No, the tree is going to abandon its stake, and walk.
elderley person walking along the street with their zimmer frame turned into a tree by wicked witch?
I vote option two. There's likely a roving evangelical preacher out there slapping innocent zimmer-frame users on the forehead and declaring them HEALED at which point they ditch the now useless object and go on their way, rejoicing. What you're seeing right there is the inevitable detritus of a modern urban miracle.
Either that or the city is faced with a frightening plague of rabid, bark-nibbling squirrels AND a plethora of gently used zimmer frames and some clever public servant had a brain wave...
Your site doesn't half attract folk with well-honed funny bones Salvadore, hehehe.. I can always be assured that I will get a laugh here. Cheers, Kate.
These are all excellent ideas. Another possibility is that there is an old lady trapped under that Merc, and instead of using my phone to call 999 I just took a picture.
Kate - You are right, and that makes up for only being the 51st most powerful blogger in the world.
Elderly person has shinned up the tree and was watching you as you took the photo!
The Whales - And there I was thinking that it was a bird that poohed on me.
I think that the old lady stole a car that was parked where the Merc is now.
No-one ever suspects the old people you see.
If you knew how to hot-wire a car, would you continue painfully shuffling to your intended destination? Or would you want to arrive in style in a blinged-up pimp mobile.
Well, that's one thing that you won't have to buy in your older years - nick it now.
Your area must be posh. The elderlies have to chain their frames to trees round my way.
I'm no a condition to outwit anyone here, so can I just laugh?? I'm just awake enough to find it hilarious, actually.
Is it Harry Potter 60 years from now wearing his Invisibility Cloak?
or perhaps there's a very thin old person behind the tree taking a pee.
or it could be one of those cartoony comedy trees that appear thin, but are big enough to hide Tom behind when he's stalking Jerry.
Elderly person out walking, when suddenly -it's always suddenly, isn't it? - kidnapped by gangsters.
Gangsters didn't have room for zimmer frame in their boot so had to leave it behind, promising to come back for it later.
You should set up a webcam, then we can all take it in turns to keep a lookout. There's bound to be a reward.
Quick, nip outside and pinch it for me - I have a bad knee
A cunningly constructed pipe bomb made by a demented reverse eco-terrorist?
New discovery of a naturally-occurring genetic evolution of urban tree developement?
Hello and welcome, Grumpyoldwoman. Yeah, survival of the fittest!
And hello and welcome, Jeanette Harris. Perhaps it is a demographic phenomenon, and the tree population is just getting older.
Tim - I like the idea of being gradually kidnapped by gangsters.
I'm thinking Overly Optimistic Tree Surgeon.
Oh, Dutch Elm - I read it as DutchEss disease.
Stitchwort - Is that the one that can only be cured by having your toes sucked?
It's been a week. Is it still there, Salvadore?
Well, I don't want to compete on this but I just found a zimmer covered in ivy in the shrubbery at the bottom of my garden. I've lived here for 13 years, I've never used a zimmer, no-one else has either. Do you think I might find the bones of the old user if I look harder?
Meanwhile I want the Merc - is it the prize for the right answer?
I think the oldie was on the way back from the supermarket with a trolley and couldn't manage both so ditched the zimmer. They were an image-conscious oldie so thought it looked better to use a Sainsbury's trolley rather than a zimmer which r-e-a-l-l-y shows your age!
It all becomes clear now. The over-possessive metal pole has become enamored of the lovely tree and has placed a chastity belt to keep other poles away.
Spontaneous combustion makes an explosive comeback...?
Hello and welcome, Boz. I will carry a fire extinguisher with me now at all times.
In my region, that Zimmer (new tag for Yanks, more colorful than "walker") would be used to hold a parking spot on the street. Perhaps it's waiting for one to open. In that case, no chain is needed. No Burgher would ever think of messing with a parking chair — or parking zimmer.
Hello and welcome, Ritergal. It's mainly wheelie bins (garbage cans) that do that around here, but I'll look out for any uses of mobility aids.
Maybe they were not only infirm but also confused and forgot they needed a zimmer frame, thereby wandering off and leaving it behind?
Did you try looking under the car?
you don't live in lourdes, d you?
Rivergirlie - No, that is down the road in St John's Wood.
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