Yep “Lounge light on” when it starts to get dark. “Christmas lights on” “Drop in on Liz” if they need anything, “TV reboot” when the digibox or tv crashes.
And my own favourite is to put the outside light on for 5 mins after dusk as a family member arrives home.

Never say never. 89yr old relative currently enhancing their life by being able to “Drop in on Liz” to video chat me, “Turn Christmas lights on/off” to avoid having to bend down to use mains switches, “turn heating up/down” when too warm/cold. All without leaving their chair if they’re struggling.

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Here’s me thinking a spouse should be the one person above all others to enjoy spending time with, but all these posters secretly want to be away from them often and regularly. 🤷‍♀️

You ever see that “nose blind” advert?

I promise you, they don’t smell fine.

If you can see her in her pants, she can see wife/you in no pants. That’s why you need a blind.

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Please don't send them empty envelopes, as it costs them 85p each time. That would be really mean.

You can also buy it mixed in ibuprofen - which you can take at the same time as paracetamol, and increase the codeine dose safely.
It’ll just about get me through a day when I forgot to request a repeat prescription of the stronger stuff.

(long term back injury)

“Be careful what you wish for” springs to mind.

How about “Oh I don’t know. Surprise me?” next time someone asks.

Where’s all your evidence that you’ve had tax & NI ded from your wages (P60s) over your working life?
Knew a guy whose boss was pocketing deductions & the 1st the bloke knew was when he only got half a state pension. His docs proved he thought he’d paid it & that his boss had been on the fiddle.

I think you’ll find it’s mostly GenX hitting meno right now.

Not even being left handed?

But do they work?

Give him a free tv licence.

Then refuse him a visa to enter the UK for being a criminal sex pest.

It has to be a personal property licence only. Not his business(es)

You need to learn to say “I don’t like to chat on my way home. I use the time to decompress so that I’m chilled by the time I get there.”
Then smile and pop your noise cancelling headphones back on.

Enrol the kid in Beavers/Cubs/Scouts - you get one evening a week plus occasional weekends when they go to camp.
Enrol them in the next town’s pack too, and you get double that!
And your kid makes more friends & learns new skills.

Use the spare money to hire a cleaner, and part time mother’s help.