Found: drinking companions to join elderly
gentleman for a friendly beer at his local pub.
Mike Hammond was bombarded with offers after advertising for a
companion for his 88-year-old father Jack on visits to a southern England
pub from a nursing home.
He offered the lucky winner 7 (HK$108.85) an hour plus expenses and,
after sifting through the applicants, decided on a job-share. Drinking
duties are to be divided between a retired doctor and a former military
man.
"Dad's now going to be going down to the pub several times a week
- three with his new friends and twice with me," Hammond said.
"I want to give him some of his old life back."
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