The Age Of Retirement

There are all kinds of currents at work on the issue of when to hang up your P45. I expect to be working well into my hundreds one day, then the next, I am being told to resign my post of general cleaner to allow a youngster to have chance. We should however try a third option of working part-time or having a sideline. One idea springs to mind: selling batteries to the Iranian car industry. Most people might think about something a little less hazardous, such as designing Christmas cards or carving trinkets out of teak in the shed but not Christopher Tappin, who would have, incidentally, made a good striker.  Unfortunately his retirement plans have become a little discombooberated having been extradited to the US on charges of being a terrorist.

“I'm not a terrorist. I didn't know these batteries were for Hawk missiles and I didn't know they were destined for Iran.”

I am wondering what kind of batteries they were. Obviously there were not AAA or C type, or part of the value range at Argos. And, what kind of packaging do these kinds of batteries come in?  How would anyone buy batteries for their missiles?

“I've never had any connections with terrorism and I'm just appalled that things could come to this sort of stage - especially in my life now, when I'm 65, been retired for four years and enjoying retirement.”

He should have stuck with organising annual dinner and dances at his golf club.