71! Roger, you are a walking advertisement for keeping active. Long may it continue. Good on you, Sir!👍👍👍

As 1 of the 9 million, I survive off a modest private pension and claim zero from the government. Never stopped working, but to grow my own food and helping others along the way. Basically I have decided to give the government the finger, but not society.

@brickers911

2 ай бұрын

Agree, got fed up of working hard to fund the government high tax policies, now I can fully use both mine and the wifes full personal allowance to get by and enjoy all the extra time i now have, goodbye paye & NI

@eskimo4130

2 ай бұрын

@@brickers911 our taxes aren't that high though, it just feels that way because private companies suck up the majority of your cash. eg, energy, mortgage, fuel, food, etc

@brickers911

2 ай бұрын

@@eskimo4130 I earned £43k before I gave up work, on that I paid direct tax of £9803, and on top of that theres road tax for our cars, Vat at 20% on pretty much everything. I luickily don,t have a mortgage so HM government was pretty much my biggist outlay, it didn't just feel that way my friend it definately was.

@duncanpoundcake

Ай бұрын

​@@eskimo4130 Profiteering under the cover of 'inflation'.

Christ, didn't think you were 60 yet. You're looking well for 71!

@simonstones1918

2 ай бұрын

😂

@liammulligan1279

2 ай бұрын

Had him down for 60

@BadHorsie1

2 ай бұрын

Aye right, I had Roger well into his 60s

@Lloyd1885

2 ай бұрын

Its all that money plumbers earn, they can afford all the beauty treatments..😏

@truxton1000

2 ай бұрын

Would have guessed 65 but not 71.

Hi Roger, I turned 70 on Saturday started plumbing in 1969 and still at it.

@davideyres955

2 ай бұрын

Christ I thought I was slow at DIY 🤪

@patrickahearne8770

2 ай бұрын

Excellent😂@@davideyres955

@gurglejug627

2 ай бұрын

We've been waiting since 1972... when you coming? ;)

If only our politicians worked as hard (for us, not themselves) as those people picking up the trash! 😂

@relikvia4

2 ай бұрын

That will never happen. They don't go into the profession with the intent to uplift people.

@gdfggggg

2 ай бұрын

They just got another pay rise.

@cuebj

2 ай бұрын

Some do. Both MPs and councillors. But they tend not to be so good at the brown nosing needed to get promoted to places where they would be prominent and they're not inclined to put their noses in the trough of self-enrichment. I've been fortunate with almost every MP and most councillors during my 50 years of voting (pretty much entirely Labour with a LIberal or LibDem or two. My parents had an interesting experience where a total waste of space Tory retired and was replaced by a brilliant Tory with huge experience before Parliament and who, in turn, retired and was replaced by another brilliant Tory who had long been involved in the local area. Guess which was the one who got to be a minister? And guess which was the one who had a very successful career in supermarket management before becoming an MP

@cuebj

2 ай бұрын

@@relikvia4 Not true. Many do. The one's we read about don't

@gwarlow

2 ай бұрын

@@cuebj Good point.

As a young person I can confidently say that this country is finished. As soon as I make enough money I’m moving country because houses are too unaffordable

@davideyres955

2 ай бұрын

Good luck finding somewhere that dosnt have the same problem with house prices.

@klawlor3659

2 ай бұрын

There are plenty of countries that have much lower housing costs. The question is, could you live off the wages? Or could you handle the conditions? That being said, better to have your own decent affordable place even if the wages are lower. Maybe a better idea is to save the money in the UK (live with parents), gain a trade here if possible then emigrate to a more affordable country where you could buy a house outright. The wages might be lower but you'll have a place to call your own.

@OneAndOnlyMe

2 ай бұрын

@@davideyres955There are lots of countries that still have much lower house prices, and even lower rent.

