The cone ranger: David Morgan, 72, from the Cotswolds, has the world's largest traffic cone collection and features in July. He began collecting in 1986 and now has more than 500 around his house, including a Malaysian cone he found washed up on a beach in Sicily and a 1956 Lynvale rubber cone from Scotland. 'Some people probably think it's dull. If I go to dinner parties and tell people I'm a cone collector they quickly move on,' he said. 'My children are slightly embarrassed by my collection. I store them in the shed, the garage, the greenhouse and even under the bed. Luckily they stack well. I carry traffic cones with me in the car and if I see a rare one I ask if I can swap it.' |
錐體達人:大衛·摩根(David Morgan)來自科茨沃爾德(Cotswolds),他收集了世界上最大的交通錐標。1986年他開始收集交通錐標,現在他在房子周圍收藏了500多個錐體,其中包括一個1956年的蘇格蘭Lynvale橡膠錐體和一個馬來西亞錐體。他在西西里島(Sicily)的海灘發現了這個被海浪沖積而來的馬來西亞錐體。大衛表示“有些人可能認為收集錐體平淡無趣。假如我前去參加宴會并且告訴賓客我是錐體收藏者,他們都會快速離我而去。我的孩子們因為我的收藏而略顯窘迫。我把這些錐體儲藏在棚屋、車庫、溫室里甚至床底下。幸運的是它們堆放的井然有序。平時我開車去運載交通錐標,如果我看到罕見稀有的錐標,我也會詢問我是否可以與之交換。” |