Years ago, I had a summer job as a milkman to earn cash to help me through my university.

The round that I took over had a ‘milky’ that did far more than was required and assisted elderly people on his milk round that were living independently at home as best they could.

These extra ‘duties’ undertaken included changing light bulbs, taking out heavy rubbish, minor repairs and in a couple of cases even cutting the lawn!

I often wondered later, when milk stopped being delivered, who picked up the tab for the extra services these milk delivery people undertook during their rounds in helping those often unable to help themselves.