tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post7274109619404125876..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Living on the edge Australian styleJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-38910045430283390312014-01-08T06:22:27.274+11:002014-01-08T06:22:27.274+11:00Hi kvd. I wasn't in any way being critical of ...Hi kvd. I wasn't in any way being critical of the HB Club. There weren't a lot of facilities in HB; the Club did a good job. Ditto, say, for the South West Rocks Club there. <br /><br />I am not sure that retirees complain more than anyone else. <br /><br />I don't have time to respond properly this morning. My internet connection has been down and has been well behind. I should do a proper objective analysis. <br /><br /><br /><br />Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-28560824311772378962014-01-05T18:12:39.215+11:002014-01-05T18:12:39.215+11:00Jim , I agree with marcellous that your comment is...Jim , I agree with marcellous that your comment is unduly harsh.<br /><br />To take your own personal example, I'm wondering just how the equivalent inner city RSL club might differ in its facilities for the older generation; and how they actually spend their lives?<br /><br />And (my experience only) ALL retirees complain about everything. I think the fault is yours for attaching any significance.<br /><br />kvd<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-64332333241026001472014-01-05T16:44:16.925+11:002014-01-05T16:44:16.925+11:00Marcellous, decided to bring follow up comment her...Marcellous, decided to bring follow up comment here. <br /><br />I must admit to a bias up front. The North Coast used to be a playground for those further inland. To a degree it still is, but it has now become so urban/suburban. I actually tried to capture memories of the old coast on my blog. I miss it. <br /><br />The general poverty on the coast is something I have written about in many posts. Lynne is the poorest electorate in the country. The influx of people has strained services and facilities. Services are poor, especially if you don't have a car. Inland services are actually better in many cases. <br /><br />Many of the retirees that I have known complain about the coast. Some, not all, are sad. Those that got in early when prices were lower and populations smaller are in a better position. They had a chance to dig in, to establish themselves, to become community members. <br /><br />Perhaps the saddest case I saw was a Queensland, not New England example. On assignment, I went to the RSL Club at Hervey Bay. It was a dinner dance, and the place was filled with much older single women, mostly widows. Like the North Coast, Hervey Bay attracted inland retirees. Now the surviving women sat alone, watching the dancing. They had nothing to do and no one to do it with.<br /><br />I think that I stick with my case. <br /><br />Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-59503070427190165222014-01-03T07:29:37.618+11:002014-01-03T07:29:37.618+11:00Happy new year, marcellous. I'm not sure that ...Happy new year, marcellous. I'm not sure that it's a harsh comment, because it's complicated. Will bring up a proper response in the main post later today. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-14848950184992892192014-01-03T04:50:43.933+11:002014-01-03T04:50:43.933+11:00Jim
That's a pretty harsh comment about the c...Jim<br /><br />That's a pretty harsh comment about the coastal retirees. Are they sad just because they are old and possibly a bit poor? If they move up and down the coast, that is probably in search of services, which are even scarcer west of the divide.<br /><br />Happy new year all the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com