Trampoline Sighting Hotline Opens; Callers Report ‘Just Bouncing Along the A9’
Fictional hotline swamped within minutes.
A trampoline, currently grounded. Photo: kevin rothwell, “The trampoline in the garden - geograph.org.uk - 1831334”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
PERTH — A fictional hotline set up to log escaped trampolines received 400 calls in its first hour, most of them from people who had simply seen a trampoline and wanted to tell someone.
“It was heading north past Bankfoot,” said one caller. “It looked happy.” Experts recommend pegging trampolines down or turning them upside down before any storm.
The real story: Context: Met Office advice on securing garden items.
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It went past ours at about 40mph. It did look happy, to be fair.
— Lorna T., Bankfoot, 25 October 2026 -
Ours is upside down in the garden like the advert says. Neighbour’s is in the next village.
— Steven C., Stanley, 25 October 2026 -
Ours is upside down in the garden like the advert says. Neighbour's is in the next village.
— Steven C., Stanley, 27 October 2026
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