@damienheads7151

2 ай бұрын

@@davideyres955 My wife is Mexican and houses over there are about a fifth of the price on average

@damienheads7151

2 ай бұрын

@@klawlor3659 Exactly

i love the older people in the work place because they have knowledge to pass on

@paulmaryon9088

2 ай бұрын

Yep so true,

@cuebj

2 ай бұрын

Here's the weird thing we found: older people kept wanting to learn and try new things and improve what they were doing. Younger people tended to just turn up, showed no imagination, had few to no interest in analysing, diagnosing, improving. The idea of thinking about what they did amazed them. They couldn't all be that way by natural inclination so we older folk concluded there must have been a change of upbringing by parents and schools

@OneAndOnlyMe

2 ай бұрын

That's true in many cases but not all. There are the new modern high tech roles that no one has yet gained enough experience to pass on.

@neil1997

2 ай бұрын

​This is very true ​@@cuebj. Been my experience a lot of younger guys learn one product or way of doing a job and either miss out on work or do it "their way". Guys who keep learning generally get more, interesting work and keep the job interesting

My father gets this all the time and he's almost 73, he won't stop as he enjoys working too much. He is also loved because he's the generation where he can literally fix anything across multiple trades. I will probably end up being the same but our country has got some god awful choices when it comes to politicians for the next election on both sides of the isle.

Roger! You are a national treasure, keep being yourself, a tonic to us all.

I enjoyed working, but now I enjoy being retired, its just good to be alive!

@JustLaughs2024

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy it! Your grandchildren sure won’t have that luxury (if you have any)

71! Respect to you mate. Looking good! Keep the the content as well. Good stuff👍

Well done mate! Great to hear how you learned early, took responsibility, looked after your Dad and cracked on to become strong, stay strong, help build our country and enjoy life.

From my experience it's not the youngest out of work but people 50+. Since covid they are either ill, retired early or dropped to part time because they have paid off their mortgage and don't need the money. Every person I know in their 30s and younger are working their arses off just to tread water with a few who have done really well. I don't know any young people that are dossers that were not already before covid.

Well said, I turn 70 this year and I'm still working all be it part-time, 2 to 3 days a week. Its great for me because I have been enjoying what I do since 1982, before that I was working in the retail sector as well as getting out on the tools, 1982 I made the switch and left retail for good. In that time I went from employee to owning a consultancy company to recently going back to being an employee, mainly due to the change in IR35. Working helps not only the people I work for but more importantly my mental and physical health. It benefits the company as I bring all my years of experience to the work place, this the younger members can't learn from a book or university, I get great pleasure in passing on what I have learnt and trying to mould those engineers willing to progress. The other benefit is I get to increase my pension pot, travel as much as I want without thinking about my bank balance, and to be a financial help if my children should need help, luckily they are doing well. Keep it up Roger 👍

For a non rant, that was an excellent RANT Roger. Love it ! I’ve always enjoyed work, though sometimes in a masochistic way ( you know, when its peeing down and you’re bottoming out a trench, or frosty as a bank manager and you’re loading out tiles on a roof etc) I’m 73 now, slowing down a bit, but I still get a buzz from talking to customers, suppliers, subbies and even planners and architects as well as getting on the tools😅

Roger, you’re in amazing shape for 71 Keep on Keepin’ On👍

When I was 23 I was keen as mustard. Now I'm in my late 50s I'm looking to retire ASAP. Its not the job but the bs that goes with it. Ps you don't look a day over 50. Send them winnings my way😂😂😉😉👍👍

@mypointofview1111

2 ай бұрын

Agreed. The B.S. is so ridiculous I'm just counting down till I can retire. I just hope I've still got my marbles intact

@boyasaka

2 ай бұрын

Like you I’ve worked all my life And now at 52 looking forward to retiring at 60 And when I retire at 60 I won’t be working at all Not even part time I’ll spend my days doing diy Walking the dog Going to the gym Gardening List is endless Once this is for sure I won’t be bored for a millisecond So so much to do

@dazmurph

2 ай бұрын

Unless you enjoy your job get out there and enjoy life, it's a fine line between more money and having the time to do what u want when u want. Nobody plays golf everyday, like nobody goes on holiday every day nobody goes out for meals every day......I know plenty of people that have retired to late in life with bundles of money and can't spend it through health matters.... You cannot buy time and that my friends is the most precious thing in the world.

