Win a Kodak ESP 7 Printer

Just look at the celebrity pictures below and tell us who is the Odd One Out!

Celebrity Odd One

Out Competition

Take a Look at These Famous People

Who is the Odd One Out?

  a) Rolf Harris  
  b) Tracey Emin
  c) Dawn French
  d) Jack Vettriano
 

 How to Enter the Celebrity

    Odd One Out Competition

When you have decided who is the Odd One Out you should be ready to enter the competition.

Just send us your answer by e-mail by clicking on the link: sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk

Don't forget to include your answer, full name, postal address, telephone number and the competition title.

The Prize for the Winner of our Celebrity Competition

Win a Kodak ESP 7 Printer

Sixtyplusurfers has teamed up with Kodak to give one lucky reader the chance to win a Kodak ESP 7 All-in-One Printer, Copier and Scanner.

When we’re all tightening our belts, it’s incredible to think that last year the UK spent a staggering £600 million on rip-off printer ink! But as we can print out great money saving vouchers, holiday tickets and our favourite photos of the grandchildren, it makes no sense to stop printing.

By switching to a Kodak All-in-One printer, like the KODAK ESP 7, with the lowest ink replacement costs around, you could save an average of £75 a year on your printing costs.  Kodak is offering one lucky reader the chance to win this stylish printer to save you money!

Print, scan and copy with ease using the KODAK ESP 7 whilst secure Wi-Fi printing will let you print from anywhere in the home.

Whether you enjoy making you own greetings cards or are building your own family tree, be sure to equip yourself with a Kodak All-in-One printer, and put an end to rip-off ink costs. 

To find out how much you can save visit  www.printandprosper.com

For more information on Kodak products and accessories visit the website at www.kodak.co.uk

How to Enter the Competition

For your chance to win a Kodak ESP 7 Printer in our Celebrity Odd One Out Competition Just send in your answer, together with your full name, postal address and telephone number to: sixtyplusurfers@hotmail.co.uk

Note: You do not have to be aged over 60 to enter our competitions!

You can also go in for more than one competition on this page (but do make sure they are clearly labelled).
 

Readers' Letters

Sixtyplusurfers Star Letter 

Dear Sixtyplusurfers
 

I just had to tell you about my Mum, Mary, who celebrated her 92^nd birthday on 9 June this year.

Although I can remember her working when we were at school, she was always at home when we got in – always there to help and encourage us then and throughout her life – and not just us – she would give someone the shirt off her back if she felt they were that needy.

Through no fault of her own, she seems to have spent most of her life having to nurse various members of the family – she looked after her parents, her father having to have his leg amputated following gangrene, her mother who was a strong smoker and once actually set the bed alight, sadly died of cancer.  Her sister in law who was definitely away with the fairies, my Father who had Alzheimer’s and, of course, my sister and me.

My Father passed away 18 years ago now, since when I have been ‘looking after’ Mum who is fiercely independent.  She insists on living on her own, attends two clubs and does her own washing and cooking.  I do her housework, wash and set her hair (she still takes great pains with her appearance) and take her shopping – where, incidentally, she has mentally added up the bill at the checkout before the girl has rung it all up!

Despite having a plastic elbow, replacement hip and knee, osteoporosis in her neck and back, and arthritis in her hands, she still battles on.  Sadly last year she had a series of bad falls, followed by a heart attack, then as if this wasn’t enough, her  pancreas stopped working, but yet again she fought her way back.  She does find it difficult to walk very far these days due to the pain, but apart from this she is marvellous for 92.

On her 90th birthday we arranged a VIP tour of Longleat as she adores animals.  The day was a huge success and the photo at the top of my letter shows Mum holding a Tarantula!!

Tricia Starkey, Somerset

Dear Tricia

Thank you for telling is about your wonderful mother and sending in your excellent photograph. She is truly an inspiration to us all.

We are delighted to let you know you are the winner of this month's Star Letter Competition. Your prize is an Agapanthus Storm plant.
 

Murray Jacobs, Editor
 

Hi, When my wife fell ill recently, I realised just how lost I would be without her and wrote this poem about her.

Anxious Moments
 
My wife said suddenly she felt unwell
She actually said she felt ill
This took me completely by surprise
She hardly ever took a pill.
 
To watch while her brightness faded
Was to see an eclipse of the sun
With a smile I kept the tears from my eyes
Something clearly had to be done
 
Her pain I wanted to be my pain
After all, I was stronger than her
But to see her lying there suffering
Was almost to much for me to bear
 
The doctor diagnosed the cause
"You will have to rest," he said
Try not to work eight days a week
Try to spend longer in bed
 
I realise now how hard she worked
And how much was taken for granted
And how, at the end of each tiring day
She could still make me feel wanted
 
My wife is now getting better
The colour's returned to her cheeks
The doc says everything's fine now
"Take it easy for a couple of weeks"
 
Now that the crisis is over
And my wife is again fit and healthy
You just couldn't buy what a wife is worth
No-one is ever that wealthy.

