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Old 03-11-2011, 10:10   #122
jaysay
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Re: Bus passes

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
well, I hope he does get old and weary, and have to use whatever the authorities are willing to dole out to him.
I wish him a very interesting old age........maybe full of medical appointments that require travel on public transport. See if he changes his ideas then.
No-one gives me anything...and what is more I do not want them to.
I pay my own way in the world, and when I can't pay...then I won't go.

I think the people who think the bus pass is an expensive unnecessary expense on the public purse forget that many older people are excluded by the fact that they have difficulty getting about(not disabled, but no car to get about it)......this social exclusion is bad for their health, both physical and mental.
We all need a degree of social interaction in our lives(of one sort or another).
That's spot on Margaret, I spend a lot of time in my home looking at four walls, and its always good when I'm able to interact with people, especially when I get the chance to make a trip down town, kinda makes life worth living
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