@JustLaughs2024

2 ай бұрын

Imagine the Rothschilds or Royal Family saying they’d give their wealth Away. Their kids can work in burger king.

@boyasaka

2 ай бұрын

@@dazmurph being time rich is far better than being money rich

Worked from fourteen to seventy two building houses,hate retirement.

@paulacollins8327

2 ай бұрын

If able, some local groups are always looking for mentors

@boyasaka

2 ай бұрын

Why are your hating retirement ? You should have retired long ago and enjoyed your retirement

@neil1997

2 ай бұрын

Get back out on the tools mate. Maybe not labouring (dunno, you may well be fitter than me😂) even driving the van or gofering. Keep your brain active 👊🏻

One of the reasons that the decline of manufacturing industry in the UK is so sad is that it was a force for social cohesion. Many young people who perhaps didn't get the best start in life, whether at home or school, benefited from the structure and sense of purpose they found as an apprentice when they started work. I'm still working at 69 ...

Done a full day's graft on the site and I was about to put my feet up, but you've encouraged me to get some exercise done. I wanna look that good at 71!

I thought you were about 55-60. 71..dang

Sorry don’t agree with most of that, I’m a plumber I’m 53 now been doing it since I left school and last 12 months or so my knees have gone, I’m probably too old to change career and who would employ me now anyway, so reluctantly I will have to some how manage the pain until I can afford to retire which will be probably about ten years. To expect manual workers to work up to 67 is wrong, in my view the pension age should be lowered if you’ve worked for at least 20 years in a manual job.

@eddiereed5025

2 ай бұрын

Agree wholeheartedly no way someone working on the road digging out kerbs bricklayers etc I worked in the heating industry working 70hr weeks for best part of 40years got out at 61 with a pension and never looked back yes I still carried out the odd job for family and friends but if the sun shone nothing got done remember you are not guaranteed a long and happy retirement seen too many good friends not even reach retirement , remember my mentor when i was apprentice say you dont see many old heating engineers and he was right dropped down dead at 62.

@khester7397

2 ай бұрын

It sucks to give all your power over such decisions to the government.

@paulsmith2931

2 ай бұрын

@@eddiereed5025work is a means to an end for me, unlike roger if I won the lottery I’d retire tomorrow, I’m sure I could keep myself occupied and busy and spend more time with my wife and family, as you say I’ve seen far too many people get to retire then die a couple of years later, retire as soon as you can.

@markhedger6378

2 ай бұрын

If you've got bad knees etc get a 2 red light therapy bulbs, 670nm and 860nm from online and give yourself a treatment session 2or 3 times a week for 30mins , soon your knees ,hip etc will regrow capillaries and repair the area.good luck to you.

@shinobi3000

2 ай бұрын

46 and i will never be able to afford to retire. It amazes me that people think the money they paid in taxes is then used to pay out their pension. Your taxes pay for the currently retired because every consecutive government arent willing to tell everyone there isnt any money left. Its a ponzi scheme. The average age of death has actually been falling. Why should i and everyone my age and younger have to carry everyone older than us because they have failed me to have enough children. If you think we are all just going to take it the chin you are very much mistaken.

