Thank you all very much.
Even my youngest granddaughter seems to equate my pensionership with me being grumpy.
Grumpy ! MOI?
Being as how my government pension starts on Friday I am giving up my paper round, and, thanks to the generosity of my near family (and a rebate from Scottish Power)I am going to treat myself to a new guitar !!
In Scotland we've had free bus travel for years but I hope I don't have too much recourse to the National Health.
Thank you again.
Greying,overweight,wrinkled,arthritic but fairly content Charlie.