EDINBURGH locals have hilariously thrown a birthday party for a large hole in the pavement created by roadworks that have been left unfinished for a year now.
The hole in Leith Walk, Edinburgh appeared a year ago, having been created when the rear wheel of a cherry picker sank right through the paving slabs on the street.
The hole has been disrupting locals ever since, being both an eyesore and an obstacle on the pavement.
With a total lack of action on the matter, frustrated Scots took matters into their own hands on Monday, actively celebrating the hole’s birthday in the hopes of shining a light on the issue for the city council.
Throwing a party for the hole, locals took decorations to adorn the fence and even wrote birthday cards for it.
Images show a large and colourful ‘happy birthday’ sign hung on the fence around the deep hole, which is cordoned off by fences arranged in a triangle, and four traffic cones.
The hole itself appears to have been used as a makeshift bin by some lazy Leithers, with rubbish such as empty bottles, cans and bags covering the bottom of the pit.
Alongside the decorations, locals left cards attached to the fence by string to congratulate the inconvenience on its birthday.
The cards are both Peter Rabbit themed and have birthday messages printed on the front covers – although one excitable Scot appears to have overestimated the age, with the cover of one card reading: “It’s your second birthday.”
The other card’s front cover reads, “It’s your first birthday, how lovely” with a message left inside from a frustrated local trying to make light of the situation.
The message inside the card reads: “Dear Holey, dream big and here’s hoping you get your fill.”
The hilarious actions of the locals were spotted on Monday and shared to social media with the caption: “Happy Birthday Leith Walk Hole. Which one of you did this? I love it.”
The post has received over 220 likes and more than 15 comments from social media users left chuckling at the satirical celebration.
One user said: “This is brilliant, and yeah I realised that I’ve been walking around the same hole almost every day for a couple of years now.”
Another added: “Four Prime Ministers and three First Ministers over that period.”
A third replied: “I’ve been asking Edinburgh City Council about this manhole for the last four months.
“The latest response on July 29th was ‘This job will be completed when materials arrive as they are on back order.’”
Another commented: “It was caused by some form of heavy machinery being driven on the pavement into the Shrubhill walk development, I saw the aftermath. It’s a complete joke.”
A fifth wrote: “Probably toiling to come up with a plan to make it make a bloated brown envelope.”
