Proving once again: It never hurts to ask!

Well, here’s a real feel-good story (and my thanks to Honolulu Notes for finding and reporting it):

The National Railway Museum in Great Britain is located about 200 miles north of London in the town of York. Last summer, the museum’s director, Andrew Scott, announced that he was planning to retire after some 16 years on the job. I have no doubt there were a number of applicants eager to replace him, but one of the aspirants submitting an application was Sam Pointon … and Sam is 6 years old.

Unfortunately, the qualifications on Sam’s resume, while impressive for someone his age — he can “control two trains at once” — were a tad less than the job requires and the Prime Minister named one Ian Blatchford to replace Scott. Notwithstanding that, the museum’s board created a new position and promptly named Sam to fill it.

And here he is now … The Hon. Sam Pointon, Director of Fun.