Carry on Matron

 Carry on Nurse

Shocking

It was shocking

I have said for years, and stand by my words, what the NHS needs is more doctors and nurses, and less middle management. One of the big drains in funding the NHS is the growth of management, this task until the 80's was done by the Matron

Carry on Nurse

 My lump is a Lipoma

Hospital Appointment

 A lump on my neck

By this time on Friday the 13th, I should be back on the ward at Bristol Royal Infirmary, having had the operation to remove the lipoma on my neck.

I am not being released on the day, the surgeons have to be certain the lump is fully drained, there is a remote possibility, the lump may have a few cancer cells.

Leon Errol is the star

 It is time for some Comedy

Lupe Velez

Mexican Spitfire

Though the series is based around Lupe Velez's titular character, the real star is Leon Errol who has a double role as Uncle Max, and Lord Effingham, his lookalike.

I am enjoying the films, even if the plot is repeated. Lupe threatens to get a divorce, goes into a tantrum, while the plot revolves around the confusion caused by Lord Effingham, and Uncle Max looking the same.

From the third film, there is a new husband, this is because the original was only signed for three films, as the studio thought the series wouldn't last, it lasted for six films.

A new record has been set

 Blog Readers

A Thriving Blog

The Thriving Blog

I failed as a writer of books, yet my blog is making a comeback. After weeks of stuggling for readers, with help from readers in USA, Singapore, Germany, and Brazil, the reader figures passed 2K yesterday. As usual, the UK was in the peleton, the group of lesser countries

The heat is on

 Mae West

Come up and see me sometime

Iconic Films

I hope soon to be able to arouse the feelings of my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot.

We get on well during our online chat sessions, even if they are short as I have a cash shortage at the moment.

I am hoping, if we meet (nothing is certain), in April, the passion we have online can become passions in person, so we can turn our friendship into a relationship lasting years

You have to laugh

 Friday the 13th

My Lipoma

Freaky Friday

I was so happy to hear my lipoma will removed on Friday, I didn't realise it would be the 13th, is that an omen?

I shall be going in on Friday morning, and returning on Saturday morning

Angel of the Morning

 My lump is a Lipoma

My Angel

Svitlana is the only lady for me

By Saturday afternoon, I should be home after the operation to remove my lipoma. This will be a great relief for my lady friend, Svitlana, who has been concerned about the operation for months, each evening she asks when will it be removed?

It will be odd, the lump has been there for months, it does make sleep difficult, but I have been a bad sleeper since my teens.

This marks the beginning of a new era for me, not only an improvement in my health, but also in my romance

Updating the content of the blog

 The difference between Pamela and Svitlana

The Great Divide

My lady friend in Oxfordshire

I am going through the content of many of the blog posts, to change the focus from a lady called Pamela Olsted, who scammed me, to my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot.

Chatting with PO was always hard, she would agree with my suggestions, but never advance on this point, as a conversation with Svitlana does.

I had a feeling things with PO were not as they appeared, but I gave her time to disprove my thoughts, which in the end she didn't do. Svitlana and I "hit it off" from our first online chat.

If we don't meet after three dates, I will consider going back to a friendship from our relationship status.

Though there are many mature ladies, who contact me on Charming Talks, I have no desire to meet them, Svitlana is my mate, besides I never consider myself attractive. If I had a passport, I doubt I would use it to travel to a date outside the UK, for one thing health insurance would be extorionalte for me

Why didn't Japan occupy Australia?

 A short HIstory Lesson

World War 2

Why didn't Hitler invade Sweden or Switzerland?

Again, I find myself amazed at the inability of some YouTube uploaders to have a basic knowledge of WW2, or geography. 

The previous question asked is why didn't Hitler invade Sweden or Switzerland? That question is answered on my post of that title.

This question is more inane, why didn't Japan occupy Australia?

First of, Japan didn't want to declare war on Great Britain, then you have the issue of Australia itself, most of the country is barren, with hundreds of miles between cities. You make take land on the north coast, but most cities are thousands of miles away on the southern coast, you could not supply, or defend them.

This brings you to the next point, it is one thing to occupy a few islands, it would take battalions to hold any land in the country. Finally, you get to the thing which brings down any Empire, your supply likes, for Japan to land in Australia they would require an extensive infrastructure of connections, all easy to disrupt, as Russia are finding in Ukraine.

