Positive Ageing Week

admiralofthefleet

Hi Folks
This week is positive ageing week, can I request that each of us take a little time out of our day to do something for the elderly.
A lot of senior citizens in Ireland are lonely and even a few minutes to drop in to an elderly neighbour for a chat and a cup of tea makes a big difference. I baked a lot of cakes and donated them to the coffee morning here and my wife is spending time in a nursing home this morning meeting residents for a cup of tea and a chat.
Im sure when we are all old we would appreciate someone giving up a small bit of their time for us
Ta

Boombastic

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

Hi Folks
This week is positive ageing week, can I request that each of us take a little time out of our day to do something for the elderly.
A lot of senior citizens in Ireland are lonely and even a few minutes to drop in to an elderly neighbour for a chat and a cup of tea makes a big difference. I baked a lot of cakes and donated them to the coffee morning here and my wife is spending time in a nursing home this morning meeting residents for a cup of tea and a chat.
Im sure when we are all old we would appreciate someone giving up a small bit of their time for us
Ta

Good Call! they're are many events being run around the country to get involved in, or even just pop over for a cup of tea:)

FatherLen

I'm going to my grannys tonight for dinner.

i am so generous.

Chucken

..and remember there are 364 other days in the year

Ava_e

Also if you are popping into see a few old people who have pets and are worried that no one will look after thier pets when they die, you should tell them about this. It's from the dscpa, basically when they die their pets will be taken in by the dscpa and taken care of until they find a new home for them.http://www.dspca.ie/petguardian
It would help put a lot of old peoples mind at ease.

Boombastic

Chucken wrote: »

..and remember there are 364 other days in the year

358 actually;)

1ZRed

I declare cougar season officially open!

ejmaztec

Ava_e wrote: »

Also if you are popping into see a few old people who have pets and are worried that no one will look after thier pets when they die, you should tell them about this. It's from the dscpa, basically when they die their pets will be taken in by the dscpa and taken care of until they find a new home for them.http://www.dspca.ie/petguardian
It would help put a lot of old peoples mind at ease.

Either that or you could take a shotgun with you next time you go round tor tea and biccies.

Hurricane Carter

I thought this thread was going to be about growing old(er) and being positive about it.

I was all set to come on here and b!tch about tossers going on about how they feel old approaching <insert milestone age> or entering their late 20's etc...

Anyway, while I'm here, I'd just like to moan about tossers who b!tch about feeling old when they're not! SHUT UP!

You're lucky you're alive, others don't get the chance!

All done. Carry on.

Ava_e

ejmaztec wrote: »

Either that or you could take a shotgun with you next time you go round tor tea and biccies.

Nah, then you would have to clean up afterwards, you'd be there all day. Remember that OP said take just "a little time out".

ejmaztec

Ava_e wrote: »

Nah, then you would have to clean up after you'd be there all day.

I'd stay long enough to do chalk lines around the furry corpses and then take off to do another good deed.

SEPT 23 1989

There are positives?

Can I negatively age for a while when I hit middle age please? Is there a week for that? thanks

Pherekydes

Will someone come over to my house and get me a cuppa? And do some housework, too?

Thanks.


Positive ageing, me arse...

Where To

At what age is it socially acceptable to ask your beautiful student nurse neighbour for a bed bath?

Madam Marie

On the back of this thread, I just popped next and offered to make my elderly neighbour a cup of tea. Just as I was getting some biscuits from the tin, her bodybuilding son came in and asked me who the F I was and just what I was doing holding the tin his mother keeps her will and life savings in. Crap thoroughly kicked out of me, Cheers OP.

admiralofthefleet

Madam Marie wrote: »

On the back of this thread, I just popped next and offered to make my elderly neighbour a cup of tea. Just as I was getting some biscuits from the tin, her bodybuilding son came in and asked me who the F I was and just what I was doing holding the tin his mother keeps her will and life savings in. Crap thoroughly kicked out of me, Cheers OP.

was it Delores Mc Namara?

Larianne

Oh how appropriate! :pac: