Why Don't Older People Wear Brighter Clothes and Accessories?

When you reach a certain age, is it really necessary to wear just beige or navy.  We need more colourful older people.  Men as well as women.  Think Jo Brand, the comedian, Prue Leith, the chef (with her colourful glasses), Sue Pollard, Mary Berry (all those colourful jackets), Christopher Biggins, Paul Martin, the antiques expert with his loud trousers.

Walking down Oxford Street in central London, many people wrap up warm in dark anoraks, jeans and trainers, all very comfortable for shopping, but what about a winter white coat with a black Russian hat to liven up the crowds.  Why aren't red leather boots easy to buy?  They are available online but not many on shelves in the shops.


So, reach in that wardrobe for something bright today and wear it with pride.

Recycling....Don't Get Me Started

An ordinary person's tiny view on recycling in London, England.

I long for the old days when we had one bin.  Now this has to go in one bin, that goes in another.  First, they have to be washed within an inch of their life to send to recycling and then we read in the papers of large amounts of recycling being sold.  In our area, we have a food bin, where all food waste has to be included such as egg shells, leftovers (messy) vegetable peelings.  It strikes me as a health hazard left outside for a week.  Well, I'd love to know what they do with it and can only hope it isn't used as pig swill.

I miss having a garden at the moment, but that's another bin I would need to worry about.

When I lived in Spain, large recycling bins were placed around the village, meaning you could take your bottles and tip them in.  The rest of the rubbish was collected during the night.  At first, the noise of the dustman at 2 a.m. would wake us up, but you soon get used to the timing and just ignore it.  A much more efficient time to collect, without disturbing commuters, as they do here.

Supermarket self checkouts

Well, for a start, I would abolish those.  I stood queuing today to pay for a few things in Marks and Spencer Simply Foods.  There was a long queue at the only manned checkout.  Meanwhile, two members of staff were faffing about, getting carrier bags and pressing buttons in order "to assist" customers on the self checkout.  I don't believe self checkouts provide good customer service.  I hate it at Boots and particularly at W.H. Smith in airports when you are struggling with perhaps a bag, hand luggage, boarding card etc.

Brexit

Should we stay or should we go?

I don't think we thought clearly when it was time to vote.  I didn't vote as was abroad at the time.  There could be big changes including all that faff of getting visas to visit Europe.

Everyone Needs a Nap at some stage in their life

Biphasic or Polyphasic Sleeper?

In other words, do you have a nap or more during 24 hours?  I am in my late sixties and have a nap at the weekends to enable me to stay up to midnight, later in the day.  I don’t nap during the week.  The Spanish are famous for their siestas and when I lived there for several years I got in the habit on non-working days.