3. Bob Rogers

My wife and I retired ten

years ago and we recently gave up the car as it was too expensive to run on our

pensions. We get the bus into town once a week to do our shopping. We're not as

fast on our feet as we once were, and some young people can be very

inconsiderate, pushing you out of the way at the counters or losing their

patience when you are not moving down the aisles as fast as they'd like.

Others, of course, are very helpful and will give you a hand when they see you

need it. Even though it can wear you out carrying all the bags, we try to make

a nice outing of it. We'll treat ourselves to a bit of lunch at one of the

cafes, or we'll go for tea and sandwiches at one of the nice tea rooms in the

centre. We look forward to our shopping trips!