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15th Mar 2020ritso commented on:
Is it realistic to expect over 70s to remain in their homes for 4 months?I find this projected course that the government is considering completely at odds with past advice for the older generation being told to exercise and get out in the fresh air. To be virtually imprisoned in their own homes for a long period of time would have a detrimental effect on both their mental and physical wellbeing. In the 1918 flu epidemic they found that sunshine and fresh, clean air had a greater success rate than medication.ViewDate:
27th Feb 2020ritso commented on:
Should we rule out imported chlorinated chicken from the USA?Despite their protestations to the contrary, I am worried that this government will go ahead accept this and similar things in the name of 'any trade deal' is what they need and all in the name of profit. In the recent past we have seen problems in the USA with GM crops and the effect of human consumption of animals treated with growth promoters,etc. The cost to humans takes a back seat to profit.ViewDate:
20th Sep 2019ritso commented on:
Win a NUTRiBULLET Magic Bullet Blender, Mixer & Food ProcessorHaving an occasional fruit smoothie would do me good and I'd be giving up buying sauces,etc., and making my own!ViewDate:
21st Mar 2019ritso commented on:
One pair of handsI often read your poems because they bring back memories. Many of us talk of 'the good old days' but we know that they were often hard and tough but your words also make us remember that we had pride in ourselves, in honesty and our workmanship, man and woman, despite worn clothes, dirty fingernails and tired bodies. Thanks for the memories.ViewDate:
11th Mar 2019ritso commented on:
Is going digital isolating elderly people?I am coming up to 76 and use a PC not only for communication but for social contact across the world, for keeping and editing photos, writing letters and keeping records. In my late 50s I studied IT to get work but I continue to keep up with digital technology so that I can keep up with my grandchildren and not hold them back. I am able to converse with them at their level. I hike in the mountains and use a mobile phone, not just for my own safety,but to summon help for others who may be in need of assistance and also so that my position can be found. If you don't know or don't have access to a PC or the like, go to some of the younger people who are only too glad to help and guide - and think of the social interaction that brings.ViewDate:
17th Nov 2018ritso commented on:
Win A £50 Morrisons Voucher To Help With Your Christmas ShoppingMorrisons - my go to place for my shopping!ViewDate:
30th Jul 2018ritso commented on:
Win ONE of TEN Droplet Hydration Kits!Many of us forget the importance of hydration and think a couple of teas and a coffee per day is enough!ViewDate:
2nd Jul 2018ritso commented on:
Would you support the MPs call for over 40s to pay a social care premium?We pilloried OAPs have paid our taxes and NI to pay for care which it appears that we will not get. Successive governments have ignored this problem for decades and didn't plan for something which has been obvious since the beginning of the last century. Our taxes have been squandered due to inefficiencies and corruption and we are now expected to carry the can.ViewDate:
11th Jun 2017ritso commented on:
Should Theresa May Resign or Remain?I dislike all the accusations that each party make against each other instead of stating a sound plan for the future and then acting before we sink deeper into the mire. However, we also overlook the voter in all this and if any of the replies that you are receiving with poor English, spelling and punctuation are anything to go by then I don't wonder that we have got the result that we have.ViewDate:
15th Jan 2017ritso commented on:
MannersI am sharing this poem on my timeline in the hope that it will, in some small measure, change the attitude of so many of the younger ones. However, it must resonate with us oldies too as, like me, I am sure that many of us forget to be tolerant towards others shortcomings.ViewDate:
4th Jan 2017ritso commented on:
Should parents in Britain be banned from smacking their children?There is a big difference between correction and abuse and I have no time for the latter. An occasional smack that will teach a child to avoid putting itself in danger is highly preferable to being wise after the event and sitting at the side of their hospital bed or even worse their graveside. In the animal world from apes through to big cats, wolves etc., correction is given purely for the survival of their progeny.ViewDate:
14th Nov 2016ritso commented on:
Win one of FIVE copies of the Ultimate Collection by Roy Orbison!Even my kids love his music!