Hi there,
EDIT 2: final edit. We held the phone charging at home yesterday hoping for a call. That never happened, so we assume the kid is fine and the parents just gave up on it. The phone is now with the police.
EDIT: will hand it to the police later today if we don't get a call. Hopefully the kid is okay!
This is a long shot, but here I go.
Title says it all, really. This morning my dog (good boy) found a phone in the green around Holyrood Palace. Rangers' office was closed, and upon seeing that the phone had 49 (sic) missed calls from "Mummy" and "Daddy" and that the phone was at 11% battery I decided to take it home and charge it hoping to get a call and return it.
It looks like it belongs to a (very?) young kid, probably a girl judging by the YouTube suggestions displayed on screen (but hey, let's not assign genders to personal tastes). Can't call the people saved as "Mummy" and "Daddy" because phone asks for password.
If anyone knows of a kid who has lost their phone around Holyrood Park please let the parents know (and tell 'em to call again). According to the phone's screen the last missed call was received around 1.00AM last night.
Just a bit worried about the kid, I hope they are safe at home and that the parents were just trying to locate the phone.
I just returned to the US from a week in Edinburgh and I have to say it was a wonderful time. I'm unused to strangers being so friendly. It took the first day to get over my deeply ingrained American sensibilities (e.g. general paranoia and distrust of strangers) but once that happened I found a city that was so warm with its welcome I barely noticed the chill of Storm Arwen. It was a great time and it was amazing how much there was to walk around and see. I averaged about 10-15 miles/day, all on my feet, and was never bored.
Came across a little concert and demonstration for independence on Saturday outside of Parliament and the music took me back to a place I ain't been in a long time. Going into Holyrood palace after that took on a different shade. I liked it.
I love that dogs run free, the pigeons are prevented from roosting directly over the sidewalk, and the general friendliness of every dog and person I met in a pub.
I went to Castle Rock and the Royal mile on the morning after it snowed and the sheer majesty and magic of it took my breath out of me.
I spent my scone fueled afternoons enjoying the kirkyards and the architecture. I like that your central library could withstand a light siege. I didn't have a single bad meal.
I loved every minute. Thank you all for being as lovely as you were. The people of Edinburgh made my visit memorable and fantastic. I can't wait to return one day.
One negative. I made the mistake of buying some candy there. Nothing unavailable in the US mind you but different. I need to import candy now.
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I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies π
It really does, I swear!
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