Retired and what to do all day

Savvy_Sue

If he likes children, then a reading or other volunteer at school could go down well.

Farway

Pollycat wrote: »

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Pollypenny
I'd never heard of U3A so googled it, pity there's not one close to me.

Now why not start one in your area, or at least investigate the possibility?

There was not one here, some enthusiast got one under way, it is now bursting at the seams, and one has popped up in nearby area to take the overflow

Farway

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

If he likes children, then a reading or other volunteer at school could go down well.

Whilst well intentioned, it is a sign of the times that an older, single, man and children is often taken, by some newspaper writers and others, as just about criminal and "grooming"

I am a grandfather, but for me any lost & crying kid in a supermarket stays lost and crying, sad but true after an experience in a shopping mall

pineapple

I retired in February and have never been so busy - what with decorating, gardening etc.
Also I've collected all the tourist info for surrounding areas and diary what's on and where.
I'm joining walking groups.
Thinking about taking a course.
Thinking about volunteering.
I've compiled a 'wishlist' of things to do - top of the list is hot air ballooning!
Without being pesimistic, it's all downhill from now on. When you are in your 20s you think you are going to live forever. When you are 60 + you will be lucky if you have 10 years of good health in front of you. Don't take it for granted. Do what you can while you can and try to do something new each month - if not each week!

scotsbob

Travel, golf, lodge, fly a kite, lunchtime lap dance club, learn the drums, paint, start collecting (something really unusual) get a pet, start an Ebay business (buy cheap in charity shops and sell on) get some lady friends (women go for older men for some reason)

wallbash

I took up golf.

retiredlady

Send him around to me, I have loads of jobs just waiting for him! Start by painting the garage, cut the hedge, fix the hand rail that is falling off my wall, sort out the hot water tap that water is only trickling out of, fix the towel rail back on the wall where it fell off last year, do a bit of decorating. That should keep him going for a while! Can't afford to pay anything but will cook him a nice dinner! :-))

scotsbob

retiredlady wrote: »

Send him around to me, I have loads of jobs just waiting for him! Start by painting the garage, cut the hedge, fix the hand rail that is falling off my wall, sort out the hot water tap that water is only trickling out of, fix the towel rail back on the wall where it fell off last year, do a bit of decorating. That should keep him going for a while! Can't afford to pay anything but will cook him a nice dinner! :-))

All that is work, the guy is retired.

When you retire you enjoy yourself, not do unpaid work for people too lazy to do it themselves.

Savvy_Sue

Farway wrote: »

Whilst well intentioned, it is a sign of the times that an older, single, man and children is often taken, by some newspaper writers and others, as just about criminal and "grooming"

I am a grandfather, but for me any lost & crying kid in a supermarket stays lost and crying, sad but true after an experience in a shopping mall

I'm conscious of that, but i still think it's worth making the suggestion. If the school declines the offer, that's very sad, but there should be enough checks in place to ensure safety. And let's face it, it's not just men who abuse children ...

Oldernotwiser

If he's married or lives with a partner, I hope he's doing his share of household chores, cooking etc which he may not have done when he was working.