Hooplala

Bob Hoskins 11 rules for life #amazing #love

@PetsatHome hi I’m expecting a next day delivery today but according to the tracker DPD haven’t even received the items from you yet. Is there any possibility it will actually get delivered today now?

When fresh fruit is placed next to rotten fruit it quickly becomes rotten too. It’s never the other way around.

My name’s Daniel, I’m 45, and two weeks ago I learned something about my mother that I’m still ashamed I didn’t see sooner. She’s 80, lives alone in the little tan house she’s been in for half a century. The one with the peeling shutters and the mailbox she still refuses to replace because “it works just fine.” Last Wednesday, she called and said: “Danny… I need help with my grocery list. Can you come? I think I’m forgetting things.” My first instinct? Annoyance. I had deadlines. Kids’ activities. Bills on my desk. A hundred things pulling me in every direction. So I said, “Just tell me what you want. I’ll order it all online.” But she was quiet for a long moment before whispering: “I’d rather you come.” So I did. When I walked into her kitchen, three grocery bags were already sitting neatly on the counter. “Mom… you already shopped,” I said, confused. She waved her hand. “Those are just basics. I still need a few things.” She opened her notebook — the same spiral-bound one she’s used for years — and handed it to me. The list said: • grapes • paper towels • coffee creamer • company And suddenly everything inside me went still. She looked embarrassed, like a kid caught doing something wrong. “I just… didn’t know how else to ask you to come,” she whispered. “You’re always so busy, and I didn’t want to bother you.” That sentence — those ten quiet words — hit harder than anything I’ve felt in years. My mom, the woman who worked two jobs and still made every school concert… the woman who saved every drawing I ever made… the woman who put herself last for decades… felt she had to pretend she needed groceries just to feel worthy of a visit from her own son. I hugged her so tightly she laughed and said, “Oh goodness, you’ll break me.” We never went to the store. Instead, we sat at the tiny kitchen table covered in little sunflower placemats she’s had since the ’90s. We talked about the neighbor’s new dog. About her tomato plant that refuses to grow. About my dad, and how she still forgets he’s not coming through the door sometimes. I stayed longer than I planned. Drank terrible instant coffee. Listened — really listened — the way she used to listen to me. Before I left, she walked me to the door and held my hand for a moment longer than usual. “You made my week, sweetheart,” she said softly. Driving home, I couldn’t shake one thought: How many times did she wait by the window, hoping my car would turn into the driveway? How many afternoons did she tell herself, “He’ll come when he has time,” while the house echoed with loneliness I didn’t notice? I realized that somewhere along the road of adulthood — work, kids, obligations, noise — I started treating her like an errand. Someone to “fit in” when life allowed it. But to her? I was never an errand. I was her world. And all she wanted was an hour with her son in the home where she raised him. 💛 THE LESSON Your parents won’t always tell you they’re lonely. They won’t always say they miss you. They won’t always ask directly. Sometimes they’ll hide it behind a grocery list. Behind a broken lamp. Behind a request that doesn’t really need doing. Go anyway. Sit at their table. Drink the bad coffee. Let them tell you stories you’ve heard a thousand times. Because one day the chair will be empty. The notebook will be closed. The porch light will be off. And you’ll wish you had treated an ordinary Wednesday like the priceless moment it truly was.

How is this allowed? I’m currently in credit over £400. My usage will probably only just touch £100 a month yet I can’t reduce my direct debit by £20!? @MartinSLewis @OVOEnergy

@nextofficial hi my item I ordered has been delivered but someone else has worn it. There is make up and stains all over it!

What in the scooby doo is Dan wearing? @OnlyWayIsEssex

@providenceluvr @BJP_Ls 😮What health board?

@ThePosieParker If only the police had put a tenth of this effort into investigating & arresting the hooded man who entered my property and burglarised my home whilst me and my children were sleeping. They even had cctv of him running off down the street! Lack of evidence though!

A few years ago I reported a website set up to dox my children, with photos and school details, my address, private family photos and lots of other details. The police said that unless I told them who the website belonged to, and where they lived, there was nothing they could do.

@NewportCouncil please can someone clean up the mess on the bridge going over to the gleblands. Someone emptied a bag of rubbish over it

My brave nephew Kai - age 22 has received bad news that surgery, chemotherapy and Radiotherapy cannot treat his metastatic osteosarcoma lung cancer. Are there any hospitals anywhere in the world who can help him, clinical trials / immunotherapy? Anything? Time is of the essence

IT’S FINALLY HERE! 🥹 For the first time ever, nearly 60 years after the film’s release, listen to Christopher Plummer’s ✨ORIGINAL✨ vocals for “Edelweiss” in The Sound of Music. (ICYMI: he was dubbed by Bill Lee in the 1965 film.) Watch the full clip: bit.ly/3T5guJA

𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗯𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁. Check in on those around you. #WorldMentalHealthDay | #YouAreNotAlone | @samaritans

@HelloFreshUK hi my order is currently sat in the depot, so not being delivered today. Have tried to contact your customer service via the app chat and no response. Please can you help.

@NCAFC__Ben @TrafficWalesS Thank you.

@TrafficWalesS Does anybody know what is happening on A449? Traffic at a standstill.

@MimiPett @TrafficWalesS Thank you. Hope everyone involved is ok!

@Hooplala @TrafficWalesS Think it’s a crash, stuck at the front with an unmarked police car parked in the road. No sign of movement yet.

I'm 36. This is my honest advice for people in their 20s: 1. Make decisions your future self will thank you for, not resent you for. 2. Somebody you know and love is going to die within the next 10 years. It could even be you. So live accordingly.

I recently spoke with @theJeremyVine about @EryriNPA’s decision to drop “Snowdon” and “Snowdonia” from use, and elevate Yr Wyddfa and Eryri in both languages. Now, @GrindleToons has released an animated film of that @BBCRadio2 call. It’s incredible! 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 twitter.com/GrindleToons/s…

@TheWordBaron @DankAckroyd The M4?

@MrMichaelSpicer are you currently in Kanye’s ear??!