Good luck to your husband Gwyn, I don't want to retire early, at 55, but would like to semi-retire at 65.

Not 75 as this lot in power want!

The plus side is the house is paid for and I can afford to save some of my wage, although a new car could be on the horizon. How far will a Xsara Picasso go?

It currently has 90,000 on the clock, and climbing. The boss uses it for work (she's a Community Physiotherapist, on a 21 hour contract) so the miles rack up.

When I joined the council 23 years ago the wage was poor, but the long term benefit was promising.

I had a good pension to look forward too.

Now, having paid, yes paid it's not a free scheme like Whitehall gets, I find I'm going to have to pay even more for less payback!

I intended leaving the council when my pension would pay a good monthly sum, getting a lower paid job and freeing the council post for somebody younger and fitter.

Not now, I can't afford too, and if the condems carry on I'll need to work 'till I'm 80!

Fat chance!

On the plus side, delivered curry for one tonight.

Oh come on David, He IS a Yorkshireman!

I'm only surprised that the 50p isn't on a chain!

I've no chance of retiring!

The government are going to make me work longer for even less and, if that's not bad enough, they're trying to stuff my pension as well!!!

Poisonous?

No, but if they bite, and they can do, you get a very sore itchy rash where they've bitten you.

Treat with care, after all they do eat all those nasty flies.

Their great when they run across laminate flooring, you can hear the patter of their tiny feet!

So the boss realises that she hasn't got a document from work to take with her to uni in the morning.

I install a new printer, in a rush, and start printing.

64 pages later the poxy 1/2 full supplied cartridges run out!

I had to dig out a redundant spare printer, install and then print he last page!

What an afternoon!

£10?

I didn't pay that for any of my ME bodies, I have 3, all working and used.

But £10 for a box!

Now we know, with that spelling and grammar I still wouldn't trust him and the price is way too high.

On a brighter note, It's sunny and I can go out and play with any camera I like today.

Careful DM, Gwyn will be along shortly to admonish you!