MilkMan Kevin Gifford has been ordered to stop whistling after complaints from customers. Five residents on his round in leicester have protested that his early-morning whistling disturbs their beauty sleep.
His manager at kirby & West Dairy said kevin had been warned about his whistling. ‘He was asked to reduce the noise but unfortunately he didn’t heed those warnings and we were left with no choice.’
After formal disciplinary proceedings, a compromise has been reached and Leicester’s answer to Ernie has agreed not to whistle or sing before 8am.
He’s not happy about the ruling , though, or the customers who complained. ‘They should just roll over and go back to sleep. are they going to complain about the birds singing, too? They make more noise than i do.’
Kevin has a wide repertoire of tunes, ranging from Roy Orbison to the Sex Pistols, so maybe his customers have a point.i wouldn’t mind a gentle burst of Only The lonely but I don’t fancy being woken up by a full-throated blast of Johnny Rotten’s God Save The Queen at half past four in the morning.
Richard Littlejohn
Daily Mail, July 17th 2013