Lexpo Old Boys

Older people are being let down by a care system in crisis

Dear Lexpo
Fantastic news - the Care in Crisis petition now has over 130,000 signatures! This is far more than our target of 100,000 - thank you for helping us reach this amazing total.
Earlier this week we presented the petition to No 10, Downing Street, asking the Prime Minister to ensure that Parliament debates this important issue. But the campaign doesn't stop here.
The government has promised to act - but we're worried that they're stalling. This just isn't acceptable.
Care can't wait. Further delay will condemn millions of older people to uncertainty, worry and financial insecurity, just at a time when they need to be looked after.
We?ve already sent you our short video in which David explains why this is so important. Now we want every MP to see David's story for themselves.
Please email your MP and ask them to watch the video too.
The problems of the current care system aren't going to go away. The time to act is now.
Thank you for your help.
Samantha Nicklin
Age UK Campaigns team
 

Test For Lexpo Seniors (mostly PBX)
Our Yearly Memory Test -- only 4 questions 

Our Yearly Dementia Test 

It's that time of year for us to take our annual senior citizen test.
Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important to keep mentally alert. If you don't use it, you lose it! 
Below is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to the last test. Some may think it is too easy but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty. 
Take the test presented here to determine if you're losing it or not. 
The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you've made your answer. 
OK, relax, clear your mind and begin. 



1. What do you put in a toaster? 








Answer: 'bread.' If you said 'toast' give up now and do something else.. 
Try not to hurt yourself. 
If you said, bread, go to Question 2. 





2. Say 'silk' five times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows drink? 








Answer: Cows drink water. If you said 'milk,' don't attempt the next question. Your brain is over-stressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading more appropriate literature such as Auto World. 
However, if you said 'water', proceed to question 3. 





3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from? 






Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said 'green bricks,' why are you still reading these??? If you said 'glass,' go on to Question 4. 

4. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to 
Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus.
In Reading, 6 people get off the bus and 9 people get on.
In Swindon, 2 people get off and 4 get on.
In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on.
In Swansea, 3 people get off and 5 people get on.
In Carmathen, 6 people get off and 3 get on.
You then arrive at Milford Haven .. 



Without scrolling back to review, how old is the bus driver? 





Answer: Oh, for crying out loud! 
Don't you remember your own age? 
It was YOU driving the bus!! 

If you pass this along to your friends, pray they do better than you. 

PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!!


Dear All,
  I have just used a B.T. service called BT Home It Call To sort out several viruses that had invaded my computer.It isn't cheap ,but they sorted out all my problems by taking over remotely .Their telephone No. is 08000321118.This service may be of use other noncompetent users like myself.
Regards Bob M.

It’s unlikely that you will get a call, but on the off-chance that somebody calls you from Microsoft Technical Support: It’s a scam – put the phone down.
 
No, I’’m not passing on a warning email that 100 million other people have forwarded. I was called at home today (March 21) and the caller knew my name. She spoke with a heavy Indian accent, claimed to be from Microsoft Technical Support and was calling because my computer had been sending error reports to them. I was told my computer was at serious risk of crashing. When I told her my computer was not on and I wasn’’t going to put it on, she got very insistent that I should. I advised her that “I’’ll take the risk, thank you very much” and put the phone down.
 
I did report it to the police, but only to log the incident. – I know they won’t be able to do anything.
 
It’’s a scam that I’’ve never heard of before, so I checked it out. Sure enough, it’’s a scam to either con you into buying some software to “clean” your computer, to get you to “renew” your support contract so they can fix it, or to give them control of your computer for some other purpose. – most likely install something that will track what you do and report things such as your online banking login details.
 
Just remember: Microsoft will NEVER cold call you and if you ever click “send error report” to Microsoft after a program has crashed, there will be no identifying contact details in that error report and certainly not your name and phone number.
 
Hopefully nobody will get a similar call, but if you do, just hang up.
 
Thanks
Nigel

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