Mind the gap

Margaret McCollum, after the death of her Oswald
Laurence, sits on the bench waiting to hear this
recording that became one of London's most famous
"Mind the gap" announcements. 

I thought this story was absolutely heart-warming! In London, there's a woman who goes every day on the subway and sits on the dock just to listen to the announcement recorded by her husband in 1950.

In 2003, Oswald Laurence died leaving a huge void in Margaret McCollum's heart. So Margaret found this way to feel his presence closest. But after more than half a century, this voice was replaced by an empty electronic recording. 

Out of distress Margaret asked the London subway transport company for a cassette tape of the recording so that she could continue listening to her husband's voice at home.

But learning of the moving history, the company decided to restore the announcement in the only stop near the house where the woman lives, specifically at the Embankment stop of Northern Line. Today, all passengers here still listen to Oswald Laurence's voice and think that eternal love really exists.

Wonderful gesture by the authorities (Based on a post by Yasiru Lakshitha.)