a bunch of binmen in Turkey began rescuing books thrown out amongst the garbage to read themselves
before long, they had a little collection that they shared amongst themselves and their families
as the saying goes – ‘from little acorns mighty oaks grow‘ . . .
they now have amassed a collection of 6,000+ ‘reclaimed’ books and have opened a library to make these available for the general public to borrow, and have lent books to ‘local schools, educational programs, and even a few prisons’
following the murder of innocents in Brussels, Le Monde published a cartoon symbolising French support to the folk in Belgium – emphasising their shared experience as victims of terrorist attacks
meanwhile, public buildings in the UK (and elsewhere) – as happened after the Terrorist attack in Paris – have been illuminated in the colours of the victims national flag – http://tinyurl.com/jadvemw – and folk on social media have been replacing their profile pics with that of the Belgium flag
sneaking in at the last minute, before submission for the 2015 Darwin Awards close, these kids must be considered strong contenders to win – http://tinyurl.com/pegps6j
I’m sure I’m not the only one to have done it – driving along, listening to the radio, fingers drumming on the dashboard, head nodding, shoulders shaking, arse shimmying on the seat, foot tapping to the beat of the music
Turkish mimi-bus driver Metin Kandemir, however, took it a step further and it cost him his licence and a 160 Turkish Lira (£50, $80) fine
a bunch of binmen in Turkey began rescuing books thrown out amongst the garbage to read themselves
