I attended a residents' association's coffee morning today. Some dozen or so men were there - and I was the only one wearing a tie. Even the speaker was tie-less.
Sitting on a bus recently in the City of London at lunchtime, I noticed that about 10% of men in suits wore ties.
What is England coming to, I ask myself? I am about to go into the greenhouse and will still be wearing a tie.
I am not a Colonel Blimp nor a right-wing or left-wing bigot. In fact, I am very liberal in my outlook and views - and some say very young for my 86 years.
But this tie-less age is getting me very, very upset. No wonder Tie Rack closed down!
