Meet Mole Man

Retired engineer, William Lyttle is like any other 77 year old except for one thing. He likes to dig tunnels. For the past 40 years he has dug a network of tunnels beneath his 20-room Victorian property in Hackney, East London. The city council made him stop after inspectors discovered that parts of the house were supported by nothing more than household appliances and that he had chipped away parts of the foundation of the neighboring property. The borough of Hackney had Mr Lyttle evicted in 2006 and has presented him with a bill for around $600,000 to repair the damage he caused, Sloth removal and other One Eyed Willy related charges.

Sloths

[frisket]

WTF is "Sloth removal"?

Re:Sloths

[Mr. Roadkill]

"Sloth Removal" is necessary from time to time. Everybody knows that as part of your council rates there is a "Sloth Abatement Charge", which helps pay for the local council's Animal Control Officers. The very small number of sloths in East London is proof that the charge is having its intended effect. However, from time to time there are problems with localised infestations. Where such infestations are specifically the result of negligence on the part of the homeowner, such as the infestation in Mr Lyttle's tunnels, the council is entitled to recover reasonable costs associated with the removal of the pests.