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    It's the proper colour for a bus, in my view. When I was a child our local buses were also red.
    "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

    (Marianne Williamson)

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      They were livery green when we were growing up or royal blue
      Two different bus companies
      Im not fat just 6ft too small

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        2014

        Tesco's Aberystwyth store made a blunder on a Welsh sign which was supposed to advertise 'free money' from the supermarket's cashpoint. The sign read "codiad am ddim", meaning free erections when it should read "arian am ddim" which means free money.



        “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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          Either a native Welsh speaker was having a laugh, or someone needs to go back to language school! How embarrassing.
          "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

          (Marianne Williamson)

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            1944

            Britain's Home Guard, formed in 1939 to fight the expected German invasion, was ordered to disband.​
            “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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              I think the Home Guard is still thought of as Dad's Army, although I know they did an incredibly difficult and dangerous job during the bombing raids.
              "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

              (Marianne Williamson)

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                1986

                Forty five people died after a Chinook helicopter carrying oil rig workers plunged into the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.​
                “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                  That was such a awful tragedy. I can't remember whether they found the cause of the crash or not.
                  "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                  (Marianne Williamson)

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                    I remember that ,
                    A neighbour's son worked on the rigs she was terrified he was involved,
                    Thankfully not but all those poor families losing a loved one like that.
                    Im not fat just 6ft too small

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                      Oma, that must have been awful for your neighbours and also for their son, who must have lost friends in the tragedy.
                      "Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "

                      (Marianne Williamson)

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                        2002

                        Viewers of the UK music channel VH1 voted 'I Will Always Love You' as the most romantic song ever.
                        “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                          1918

                          At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ended; a war that had lasted for 4 years and 97 days. Germany, bereft of manpower, supplies and food, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies.
                          The war left 9 million soldiers dead and more than 21 million wounded, with Germany, Russia, Austria, Hungary, France, and Great Britain each losing nearly a million or more lives. In addition, some 6 million civilians died from disease, starvation, or exposure.


                          1919

                          Britain introduced a two minute silence at 11:00 a.m. to remember those who died in World War I.
                          “A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty.” – Unknown

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                            At. The going down of the sun we will remember them
                            Im not fat just 6ft too small

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