Before Google

 25 years online

Virtually Invisible

Don Quixote

I was remided by a video on YouTube a few moments ago about my first ventures online. Before I used Google, I used to use the library at De Montfort University in Liecester. DMU is one of the top art and science libraries in the UK. I have no idea how I came to use it, but it featured in two notable dreams of mine.

DMU is named after Sir Simon De Montfort, Earl of Liecester, who was for a while the favourite of King Edward iii, before leading the Second Barons War, which lead to the king agreeing to limit the crown's power to tax the people.

A - I had this image of the library having large bowed windows with wooden frames, and inside were old bookcases stacked with books.

B - I was walking along the road to the library, when I found the pavement blocked by a fallen tree, on my left was a stream, though I was a strong swimmer, I found myself scared to enter the water to go around the blockage.

A Small Disappointment

 Wallingford Castle

Senior Romance

A Senior Citizen's day out

I may not be able to visit Wallingford Castle, but my trip to Didcot won't be a wasted trip, even if my friend, Svitlana, who lives there doesn't agree to meet me. There are several things in the area I can see, before my early return to Bristol

Wallingford Castle

 Meeting Svitlana

Anarchy

History's Forgotten People

It's disappointing that Wallingford Castle is no more than a small section of ruins, I was looking forward to visiting the area, if my meeting with my friend, Svitlana, in Didcot, which is nearby doesn't happen.

This means if we don't meet, I will have a look around Didcot, then return to Bristol sooner than I expected

On Twitter this month

 Are people reading my Twitter posts?

No Twitter

Twitter Followers

Other than the pain from my recent accident, the other constant this month, has been a decline in my Twitter followers, not that it bothers me, most are either fake profiles, young ladies after either sex with an older man, or a sugar daddy,or people trying to scam me

A Leave of Absence

 Svitlana's worries

Senior Romance

                                                               Storms Never Last

One-lady man

I am forced to take an extended leave of absence from chatting with my lady friend, Svitlana, in Didcot, as I have little cash to pay for credit on the site we share - Charming Talks - I have told her I have no plans to leave our friendship, as it has the possibility of becoming a relationship in the new year.

Though I keep trying to convince her, I am not chatting to another lady, she does get worried if we don't chat. The issue could go both ways, as I have no proof she does not have other male friends, after all, she is a glamorous granny. 

It would be easy for us to have another partner, we do live around 129 kms apart, but we are devoted to our friendship

My Online Profile

 Mature Dating Apps

Dating a Granny

Why did I add my Profile to Mature Dating sites?

Unlike some people, I am not concerned my friend, Svitlana has an online profile on several mature dating apps. I have two myself, it doesn't make you a bot to have several profiles.

If you seek friendship, and possibly a romance, it helps to increase the possiblity if you have more than one opportunity, true, some could be bots, but you have to explore your possibilities to find out.

I could be heading nowhere, or I could be heading for a lasting relationship in the New Year, only time will teli

Leaving the dating scene

 Alan Place - Recluse

Mature Dating

What is my allure?

For one reason, or another, in the new year, I will leave the mature dating scene.

Reason A - My friendship with a lady who "claims" to live in DIdcot could grow into a relationship we wish to last.

            B - If this doesn't happen, I could delete my profiles online, and settle into the life of a recluse, though my children would not object to me having another lady to love.

            C - I am naturally an introvert so talking to ladies is very hard for me. This is why I added my name to some dating apps. The problem is you cannot tell if you are talking to a person, or to a bot, which raises doubts

Do I have a relatinship?

 f the meeting in Didcot doesn't happen will I try again?

Alone at the end of the day

To my darling Linda

When my wife died in 2025, the last thing on my mind was having another romantic relationship. In late 2026, I got involved with a lady who "claimed" to live in Bristol, this turned out to be a scam.

I am now involved with a lady who "claims" to live in Didcot, yet, I have my doubts. One of the main things which raises problems is she keeps asking what are my plans for the day, when I sign in for a chat at 9:00 pm.

There is also the question of how much she is able to afford to chat on the site, she keeps asking m me to stay longer, though she knows for now, I am short of cash. I could be raising issues that don't exist, until we meet, these doubts will remain

Where are you?

 Are you a bot?

