Once again at the library this morning I was helping an
elderly couple who wanted to register and pay online to get their garden waste
removed by the council. You get a £5 discount for doing it online. The problem
is a lot of elderly folks don’t use computers, so when they come to pay, they
have to register their bank cards for verification for security purposes, and
some banks/cards are easier than others to register. Whilst it’s easier for the
council if people pay online, it does show a bias against people who are not
computer literate, as with so many things local and national government do
today.
After lunch I take my mother to visit the ‘ailing one’
in hospital. For a change I take a different route, and she sees a more
traditional side of the city, terraced streets, local shops and a more
multicultural mix. Not the homogenised and sanitised buildings on the main
route. Where all the new houses look the same and the same franchises inhabit
the retail parks.
After tea Mrs P and I attend a meeting at the eldest’s
school about applying for universities; a lot of information in a short time. I
hadn’t known about the meeting until two hours before, Mrs P found out at
breakfast, apparently the eldest had had the letter from school since sometime
last month, but it had become lost in her school bag! Not an unusual occurrence
around here, but more normally perpetrated by the youngest. Later in the
evening the eldest takes me out driving, and very well she does as we negotiate
weird junctions that now exist where once there were roundabouts, at least
there were there when I was learning to drive all those years ago.
FYI, I did transfer my ISA over the weekend (see Fri 3rd)
I just hope it goes smoothly. I’ll be sure to keep you informed.
Yours ageing fast
Jay
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