I've given wage slavery the finger at 55.... took some civil service/local authority pensions early, and as the mortgage is gone and I'm a stonemason to trade but a true jack of all trades ( missus not too keen on my plastering lol, but including mechanics) I will keep our house afloat by my own labour.... I live frugally now, no addictive vices just me and the bikes, kayak and hill-walking and wild swimming here in the Scottish highlands....I'm gonna enjoy what ACTIVE part of my life I have left doing the things I want to- like bikepacking.... sod slaving to 67 with a wa**er boss telling me where to be and what to do(67? -sixty 8?9?70?) and being to knackered to do anything at the end....I'm existing on a month what the average joe gets a week probably...but nobody owns my ass.... What was the quote about "freedom not being about free to do what you want to do, but to not do what you don't want to..."(Rousseau?)....nail on the head!

@soggybottom3463

2 ай бұрын

Geezer. 👍

@QuickSplashVideo-rm2kh

2 ай бұрын

Good man. I dipped out at 55 and it was the best thing ever. I don't have as many hobbies as you but I'm my own boss and every day is like a holiday to me after an uninterrupted 38 years of work.

@barrycorney3665

2 ай бұрын

@@QuickSplashVideo-rm2kh Yep, you know the score mate!! Now never hear the sound of an alarm clock brutally shattering your peaceful sleep to remind you to get up and get to the slave plantation (unless its for some necessary appointment).... that alone is priceless, waking up with the natural daylight.... Tomorrow it's fitting a new fill valve and service valve to the downstairs loo, plenty of work keeping the average home going lol...

@QuickSplashVideo-rm2kh

2 ай бұрын

@@barrycorney3665 Good luck with those valves. Make sure you have a decent rest afterwards!

An inspirational video Roger. I shouldn't concern yourself with the negative comments. Some people like leaving negative comments because they no constructive useful ones to make. You meet lots of these people in everyday life and they are happy moaning and blaming someone else for their particular problems. Perhaps some of this these could learn a lot from your channel if they concentrated on this aspect. I'm still working, albeit part-time, at 69 and people often ask when I'm going to retire but like you it gives me a few quid for luxuries and I sometimes wonder if their motivation for asking is more to do with me earning extra cash rather than my welfare. Keep up the excellent videos.

Same here buddy - love working. I'm almost 60 and love tiling - building cabinets etc. the country is wrecked though - it's a pyramid scam - they have skimmed the good folks of the UK. Keep up the good work Roger!

When I was young I was quite happy working all hours, weekends etc. But as the printing industry changed it became a chore. Stuck in a factory all day with the same moaning people all day long got to me in the end so I quit aged 48. I paid in to my pension, didn't really spend on holidays, pub etc. Now quite content tending my allotment, riding my bike, hill walking etc. Its fine to work if you enjoy your work, have a good employer. I don't claim from the state, never had. Some people need the work, some don't. Edited to add that my dad worked all his life, retired at 65 then dropped dead 6 months later. This was a heavy influence for me stopping work.

Hi Rodger, I will turn 71 this year and im still running my gardening business that i started in 91' and I still enjoy it and yes ive had those comments like why dont you retire ? well to hell with that as i still enjoy it and love the banter with clients and it keeps me fit, as for the weather now thats a different story lol 👍

Exactly, I've been a joiner now since 1978 and I also worked as a butcher after school with my dad, I worked on my grandads farm from 8 years old every summer for no pay but I loved every moment of it. A guy came to my school one day and asked who would like an apprenticeship for 3 years with doe.and I was only one in the class to but my hand up,figure that.I was self employed from 83 and enjoyed going to work almost every day and I still love it and although I now have osteoarthritis in my knees and have to wear a leg brace which allows me to carry out most tasks and take jobs that suits me best .never wanted to make lots of money just the privilege of doing what I loved,never really gone without and always had money in my pocket which was earned and having a pint at the weekend felt so good a reward for your labours.People now I think leaving education have high expectations far beyond their capabilities and the reality of daily life soon bursts that bubble .

Well articulate, sir. All good points and a nice change from your usual stuff.👍

Great story and totally valid point of view . You seemed to have blessed with good health and you’ve obviously looked after yourself. However , remember not all are as fortunate or see the world as you do .

