Woman Receives Job Application Letter Nearly 50 Years Later

A 70-year-old former stuntwoman, Tizi Hodson, was pleasantly shocked when a job application letter she sent 48 years ago finally reached her. Hodson, who applied for a motorcycle stunt rider position in January 1976, received the letter this year. It had been trapped behind a drawer in a post office for nearly five decades.

Accompanying the letter was a handwritten note, humorously acknowledging the late delivery: "Late delivery by Staines Post Office. Found behind a drawer. Only about 50 years late.”

This unexpected discovery reignited memories of a passion Hodson had nurtured in her youth. “I always wondered why I never heard back about the job. Now I know why,” she told BBC. Recalling the days she eagerly awaited a response in her London flat, Hodson said she was disappointed at the time when no letter arrived. "I really, really wanted to be a motorcycle stunt rider.”

Despite not landing her dream job, Hodson went on to lead an adventurous life. She moved to Africa, where she worked as a snake handler and horse whisperer. She also learned to fly, eventually becoming an aerobatic pilot and instructor. Reflecting on her bold career choices, Hodson admitted that she initially hid her gender, fearing it would affect her chances of even getting an interview.

“I even stupidly told them I didn't mind how many bones I might break, as I was used to it,” she recalled. Now, looking back at her colorful life, she remarked that she would tell her younger self to "go and do everything I've done," despite the "few broken bones" along the way.