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
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
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.
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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