Man Finds a Surprising Handwritten Note Left in a Shop Wall by a Builder 35 Years Ago

Man Finds a Surprising Handwritten Note Left in a Shop Wall by a Builder 35 Years Ago
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A man found a note left in his shop wall 35 years ago by a builder saying he'd gotten an electric shock working there—written on the back of an electricity safety notice.

Daniel Bodman, 39, was renovating an old building in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, when he discovered the letter written by “Mr Nicholas Poole” in 1986.

Daniel Bodman with his stepson, Stanley. (SWNS)
Daniel Bodman with his stepson, Stanley. SWNS

Bizarrely, the message was scrawled on the back of a “Treatment of Electric Shock” poster, complete with pictures of how to do CPR.

Daniel was transforming the place into a new showroom for his masonry business Market Town Memorials.

He was in the middle of taking some cladding down when he noticed the folded poster on the wall.

Daniel Bodman's shop. (SWNS)
Daniel Bodman's shop. SWNS

“It makes an interesting little read, and had made us chuckle with what he had [written] it on. It would be interesting to find him,” Daniel said.

“While doing this job, I was electrocuted because I touched two bare wires accidentally,” Mr Nicholas Poole had written.

The full handwritten note read: “This shop ‘Herb Craft’ was fitted by Nick Poole in August 1986 at an hourly rate of £2.00.

Note on old informative poster written in 1986 by Nicholas Poole shares he was electrocuted when he fitted the former 'Herb Craft' shop. (SWNS)
Note on old informative poster written in 1986 by Nicholas Poole shares he was electrocuted when he fitted the former 'Herb Craft' shop. SWNS

“Nearly all the wood fitted had been taken down, cleaned up, and reused so that the main costs were my wages.

‘'The store walls are in a hell of a state, so god knows what they will be like when you find this.

1986 Treatment of Electric shock poster found with hidden note in Devizes, Wilts. (SWNS)
1986 Treatment of Electric shock poster found with hidden note in Devizes, Wilts. SWNS

‘‘While doing this job, I was electrocuted because I touched two bare wires accidentally. Nicholas Jo Poole.’’

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