Another great rant Roger, I concur with you mate. I’m a 63 years young builder.

Brilliant as usual Roger.

That was awesome. Well done Roger. I really enjoyed that.

If people keep eating the stuff I’ve just seen in an advertisement from subway they will not get to pension age so saving the country a fortune, well said Roger I love my job and have done every day. I’m a carpenter, joiner, cabinet maker, furniture maker,wood tuner and everything else you could do with wood and I’m as happy as a pig in poo 😊 pension age next year and I’ve got so many things I want to make.

@michaelcripwell1724

2 ай бұрын

I think I have just had the same advert.

@nikkion2140

2 ай бұрын

Good on you. Are you willing to take on commission to build a murphy bed?

Spot on mate. I Have Work from 11 years old and I love it. Having money in your pocket is the best feeling in the world

Keep going Roger. Your content is great; entertaining and informative. I’m blown away that you’re seventy on. Fabulous energy.

I wish I could but the building trade burnt me out long ago well done you.

I worry about the raise in retirement age. My Dad was a motor mechanic, he really struggled with work getting from 60 to 65. If you are a tree surgeon, bricky etc, your body would have given up long before 67. Fine if tap on a keyboard all day, but that's not every one.

@cuebj

2 ай бұрын

Not quite as simple as that. Wear and tear does affect most manual trades such that their body gives up - smoking, dust, injuries, effects of weather & sun. But a few have brilliant genes and keep going almost as sprightly as ever. Having tapped a keyboard for my last job, my observation was that most of my colleagues were set for an early body breakdown with backs gone and unfit for subsequent work. If conversation got around to weight, fitness, retirement, health, they'd always say that I'd be alright as I did a lot of exercise. I'd reply that it's largely genetic and gave examples from my family. Sure enough, I had a massive heart attack just before turning 65. I'm OK now and expect to go back to work to supplement my pension but, if I didn't need the money, there is an infinite amount of voluntary work to do around here. My core fitness helped my survive and recover. Everyone else in my recovery group was also keen at exercise with one being a fitness instructor

@jansher9

2 ай бұрын

Interesting - were you a fit non-smoking exerciser eg cycling, running, tennis etc🏃 🚴 etc b/f your heart attack for say most of your life. Or did you have high blood pressure, cholesterol etc.

Mechanic. 62 worn out by a life at the coal face. Can afford to retire just but getting up in the morning gives you a reason to live. As you said Roger it is really nice to afford those holidays and nice meals out without looking at the bank balance.

I love hard work. I could sit there and watch it all day long ;)

You don't look old. Some people are straight up weirdos. Keep up the great work brother 👍

71! Respect. Really enjoy your channel.

Realism with humour. The wisdom of the older generation. Good video Sir.

Hey Roger - another great video. Well done for loving work and that you’re still so active and involved in the social media scheme, despite being a dinosaur 😅. Your love of work probably comes from your own specific life experiences. Well done again for being an older independent activist, helping to support all those people younger than you on benefits and who are not working. The thing is, the experience that us older folks have accrued needs to be passed on to the younger generation somehow. You are doing a great job in this respect through your Skill Builder videos but retirement precludes this in many instances. Harnessing this knowledge and experience for the younger generation is really important - even if they are sometimes too arrogant (and naive) to understand it. Anyway - nuff said, nice one.

Thanks for the perspective! 💪

Brilliant as always, thanks Rog for yet another great video, stay lucky and keep 'em coming old timer!!

Hard physical work is much misunderstood and sometimes derided by those who don't partake. It's a free gym, it hardens you against premature ageing and it forces you to improve your communications skills, and none of that is bad in any way, shape or form.

Lay off the propaganda, cant wait to retire.

