The Tyre Man

Lava Lamp · Post by **Lava Lamp** » 19 Sep 2007, 12:32

What happened to him?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 19 Sep 2007, 17:51

OK I give in!! Is this the tyre man on the Wisp??

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 19 Sep 2007, 22:21

Must be, its the only tyre man around here
not counting Farmers or Kwik Fit

Post by **wangi** » 19 Sep 2007, 22:26

Whatever happened to the pink gorilla at ingilston?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 19 Sep 2007, 22:29

Maybe they've run off together???

Lava Lamp · Post by **Lava Lamp** » 20 Sep 2007, 11:54

Yup, The Tyre Man at the Wisp - must have been there for over thirty years. Vanished, only some scorch marks left on the grass. A national land mark.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 20 Sep 2007, 12:23

I went by there today, partly curious, partly to avoid the bypass chaos.
The tyre man is no longer there!
Thought the disappearance of a monument like that would have been reported in the Evening News!
Where did it go?
Was it set on fire?
Is it coincidence that 2 cottages are for sale there at Cloverfoot?

I mind coming past there years ago, only dozily awake and thinking it was some sort of alien. Gave me a fright!
( I wasn't the driver I hasten to add )

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 20 Sep 2007, 18:44

I did a brief search in the EN archive, but no joy..but I imagine the "scorch marks" are a clue, sadly!

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 20 Sep 2007, 20:55

Just come past Farmers up at peirhill and there's fire engines outside it.
Hmm
A pattern emerging?

Castor · Post by **Castor** » 21 Sep 2007, 00:33

the tyreman was removed a few weeks ago, taken apart (not vandalised)by the fancy bmw garage i presume

Lava Lamp · Post by **Lava Lamp** » 21 Sep 2007, 14:04

I'll never buy a BMW again.

and since I never have previously this should not be too hard

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 21 Sep 2007, 14:26

I agree with lava lamp

will they notice this boycott?