Wheeeeee! Pensioners' Playground


	Wheeeeee! Pensioners' Playground

abailart

1-30-2008 1:26 PM

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pensioners, fitness

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1-30-2008 2:31 PM

Fast T friend

abailart, you are giving us more and more incentives to crave our third age

thanks.

1-30-2008 2:35 PM

Aribeth

Awww how cute,you will have the time of your life.I'd like to see that

1-30-2008 2:55 PM

abailart

Nice try, aribeth.

1-30-2008 3:21 PM

Aribeth

Bad humor,sorry

1-30-2008 3:27 PM

abailart

No, not at all! I play all day wherever I am but am still some years off qualifying for my free bus pass (which you get at 60) when I can go to the seaside every day. Wouldn't go the playground in Manchester anyway: it is full of Mancs.

1-30-2008 6:50 PM

Antara

I saw lots of playparks like this in CHina

At night, all the older folks get together on the streets and DANCE as well!

Excellent Idea

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