Why does it 'stand to reason that we're just going to have to work longer' ? The UK govts have had plenty of notice that there was to be more older people since we haven't had a world war for quite a while now. Why didn't they plan for this ? Instead they offer tax cuts just to get the selfish motivated to vote for them while others are having to rely on foodbanks to get by. They cut NHS funding so as private health care could profit from people not wanting, or being able, to wait. They privatised all the utilities telling us that energy and water would be cheaper because it would be more efficiently run and increased competition drives down prices - and people get sucked in by these lies. Look at the cost of energy now and look at the sewage being pumped into our rivers and seas. People voted for this. They voted for it all by believing what politicians say. UK state pensions are the lowest in europe. We really are a sick country that couldn't give a toss about its people. It could be so different. But it won't be all the while people believe what the Daily Mail tells them or the Sun or any MSM outlet for that matter. We are being played. We are being set against each other. Divide and rule. And i so wish people would see it as we all better than this.

@SkillBuilder

2 ай бұрын

With no fund to pay pensioners the government of whatever colour has two choices, Rasie the pension age or take the money from somewhere else. It may be short-sighted but that is how politics works. The system doesn't reward long-term planning.

@hugheaston7598

2 ай бұрын

We have the lowest state pension, not just in Europe, but in the entire developed world. We also have just about the highest state pension age in the entire world (in many countries it's 60, since most people start developing age related health problems shortly aftwer they turn 60). Since the Tories took power in 2010 our life expectancy has been going down, not up. People aged over 65 are 18.5 percent of the population, not half. There is no excuse at all for the government reneging on its pension obligations. The reason they're trying to is because they've spent all the money on "essentials" like HS2 and hotel accomodation for migrants, and paying out their gold plated civil service index linked final salary pensions, which politicians and other civil servants can collect once they turn 55.

@hugheaston7598

2 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Scrap net zero, scrap HS2, scrap legal aid for anyone who isn't a UK citizen, send the migrants back to France (and certainly don't put them up in hotels or pay them benefits). Sack all the diversity managers and other useless jobsworths infesting the civil service.There's the money the government owes us for our state pension.

@axnax1

2 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder Come on. We have money to waste on useless ppe in a crisis. We have money to waste when the likes of Truss (yet another tory that the public didn't vote for to be PM) and Kwarteng decide to have a quick budget to throw £44billion, that's billion, to their chums in tax cuts that had to be reversed. Its never mentioned now. To just accept what the politicians, and the Daily Mail and the telegraph etc etc, tell us just helps let them treat us this way. Why make excuses for them ? Homelessness, foodbanks, councils in huge debt, Drs being ignored on strike trying to get a half decent rise, raw sewage pouring into our rivers and seas, energy prices through the roof and what do this govt focus on ?.....tax cuts. Like that is going to make any difference to people on low wages. UK govt and its MSM outlets are a disgrace.

@axnax1

2 ай бұрын

@@hugheaston7598 Its an outrage that's made possible by having such a supine press and media. The UK establishment must absolutely hate the average working man. Things have gone so far downhill for so many.

Absolute legend and an inspiration to us younger guys…

Love it, Roger. Keep up the good work.

Proper common sense loved that Roger well done...

Good Luck to you, working in a trade myself I appreciate you enjoy your work. Its great if you are lucky enough that your body doesn’t start to fail you. Not everyone gets dealt the same card.

Hat off to you my man 👍... I can only hope that you'll be an inspiration for the next gen.

I went down to 24 hours a week at 52 a few years ago. House paid off years ago. Solar panels. Wood burner. Free wood. Paying less tax for slackers makes me happy.

@iearl504

2 ай бұрын

Don't blame ya mate. I think going off grid (or as much as possible) is the answer

Fair play Roger! I'm a firm believer that keeping mentally a physically active is what keeps us going as we get older. With retirement nothing like it used to be and a lack of skilled young trades it seems that the old boys continuing to work is a good thing for everyone.

