I recently had my yearly pensions update and I have to say, it’s not looking too bad. As part of the statement, they list the death benefit that my nominated person (my son in my case) would receive should I die in service, and it’s pretty damn good. Each year I try and ensure that my son knows that this money would be his, and how to claim it, should anything happen to me. Each year he doesn’t want to know and actually gets a little cross with me for bringing it up. I understand nobody wants to think about death, but surely it’s in his interest to know how to access any money he’s entitled to. Is this a British hang-up?
As well as me being back in work today (Tuesday), it’s also my son’s first day in college, and the start of the school year. Today is also the day that the local council, in their infinite wisdom, decide to start work on the flood defences around the ‘village.’ Why they couldn’t have done this in the school holidays is anybody’s guess, and somebody in the council needs their head kicking! They also scheduled a road sweeper vehicle to be out during rush hour traffic, and our bins are collected in rush hour traffic time too. Go figure! My son finished early today so I said I’d collect him. It took me 15 minutes just to get out of the village due to traffic snarled up in 3-way traffic lights due to the flood defence work. One lane was closed off, despite the fact that they haven’t even started work near the road. It took me almost half hour to drive 6 miles. Mind you, it’s still quicker than a bus would have been for him. That would have taken him about an hour, and he’d still get caught up in the traffic so maybe even longer. He was grateful for the lift anyway.
Monday was a holiday in the UK, the weather in my area was bad, so I spent most of the day cooking meals for the week ahead, and watching TV; a good day lol. I never go out on a bank holiday as I can’t bear to be stuck in miles of traffic with everyone else and to queue for anything, again with everyone else. What a way to waste a day in my opinion. Much better to stay home, enjoy the comforts of home, and just chill out and relax.
I’m almost sure I had something to add, but it’s gone…
Have a great week.
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No it is not a British hang up, most western people are unwilling to thing of even less listen to or talk about the time we may take off our shoes for the final time.
As for doing bin collecting, road sweeping and street repairs during the most inconvenient periods is the same throughout Europe, just try driving with or without a caravan behind your car through Germany a country with the best motorways during the summer holidays. For hundreds of miles these wonderful Autobahns are reduced to single lanes.
Have a nice evening.
John.
Sounds like the local council by you is as daft as they are here.. We spent 3 years with them updating the bridge and expanding the roads. Small jobs they did at night. This one was huge and they did that mostly during the day.. Traffic was twice as bad as it's usually bad self.
There were quite a few foolhardy souls braving the cold wind and hardly any sunshine yesterday - and normally I don't go out, like you, during Bank Holidays and because of the same reason. It's why I'm looking forward to the kids going back to schools, then I can go visit Instow beach and watch the dogs
@Jenny - Yes, I thought about that too, and think it's the best way. I hate to think of him not coping financially, when there's a good deal of money from my employer that he would be entitled to.
Guess he's not the only one who doesn't like to think of these things. I assure him I have no 'plans' to leave lol, I'm just making sure he'll be financially okay.
Maybe I should think about it, too.
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