Society & Culture Adopt-A-Pensioner

[HarryTiger]

http://adopt-a-pensioner.yourwebspace.com.au/

They've been advertising this scheme on Today Tonight. I didn't really pay too much attention but it seemed to just show pensioners whinging about not getting enough from the pension and sponging some dosh off the adopters.

Their website explains that it's a bit more than that....

Can you lend a hand?

How can you help? All you need is spare time and a sense of community spirit. You can help with day-to-day things like going to the shops, doing the housework or just popping over for a chat and a cuppa? Do you think you can help?

Community Services: Shopping, Transport, General assistance, Gardening, Housework
Business Services: Accounting, Building Repairs, Store Discounts

I was thinking you could maybe work your way into some wealthy old bag's will if you played this right, though unfortunately as I eluded to before most seem to be of the "breadline" variety so you'd be more likely to be bestowed a cat than a house.

So what other ways could this thing be exploited?

Wingman when you're hard up.
Younger kids could get their pensioner to buy grog.
Get yourself a free set-top box.
Dodgy repairmen can use it to find new customers.
Impress a chick by telling her you care for a pensioner in your spare time.

Use your imagination must be multitudes of users for a pensioner.

And just in case anyone was thinking that a pensioner would make a good gift, remember a pensioner isn't just for christmas a pensioner is for a few years.

 

[jonoman89]

I'd rather invest money in a time machine so i can go back to 1960 and tell all of them to open a super account.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

Adopt-A-Pensioner is a good idea but i can see some people misuse this scheme

 

[HarryTiger]

Are there any black ones for Madonna?