So, in a moment of pure genius/dark humor, I once tried to list my nan (RIP) on Gumtree under the “birds” section. Now, before you judge me, it was all in good fun. I wrote something like, “Lovely old bird, free to a good home, might need a bit of care and attention, but she’s a gem!”

Needless to say, Gumtree didn’t find it quite as funny as I did, and the ad got removed faster than you can say “inappropriate.” Lesson learned: turns out, selling your nan (even in jest) is a hard no on Gumtree.

Still, it gave the family a good laugh, and that’s what counts, right?

Aaron

Quit drink 23 July 2021 after a two-day bender and swapped bars for border crossings and 12-step meetings. Three sober years, 36 countries (13 travelled totally dry), fuelled by street food, jelly babies and a quick meditations (mostly panic meditations). Words in Mirror, Evening Standard, Metro, GQ, and MarketWatch.

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