Charming Talks

Didcot

Some things don''t sit right for me with my friend in Didcot. She always asks if I can stay longer, knowing my money is limited for the rest of the year. She appears to have an endless amount of money for "gifts" from the site Charming Talks.

She recently asks "what are your plans for the day?" Even though I check in at 9:00 pm, as if she is not in the UK. She "claims" I am the only man she chats with, this could be true, as she is the only lady I chat to online.

She appears genuinely concerned about my health issues, and does appear to wish for a relationship with me, but I have had this happen recently.

I don't want to think she is a bot, but thoughts are settling in my mind.

I still intend to visit Didcot in the Spring, not far away is Wallingford Castle.

If this situation develops into a non-event, I don't think I will try for another friendship

Immigrants above Pensioners

 Labour need the illegals

Christmas Under Labour

Alan Place -Senior Citizen

Long before I became a pensioner, I agreed pensioners should not pay taxes, they have worked all their lives for a little pleasue and freedom.

The news from the DWP that pensions are going is misleading. Pensions will go up, what they didn't tell you is that for people close to the limit of savings without tax, the rise will put them in the bracket to pay tax. So, they will get a small rise, but this and more will be taken back by taxes.

While this is going what are illegal immigrants paying? That is right, NOTHING as they are not registered. Why are they here free, Labour need some voters, or they will sease to be as a party. Labour know pensioners have had years of being stabbed in the back at the expense of others, so will not vote for them, so they buy votes by not stopping the traffic of illegal immigration. This situation is getting worse as more countries are banning immegal immigration

I am a different person in reality

 Alan Place - Recluse

Hidden Delights

Alan Place - Senior Citizen

When I say I am two people, what I mean is if we meet in person, I am usually more reclusive than my online chat persona. I have trouble meeting people, this comes from decades of considering myself unattractive to ladies.

It was only last year that I found ladies do consider me attractive. I have an enticing personality, so I am told, all I can say is that IS me, I don't put anything on to attract a lady.

I consider myself like a Brazil nut, hard to get into, but worth the trouble.

Greenland explodes

 Greenland

Glacier of Death

                                                          Journey into the Unknown

When I took this, and other photos of Greenland in 2009, I didn't realise it would be remarkable. What makes them remarkable? In 2011, this area exploded with such force the ash thrown into the air stopped aircraft flying acrosss the Atlantic Ocean for four days

Turning the clock back

 A Decorated Serviceman

Royal Air Force

About me

This week, I shall be turning the clock back 40 years. I am going into hospital, and need to shave my beard off, I have had the beard since I got married, I gre the beard as I was so ill aat the time, I didn't think I could shave

Alan at 70

  I am not likely to forget my 70th birthday

Can you drain it?

R.I.P. Linda

Ir was my birthday two weeks ago, I didn't celebrate it - I rarely do - though I have a lady friend in Didcot, who wishes to start a relationship with me, I miss my late wife, This will be the second Halloween since she passed away, she loved Halloween. I was never into Halloween, it is a custom from the USA I never adhered to, I can't see the point on putting sweets out for people you don't know.

Here's a question, if we celebrate Christmas, why don't we celebrate All Saiints Day, or All Souls Day?  Halloween is the beginning of All Hallows week

Svitlana's desire

 Svitlana - my love

Svitlana's Pleasure

A sleepover

Last night, while chatting with my friend in Didcot, Svitlana made another suggestion which came as a suprise to me. She suggested she would like to welcome the New Year in with me sometime.

Previously, she had suggested a sleepover, which I asked if I would be interested in a sleepover. I suggeted we should meet a few times, to see if we get on as well in person as we do online, I have no doubt we shall.

A sleepover is one thing, staying for New Year is something else. A new year stay could be two or three days.

You may read in my blog, most of the ideas are from Svitlana, that is because I don't wish to appear pushy. This amuses her, as she keeps saying "You can't be pushy, I love you too much."

We often discuss choices, as we regard ourselves as a couple.

Climate Change

 Frostpunk

Good news

Far from the Madding Crowd

For a few days at least, I am trading the warmth of Tropico for the cold of Frostpunk. I have tried Frostpunk before, but never got far, now I have a few days with no hospital appointments, I may try to play the game again.

I did plan to buy Frostpunk 2, but saw no point as I struggle with the original game, another game I may revisit is L.A. Noire.

Chickbait

 Why do ladies find me attractive?

