In this, somewhat delayed, blog I want to report a case of “half inching”* on the ODEC campus!
In recent blogs I’ve made note of the departure, albeit as a temporary nature, of the Higgerson site construction team most ably led by that expert of all things sand, earth and below the ground called Ryan Hobbs. Well on last Thursday afternoon whilst wandering the ODEC grounds I unexpectedly came across the redoubtable Ryan looking as bemused as I have ever seen him. On enquiring of his plight, I learnt that at some time over the preceding 8 days a person, or persons, unknown had half inched* the Higgerson equipment trailer that had been left on site waiting for Ryan and his team’s return. The missing item, a large, black enclosed trailer had been left wedged between an excavator and a large, pneumatic street brush used for cleaning the site – the sort of thing that fits on the front of a large tractor. Some perpetrator had seen fit to drag, no doubt by truck, the brush away from the trailer and then with easy access to the tow bar had made off with trailer and contents. In a perverse sort of way it is fortuitous the trailer and equipment belongs to a company such as Higgerson for although my sympathy goes out to Ryan for his loss I know that had it been a small contractor then not only would a trailer have been stolen but also quietly potentially a business and livelihood ruined. Rest assured my next blog will get back to the business of construction with an exciting and exclusive report but until then stay safe and stay healthy, David Beach. “Half inching” Cockney rhyming slang (cockney is a Londoner born within the sound of St Mary-le-Bow church), half inching rhymes with pinching which in itself is colloquial English for stealing.
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Mal Higgins
10/22/2020 09:36:06 am
This theft of the Higgerson trailer on the ODEC campus is a reminder of the commandment "Thou Shall Not Steal". Or as the New Revised Standard Version translation puts it, "Thou Shall Not Half Inch", especially on church grounds.
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AuthorDavid Beach is our Building Project Manager, and has been an active part of our parish family for more than a decade. He is retired from NATO and the British Army and is a joy and blessing to all of us. Archives
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