It has been noted by a rather observant orienteer based in West Yorkshire that John Hyde has vanished. There is no evidence of his existence in New Zealand on this website. I thought it had been rather quiet at the Hyde household since our arrival in New Zealand. John did mention that he didn’t really want to leave Spring Terrace…..
Any information about his whereabouts gratefully received.
Concerned of Christchurch
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December 19, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Dear Concerned of Christchurch, I have it on good authority – well, as good an authority as you will ever secure from a Marketing Man – that Keith Bond from Ultralase was spotted in possession of a John Hyde when out walking with intent near Christchurch last November. He is reported to have described the condition of the John Hyde he encountered as ‘fair ter middlin’, which is a distinct improvement on how he was when in the bosom of fellow Yorkshire folk. In that case, perhaps this sighting was not the original…..
Nothing daunted, I am informed that to all intents and purposes, and from the angle at which the informant spied upon the meeting, that the more ‘bush’, the more Ned Kelly, of the two men definitely reflected aspects of the John Hyde character that reminded the onlooker of the original, particularly when the speech of the JH-look-alike was larded with expressions like ‘whammo’ and ‘it rocks’.
May I humbly submit that, before idly casting John Hyde in the same sorry mould as Lord Lucan, Shirgar and canoeists from Hartlepool that several detection vans be assigned to the Christchurch and Banks Peninsular areas forthwith with clear instructions to let his tyres down or ‘brillo’ the tread from his tyres before he manages another Scarlet Pimpernel disappearance.
Yours with great concern,
‘Over-the-Moon-he’s-gone-at-last and-we-can-have-some-peace-and-quiet-from-his-bicycle-bell’ from Spring Terrace