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Balfie · 29-11-2010 10:01am #1

So with the cold weather, and ice covering most pathways to houses and paths outside, we should all take the time to ask our elderly neighbours if they are in need of things from the shops, be it milk, or bread,. Most elderly people will be afraid to try and walk out in this weather as a risk serious to injury. All I'm saying is try to remember your neighbours in this harsh weather.

Rogue-Trooper · 29-11-2010 10:04am

Euthanasia

/thread

bonerm · 29-11-2010 10:04am

No thanks. Most of them voted for FF and will do again.

Gary4279 · 29-11-2010 10:07am

Balfie wrote: »

So with the cold weather, and ice covering most pathways to houses and paths outside, we should all take the time to ask our elderly neighbours if they are in need of things from the shops, be it milk, or bread,. Most elderly people will be afraid to try and walk out in this weather as a risk serious to injury. All I'm saying is try to remember your neighbours as in this harsh weather.

Nah, they didn't think about this when they burst my footballs...

cypharius · 29-11-2010 10:10am

Can't we just let them die out naturally? They give me dirty looks whenever they see me, so why the **** should I help?

orourkeda · 29-11-2010 10:11am

They still have their pensions after they went off bitching last year

Orando Broom · 29-11-2010 10:14am

Balfie wrote: »

So with the cold weather, and ice covering most pathways to houses and paths outside, we should all take the time to ask our elderly neighbours if they are in need of things from the shops, be it milk, or bread,. Most elderly people will be afraid to try and walk out in this weather as a risk serious to injury. All I'm saying is try to remember your neighbours as in this harsh weather.

What if they demand Brandy and Cavier? The elderly seem to have high faluting notions.

Anyways there is an Oil Tanker blocking my street and a pack of wolves roaming around it. I'm not going out.

Balfie · 29-11-2010 10:24am

Orando Broom wrote: »

What if they demand Brandy and Cavier? The elderly seem to have high faluting notions.

Anyways there is an Oil Tanker blocking my street and a pack of wolves roaming around it. I'm not going out.

haha brandy an caviar?? they are not all Brian Cowen an Bertie.... :rolleyes:

IvyTheTerrible · 29-11-2010 10:27am

Balfie wrote: »

So with the cold weather, and ice covering most pathways to houses and paths outside, we should all take the time to ask our elderly neighbours if they are in need of things from the shops, be it milk, or bread,. Most elderly people will be afraid to try and walk out in this weather as a risk serious to injury. All I'm saying is try to remember your neighbours in this harsh weather.

Good idea, thanks for reminding me to look in on the boyfriend's grandparents.

Balfie · 29-11-2010 10:38am

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Good idea, thanks for reminding me to look in on the boyfriend's grandparents.

you are more than welcome..

Kasabian · 29-11-2010 10:50am

Balfie wrote: »

So with the cold weather, and ice covering most pathways to houses and paths outside, we should all take the time to ask our elderly neighbours if they are in need of things from the shops, be it milk, or bread,. Most elderly people will be afraid to try and walk out in this weather as a risk serious to injury. All I'm saying is try to remember your neighbours in this harsh weather.

Good on you Balfie, it's nice to know there is still a bit of humanity in the cesspit that is now AH.

seamus · 29-11-2010 10:51am

The old lady living below me attempted to reverse her car into a parking space on Friday afternoon and ended up parking at a 45 degree angle, using up two parking spaces. And she decided that was adequately parked and left it like that. What makes it worse is that it's one of these. So now there is a arse-ugly shoebox blocking two parking spaces in front of my house. And she's not going to use the car in the snow, so it's there for at least another week.

So screw her. She can starve for all I care.

No, seriously her son comes down every morning and evening with his dog to check in on her

stovelid · 29-11-2010 10:56am

Work in teams of two with one person escorting the pensioner to the shop while the other strips the gaff of heirlooms, indecently fat cash stashes hoarded away in cat baskets and bags of Werthers Originals.

Balfie · 29-11-2010 11:13am

Kasabian wrote: »

Good on you Balfie, it's nice to know there is still a bit of humanity in the cesspit that is now AH.

Thanks Pal..

sensibleken · 29-11-2010 12:15pm

Also. Clear the ice off the path in front of your house. And for the love of god don't pour boiling water over your car to defrost it you bleeding cretin!

thats right im talking to you. The one with the kettle

fúckface!

Princess Peach · 29-11-2010 12:36pm

I went in and checked on my neighbour on Saturday, and then she called into me that night with home baked mince pies

It pays to be nice!

