Crisp will call me "Cripple Old Man!" but...

[dalekboy]

I'm now a pensioner! I got a card and everything! It's actually the Carer's Pension since, in theory, I'm looking after mum...

*cue flashback sequence*
Danny walks out to kitchen, then realises he's left his walking stick behind. He weighs up how he feels, his balance, the weakness in his legs, and realises he can't physically make it back to the room to retrieve his cane. Tentatively he calls to his 70 year old mother..

"Mum? Could you get my walking stick for me, please?"
*flashback ends*

But I now get all sorts of free stuff! Including a train trip! Must look into details and limitations, but I've always wanted to take the train across to Perth for a Swancon, but it's always been too pricey. But if it's free, or even just significantly cheaper...

Comments

[dcrisp.livejournal.com]

:) I never said it was necisarily a BAD thing! :)
just if your going to send cryptic messages to people :P

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

I like it, but only because I'm your bitch :)

[dcrisp.livejournal.com]

What? your my bitch?? you never told me this!!!!!

Hot Damn!

[kaths.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't you also get a disability pension anyway yourself? I get one even though I'm able to do a certain amount of work.

Although no doubt they'll take it away from me after this last tax return goes in and they'll probably want some money back :(

[dalekboy.livejournal.com]

Hadn't even thought about the disablity pension angle until today when I got this card. Will probably look into it after we get to Canberra. Thanks for mentioning it though :)

OMG PFV WTF!?

[fnork.livejournal.com]

You get a thing called a 'Pension Free Voucher' from centrelink. Once you do, give the great southern railway a call and ask them how much it would give you off the trip to perth. It may only take you free from MEL to ADC... I mean adelaide (pardon my old v/line training there. Oh... and if you want to go from Shepparton to Fish Creek, you'd be going from SHT to FCK ;)

You get one a year from centrelink. Alternatively the pension is valid for concession nation wide. Swoite!