You would make a good politician, with an answer like that Gayle.
What does everyone do?
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Some 15 years ago my heart forcefully reminded me that working 12 hours a day 6 days a week had to be cut down or else. Trying to drag up a teenage girl and boy as a single parent and living on the Roman Road Estate didn’t do me any favours. After which I was told to go home and rest – for the rest of my life. I sort of listened for a while until boredom got the better of me even though I got involved with the Amiga computer and I went to college part time for a couple of years just for the hell of it.
I got another reminder and that convinced me that I should arrange my life into a no stress mode. In a nutshell I got medically retired before my time and take all my pills like a good boy. Since then I get up when I have finished sleeping, eat when I’m feeling peckish and if that afternoon overwhelming tiredness creeps up on me I settle down in my recliner rocking chair and doze for a couple of hours. Otherwise I surf the world, like cashman, actually earning an honest crust or two plus very selective TV viewing. I am totally out of sync with the rest of the world except on Mondays being pension day.
I’ve also been sampling some of my old records (78’s, 45’s and LP’s) and putting them onto CD’s. I’m also a Moderator on the GoldenTalk forum and that can take up a lot of time.
Cashman – maybe you and me could swop notes on making a crust on the Internet. You never know I may have something going that could do you some good. On the other hand you could have the something for me. Please PM me if you are interested.
I got another reminder and that convinced me that I should arrange my life into a no stress mode. In a nutshell I got medically retired before my time and take all my pills like a good boy. Since then I get up when I have finished sleeping, eat when I’m feeling peckish and if that afternoon overwhelming tiredness creeps up on me I settle down in my recliner rocking chair and doze for a couple of hours. Otherwise I surf the world, like cashman, actually earning an honest crust or two plus very selective TV viewing. I am totally out of sync with the rest of the world except on Mondays being pension day.
I’ve also been sampling some of my old records (78’s, 45’s and LP’s) and putting them onto CD’s. I’m also a Moderator on the GoldenTalk forum and that can take up a lot of time.
Cashman – maybe you and me could swop notes on making a crust on the Internet. You never know I may have something going that could do you some good. On the other hand you could have the something for me. Please PM me if you are interested.
Mum to two teenage boys 
Work full time as a Lettings support officer for large housing association in Blackburn
Work full time as a Lettings support officer for large housing association in Blackburn
Ok, I'll give it a go -
First and foremost I'm a Mum and a Wife. Then I'm mostly Marketing Officer of Mid Pennine Arts. However, that's not all - I work freelance and in some cases voluntarily for a number of other organisations; Hyndburn Women's Forum, Hyndburn Mela, Oswaldtwistle Players, a leading house building company and a local private school amongst others.
The reason why I was so evasive is because I kind of do different things for each organisation but broadly speaking it's marketing and event management.
I also organise one-off events and activities for organisations and groups depending on budget and requirements. I also help some organisations get funding for events but don't manage the projects, again sometimes for a fee but mostly for free.
And almost forgot - I write articles for a couple of business magazines. I don't and NEVER have worked for the Accrington Observer, although I used to submit a column I never got paid for it.
So that's why it depends who's asking.
First and foremost I'm a Mum and a Wife. Then I'm mostly Marketing Officer of Mid Pennine Arts. However, that's not all - I work freelance and in some cases voluntarily for a number of other organisations; Hyndburn Women's Forum, Hyndburn Mela, Oswaldtwistle Players, a leading house building company and a local private school amongst others.
The reason why I was so evasive is because I kind of do different things for each organisation but broadly speaking it's marketing and event management.
I also organise one-off events and activities for organisations and groups depending on budget and requirements. I also help some organisations get funding for events but don't manage the projects, again sometimes for a fee but mostly for free.
And almost forgot - I write articles for a couple of business magazines. I don't and NEVER have worked for the Accrington Observer, although I used to submit a column I never got paid for it.
So that's why it depends who's asking.
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I add stuff up!
I manage the Music Zone store in Accy selling cd's and dvd's and chasing shoplifters! In my spare time [ha !] I am mum to my 10 year old daughter;partner to Paul and general dogsbody to the menagerie of pets! I like to watch Accy CC play cricket when it's not persisting down and also watch as many Stanley matches as I can. 
I pretend to be other people
As some of you may know from previous threads, I scrape a crust working for a divorce lawyer, specialising in divorces of the rich (and preferably famous). Other than that (which does occupy a large part of my life, sadly) I am partner to David and occasionally his clerk (when he needs one). I've cut back on other things - was a school governor for over 20 years at two schools, Chair at one (took over from another Accy girl, although it was in London!), co-ordinator of the local Neighbourhood Watch, Chair of my son's school parent-teacher association, Student Support Adviser for the London region of the Open University, and in my free time .......
Well I work within the NHS as an Qualified Ambulance Technician (soon to be re-named Emergency Medical Technician or EMT) QAT, with Lancashire Ambulance Service, which is just below the level of Paramedic. Have worked in the Ambulance Service since Nov 1987.
For my spare time I do a bit or gardening (weather permitting) surf 'tinernet and run the local division of St John Ambulance (with lots of help lol)
For my spare time I do a bit or gardening (weather permitting) surf 'tinernet and run the local division of St John Ambulance (with lots of help lol)
FINKS..........there,s some interesting people here........what a vast array of work practices and leisure activities.......makes me feel quite tired reading them all........
Sorry I didn't mention that I also do volunteer work at Queens Park Hospital, I'm not trying to sound like a good guy I just want Lettie to be really confused...................????? 
Shady McGough said:Sorry I didn't mention that I also do volunteer work at Queens Park Hospital, I'm not trying to sound like a good guy I just want Lettie to be really confused...................?????
Hope you don't pretend to be other people up at Queen's Park as well otherwise you'll end up in Pendle View.
garinda said:Hope you don't pretend to be other people up at Queen's Park as well otherwise you'll end up in Pendle View.
Pendle view is a lovely place, nice trees, nice therapists, nice life.............etc