The problem is many jobs available in the UK need a person who is reasonably physically fit. My working career (recently retired) meant a lot of my time was spent on construction sites, where most of the workers had to be physically fit (me included) in order to be able to do their job effectively. At the moment, after Covid and the longer waiting lists for NHS operations, it's reckoned over half a million people suffering from long term Covid or physical ailments, who are between 18 and 65, are claiming long term Sickness Benefit, as they're unable to work. This is borne out by the simple fact there are now over half a million people fewer in the work force than in late 2019, prior to Covid. It might be an idea if the Government started reducing these waiting lists and organised it so that people could receive the necessary treatment enabling them to get back to work. This is one simple reason as to why there's such a shortage of workers, especially in areas requiring manual labour as part of the job, of which the construction industry is a perfect example. BTW, Roger, we don't have more people over 65 in the UK, than under 65. I think the average age of someone in the UK is around 45, time to check...

Roger, honestly thought you were about 60 with a healthy patina from grafting in the great outdoors. You come across as more open minded to new tech and learning than some guys half your age. Long may you carry on inspiring. And Ranting!

@SkillBuilder

2 ай бұрын

The wrinkles are due to a life in the open air. I wouldn't have wanted to spend my working life indoors so it is the price.

@neil1997

2 ай бұрын

@@SkillBuilder as my wife puts it "fu*k the facelift, I earned every one of my wrinkles" 😂

@SkillBuilder

2 ай бұрын

What a great attitude

I'm the same. I love my work & have said coming into a vast sum of money would probably just stop me from getting out there & enjoying the camaraderie! I'm 60 now & wouldn't want to change.

I love work just the same, so I retired 11 years ago at 55, been toodling along doing up a big old house 200m from the forest and 500m from beach ever since. No H&S bs to worry about and no client or handover date....Life is good. Pensions (Annuity's) are like dealing with a bookmaker, they are taking bets on how long you will live. Do everything you can to load the odds in your favour. When it comes time to fill in the forms....tell them you are a heavy smoker and always ill for one reason or another.

Roger I hope I’m like you at 71. I’m 56 work full time and have done for ever but can’t see myself lasting to 60 way I feel most days.!!

We need to keep going because there is nobody to replace us 😬🧱👍🏽

@glynnepritchard2526

2 ай бұрын

Fancy meeting you here :)

@nigelhaines7900

2 ай бұрын

To true

@michaelfraser5723

2 ай бұрын

THERE'S A THING

@meljen8592

2 ай бұрын

Your spot on,good apprentices are as rare as hens teeth.

@JustLaughs2024

2 ай бұрын

Maybe should have 1) Bothered to have children. 2) Actually parented them, rather than let the TV do it, so they would want to continue the family trade you know, as was the norm for 800 years prior to your generation.

Wow! 71... You are an inspiration Roger!

Go on Roger. Stand up for us old folk!

Great rant. A few quid at the end of a working week keeps us comfortable and sane. A purpose. And reward for contribution.

That is spot on roger 👍. Can’t believe someone else thinks exactly the same as me even down to lottery ticket. Well done mate keep it up

I'm a 51 year old sparky....apart from near crippling arthritis in my hands and knees I'm happy to keep working but not sure how long I can keep it up 😅 My little boy said to me w few years back "Daddy ,I dont want to be a electrician any more " when I asked why he replied .. "Because you always come home hurt and angry " 😮

Roger is an inspiration.

Yes we'll said roger , this guy is a legend . There's nothing wrong with hard work ,keeps me fit and mentally the satisfaction when u walk away from doing a nice job no medicine can replicate . I hope I'm still rocking like roger when I'm 71

Assumed you were late 50’s roger! As a 30 year old I love working with older people, invaluable experience to learn from. Keep working old boy it’s the best thing for a grafter like you to keep going

I remember the old black and white "peace, love and black & decker workmate" videos. The kaftan and hair has gone but the essential Roger is as vibrant as ever

Great video. Experience on comes with time It’s side by side. Not terms of technique and safety practices etc in a trade. You can’t learn life experience in school or college etc. Respect the older guys and learn as much as you can About everything.

very clever - thanks for great insight

Doing up my home I have enjoyed it all. Especially now the hard work is done but boy do I ache already. I couldn't imagine doing this in my later years. I'm resting up right now with a backache (unrelated).

