the old man. What a boy will endure to have his wheels returned.
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🤣 Much deserved, methinks.
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Haha, love this! Well done Suzanne.
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Thanks, Miriam, we still laugh about it.
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