You may remember my post of the day before yesterday; if you don’t, you’ll need to refresh your memory here to make sense of today’s post.
I received the following email in response (and thanks also to Jim, for his excellent suggestion in the comments section):
Hi
My friend informed me that you may have lost a wooden leg? If this is to be true then you may be in luck.
Please see the below picture. I came across this wooden leg whilst shopping in Morrison’s. It was left next to a shopping trolley outside the disables toilets.
I am somewhat of a wooden leg enthusiast and I know a wooden leg when I see one. I have a huge collection and would love the opportunity to discuss swapping your wooden leg for a more comfortable up to date design.
I do hope to hear from you soon.
Kindest Regards
Shirley Bumtruffle
Best laugh of the day! Thank you, Ms Bumtruffle.
The coincidences building up on this site have my gast well and truly flabbered.
The wholly unsolicited e-mail you featured had me scrutinising my genealogical antecedents (illegal in some areas, consult an A to Z if unsure).
If your contactee is of the Davenport Bumtruffles I think they may be a distant relative of a friend’s acquaintance. How’s that for a small world?
I suspect they are of the Cheadle Bumtruffles. Or is that the Beadle Trumchuffles?