The Grumpy Old Git's Guide to Life

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One of the good things about getting older is you find you’re more interesting than most of the people you meet.”

If anyone had reason to be glum it was Michael. After all, the Allonby Tea Rooms owner was the only member of the club working. As Britain’s population grows gradually older, more and more of us revel in being miserable old gits. We have felt the pain of losing some precious friends recently & wanted to show our love in tangible formThere’s no law that decrees when not to whinge, but you reach a certain age – 80 seems about right – when you’re expected to manifest querulousness – the coffee’s too hot, the boiled egg’s too soft …” As you grow old, you lose interest in sex, your friends drift away, and your children often ignore you. I am getting to an age when I can enjoy the last sport left. It is called hunting for your spectacles.”

I keep fit. Every morning, I do a hundred laps of an Olympic-sized swimming pool – in a small motor launch.” Holy Christ, what da you know – I’m still around!’ It’s absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.” I heard snippets of conversation between a few of the chaps, on topics including airport parking and health and safety. (The latter was not generally regarded as a good thing). Probably just as well. Can you imagine what would happen if the Grumpy Old Gits got their teeth into Brexit? Absent Friends ~ Absent Friends ~ Absent Friends ~ Absent Friends ~ Absent Friends ~ Absent FriendsHundreds of pounds has been raised and donated to good causes including Cancer Research and Great North Air Ambulance.

David has suggested inviting Donald Trump to join them, on the basis that the American President is neither young nor cheerful.

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Mainly, words fail me! It’s really nice having a community thing for the blokes. There’s not much for men out here that doesn’t involve the pub. We’ve got people who have been in a lot of different jobs and situations. They’ll all got good stories to tell.”