Clive

Some parts of retirement I enjoy, not living by the clock, getting a decent night's sleep, but sitting in the bungalow day after day after day is like being in prison, or back in Lockdown....the less I do, the less I am inclined too. Having nothing much to look forward to does not help either, I cannot say I look forward to 4 days in a caravan in Mablethorpe like I did for 2 weeks in the sun in the Med. ☀

Both of them are on (or very near) minimum wage, son in law works in the hospital, but he does not work for the NHS, it is a contacted out company he works for, so he receives none of the NHS benefits = pension or wage rises. Daughter is 2nd in command at a care home, which is a industry with historical low pay, but that is the way most companies around here....."Minimum Wage Satisfied" is on 99.9% of jobs advertised in this area. I hoped we would be OK in retirement, but that didn't turn out as expected.

He works in he catering department at our local hospital, he is responsible for allocating everything to feed the staff and patients, quite a responsible job, but his wage does not reflect the position and responsibility he holds.

It is every month they ask for food money, daughter in law does have a part time cleaning job, my son seems to be a bed tester. It use to be the week before she got paid, then it was 2 weeks before she got paid........this time it is almost 3 weeks before she gets paid. My daughter loaned £1000 for her Pugshite repairs, got that back the following week, but she works 5, 6 or 7 days per week, do not mind helping her out because she and her hubby are doing all they can to keep their heads above water. My son?....been like this for years, doubt he will change his ways now. If it was not for our burial savings we would have to say to them "Sorry, can't help you"

They would camp on the doorstep waiting for us to return, which they did, they took our money and buggered off to Aldi.

Yeh....its gonna get colder.

Very doubtful @Pedro....we live frugally.......we manage to pay bills now, but of course the gas and electric bills will rise by a large amount in the winter, and we do not have the financial leeway to accommodate such a rise.

Get mine next week, it still the same amount (obviously) but buys less and less at the shops. Prices still rising, we get much less for our weekly budgeted amount.......winter is going to be a struggle we think.

Got the leeching kids coming in the morning......after money for food.......All I can say to them is.... Lazy twats.

Done nowt.....been nowhere....just a normal (boring) day.

Just looked.........it is free.

I have to re apply next year when I reach 70 years old.........ain't got a clue what it's gonna cost.

No, just empty Stella cans, no dead prostitutes in the hedge bottom either.

Not quite, that place is about 3 mile from here....then rode another 5 mile, then came home..

It does not look too promising around the Midlands.......try Spain

It's not worth the hassle........

Bollocks!....forgot about that, normal photographic procedure will be in place for any more photos.

It is warm out there, got a sweat on Would have liked to have gone further, but SWMBO would not have been happy.

Just checked my scoots tyre pressure, 12lb front ......26lb rear! Got permission to go for a little ride.

I am going out to walk around the garden and maybe drive to B&M later.......

It has!!!.....fog gone and not a cloud in the sky now quite warm too.

Foggy as fuck here.........

Oh shit..... that will be me too.

https://classicshows.org/events/sunday-8-october-notts-classic-car-motorcycle-show-at-thoresby-hall-3?fbclid=IwAR2mTYnudwbm8wp14l7Qj2xTDFvZk4LKza7fahTBdX22YC_21-65JYlK1vE_aem_AYDF1Oxf_0WtJk_wTjlH-NLitokeIId21Iks8ergnCFCgel54YYKz9NdHG4Hq3pHxqepF6kvTnsTqcJHyGQOMvVF Could go here.

A 20 mile drive for a cup of tea and a custard cream biscuit....just hope brother in law ain't got the golf on or I will....