Tag: Digital poverty

2. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Andy Young2 Comments

Good question.

Part of me sees me building up the various websites and assets I own into a full-scale proper business. Along the lines of digital device procurement, refurbishment and release into the community. The only problem with the whole model is that it’s a free service supported by government grants and social funds. I have started to make way with Busy Bee Tech, which needs a new name, in creating content for the digital poverty the country is facing and the solutions we have to counteract it. So that’s slowly starting to generate traffic through keywords. I’ve also been sharing the articles from the Busy Bee Tech site on LinkedIn.

I would love to own property, ideally, a flat that I can rent out. Or a static home near Whitby that I can run away to whenever I want and have the kids come with me.

I would like to think I’m fitter, less fat and more agile than I am now.

Not having killed someone, would be good and is a constant worry.

Having my own house/flat, where the kids can come over whenever they like and stay for as long as they want and do what they want.

Alive. With no more surprise health conditions would be nice.


Not in a motel that’s for damn sure!

Onwards and upwards

QOTD

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What do you do to be involved in the community?
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Surprisingly a lot more than people would think!
I volunteer four days a week for a charity, which provides digital devices for free to the people of Manchester facing digital poverty. We get referrals from all over the city and the greater Manchester area. I prioritize and filter them, prepare the devices and get them out to them. I also do the collect run, which takes me to many different places to collect any old hardware people want to get rid of. I refurbish it if I can, spare parts if I can, and finally securely dispose of it to EEE regulations so it all ends up being reused.

We provide phones, sim cards, laptops, tablets, desktops, and various electrical items. I’m PAT testing trained so everything is tested when it’s refurbished. There’s quite a bit of admin involved which I usually catch up on a Sunday ready for the week ahead. This past week I’ve managed 20 different devices, all either collected or posted.

For my local community, I live 45 minutes from the city. I do nothing. Literally nothing. We live on a sink estate, have horrible neighbors except for one, and motorbikes with masked riders going up and down the street constantly. There is a police station 5 minutes walk. No presence. No stopping them. Don’t get me started on those small gas canisters of nitrous, like driving through a metal sea.

I had this crazy idea to build a box outside the house and fill it with things for people to swap items for. I would love to live in a place where it wouldn’t;t be robbed or burned down for a laugh. It’s a nice daydream that one.