Yesterday I was collecting for the RBL... in the rain. Probably got around £50 in the two hours I was there. All ages, all backgrounds. Hardly anyone walked by without contributing, many without taking a poppy at all.
Today, I was with my local RBL at the church service followed by a short ceremony at the village war memorial. About 30 of us - ex-service, service and civilian members - marched behind the standard, stood in the drizzle and you could have heard a pin drop as the traffic was stopped on the main road during the silence.
It was awesome. It's not a large village but the respect was enormous. I was very moved indeed.