An elderly man living alone in Manchester wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, since the ground was hard
His only son, Paul, who used to help him, was in prison (strange ways) . The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament:
Dear Paul,
I am feeling pretty sad, because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my tomato garden this year. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. I know if you were here my troubles would be over.. I know you would be happy to dig the plot for me, like in the old days.
Love, Dad
A few days later he received a letter from his son.
Dear Dad,
Don’t dig up that garden. That’s where the bodies are buried.
Love,
Paul.
At 4 a.m. the next morning, CID officers and local police arrived and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left. That same day the old man received another letter from his son.
Dear Dad,
Go ahead and plant the tomatoes now. That’s the best I could do under the circumstances.
Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea.
Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.
Any person or organisation questioning their actions or loyalty to this country should be corrected and ostracised.
Anyone can drown, but no one should.
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On this day 25 years ago I started working for London Underground/ Transport for London. I’ve worked at over 120 stations, and have also driven trains. I normally write poems and quotes paying tribute to other people, but today I wanted to write a poem for myself.
🇬🇧 BREAKING: Flights grounded across Britain after air traffic control failure
Hundreds of flights have reportedly been cancelled across the UK following a major technical failure affecting Britain’s air traffic control system.
According to The Telegraph, equipment at NATS headquarters in Swanwick has failed, disrupting controllers responsible for managing aircraft across UK airspace.
Arrivals into London Heathrow and Gatwick have been halted until at least 7 p.m., with disruption also reported at Manchester, Stansted, London City, Birmingham, East Midlands and Belfast City airports.
The cause of the technical failure has not yet been established.
"Just another perfectly normal morning commute on the streets of London."
These vibrant cultural parades happen annually across different neighbourhoods in London!