Dispensary Corner 14 Dec 11
December 14, 2011
AGE cannot keep Santa away. A 67 year old man from the British town of Bridgnorth is vying for the crown of the nation’s longest serving Santa. Ray Hulse has played Santa since he was just 18 years old, creating his first Santa grotto out of a Ford garage. “Then I did one in a scout hut and it just grew from there,” he said. “At first, I had to borrow a costume, but it soon took off and became so popular that I had my own costume made. “But it’s got better and better since then. “I’d raise money for the Church of England’s waifs and strays, then I started to do it for other charities,” he added. Over his 49 years as the jolly fat man Hulse estimates he has raised around $78,000 for charity. Hulse also allayed fears that he may be putting the sack down, saying that as long as his reindeer kept fighting fit he would continue to take to the skies on Christmas Eve. WATCH where you light candles. Pharmacy staff at Abbey Pharmacy in Wimbledon caused an explosion which ripped off the front of their shop after trying to rid the space of the smell of a dead rat. According to reports the staff smelled the dead rat decaying behind one of the shop’s shelving units, and because they couldn’t get it out from where it was lodged, decided the best course of action was to cover up the smell. The staff lit a scented candle, but decided that its gentle scent wasn’t enough to so the trick, so sprayed the area with an air spray freshener in an aerosol can. Unfortunately the flame and the freshener did not mix well and created an explosion. Fortunately no one was seriously injured in the incident, with one staffer suffering minor burns on their hands.
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