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Pizza shop owner distributes day’s profit among employees
Businesses the world over have had to weather massive disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As they gradually recover from the shock, some of them have decided to show their appreciation to their employees for standing by them during the tough year.
The latest to do so is owner of a pizza shop in Ohio, United States, who gave an entire day’s profits to his employees to express gratitude.
In a Facebook video on “Employee Appreciation Day,” the owner, Josh Elchert, urged people to buy pizzas and assure that “none of the money” was coming back to the pizza shop on that day.
“Every cent, all the tips, all the orders, anything that comes in today, is going directly to our employees that work today,” he posted.
Mr Elchert has been running the shop for 11 years and on a typical Monday, the shop caters for about 100 orders. But on that particular day, the shop had received about 220 orders and had made about $6,300 sales and $1,200 in tips, it said would be “divided among its employees.” – ndtv.com
A 98-year-old British World War II veteran, Harry Heasman officially became the world’s oldest wing walker when he stood atop a flying plane in England.
He spent more than 9 minutes atop the plane at a height of over 1,000 feet on Saturday at Duxford Airfield in Cambridge.
A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to officially certify Heasman as the world’s oldest wing walker.
“I have dreamed of doing this since I was a young child and to finally live that dream at 98 years old and to be a Guinness World Records title holder is beyond anything I could have ever imagined,” Heasman told Guinness World Records.
The nonagenarian said he spent 11 months working with a physical trainer to get his body and mind ready for the attempt.
His record attempt raised money for the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund and served as a tribute to his wife and son, who both died after battles with cancer.
“Harry is proof that it is never too late to chase a dream. At 98 years old, what he has achieved is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know him and seeing the determination behind this challenge,” said Lindsey Bidwell, a representative from the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund. Upi.com
Two old men are sitting on a bench. A truck passes on the road. It is pulling a trailer loaded with turf. One of the men says, “See, that’s what I will do when I win the lottery.””What?” asks the other one confused.”I will send my grass away for cutting!”