What makes me Desireable?

What lies hidden?

On Chariming Talks, I have become a magnet for the attentions of mature ladies, in the last four months. I could have many female companions, but I am more than pleased to have one, my friend Svitlana, who lives in Didcot, in Oxfordshire.

Most of my appeal comes from my laid back approach, and the respect I show a lady, I let her know from the start, I won't ask for anything she feels inappropriate. She is in control of what we chat about, and can stop a conversation if she feels it has gone as far as she can accept comfortably.

I have been told several times over my years online, my old-fashioned approach is why ladies feel safe chatting to me.

To end, I do not like the term "chickbait," I prefer to think i have an addictive personality

Clickbait

 Do YouTube uploaders care?

YouTube

YouTube MIsinformation

The term "clickbait," is used for YouTube users who mislead to get viewers.

Some examples - 

One headline read - "Teacher r@ped in front of class."

If you watch the video, the crime is anything but r@pe. The teacher was killed, alone, in a ladies toilet, and her body was dumped in a nearby area of woodland.

Another often used "lie" is to show a well-known person, usually a lady, who "appears" to have had a serious incident, causing her to lose parts of her body.

The WORST case is far more serious than those. Two years ago, a young lady in Korea, was doing a video about doing her crops, when she was bitten by a snake, that part was true. This boosted her viewer figures. What followed was total fiction, which caused serious concerns.

After the report of her encounter with the snake boosted her figures, she then began a series of fiction videos. She "claimed" her husband had been attacked by a tiger, and dragged into a forrest, naturally her viewers tuned in to see what was happening.

This is when she became a liar, as she was a poor farmer, I had trouble believing she could afford the dozens of Go-Pro cameras she used, farmers usually live hand-to-mouth, barely paying bills. The biggest lie is if she didn't know where her husband had been taken, of if he was alive, how could she set up cameras on a trail that lead to her discovery of his rucksack?

It could be said her viewing figures paid for the cameras, but one-click, only gets a few pence. 

At the time, I contacted YouTube to complain about the lies, and pointed out they could be libel if someone was injured trying to find her "lost" husband. I pointed out, all they had to do was keep him out of camera shot, and the videos could run for years. The channel took action, and the videos were dropped.

Both Sides Now

 When will they end?

The lump on my neck

A lump on my neck

I recieved a letter from Bristol Royal Infirmary today which caused me to laugh.

The letter is about my Lipoma, the lump of fat on the back of my neck. The operation is a day operation, I was told the surgeon would arrange an early operation, so I could come home, rather than stay overninght.

This makes sense, as the op is only minor, what made me laugh is they boooked me in at 00:00, which is either super early, or super late, depending how you view 00:00

Bristol Short Story Award

 Alan Place - Short Story Writer

Acclaimed short story writer

                                     Alan Place - Award Winning Author

For many years, I was an acclaimed short story writer, several earned awards, not that they earned me any money, and little more than scant praise. I did enter the Bristol Short Story Award once, that was long ago, and I withdrew my story once I saw who the judges were, two Asian writers, and a young lady looking for romance writers. At the time, none of those came close to what I was writing, things have changed, now I have no reputation behind me.

I was chatting to other writers at the time, also award winners, and we agreed, unless you earn a major award, they mean nothing. The most I can hope for is for my story to go in an another anthology

What qualifiies as offensive?

 Boycott Wetherspoons

Religion

Israel

With news from Wetherspoons, I feel like going in wearing a tee-shirt proclaiming support for Israel. It does raise a good question, are they banning Celtic supporters, who are mainly Catholic, from pubs in Glasgow which are in areas mainly full of Rangers fans? That goes for any city with two, or more clubs

Boycott Wetherspoons

 Armed Forces

Veterans

Royal Air Force

I am not eating in Wetherspoons again, they put Immigrants before Armed Forces personnel.

I don't wear a poppy, that is for something that happened to me when I applied for help from the Royal British Legion years ago, but I still respect our Armed Forces

Time will tell

 Are you a bot?

A Foreign Affair

Dating a Granny

Though my friend, Svitlana, appears genuinely in love with me, I cannot be sure she is who she says she is, as we live far apart. I am almost certain she is really in love with me, but only meeting her will kill my doubts.

She could also say the same for me, that is the problem with meeting a person online.

