Lucy Speed

A message that part of the UK needs to learn

I just had the craziest experience at the airport. We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight. Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.” Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess. The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.” He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.” Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate… Start clapping. I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message. All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest. It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time. @Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

Tommy Robinson's supporters weren't happy with my clip of the rally, saying it was "before the event" or "at the end" (it was the latter). So, here is a clip from the middle of the event. You can clearly see that the area is not even packed. Tommy wants us to believe that there were "millions" of people. He's a clown.

A 13-year-old British girl was mocked by classmates and nicknamed “Trash Girl” for picking up litter on her walks to and from school. Instead of quitting, Nadia Sparkes continued cleaning streets, promoting recycling, and encouraging others to protect the environment. Years later, in 2019, her efforts were nationally recognized when then–UK Prime Minister Theresa May awarded her a prestigious Points of Light award, which recognizes outstanding volunteers and community contributors in the UK.

Wise words from this young woman! “Twice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said it’s in aisle ‘6’. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.” “Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasn’t sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didn’t use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.” “When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grand parents and your parents and how pissed you would be if someone didn’t stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.” “Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able. Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration. One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a shit about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and jeez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.” Thanks to the author, Adele Renee. ♥️

I’m an immigrant who’s lived and worked in the UK for 16 years. I have a North American accent and I’m white. I’ve never once been told to ‘go back’ to my ‘shithole country’ or to ‘stop stealing jobs from British people’. You’re not concerned about immigration. You’re racist.

Biden governed for everyone, Trump governs only for himself and his loyalist boot lickers. 😡

For two years, Gilda Radner told doctors something was wrong. For two years, they told her it was stress. By the time someone finally looked properly, the ovarian cancer had spread throughout her abdomen. Stage IV. She was 42 years old when she died. And even then, Gilda was thinking about other women. Most people remember her as the original star of Saturday Night Live. In 1975, women in comedy were usually expected to play the girlfriend, the secretary, the “straight” character beside funny men. Gilda ignored all of that. She was loud, physical, weird, fearless, completely unafraid to look ridiculous if it made people laugh. Emily Litella. Roseanne Roseannadanna. Lisa Loopner. She became the emotional center of early SNL because she made comedy feel human. Then, in the mid-1980s, she started getting sick. Fatigue. Stomach pain. Cramping. Nothing dramatic at first. Just a constant feeling that something was wrong. She went to doctors. They told her it was anxiety. Stress. IBS. “Relax.” She kept getting worse. More doctors. More dismissals. For two full years, Gilda Radner described her symptoms and was repeatedly told it was all in her head. Think about that for a second. She was famous. Rich. Articulate. Connected. And they still didn’t believe her. Finally, in 1986, exploratory surgery revealed ovarian cancer. Stage IV. If someone had listened earlier, she might have had a chance. Instead, she spent the next three years fighting for her life through surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and experimental treatments. And she refused to hide it. At a time when most celebrities kept cancer private, Gilda talked openly about what happened to her — especially the years of being dismissed. She wanted women to hear one message clearly: Trust yourself. If something feels wrong, demand answers. In 1989, while dying, she published her memoir: “It’s Always Something.” Still making people laugh. Still trying to help strangers she would never meet. She died on May 20, 1989. Gene Wilder was holding her hand. After her death, Gene helped create Gilda’s Club — a place where cancer patients and families could go for support, community, laughter, and dignity. The symbol was a red door. Walk through it, and you were no longer alone. That’s the part that stays with me most. Gilda Radner spent years making millions of people laugh. Then she spent the end of her life trying to make sure other women would be believed when they said they were in pain. She died at 42. She is still helping people today.

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Our children are watching — and they are horrified and disgusted at what this country has become. They will be left with nothing but bills, bankruptcies, and incurable chronic diseases.

Actually, this photo is PROOF that gullible dimwits will believe a Shakira concert in Rio is London and it will be wildly shared and liked because Musk's X is designed to encourage and reward such lies and misinformation.

@JohnHol32019188 hasn’t British steel come back into public ownership. Also why have you commented on my post but I can’t reply to you. Do you have replies disabled. I have had so many people on my timeline doing this.

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Jesus fucking christ. They made a woman appear for a criminal court arraignment even though she was 9 months pregnant and she gave birth while handcuffed to a bench *inside the courtroom*

It was all about white supremacy.

Exactly what happen everytime Tories are deposed. Then people are moaning a year into the new governments tenure that it’s got worse. A new government will need at least two terms for people to feel the benefits truly.

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