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A purely personal post from Graham Ellis
Lisa and Graham live in Melksham, Wiltshire, England
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Age Concern
"Age Concern" says the "one armed bandit" in one of our local pubs - and watching the display on the screen, it tells us that 20% of the proceeds go to the Age Concern Charity. Good for them - I suppose - if they're happy to be funded by the profits from gambling; it's probably quite a good sales line for the machine too as it allows the inebriated prime-of-life customers to quietly feed in more money than they might otherwise, and leave with a clear conscience that they're doing something for Mum or Auntie too. But my age concern was different; it's a family / food pub and the machine is in a public area. I saw this picture (which I did NOT snap, for privacy reasons) ... a young girl - of perhaps 9 - playing with the machine. Not feeding money into it; just playing the buttons. But me thinks that this was not the "Age Concern" that the manufacturers had intended to provoke. (written 2008-08-07) Associated topics are indexed under Z801 - Pettifog[3900] The Xxxxx Guest House in Xxxxxxxxxxx - my stay reviewed - (2012-10-20) [3835] The Information age - not yet truly with us? - (2012-08-12) [3749] Removal of water safety equipment, and how to use a lifesaver ring - (2012-06-04) [3302] Are you a half full or half empty person? - (2011-05-25) [3084] Can you trust the big brand names? - (2010-12-12) [3030] Liquorice allsorts and Dolly Mixtures - (2010-11-05) [3013] Audio equipment - (2010-10-24) [2944] What others cannot do in 10 months takes Virgin 10 minutes - (2010-09-03) [2937] The cat in the dustbin - (2010-08-27) [2788] Cost of Sales - (2010-06-01) [2761] A small business, facing a big government questionnaire - (2010-05-12) [2625] Both feet on the same pavement - (2010-02-05) [2193] Excellent product, excruciating customer service. 3 Mobile Broadband - (2009-05-21) [2122] Commission Creep - (2009-04-08) [1972] Pettifog and forum boards away from public view - (2009-01-03) [1862] Remember your units - (2008-10-31) [1839] Job application - (2008-10-13) [1783] Think before you send - (2008-09-02) [1349] Cash is not an acceptable way of paying - (2007-09-13) [1337] A series of tyre damages - (2007-09-08) [1170] Smoking, or no? The law insists we spell out the obvious - (2007-05-01) [826] Fighting illegal net use by imposing download limits - (2006-08-09) [815] Time trickles like water through a sieve - (2006-07-27) [791] Strange housewarming - (2006-07-03) [783] Good follow up ... my thanks - (2006-06-28) [638] A pile of sand? Where do we stand? - (2006-03-08) [600] It costs nothing to say THANK YOU - (2006-02-11) [562] Smoke and mirrors - (2006-01-12) [519] New Road - (2005-12-06) [478] Watch what you wear - (2005-10-26) [471] And it gets even better - (2005-10-21) [439] You cant - (2005-09-08) [323] 1 in 48 steel - (2005-05-24) [90] Rude old people - (2004-10-16) [87] Too sittings - (2004-10-13) [52] International awareness - (2004-09-17) 2550
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