CANTERBURY MAN USES EX-WIFE'S MATTRESS TO FIX DRIVEWAY
*In Marshlands, failed marriages and driveway repairs collide in distinctly Kiwi fashion.*
Bill from Marshlands is repurposing his ex-wife's mattress to level out his driveway. It's been dragged behind a rental Jimny all week, making chaos on the kerbside.
"It was either the mattress or my back," Bill reckoned. "She didn't want it post-divorce, and I need the driveway sorted."
Local busybody Nora reckons he's off his rocker. "Looks shambolic," she said, squinting disapprovingly. "Not quite sure if he's fixing the driveway or his pride."
But Trevor, the unofficial neighbourhood know-it-all, sees it differently. "Classic Kiwi ingenuity if you ask me," he said, lighting a well-deserved ciggie. "Council should take notes."
Waka Kotahi confirmed it falls outside any road maintenance guidelines. Margaret Henderson, for her part, suggested this wasn't how they did it in Gerald's day. The driveway saga continues.
"It was either the mattress or my back," Bill reckoned. "She didn't want it post-divorce, and I need the driveway sorted."
Local busybody Nora reckons he's off his rocker. "Looks shambolic," she said, squinting disapprovingly. "Not quite sure if he's fixing the driveway or his pride."
But Trevor, the unofficial neighbourhood know-it-all, sees it differently. "Classic Kiwi ingenuity if you ask me," he said, lighting a well-deserved ciggie. "Council should take notes."
Waka Kotahi confirmed it falls outside any road maintenance guidelines. Margaret Henderson, for her part, suggested this wasn't how they did it in Gerald's day. The driveway saga continues.