Old Geezer's Vlog: Can't we find a system of government that works? 30 May 2019

Our government is based on the opinions and beliefs of 635 people who really don't share much with the people who vote for them, and we keep them on a salary which is more than twice the national average wage . . . Can't we invent a better system? u41_g5PJKw4

Are you Surprised? Tory leader candidate Boris Johnson tells lies? 29 May 2019

After politicians telling voters lies and half-truths for as long as I can remember, one is finally being taken to task in a court of law! Tory leadership candidate Boris Johnson is due up soon!

RPC: Southwold - where beach huts often cost well over £100K! Filmed 17 May 2019

With a purchase price of under £1,000 for the hut itself, and an annual rent of around £700pa, beach huts at the Suffolk holiday town of Southwold are often sold for over £100,000 . . . On the day we visited, 17 May 2019, they don't look worth the money!

Are top 3 Tory leadership candidates smarmy sleazebags? 26 May 2019

Purely personally? I don't think the top 3 tory leadership candidates are trustworthy and reliable - Gove and Hunt come across as millionaires with their own agendas buried deep below the public's view, while Boris Johnson told heavy-duty lies in the Referendum campaign - I wouldn't trust one of them!

Boating fails at Dedham, Essex, 25 May 2019

Rowing your boats stern first, and having no idea of where you're going? This the place to see it all!

5 minutes of tranquility . . .

We all have busy lives these days, even us retired people - so I thought I'd share 5 minutes of peace and quiet . .

Morning update - 22 May 2019

Just a brief chat on Wednesday morning:

Coffee break - relax with Retired People's Club, 21 May 2019

Filmed at 10.50am on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 - a few minutes peace and quiet, sitting on the beach in the sunshine . . .

I'm an Iceland fan - good for old geezers!

I'm quite an Iceland fan when it comes to food shopping - this morning, 3 main lunchtime dishes for the two of us for just £3 the lot, plus spuds and veg, of course. For someone on their own, that's 6 main meals . . . In the freezer, of course, so similar meals are spread out over 2 or 3 weeks, to give us a good variety.

And lunch for 3 today - we've invited our neighbour. Again from the excellent Iceland, 3 main courses from their Chinese meal selection, each of which takes around 10 minutes in the microwave or about 50 mins in the oven, which is what I'll do to have them all ready at the same time. £1.59 a piece, plus a couple of packets of Uncle Bens, and the whole event comes in at around £6.77, against maybe £20 at the takeaway, and the labour involved is maybe ten minutes, as opposed to maybe 15 to 20 to drive to the shop . . . And added to that, it all tastes very good!

Pontins short break summary 17 May 2019

Well, we've had a 4-night short break at Pontins, Pakefield - so here's what I think:

British boat people? 15 May 2019

At Thorpe Green, just outside Norwich, it looks like there's a small community of people living in boats, and doing the best they can . . .

Old Geezer's Diary - Gt Yarmouth tourist area: tacky but I love it! 14 May

Although its jam-packed with tat to take home for granny, and all kinds of odd stuff, I've always been a big fan of the town's seaside tourist area - fascinating and fun to wander round!

Old Geezer's Diary vlog, 14 May - windfarms: littering the future?

Many of us love the sea - but are we destroying the seas around our coast by planting thousands of wind turbines in the seabed?

Old Geezer's Diary - Pontins short break, May 2019 - 1st report

A first look at our 4-night short break at Pontins Pakefield, in mid-may 2019 - this report filmed on 13 May, just after we arrived at the holiday park.

Old Geezer's Diary vlog, 13th May - Someone else can do the cooking!

Proper breakfast fry-ups for 4 days, and dinners that someone else has cooked . . . we're off for a short break at Pontins, Pakefield!

Old Geezer's Diary: Free trip on the Tilbury ferry! 10 May 2019

A free luxury cruise on the River Thames? No, but you can have a free Thames crossing between Tilbury and Gravesend with your bus pass! I really enjoyed it . .

Old Geezer's Diary Vlog, 11 May 2019.

A chat from the seaside - making a few changes!

Old Geezer's Diary, 9 May 2019 - is life really better now than 50 years ago?

So here's today's vlog . . . . with a serious question for you to answer:

Old Geezer's Diary, Sunday 5 May: OAP = Old Age Poverty . . . .

2 million pensioners live on an income that puts them below the official poverty line - and I suppose another million live very close to it. That's somewhere around 25% of our pensioner population . . . discuss!

Old Geezer's Diary Saturday 4 May 2019 - back in gear!

Back in action after a couple of days up to my neck in it!

Old Geezer's Diary, 1 May 2019 - get out there and VOTE!

Here's my honest message for you - if you don't get out there and vote, any way you like, for, against or protest, you don't have a right to moan when things you do or don't like, happen!