A letter arrives after half a century: Lost job application found

 Tizi Hodson, a 70-year-old living in the Lincolnshire region of England, applied for a job as a motorcycle stunt performer by letter in January 1976, but she never received a response to the letter she sent.

According to a report by BBC Turkish, it was revealed 48 years later that Tizi Hodson's application letter had been stuck behind a drawer at the post office all those years.

The letter sent to Hodson contained the original application she had submitted in 1976, along with an explanation of what had happened to it.

Fortunately, this setback did not hinder Hodson's adventurous career; she was accepted for another job and traveled the world.

Stating that it was "wonderful" to have her job application returned to her after 48 years, Hodson said, "I had always wondered why I never heard back about that job. Now I know."

The following is written by hand at the top of the returned letter: "Late delivery from Staines Post Office. Found behind a drawer. Only 50 years late."

MOVED HOUSE 50 TIMES, CHANGED COUNTRIES 4-5 TIMES

Hodson never understood who sent the letter back or how they found her:

"I don't know how they found me, despite me moving house 50 times and even changing countries 4 or 5 times; it's a mystery."

"I remember very clearly writing this letter in my apartment in London. I waited for a response every day, but nothing came. It had upset me a lot because I really wanted to be a motorcycle stunt performer."

Although she did not receive a response to her application, Hodson continued to apply for other jobs. She traveled to Africa, worked as a snake charmer and horse breeder, learned to fly stunt planes, and became a flight instructor.

Looking closely at the letter returned to her, Hodson says:

"I was very careful not to let those advertising for a stunt performer realize that I was a woman. I thought they wouldn't even interview me. I foolishly said that I didn't care how many bones I might break while doing this job. If I had the chance to talk to my younger self now, I would tell her to do everything I did all over again. Even though I broke a few bones, I have had a wonderful life."

News Source: 12punto