Wow what a brilliant guy!!!

Love it Roger. Keep it going

Love a good Roger Rant, everyone needs a bit RR in their life

Nothing beats a hard days graft Roger 💪🏻

Amazing. 71. Thought you were 50. Hat off to you! Hope I’ve still got your energy at your age!!

Its not about working hard, its about not working for the man! I retired at 54 and now work as a volunteer at my sailing club, working through the winter outside I take a lot of satisfaction from doing what's rationally needed, seeing a job through to the end, all at my own pace. I really enjoyed my work and it took me to places I would never have gone both geographically and skills wise but I knew when management had spoilt it! Nothing wrong wth working for however long you want too, just be sure to manage your finances such that you have options. I'm not wealthy but I am in control of what I want to do.

Working all your life to make someone else rich just means you've become institutionalised... what the pandemic did was to break the cycle for a lot of people and give them time to re-evaluate their lives.

@accesszero4803

2 ай бұрын

The pandemic just make the world soft and we are going to feel the raft of that in years to gi

@keithparker1346

2 ай бұрын

​@@accesszero4803made the world soft...and why is that a problem?

You would be pretty lucky to wind up in a home with Roger. It would be warm and dry, the plumbing and heating would be working and of course entertainment.

Part of the reason I retired early is the rampant ageism in most offices 😞

Well done Roger !!

Same age group, and I feel the same way . And I’m a plumber . Well said about working .

Good on you Roger, join our club against those who think we've past it!

Agree with everything. My family mantra was a hatred of work, they all worked hard but they hated it. This seeped in to my way of viewing the world, until as I got older I realised I liked work, I enjoyed working. I like sometimes working 12 hour days. I have finally shrugged off the idea that was instilled in to me when I was younger, and now realise how much it held me back when I was younger.

@SkillBuilder

2 ай бұрын

Avoiding work is hard work

Roger, I discovered the SB channel a couple of years ago and I thought, hang on I recognise that voice, that name and I realised I'd called in to LBC about getting tiles off a wall. It worked. Would have been late 80s. Fantastic life, channel, views and rants. Best to you.

71, Bloody hell Rodger!! You look great for 71, and more power to you. Keep telling those hard truths mate, Keep educating the masses, maybe, just maybe, some of them will actualy listen. Love your work! EDIT:- Is really does not matter what party wins the next election, either way, this country is screwed thanks to Brexit and the piss poor policies 14 years of the Tories have inflicted upon us.

Brilliant rant Roger....don;t know where to start...maybe later.

No, do not retire, you are a genius

Fear not those young people will get old too and they will experience discrimination that they have set in place now, As for me i have turned 73 in Feb., and plan a large extension on our house that i will do the majority of work on. I left school at 16, worked in a bakery , then into the merchant navy school, then into a factory until i found aviation and stayed in it until i retired, I enjoy work. But what of now ? I sometimes think how can i fit all of this into my day i keep busy and have a routine. Roger your an inspiration to us all and i have learnt so much from your channel thank you from Cheshire and Sisaket Thailand.

Imagine cycling around Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on a Penny Farthing… Nice one Roger!🚴😅

Roger: nice video. I'm glad of one thing at least - you are courteous enough not to ever leave you're zimmer frame in a place to block the fire exit - what a gentleman 🙂 Best Tony

Good on ya Rog!

My good man, I hadn’t clocked you were 71 years old, I wish I looked as graceful as you do and I get 61

As always well said Rodger.

Really enjoyed listening 😊

Big up Grodger, keep going pal

Roger you are a legend!!