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Aka 'carer'?One of my aunts is in her 80's and still has her 50 odd year old son living with her!


Aka 'carer'?One of my aunts is in her 80's and still has her 50 odd year old son living with her!
I think that is the biggest problem.I'm 72, was self employed, quit at 55.......to busy now to go back to work.....
I love everyday......
our kids are in a different country with no chance of turning up here unless INVITED.....
I remeber having it rough as a young worker and sleeping in a van for 2 years......snoflakes......hahaha....
Interesting. Are you married? Do you have kids? Grandkids?I changed to part time work 10 years ago 2 days, then 3 days the next week, loads of time off but still earning money. Took my pension in september but still have a year to work
till I draw the state pension, next september so the company pension gets put away, still living off my wages with no mortage to pay but a bit worried about the cost of living
going through the roof. After 43 years of driving a london bus I've had enough and I'm looking forward to retiement but will probally not be able to do much because of the
cost of living going sky high fuel, gas ,electricty and food.
A true story. Bank Manager (let's call him Mr S) retiring on the Friday after serving the organisation all his working days. His assistant had organised a collection among Staff & customers and it had been decided to get him new golf clubs, trolley & shoes, plus a big bouquet of flowers for Mrs S who was invited to the presentation party being held in the Branch at 5pm.
Come the day, all work finished and cleared away. Assistant makes a wee speech of congratulations and passes over the gifts, inviting Mr S to respond. He got as far as "On behalf of my Wife & I, I just want to say thaaaaa....."
He dropped dead on the spot, never got a chance to even leave the Branch. At the funeral service, Mr S's line Manager (who was sat next to his former Assistant) was heard to say, tutting, "I could have done fine without this today". The Assistant rounded on him and said "I'm sure so could Mr S".
These were the days when Banks were perceived as caring, almost paternalistic organisations.....what a joke!
Remember lads, life is NOT a dress rehearsal!![]()
coffin dodgerA cheery lot you all are, I'm 60 today and after all these stories I keep checking my pulse!
A cheery lot you all are, I'm 60 today and after all these stories I keep checking my pulse!
Hi, yes I know what you mean, but it did make a couple of the guys reassess their outlook and attitudes of their lives. Pretty much the same nowadays post Covid lockdowns and why employers are having difficulty recruiting staff, because people have decided they don't want or need to chase every last pound. They have realised the family are more important.
Learning from the past.
Colin
Wifey is from a Durham coalfield pit village, most of her school class are deadDon't worry, I come from a mining village near Doncaster, average life expectancy after retirement was measured in minutes.......
Yes that album has a lot about time ticking away and stuff. When the first lockdown hit I bought a Casio keyboard so I could learn 'Great Gig in the Sky'. More death!When I was counting down, I used to have the lyrics to Time by Pink Floyd stuck on the side of my computer screen.![]()
A mere youth.A cheery lot you all are, I'm 60 today and after all these stories I keep checking my pulse!
I was 60 last month…..someone told me 60 is the new 40. But no one told my joints!A cheery lot you all are, I'm 60 today and after all these stories I keep checking my pulse!