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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fly on April 14, 2015, 08:00:33 PM
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Elderly should do community work or lose pension, peer says
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9630862/Elderly-should-do-community-work-or-lose-pension-peer-says.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9630862/Elderly-should-do-community-work-or-lose-pension-peer-says.html)
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you can bugger off an all Fly bynight - :P
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Calling all Pensioners your country needs you!
an you can bugger off as well nichey young fella :P
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So I can look forward to starting work again at 66. Yeah ;D
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Well, as from tomorrow I'm doing my bit with the RVS as a Home Library Service volunteer. This is not to be confused with Mobile Library Service by the way.
I shall be visiting elderly housebound people in their homes and helping them choose books,chatting about their reading likes and dislikes together with taking back any books they've had during the last month. Volunteers are encouraged to stay for a quick cuppa and a chat, although its down to the volunteer how long they choose to stay.
I have training tomorrow at Chesterfield Library. I've already met some of the other volunteers and everyone is incredibly friendly.
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Sounds very rewarding Gerty, I hope all goes well for you.
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Cheers Pete :)
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Well, as from tomorrow I'm doing my bit with the RVS as a Home Library Service volunteer. This is not to be confused with Mobile Library Service by the way.
I shall be visiting elderly housebound people in their homes and helping them choose books,chatting about their reading likes and dislikes together with taking back any books they've had during the last month. Volunteers are encouraged to stay for a quick cuppa and a chat, although its down to the volunteer how long they choose to stay.
I have training tomorrow at Chesterfield Library. I've already met some of the other volunteers and everyone is incredibly friendly.
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Brilliant Gerty my next door neighbour has had a service like that for many years (y)
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Nice one Gert :)
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Chesterfield can't bear the thought of losing you with your legendary bus driving skills. :)
just wait until you get on my (cattlewagon) bus & judge me then - in 11 years time :-\
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Well, as from tomorrow I'm doing my bit with the RVS as a Home Library Service volunteer. This is not to be confused with Mobile Library Service by the way.
I shall be visiting elderly housebound people in their homes and helping them choose books,chatting about their reading likes and dislikes together with taking back any books they've had during the last month. Volunteers are encouraged to stay for a quick cuppa and a chat, although its down to the volunteer how long they choose to stay.
I have training tomorrow at Chesterfield Library. I've already met some of the other volunteers and everyone is incredibly friendly.
;D
I hope it goes well for you & you enjoy it ;)
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I intend to spend my spare time doing something just for me for a change and also spend sometime with hubby doing things we used to do.
I was asked a few weeks ago to sit on a committee of a local history society which I have accepted - I will enjoy that and they caught me just at the right time as I resigned from my work in March and so have some time to spare.
All too soon people find themselves too old or ill to actually have some life to do just what they want, if a person chooses as Gerty has, to give her time delivering books and spending time ( which will no doubt give her much pleasure ) with people who will really appreciate it - then that has to be good.
However to dictate to someone of pensionable age how they should fill their time is inappropriate in my book.
I've worked for 51 years, now this time in my life is for me to choose what I do with it.
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However to dictate to someone of pensionable age how they should fill their time is inappropriate in my book.
After 51 years of slog, you deserve how you spend your time OC (y) :)
I'm catching slowly. I've done 30 ;)
Not including my paper round :P
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After 51 years of slog, you deserve how you spend your time OC (y) :)
I'm catching slowly. I've done 30 ;)
Not including my paper round :P
Totally agree with Fly's comment to Pam. I've also worked for 50 years, and sometimes doing 3 jobs at once. We deserve our retirement - we've damned well earned it. I think Lord Bichard (the guy at the centre of all this controversy) must reside on a different plant to the rest of us!
Good luck Pam in your own retirement - go please yourself - be a lady wot lunches - have treats - relish the time with your husband. If you want a cohort to join you in anything disgraceful, you know where I am ;D
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If you want a cohort to join you in anything disgraceful, you know where I am
There you go Pam (y) C:-)
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As I'm only 27, I think it is inappropriate of me to comment.
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Totally agree with Fly's comment to Pam. I've also worked for 50 years, and sometimes doing 3 jobs at once. We deserve our retirement - we've damned well earned it. I think Lord Bichard (the guy at the centre of all this controversy) must reside on a different plant to the rest of us!
Good luck Pam in your own retirement - go please yourself - be a lady wot lunches - have treats - relish the time with your husband. If you want a cohort to join you in anything disgraceful, you know where I am ;D
Quite right Gerty he will be some jumped up twerp who has had a silver spoon in his mouth from birth. The retirement years should be ours to do what we want with it, and if like you it's volunteering work then that has to be constructive and positive for you.
Who knows maybe in a year or two I may get bored with my time and offer to volley for some organisation - but that should be MY choice not someone elses.
They will be sending the children out in the fields to work before and after school next as there's no pits and very few chimneys to shove them up.
We will definitely have to meet up for a disgraceful coffee one day Gerty ;)
By the way folks - what we haven't told is we are setting up our oldies dancing team to go on BGT ::)
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As I'm only 27, I think it is inappropriate of me to comment.
Dream on Pete the Paint - your just an old fart like me really ::) - can't let you con the members who don't know you ;)
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just wait until you get on my (cattlewagon) bus & judge me then - in 11 years time :-\
Complete with arthritic knees probably after all that bus driving :)
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After 51 years of slog, you deserve how you spend your time OC (y) :)
I'm catching slowly. I've done 30 ;)
Not including my paper round :P
21 years to go then Mr Fly by night, by then this volley working may be compulsory!! :-?
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By the way folks - what we haven't told is we are setting up our oldies dancing team to go on BGT ::)
Yes OC and Gerty aka The Wibbly Wobblies. We know plenty who'd pay good money to see us fling a feather duster around >;
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Yes OC and Gerty aka The Wibbly Wobblies. We know plenty who'd pay good money to see us fling a feather duster around >;
Hah! we could do something like the chappies with balloons --- mmm only problem is i would need a very very large feather duster :))
And any of you chaps who agree don't forget the Christmas meet - I'll get you then!! >:
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:)) :)) :))
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Today we have enjoyed a walk into Clay Cross Via Holmegate, had a cuppa in Tesco before busing it home.
Got the slow cooker on ready for evening meal before we went.
When working Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday were generally working/cleaning days,
Ahhh it's lovely to be retired ;)