Giant inflatable Santa causes traffic chaos because, well, holidays are coming
It's the most wonderful time of year. And that means, every street corner will be looking like Santa's Little Helpers have puked up twinkly lights and inflatable holiday characters.
One road in Cambridgeshire, UK, fell foul of the festive cheer after an inflatable santa got loose and blew onto a road, causing traffic pandaemonium.
It appears the huge inflatable Father Christmas came loose of its moorings, blocking the B198 Cromwell Road in Wisbech.
Just look at this absolute unit:
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The debacle also made for a rather interesting traffic alert, as pointed out by Mark Summers. "A large inflatable Santa on road," isn't something you read every day.
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, folks.
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
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