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Could we make money selling our body heat?
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From Daphne Minihane.
DURING the States debate on whether or not a heating allowance should be made available to older people (not middle Jersey, of course), Deputy Rob Duhamel suggested that instead of increasing cold-weather payments elderly people should take in lodgers, or live together to share heating costs or body heat.
Wow, what an idea! Why didn’t we think of it ourselves? So, my fellow senior citizens, with walking sticks, walking frames and all other aids at the ready, we could be at the start of a new and lucrative business.
How do we begin? For our own safety in the home, which is paramount in this day and age, we would need to find an office in which to interview potential clients. Maybe Deputy Duhamel could be persuaded to take this onus off us, and conduct the interviews himself.
Then we could arrange for one group of pensioners to do the laundry (beds etc have to be changed) and another to do the shopping, to ensure our lodgers don’t go hungry. Fantastic, and then what bliss – we will be able to conserve our body heat by snuggling down with whoever, at night. I can’t wait.
Problem solved.
No, it is not an April fool – it is real. If you missed this gem, then read the article (JEP, 17 February). I found it both
offensive and degrading.
What planet is the Deputy living on – and who does he think we are?
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