The curious story of Bobby’s bus shelter began over 20 years ago
when six-year-old Bobby MacAulay and his friends would seek refuge
from Shetland Island’s often unforgiving weather in a shelter built by his father
The weather hadn’t done the bus stop any favors
Tumbledown and rusty, the local council decided to take it away. They did
But little Bobby was outraged. He decided to write a letter to his local paper, The Shetland Times,
asking for a new one to be built in its place
The Island Council heard Bobby’s request
They duly obliged, and a brand new shelter was soon built in its place

But soon after, strange things began to happen
A small wicker table and sofa appeared in the bus stop to make Bobby comfortable.
Then a microwave, then a carpet, telephone, and curtains
Soon, there was a television and a pair of (fake) hamsters living in the shelter too.
And the giant Puffin. Nothing actually worked, of course
Baltasound, Isle of Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland