Doesn’t this belong in the Personal ads? Someone wants a drinking buddy for his 88-year-old, widowed father.
“Wanted: Person to accompany elderly gentleman to the pub.”
Woo-hoo! Where do I apply?
It’s a real ad in his village post office in England, placed there by Mike Hammond for his widowed, 88-year-old father who’s living in a nursing home.
Any other qualifications? Applicant must not be a woman or teenager (isn’t that discriminatory?) or “somebody who is just going to get wrecked. Dad is not a heavy drinker.”
The trips from the nursing home to the pub will e twice weekly. No mention of how long the stay is at the watering hole. The pay is seven pounds per hour, about $14 for 60 minutes, plus expenses (does beer qualify as an expense?).
Well, despite those questions, Hammond was bombarded with offers. (Never underestimate the power of beer.)
In the end, it was difficult to choose, so a job-share has been worked out between a retired doctor and a former military man.
“It’s got to be the best job in the world,” Hammond told a British newspaper.
HRB agrees the job has the potential to be the best in the world. But, it would all depend on what kind of guy Dad is. If Dad is similar to Martin Crane, played by John Mahoney, on TV’s Frasier, go have a beer. If he’s more like Grandpa on The Simpsons, you’re better off staying at home.