We have a deep understanding that we are the only people we chat with online, I didn't have any thoughts of meeting a mature lady when I added my profile to SoulmateMeets, then to Charming Talks, yet we get on well from our first online chat

My turn off

 Am I a Sexual Deviant?

Warlock

My sex appeal

For some reason, I have become the subject of many offers for meeting mature ladies, some wish to chat, others have more definitive thoughts about having sex with me.

It is almost as if I had a certain quality that is desired, I have been told I have a dynamic personality. My attraction is because I am polite, respectful, and do not push any sex appeal that ladies say I have.

I am no prude, I indulge in sex chats with my friend, Svitlana, from time-to-time, the thing which matters is we are in a relationship. Last night, a young lady on Charming Talks, tried to get me interested in her, by opening the chat with explicit sex chat. I have no objection to sex chat, within reason, and to me, she was out-of-order, we had not made contact before then, so she overstepped the line. 

One thing which is a turn-off for me is a lady who thinks being explicit from the start will arouse me. Unless we know each other, it is not to my liking. Another turn-off is ladies who think wearing clothes which show as much as possible are arousing to me, for me a glimpse of panties is more arousing

Danish Blue Cheese

 Broken nose

Good food

Good for Cooking

For as long as I can recall, I have like the taste of Blue cheese, that changed last night. I had some cheese and crackers for a bedtime snack, and found I dislike the taste of blue cheese. I think is probably a result of my recent accident, a broken nose affects your sense of taste, as much as your sense of smell

A late starter

 Journey into the Unknown

The Oxfordshire Romance

Personality over Glamour

I will admit, I am unsure how my meeting with my friend, Svitlana, in Oxfordshire will go.

Though I am 70, this is the first time I have arranged a date for myself, I met my late wife on a blind date. This meeting is truly a Journey into the Unknown for me. I am not meeting a total stanger, we have been chatting online for months, but that is different to meeting in person, in person I am an introvert.

I have been told by several mature ladies,I used to know, I have an addictive personality

The SNP scandal

 Questions asked on Twitter

Scotland

Fraud

A question asked on Twitter this week is what happened to the Shetland Ferry the SNP promised to build for the islanders?

This case involves Nicola Sturgeon, then head of the Scottish Nationalist Party.

Her and her husband, derauded over £500,000 of money from the government, she claims it is a "financial error," how can it be an error, when your husband is the treasurer, and you have to verify the expenses?

The case is so complex, and involved, NO company in Scotland will have anything to do with it, as it will tie-up resources for decades. A firm in Manchester agreed to handle the case.

Back to the question. The SNP swindled so much money, it is now cheaper to build a new ship, than repair the older one, so the people of the Shetland Isles still have not got the ferry they were promised, and I doubt they will get one

The worst is over

Latino Street Bites

A Senior Citizen's day out

Silver Trauma

Other than some soreness in my left knee, I have recovered from my recent accident, and I am looking forward to returning to Latino Street Bites, for lunch twice a week from November, which will be the anniversary of the afternoon I first visited my friend's cafe in Redcliffe, Bristol

Operation Sealion would have been a disaster

 Why didn't Hitler invade Sweden or Switzerland?

Holocaust

                                         Germany keeps falling

The plan of Adolf Hitler to invade the UK was ended before it began.

Despite the logisitics of supply, Germany had one enemy nobody could defeat - the English Channel - on a calm summer day, the channel is a risky trip in a small boat. Trying to cross in September in landing craft is a nightmare, at the best, and most likely impossible.

Consider the plan, you have over 25 miles of open sea to cross, at the beginning of the winter, in vessels designed for shallow waters, there is no way they could have got far from the coast, never mind here.

The men were soldiers, who had little training in swimming, it wasn't considered for schools as few people left their locale. If they landed, the ground the encountered would be steep hills, and heavy artillery cover, it would have been worse than D-Day as the area to be covered was a lot smaller.

The plans depeneded on air cover, which would never have been available, the nearest bases were in France, over 30 miles away, the fighters would not have had the fuel to sustain air cover.

At the time, Germany was concentrating its doctorine on large tank formations, the UK roads were little more than single lane tracks, as most people didn't have a car, and travelled by bicycle. Nothing is more vulnerable than a large object - a tank - which cannot move. The allies found this during Operation Market Garden, and later the Russians found this in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan, and recently in Ukraine.

