The town council in Blackpool, UK hired St Annes Decorators Ltd. to repaint the railings over the North Promenade — but when the contractors reached a sock tied to the railing, they simply painted it.
Contractors sprucing up North Promenade took an astonishing short cut when they came across the abandoned footwear tied to a railing.
Rather than remove it – they painted OVER it! …Passerby Andrew Purcell, 22, from Leyland who is working in the area, said: "I think painting round a sock instead of just moving it could quite possibly be the laziest thing I've ever seen.
"It does look quite funny tied there, but I suppose it must be annoying for the council if they are trying to improve the look of Blackpool."
