Job Application Response Arrives 48 Years Late

Tizi Hodson, a 70-year-old woman from Lincolnshire, received a job application response 48 years after applying to be a motorcycle stunt rider in 1976. The letter, which had been stuck behind a drawer in a post office, was returned with a note stating 'Late delivery by Staines Post Office. Found behind a drawer. Only about 50 years late.' Despite never hearing back, Hodson pursued a successful career as a snake handler, horse whisperer, aerobatic pilot, and flying instructor. She reflected on the experience, noting she had deliberately omitted her gender from the application due to concerns it would lower her chances. This late delivery prompted Hodson to advise her younger self to embrace life's adventures, despite the missed opportunity.