Personal Budget Training: A Happy Ending

Saturday, April 26, 2008

A Happy Ending

A lonely pensioner who could not find a friend to enjoy a pint with was celebrating last night.

In an earlier post, I told of Jack Hammond, who's son put an advertisement in his local post office window offering $14 an hour for someone to meet him in his local pub and talk with his father on the nights he could not be there.

After sifting out all of the applications, the great grandfather has picked out two new friends after father and son had a drink with all the candidates from a shortlist.

Mr Hammond, a retired engineer from Lancashire, had to drink alone after moving to a care home in Winsor, Hampshire, to be near his family.

All but one of the other residents are women, not natural candidates for an evening in the Compass Inn discussing military history and Preston North End soccer team.

Mr Hammond and his son have now picked out retired kitchen fitter Trevor Pugh, 78, from Southampton, and 58-year-old Henry Rosenvinge, a former doctor.

Mr. Pugh and Mr. Hammond are both ex-Army so we have that in common.

Dr Rosenvinge and Mr. Hammond are both from Lancashire so there is a lot they can argue about.

I'll drink to that!

Labels: Job, retirement