merseymouth wrote:Plus 1 Belgiangoth! Loneliness is as big a killer as cancer, so social interaction can be a life saver.
In Australia the "Man Shed" movement is saving many folk from abject misery.
Remember one thing, more of the elderly actually cook rather than just re-heat. No Golden Arches for me & SWMBO. IGICB MM
I tried to set up a Man Shed here years ago pre the ones in Oz . There was lots of interest but the problem was finding some affordable premises. Proved impossible here in the South East. You need power water and a toilet as well as a roof and four walls. But.. we did have a monthly pub meet which attracted lots of Classic Cars and bikes and people bringing along paintings sculptures and woodwork examples. That would be a much better use of taxes on the heating allowance etc and be great for mens loneliness and mental health. Women are great at organising themselves into interest groups, men arent.
Al