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I’m nervous of jinxing myself by saying so, but things seem to be looking up a bit for me, Not only is it definitely spring now, with daffodils and everything, but I now have my Transport for London pass so that I can travel to see those daffodils and such in distant parts of the city for nothing. I was moaning a lot about not getting my free travel pass at 60 when they raised the retirement age until my sister-in-law told me that TfL do one as well, but keep pretty quiet about it (notably by making applications on-line only) After much faffing about trying to get a suitable photograph I now have mine! Yesterday I tried it out, on a trip to the Job Centre and the shops, and rather to my surprise it worked. I did forget my wallet, so the shopping was out, but still…
The Job Centre interview was to assess whether they can help me with skills training, and I think I rather bewildered the very young man, but he did actually give me a few pointers, before we ended up having a very pleasant conversation about computer gaming. He was a very keen gamer, and I impressed him greatly by saying I (a little old lady with a stick) played Skyrim. I didn’t tell him I played as a bald barbarian warrior called Nygel, because that would just have confused him.
Not exactly a job, but I did have a call from the g-d’s best friend, who will be stuck in England for a few months while she gets some hospital treatment. She normally works in Austin, Texas, but has no insurance, so it makes more sense for her to come here. Anyway, she was living with her mum in Bristol, but could she come up to stay in London, and what would be a reasonable rent? Not only that, but she does a lot of transcription work, and may be able to help me get some while she is here. She’s a lovely person, and it will be nice to have someone to watch Hannibal telly with. The only drawback is that she smokes like a chimney, but she can keep that to the spare room, which is nicely ventilated.
The Job Centre interview was to assess whether they can help me with skills training, and I think I rather bewildered the very young man, but he did actually give me a few pointers, before we ended up having a very pleasant conversation about computer gaming. He was a very keen gamer, and I impressed him greatly by saying I (a little old lady with a stick) played Skyrim. I didn’t tell him I played as a bald barbarian warrior called Nygel, because that would just have confused him.
Not exactly a job, but I did have a call from the g-d’s best friend, who will be stuck in England for a few months while she gets some hospital treatment. She normally works in Austin, Texas, but has no insurance, so it makes more sense for her to come here. Anyway, she was living with her mum in Bristol, but could she come up to stay in London, and what would be a reasonable rent? Not only that, but she does a lot of transcription work, and may be able to help me get some while she is here. She’s a lovely person, and it will be nice to have someone to watch Hannibal telly with. The only drawback is that she smokes like a chimney, but she can keep that to the spare room, which is nicely ventilated.