Day Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 A graduate has found a job with a difference - working as a human scarecrow. Real-life Worzel Gummidge, 22-year-old Jamie Fox spends his days sitting, reading and strumming his ukulele. But he leaps into action when birds begin to circle, scaring them with his bright orange coat, accordion and cow bell. Mr Fox, who studied music and English at Bangor University, is halfway through a fortnight-long stint scaring partridges from a field of oilseed rape near Aylsham, Norfolk. Mr Fox said he enjoys being out in the fresh air and, while some friends are bemused by his new job, others are envious. He said: "I get to sit and read for a lot of the time, but whenever the partridges appear I have to get up and scare them off. "I ring a cowbell and I've even played the accordion, but the ukulele doesn't seem to have any effect on them." Mr Fox, who lives in Aylsham, earns £250 a week for his efforts policing the 10-acre field for eight hours each day. He is saving for a planned trip to New Zealand next year. "I don't want to be a scarecrow forever, but it is giving me time to decide what I will do with my future," he said. Worzel Gummidge was a fictional scarecrow that came to life on Scatterbrook Farm in a 1979-81 television series of the same name. But he was a hopeless scarecrow as he spent most of his time trying to woo a fairground doll called Aunt Sally instead of scaring crows. Farmer William Youngs employed Mr Fox because conventional birdscarers had not worked. He said: "We have tried bangers to scare them off but the partridges always return. "Jamie's doing a good job. You can really see the difference." http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2012/10/7/196980/default/v2/jamie-fox-2-1-942x530 http://news.sky.com/story/994375/graduate-gets-work-as-a-human-scarecrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 £250 a week?!?! Pass me that bloody cowbell! 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rolleyes:' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Bangor University? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 "music and English"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCfranco Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I didn't want to go to uni anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackNwhites Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Great job, £250 a week to do as he pleases until the crows come along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'd like to know what the staff facilities are like, if he needed a poo is there a toilet available or is he allowed to drop his pants right there and fertilise freely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramshankered Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Speaking from personal experience, going to a welsh university and studying the arts will get you far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I'd like to know what the staff facilities are like, if he needed a poo is there a toilet available or is he allowed to drop his pants right there and fertilise freely? I bet it's a commode he's sat on, cunningly disguised as a chair, and he's got a bottle of that liquid hand germ cleaner on his person at all times. 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Anybody need a scarecrow ? With 250 a week I would be able to live there a year and follow the Rams. 'http://www.dcfcfans.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKrinkle Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Nice work if you can get it. Sit around all day, Indulge in your hobbies and get paid for it. Further than uni got me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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