Bubble car

Some of you might remember the humble bubble car. A three wheeled underpowered chariot and forerunner of the disabled persons Reliant  Robin. It's similarity was that generally it was suitable only for one person, and as shown not that long ago on Top Gear, a problem if parked too close to an immovable object since the only door was at the front and there was no reverse  gear. In reality, they didn't have a lot going for them, but at least you could go kerb crawling and only scuff one wheel at a time. Did they ever come with 3 x 3 sticker on the back? They came in a few guises, but the one that springs to mind was the one that was wider than it was high. 

Cue a disagreement between some local young men and a shopkeeper who drove such a machine.  It all started one night with a bit of innocent mischief when the black cat advertising sign outside the tobacconist was mysteriously swapped for the large fish that hung outside the neighbouring fishmonger. Now the more observant of you will realise this didn't happen recently. It's a few years since "black cat" cigarettes were made and bubble cars nowadays would likely only be found in a museum or scrap yard. We are talking a few generations ago and I can rightfully plead all innocence even though a direct descendent of one of those responsible.

When the strategic swap was discovered, it's fair to say that one shopkeeper saw the funny side whilst the other had a fit with his leg up. Despite the swap being reversed,  allsorts of  repercussions resulted including threats of physical violence. Here's where his ownership of the bubble car comes in. How do you get back at someone who 

a) lives alone, 

b) works alone, 

c) drives alone and

d) is a right royal pain in the arise with no sense of humour?  

Well you wait until after dark, gather sufficient numbers and literally pick up the bubble car. Turning it on its side enabled it to pass through the narrow close of the tenement building where the owner lived, whereupon it was returned to all three wheels in the communal back garden. No theft, no damage. Just too wide to be driven back through to the front. 

Superb.

Quality. 

Respect. 

Remember - If you are a sad, humourless shopkeeper with a bubble car, never take on an enemy with more cunning imagination and resources than you can muster.