What do we all do??

treliac

lessonlearned wrote: »

I now work part time as a relief scheme manager at a sheltered living complex for the over 55's.

How many 56 year olds need sheltered housing? :eek:

fc123

PasturesNew wrote: »

So that's two of you working on a tight/s deadline.

For tights, I'd wash them by hand and wring them out. Then press them hard between towels (spreading them out as much as I could). Then, get a hairdrier that has one of those wide round diffusers and you can finish them off by standing up and holding the diffuser downwards into the tights (either a leg at a time or fix the waistband to the diffuser.

http://s7v1.scene7.com/is/image/JohnLewis/230419876?$product$

Thanks for the tip.

OK, I'll print that off and push it under her door...........or just shove them in the machine for a quiet life. I need the quiet life option at the moment.

blue_mum

Mum to 4 children all with perfectlly unique lively personalities !!!(a nice way to put it!)

A member of the PTA

A deputy soon to be leader of a local pre school, Early years are quite secure for the next 3 years at least as the goverment are throwing money at us, so just had a lovely payrise :j

Student at Uni

and for ever chasing my tail :rotfl:

silvercar

treliac wrote: »

lessonlearned wrote:

I now work part time as a relief scheme manager at a sheltered living complex for the over 55's.

How many 56 year olds need sheltered housing? :eek:

And how many 56 year olds need relieving?

chewmylegoff

i'm a forensic accountant, whatever that means.

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

i'm a forensic accountant, whatever that means.

I'd like to do that.

Davesnave

Ex junior school teacher and plant nurseryman, now STR and deciding what to do next......Not a lot, I suspect.

lessonlearned

Sorry Treliac don't know how to do the clever quoty thing but to answer your question as to how many 56 year olds "need" sheltered housing - the answer is it depends on your definition of "need".

Some of our younger residents have health issues which require safe and appropriate housing to allow them to live independently: these needs can perhaps be put in the more urgent category. They need sheltered accommodation now.

Some of our younger residents are perfectly healthy and have simply planned ahead anyway so that they can relax and enjoy their retirement. Their needs are obviously less urgent - it's just that they have decided to take the long view and plan for the future when their circumstances change or their health deteriorates.

Judging by our waiting lists, it would seem more and more "younger" people have realised the potential pitfalls of being older and less agile and are planning ahead for their future. My view is they are probably very wise to do so because within the next couple of decades there is likely to be a huge demand for retirement housing.

( It is a fact that, despite recent legistlation forcing new build housing to "age-proof" houses by providing wider door frames for wheelchair access etc, most of our conventional housing is woefully inadequate to meet the needs of disabled people and/or our aging population).

Silvercar - relief as in weekends, holiday & sickness cover etc but I guess you knew that and were just being facetious.

chewmylegoff

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd like to do that.

anyone can do it, all you need is a calculator, a personality malfunction and an "eye for detail".

mitchaa

fc123 wrote: »

My sister paid £35 phr for an 11 plus tutor for her lad. SE London. Cash too.

Tutors up my way are charging £10-£15ph, London prices, rip off central