A homeowner in New Zealand came home one day last week and was greeted by a large and unsightly protrusion sticking out of her driveway.
Sophie Hucker was puzzled by the sudden appearance of a seven-foot metal pole in her driveway right in front of her garage. She tried to move it out of the way but realized that it was cemented in. She had no idea why someone would have installed a metal pole into a driveway but assumed it was done by mistake.
She asked her neighbors if anyone was expecting a pole installed in their driveway and they all said no. She posted about her mysterious ordeal on social media, and it went viral. Eventually, a fence company saw it and realized it was them who mistakenly installed the pole at the wrong address and immediately contacted Sophie. They returned to her home to remove the pole and patched up the hole in the driveway. They also apologized profusely and gave her a bottle of champagne. (NY Post)
Scott's Thoughts:
- Still, it's a weird place to install a pole. Who puts a fence up in the middle of a driveway?
- Now she has a patch of new asphalt in the driveway to serve as a reminder of this bizarre mistake.
- In a classy move, Sophie has refused to name the company, understanding it was a simple mistake and there's no need to smear their name.