CrazyRabbit · 29-11-2010 12:54pm

Now, I'm an equal opportunities guy, so even though I'm not elderly, I think someone should offer to go out to buy some food for me.

I'm down to some custard, a cottage pie and stale bread. I'm only recovering from a heavy cold, so it's not a good idea for me to go out into the cold.

Any volunteers?

Oh, and back during the last freeze, I was walking to work and found an elderly gentleman struggling to stay standing. He was wearing a pair of those 'old people' smooth leather sole shoes that have very little grip. So, I gave him my ice-grips ( http://www.blacktoe.co.uk/ice%20Grips/JH-227%20Non%20slip%20snow%20cover.htm )

So that's my once-per-decade good deed done.

Princess Peach · 29-11-2010 1:00pm

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Any volunteers?

Will you make me mince pies?

MagicMarker · 29-11-2010 1:06pm

sensibleken wrote: »

Also. Clear the ice off the path in front of your house. And for the love of god don't pour boiling water over your car to defrost it you bleeding cretin!

thats right im talking to you. The one with the kettle

fúckface!

I use a kettle, doesn't mean I boil the water first.

And yeah, OP, can you drop into me as well? I could do with some milk. Ta.

senordingdong · 29-11-2010 1:10pm

bonerm wrote: »

No thanks. Most of them voted for FF and will do again.

Well in that case, brick up their doors.

Balfie · 29-11-2010 1:28pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

I use a kettle, doesn't mean I boil the water first.

And yeah, OP, can you drop into me as well? I could do with some milk. Ta.

Yeh no bother at all, anything else ya need? I'm doin a run to tesco now,

Luxie · 29-11-2010 1:32pm

orourkeda wrote: »

They still have their pensions after they went off bitching last year

And how many people on this here AH have been 'bitching' about the lack of willingness of folk to get off their arses and stand up for their rights in the past week or so, eh?

MagicSean · 29-11-2010 1:34pm

stovelid wrote: »

Work in teams of two with one person escorting the pensioner to the shop while the other strips the gaff of heirlooms, indecently fat cash stashes hoarded away in cat baskets and bags of Werthers Originals.

I think there is a certain group of people that have that market cornered.

foxinsox · 29-11-2010 1:49pm

FYI

Lidl have big bags of "driveway salt" for €2.99

Please do keep an eye on your neighbours!
Thoughtful thread by the way.

Fittle · 29-11-2010 1:59pm

Yeah very thoughtful thread OP, well done:D

I've a family member, who's not that old, but is a bit 'frail'...(she has arthritis) - so remember people like her also...

Balfie · 29-11-2010 2:23pm

Princess Peach wrote: »

I went in and checked on my neighbour on Saturday, and then she called into me that night with home baked mince pies

It pays to be nice!

I want some Mince pies, home made, yummmmmmmm, fair play to her.

Sitec · 29-11-2010 2:40pm

My elderly neighbours house was broken into last weekend. Saturday evening at 3 o clock in the day! Must ask them if their ok actually good man op.

seamus · 29-11-2010 2:45pm

Sitec wrote: »

My elderly neighbours house was broken into last weekend. Saturday evening at 3 o clock in the day!

Peak time for opportunistic buglaries apparently. Neighbours don't really notice strange people wandering around and people will often leave doors and windows open/unlocked where thieves can get in and out in a couple of second ands take wallets/bags/keys/etc.

KeithM89_old · 29-11-2010 2:47pm

I invited my 85 year old neighbour out for a snowball fight yesterday, if that counts.

She said no...:(

sensibleken · 29-11-2010 2:50pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

I use a kettle, doesn't mean I boil the water first.

And yeah, OP, can you drop into me as well? I could do with some milk. Ta.

dude, throwing water over your car makes it solidify into ice on the ground for other people to slip on.

unless you have a driveway and the water definetely wont go onto the path

alwaysadub · 29-11-2010 3:01pm

I'm stuck in Dublin till this snow eases up. My elderly neighbours are driving off in their big expensive cars with awd and rwd. Or they're out making snowmen and pulling their grandkids up the hill on a sled.
They should be checking in on me to see do i want anything in the shop! :pac:

OutlawPete · 29-11-2010 3:02pm

Balfie wrote: »

So with the cold weather, and ice covering most pathways to houses and paths outside, we should all take the time to ask our elderly neighbours if they are in need of things from the shops, be it milk, or bread,. Most elderly people will be afraid to try and walk out in this weather as a risk serious to injury. All I'm saying is try to remember your neighbours in this harsh weather.

