This is from our local news website at:
http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/news_12_2008/Isles%20engineers%20to%20rescue%20Santa.htm
Isles engineers to rescue Santa
20 December, 2008
The Shetland News has learned that a local firm has been contracted to fly two engineers to the North Pole to fix Santa Claus' sledge.
The trip north is expected to take some days due to a very poor weather forecast and the likelihood of ferry cancellations, as the pair need to connect with a special charter flight from Aberdeen.
Reports suggest Santa has been trying to do his bit to help the global economy by increasing production levels this year.
However the sheer weight of presents has proved too much for his specially designed sledge, and urgent welding is required to fix the problem.
A spokesman for Santa Claus said that the reputation of Shetland’s engineers and craftsmen was well known outside the islands, and he wanted the best men available to do the work to ensure he could meet his annual deadline this year.
Attempts to contact the engineers in Lerwick yesterday proved fruitless. Every workshop contacted by Shetland News said they had been vowed to the strictest secrecy and wondered how the story had got out.
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