I can't get a signal down here 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
Tuesday May 27 2003
Taunton, Somerset
It was a typical evening in Somerset, one of the most picturesque and rural counties of Britain, although one renowned for its agricultural history and consequently its unusually 'close' family relations. Perhaps the demise of this contender was in some obscure way part of a genetic natural law operating in this quiet corner of England.
Kevin McKeon was walking home from the pub after a night out, we do not know how much time he had spent there but his only conceivable excuse for what happened must be that he had over-indulged. We do not know why he took out his mobile phone but we do know that he was unlucky enough to drop it down a drain. Most drains in England are narrow concrete-lined holes in the road with a heavy iron grille in place. There is a reason for this. Kevin however decided that the drain cover in this case was not a sensible precaution, rather it was an annoying obstacle to his retrieving the phone. He decided to ask passers-by if they happened to have a crow-bar handy - perhaps another clue to the state he was in ("I just happen to have one here in my pocket."). No joy.
Undeterred he attacked the drain and managed to open the cover with his bare hands before reaching in.
His mother helpfully explains, "It was a nice mobile phone and I suppose he was just trying to get it back. He was a beautiful child, he had everything to live for. As a child, I taught him to beware of drains."
His Father added, "He thought the drop was a couple of feet - but in this case it was 6ft, and half-filled with water."
A horrified passer-by discovered his legs sticking out of the drain shortly before 11pm on Tuesday.
Perhaps this is something which could have happened to anybody but the sheer ridiculousness of the image coupled with the fantastic comments by the Mother lift this particular story into a different league. Submitted on 06/17/2003
Submitted by:
Andrew Champion
Reference:
ay 31, 2003 The Guardian (UK)
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