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thanks, our saving grace is a small pension from when women retired at 60, not enough to cover everything, but does keep the wolf from the door. I'm just a bit annoyed that I've paid many 1000's in NI & tax over my working life, never claimed and now can't get anything. It is good that people who are desperate can get help, but not us until we are destitute. hey ho 🙂

no job yet, lots of interviews (no age on CV), then when they meet me I get, you are too experienced, you wouldn't be the right fit for the team, you would probably get bored with your experience, your qualifications are out of date, even 'we want someone who will stay 10+ years - as if they can guarantee anyone will do that, and the last one this week, we are a small company / team and we are concerned you wouldn't fit in. Nothing overtly about my age as that's illegal, but lots of vailed hints to that end. I tried to talk to the dept of stealth and total obscurity yesterday, total loss, not entitled to anything as we have savings.

Thank you, he looks to be suffering greatly at the moment, 1st bowel cancer around 17 years ago, which recurred another 3 times, now has a stoma but it’s spread to a kidney and he’s lymphoma too, horrible to see, he didn’t even have the energy to talk to me other day when I was visiting 😞 he’s done so so well bless him. I’ve got him to thank for my interest in DIY and building, he was a builder back in the day before the cancer got him