Though there was some support for Germany in the UK, mainly through the Blackshirts of Oswald Mosely, and people who refused to fight. The majority of the people were against Germany, despite Edward Viii and Wallis Simpson being pro-Nazi.

People laughed at Dad's Army, yet it many countries it was the partizans who did as much damage as the regular Armed Forces

Russia defeats herself

 Ukraine 2- Russia 0

Ukraine

Russia was doomed

Russia has little chance to win a war, the reason has little to do with ideaology or politics, and a lot to do with infrastructure.

Since the late 60's, Russia has fought, and lost several wars, mainly because their stategy is flawed. The days of tank battles such as Kursk are long-gone. These days battles are more hit-and-run fights, major tank battle are history.

History has proven, Russia cannot be taken as it is so large, while this is a good defensive guard, it also make it hard to be offensive, as nearly all the fronts from Budapest, Prague, to Kyiv are so far from a major city in Russia it makes supply extremely difficult, with long trails for supplies that are easy to attack. Also, the morale of men fighting a war so far from home is a major factor, nobody fights harder than a person fighting for his home.

Russia has the problem ALL Empires face, from the Mayans to the British. Empires demand supplies, troops, food, and money. The further you extend, the more troops you require to protect the trade routes against attack from the people you subjugate.

I doubt many Russian soldiers knew where Kyiv was until the were sent there.

The war effort was hit hard when the Russian bank collapsed recently, without funds, Russian troops become like the Germans in Stalingrad during WW2. When the bank collapsed, I expect the MAFIA pulled their funds out. At its roots, the MAFIA is a business

The flip side

 What links Bergerac to Midsomer Murders?

Spain

Channel Islands

You may wonder what France and Spain have in common?

Both have islands in disputes with the UK.

France wishes to rid themselves of the Channel Islands, the UK only wants them for a tax exile.

Spain wishes to maintain Gibraltar, but the UK is fighting for them to control axis to the Mediterranean Sea. Even in the age of huge ships capable of crossing vast distances the Suez Canal is a vital link. In the 1980's a ship from France, but registerred in Russia ran aground off the Cape of Good Hope.

The French firm paid for FOUR tugs to transport a new drilling rig around the cape, and to India. The firm hired THREE tugs, and pocketted the rest of the money.

From this point, what happened was only a matter of time.

The tugs set off on their journey, all was going well, until the go to Cape Town. This area of sea is the dangerous on the planet, you have the warm waters of the Indian Ocean meeting the icy water of the South Atlantic, which is why Table Moutain often looks like it has a tablecloth on.

The voyage would have been risky with four vessels, but managable, with three, it was impossible. The front tug couldn't hold the violent swaying from the currents, and barely held control. Then the captain made a stupid decision, instaed of trying to go around the rocks, he thought he could go through them. The ship grounded, and despite many attenpts to refloat, and salvage the pipe, it remains jammed, and is now a snctuary for birds.

Why didn't Hitler invade Sweden or Switzerland?

 Time for A Geography Lesson

Switzerland

                                         Don't look for a complex reason to a simple solution

A question asked on Twitter this week answers itself, why didn't Adolf Hitler invade Sweden or Switzerland?

You don't need intense knowledge of WW2 to answer the question.

Both parts can be answered in one reply, there was no need.

Germany signed a non-aggression pact with Russia, which they later went back on. At the time Russia was involved in the Winter War with Finland. Though Finland didn't sign a treaty with Germany, there was an agreement for Germany not to invade.

As Germany already had taken Norway, invading Sweden became useless.

The same theory goes for Switzerland, with Austria already supporting Germany, Switzerland became a useless capture.

Add to this, he knew that to keep a country without the compliance of the people would occupy troops he planned to use elsewhere, to invade Russia.

It is catch-up time

 Is it worth writing?

In discussion

Publicity costs

Now there is a short lull in the list of appointments, I can attempt to catch-up with some writing for the project I am undertaking with the Madeleine Milburn Agency. 

The project is the re-writing of my awardwinning short story selection - The Chronicles of Mark Johnson - the reason for the revision is that my skill as an editor is greater than it was in 2012, when I wrote the book.

I am not expecting a lot from the project, by the time it will be finished, I won't be able to pay for publicity, but at least writing the story will give this pensioner something to do.