A Mate I Have Not Seen For Years

I was driving along a road in Stratford Upon Avon yesterday and noticed this geeza humping a washing machine into the back of a Mercedes Estate Car, "bleedin eck, I know him".
Last time we were together was in the middle 60s when he retired from working for Lizzy as an electrical engineering wizard, he was ace.
I stopped and we chatted, BTW he is loaded, alwayz waz.
I asked him what he was up to, he said 20 years ago when he retired he became bored stiff and by accident he repaired his own washing machine, then his dortuz, then his sistuz then neighbourz and so on.
Then he let it be known in hiz area and hiz kidz area and so on he would take away washing machinez, spin driers free in need of repair or otherwise, repair them and sell them on, most people sparrow him when he takez them anyway.
If he sees one dumped he picks it up, even the local plod go to him.

He is so content having something to do, he even haz spare partz tested and labelled in hiz double garage which I went to see today, really organised, neat and tidy.

He tellz me he bought hiz Merc from the proceedz of scrap washing machinez.

His wife duz the tagging and selling.

His grandson is taking over the business sune, he is already helping

I luv it when someone like him retirez happily, fit and without money worriez.

Perhaps he could teach you to write English.
Using faux language makes you look like a spastic.

Handy Andy wrote:Perhaps he could teach you to write English.
Using faux language makes you look like a spastic.

Does using disabled people to mock the Major make you feel like a big man?

Major wrote:I was driving along a road in Stratford Upon Avon yesterday and noticed this geeza humping a washing machine into the back of a Mercedes  Estate Car, "bleedin eck, I know him".
Last time we were together was in the middle 60s when he retired from working for Lizzy as an electrical engineering wizard, he was ace.
I stopped and we chatted, BTW he is loaded, alwayz waz.
I asked him what he was up to, he said 20 years ago when he retired he became bored stiff and by accident he repaired his own washing machine, then his dortuz, then his sistuz then neighbourz and so on.
Then he let it be known in hiz area and hiz kidz area and so on he would take away washing machinez, spin driers free in need of repair or otherwise, repair them and sell them on, most people sparrow him when he takez them anyway.
If he sees one dumped he picks it up, even the local plod go to him.

He is so content having something to do, he even haz spare partz tested and labelled in hiz double garage which I went to see today, really organised, neat and tidy.

He tellz me he bought hiz Merc from the proceedz of scrap washing machinez.

His wife duz the tagging and selling.

His grandson is taking over the business sune, he is already helping

I luv it when someone like him retirez happily, fit and without money worriez.

He's saving those washing machines from being dumped, so good for him! I think it's important for retired people to not sit around doing nothing.

Good for him Major.
Retirement should be the time to do what you want in life instead of working to live, and he has found something he loves to do....and he is even making money from it....sounds like a win win combination.

Syl wrote:Good for him Major.
Retirement should be the time to do what you want in life instead of working to live, and he has found something he loves to do....and he is even making money from it....sounds like a win win combination.

It all happened just by accident, Syl.

Major wrote:

Syl wrote:Good for him Major.
Retirement should be the time to do what you want in life instead of working to live, and he has found something he loves to do....and he is even making money from it....sounds like a win win combination.

It all happened just by accident, Syl.

Sometimes the best things in life are the unplanned ones.
To find something you are good at and enjoy doing is a great way to pass time.
I think some people retire and they are bored witless because they have no routine or goals in life anymore.
Others embrace the freedom of doing what they want when they want, but that doesn't suit everyone.

I embraced angling and shooting, the latter is my main one now as I have given most of my tackle away to a youngster who struggled to show he was grateful, little git.

Now I am charged with guarding my wife most days while she does a Viv Nicholson.

Good on him!!!

Major wrote:I embraced angling and shooting, the latter is my main one now as I have given most of my tackle away to a youngster who struggled to show he was grateful, little git.

Now I am charged with guarding my wife most days while she does a Viv Nicholson.

You don't seem to do a very good job of stopping her spend, spend. spending though.

Handy Andy wrote:Perhaps he could teach you to write English.
Using faux language makes you look like a spastic.

Are you aware the term 'spastic' is highly derogatory to people with cerebral palsy? That someone on here might have a child or relative with that condition?

HoratioTarr wrote:

Handy Andy wrote:Perhaps he could teach you to write English.
Using faux language makes you look like a spastic.

Are you aware the term 'spastic' is highly derogatory to people with cerebral palsy?   That someone on here might have a child or relative with that condition?  

That word is worthy of a REPORT in the eyes os some but I will keep schtum.

Discuss the topic, not the poster, HH.
Maybe HH is not abul to rede the rulez.

Handy Andy wrote:Perhaps he could teach you to write English.
Using faux language makes you look like a spastic.

it seems that using the report button now provided is beyond most folks who like to get their tits out in anger over various things

However.......they have a good point...HA ...you know better....AND you know the above is NOT acceptable....

using a term such as this as an insult is derogatory and demeaning to those who suffer from such conditions.....AND SHOWS YOUR TRUE ATTITUDE TO THOSE SO AFFLICTED...CLEARY IN USING SUCH A TERM IN THIS MANNER MEANS YOU SEE THE DISABLED AS WORTHLESS AND CONTEMPTUOUS....
DONT do it

ANY REPETITION will lead to sanction

and THAT applies to everyone and anyone......

It's not a very "left" thing to say. Sometimes I'm not sure who you are.

In actual fact the man to whom I refer has a wife who is very poorly with a sever affliction, although she copes at present helping out, she tries to keep going, she MUST but we all know that which is in store for her, their future.
I doubt if he would take offence if he read a so called derogatory word about her prob on forums UNLESS it was directed SPECIFICALLY at her.
It is a horrible word IMHO.

The older I have become I have noticed more and more elderly people with medical probs.

Thank you HA for taking this off topic.

Back to my mate.

Like Syl refers to, retired people who keep occupied are better off than those sitting around from day to day moping.
My old FIL made it to 99.50 years of age, he had a routine of activity which he said kept him going.