Thank you OP, appreciated.

/Waits for knock at door

Balfie · 29-11-2010 3:52pm

OutlawPete wrote: »

Thank you OP, appreciated.

/Waits for knock at door

You are more than welcome,

Balfie · 29-11-2010 5:10pm

foxinsox wrote: »

FYI

Lidl have big bags of "driveway salt" for 2.99

Please do keep an eye on your neighbours!
Thoughtful thread by the way.

do they have many bags of it? An how big are they?

Thanks

foxinsox · 29-11-2010 5:18pm

Balfie wrote: »

do they have many bags of it? An how big are they?

Thanks

Mmmhh...

That's quite a complicated question for me who has no clue of weights and is stuck between imperial and metric...

so em..

About the size of two bags of flour if they were mushed together.. :rolleyes:

My local Lidl had a big pallet full and everyone seemed to be buying some.

Dishwasher salt bags are fairly cheap in Tesco, I used them last year.

Balfie · 29-11-2010 5:27pm

foxinsox wrote: »

Mmmhh...

That's quite a complicated question for me who has no clue of weights and is stuck between imperial and metric...

so em..

About the size of two bags of flour if they were mushed together.. :rolleyes:

My local Lidl had a big pallet full and everyone seemed to be buying some.

Dishwasher salt bags are fairly cheap in Tesco, I used them last year.

Thanks very much, ill pop up to lidl tomorrow an get some of it

foxinsox · 29-11-2010 5:31pm

OutlawPete wrote: »

/Waits for knock at door

Knock Knock

I heard you are elderly and might need some help

I'll send this guy over to you when he's finished my car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60kJTvq3kto

Son Of A Vidic · 29-11-2010 5:31pm

OutlawPete wrote: »

Thank you OP, appreciated.

/Waits for knock at door

You might not be able to hear the knock on the door

no more than myself

Daemos · 29-11-2010 5:42pm

Rogue-Trooper wrote: »

Euthanasia

/thread

Which group are most likely to believe in taking someones life to put them out of their misery?

Youth in Asia

Balfie · 29-11-2010 6:14pm

medicman2009 wrote: »

You might not be able to hear the knock on the door

no more than myself

Sorry? What was that again??

Balfie · 29-11-2010 10:42pm

foxinsox wrote: »

Knock Knock

I heard you are elderly and might need some help

I'll send this guy over to you when he's finished my car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60kJTvq3kto

That video is so sad its unreal, what the hell did he record himself shovelling snow for? things that people do... :eek::eek:

alwaysadub · 29-11-2010 10:44pm

OutlawPete wrote: »

Thank you OP, appreciated.

/Waits for knock at door

Well,did anyone bother to check your alive yet?

Balfie · 29-11-2010 11:07pm

alwaysadub wrote: »

Well,did anyone bother to check your alive yet?

No Answer. should we call an ambuance man for Pete? :rolleyes:

alwaysadub · 29-11-2010 11:13pm

Balfie wrote: »

No Answer. should we call an ambuance man for Pete? :rolleyes:

Nah-he's probably just engrossed in porn some tv programme!

Balfie · 29-11-2010 11:27pm

alwaysadub wrote: »

Nah-he's probably just engrossed in porn some tv programme!

i think we will go with tv programme, haha

yeh right

:rolleyes:

talla10 · 29-11-2010 11:45pm

Just cause people are old doesnt mean their nice. Bertie is old. Point Proven.:pac:

darragh16 · 29-11-2010 11:47pm

Can we get people on the dole to help clear roads and pathways?

You know youngfella's who've been on it for years or are just too lazy to bother trying to find work or education?

Balfie · 29-11-2010 11:55pm

darragh16 wrote: »

Can we get people on the dole to help clear roads and pathways?

You know youngfella's who've been on it for years or are just too lazy to bother trying to find work or education?

Tis a bit of an idea alright.. But at the same time if it is too come down for the week like is being predicted then I don't see much point trying to clear it.

Balfie · 30-11-2010 12:32pm

Is Pete alive? :rolleyes:

stovelid · 30-11-2010 12:35pm

darragh16 wrote: »

Can we get people on the dole to help clear roads and pathways?

You know youngfella's who've been on it for years or are just too lazy to bother trying to find work or education?

Not to mention students and schoolchildren on holidays.

OutlawPete · 30-11-2010 1:48pm

Balfie wrote: »

Is Pete alive? :rolleyes:

Just about.

Ran out of turf last night and all I have to warm me is my collection of Barely Legal Vol I to XVII and National Rampoon's European Lactation.

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