Barry L J Winters, Devon

Dear Barry
 

Thank you for your beautiful poem. It's at times like these that we really appreciate our loved ones. I hope your wife is feeling much better now. And send her our best wishes.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

I just had to write and tell you about the wonderful recession busting weekend I have just had!

Having an invite, I went along to my granddaughter's school fair on Saturday. Apart from the fun watching the youngsters on the various bouncy castles and swings I wandered off as I spied some plants in the corner of the school playground.

Oh! what joy, there were exotic grasses, delphiniums, hollyhocks, geraniums - all were a good size and well established. What was more, they were 75p each!!!

After loading up my sons car, we decided to visit two other schools in the area that were holding their summer fetes where amongst other things I managed to get cucumber plants for 50p, bush tomatoes 50p, and marrow and squashes for 60p!!

I'm sure a lot of your readers would admit...a great saving in the times but a lovely way to support fundraising at a local school.

I've now just got to get clearing a space in my garden for these new additions!

Mrs Carole Robson, Herts

Dear Carole
 

It sounds like you've got some excellent plants at the summer fetes. What a great way of saving money and having a good time too!
 

Melissa Braiden, Competitions & Letters

I hope you can be patient enough to help me. I have signed up for Sixtyplusurfers, which I enjoy a lot. I have also signed up for Twitter.

I do not understand the basics really, on how the two unite, or what to do on Twitter.
 

I click on to follow a lot of people but I do not know what I am doing really, or who they are. Is it safe?

I have only been learning computer a relatively short time.

Thank you.

Mrs Gillian Jackson
 

Dear Gillian
 

Thank you for your letter. I am so glad you enjoy reading Sixtyplusurfers.

Twitter is a separate service from Sixtyplusurfers. It's basically a chat site where you can set up a profile about yourself and tell people what you are doing. However, the fun element is that you only get 140 words in which to say it.

Sixtyplusurfers also has its own Twitter profile at www.twitter.com/Sixtyplusurfers

As a new visitor to Twitter I would suggest you start off by looking at famous people's Twitters such as Stephen Fry, Barack Obama etc.

And then you can start doing your own 'tweets' - for example telling people what you are doing such as 'I saw my grandchildren today'. And that's really all there is to it. Twitter is a safe to use site, but I recommend that you don't give away any personal details.

However, you may prefer to use Sixtyplusurfers' very own Chat & Socialise page. We are very friendly and there is no word limit!

You can put up a profile, telling us a bit about yourself, send in photos to our picture gallery, chat to other readers, put up a blog or join a group such as 'grandparents' or 'competition fans'. It's easy to use and lots of fun.

Let us know how you get on.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

 
I wanted to share a recipe for a healthy and easy to make Summer drink.

I make my grandchildren smoothies by popping a generous handful of washed strawberries and sliced banana into the blender. Then I add in about six ice cubes and blend for about five minutes.
 

It makes a lovely cool Summer drink and it means that they are eating fresh fruit.
 

You can increase the amount of fruit and ice depending on how many children are having the drink.
 

I also pop in twizzler sticks and colourful straws to make the drink more fun.

Anne Barber, Kent
 

Dear Anne
 

Thank you for your Summer recipe. It sounds perfect for children and also a great drink for adults too.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

I seem to get a lot of nuisance calls on my phone. And they're always at awkward times.

They are always a recorded voice telling me things like I've won a holiday, do I want low cost insurance, would I like cheap home improvement.

Does anyone know how to get rid of such calls as it's driving me crazy!

Lorraine Philips, Cardiff

Dear Lorraine
 

That is very annoying. If any readers know how to get rid of recorded nuisance calls, let us know.

Kitty Jacobs, Letters & Admin
 

Dear Sixtyplusurfers

Dog Jokes

Here are a few dog jokes. I hope you like them.

Two dogs were walking along the road. One dog stopped and said, "My name is Fido. What's yours?
The other dog thought for a minute, and then replied: "I think it's Down Boy."

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My dog is such a nuisance. He chases everyone on a bicycle. What can I do?
Take his bike away.

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A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: "HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer."

A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined.

Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he lead him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.

The manager said "I can't hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type." The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair.

The manager was stunned, but then told the dog "the sign says you have to be good with a computer." The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to enter and execute a perfect program, that worked flawlessly the first time.

By this time the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said "I realise that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can't give you the job."

The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said "yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual."

The dog looked at the manager calmly and said, "Meow!"

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All the best
 

Katy Williams, Huddersfield
 

Dear Katy
 

Thank you for the jokes. They certainly put a smile on our faces in the Sixtyplusurfers office.

Melissa Braiden, Competitions & Letters

On a sunny afternoon, if you can't think what to do. Get out your badminton rackets and have a game in the garden.

You don't have to use a net. It's great exercise and can be enjoyed by all ages.

I'm improving all the time. The only problem is when we lose our shuttlecocks over the neighbours fence!
 

Sheila Jones, Oxford
 

Dear Sheila

That sounds like a lot of fun. I must dig out my badminton rackets.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor

 

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