Things that knock you sideways.
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Drinking in my local this afternoon and i hear a friend of mine has had a heart attack. Not a lot effects me but this did. I'm 43 and my mate is in his early fifties and he's fit as a fiddle. I spoke to him this evening and he's his normal cherpy self saying he'll be back for a beer next week and that's the sort of person he is, doesn't want this to effect anything but it certainly made things real.
Edit: for my crap spelling
Edit: for my crap spelling
Edited by Fuzzy400 on Friday 20th February 22:14
10 years ago or so, myself and most of my friends used to traverse the country at all times on motorbikes. Most of us didn't use cars at all, even in winter.
I never got used to getting a phone call from one of the group telling me who had had an accident on their bike and died. It was even worse on a couple of occasions when it was the pillion passenger, usually a girl, who had met an untimely end
I never got used to getting a phone call from one of the group telling me who had had an accident on their bike and died. It was even worse on a couple of occasions when it was the pillion passenger, usually a girl, who had met an untimely end
Getting a 'phone call at work on a Monday morning from my wife that her Mum had 'phoned to say her Dad had collapsed in the bathroom and could I go pronto? (my office is not far away from the In-laws house) and getting a call on my car's 'phone en route from my wife to scream he'd died. I arrived a few minutes' later and had to help the ambulance crew (fantastic people) and later had to help the undertakers with the body (it's a very small house) and had to clean the bathroom (dying like that can be a messy business) after, whilst the "close" family gathered downstairs. Still haunts me tbh
Being woken at 6:24 am Christmas eve just gone, by my mobile ringing, it was my stepmum; "come round now, don't ask any questions"
I am only two roads away, I got there in 2 minutes; ambulance outside, could see blury movement through the frosted glass of the front door, opened said door with my key and am greeted with my stepmum saying "its your dad, he's dead, I'm so sorry!"
I'd only seen him 9 hours before; he was his usual happy and jolly self, looking forward to a big family Christmas.
He just didn't wake up!
I am only two roads away, I got there in 2 minutes; ambulance outside, could see blury movement through the frosted glass of the front door, opened said door with my key and am greeted with my stepmum saying "its your dad, he's dead, I'm so sorry!"
I'd only seen him 9 hours before; he was his usual happy and jolly self, looking forward to a big family Christmas.
He just didn't wake up!
I started a new job at the beginning of Jan - my first management position.
Three weeks later - the day I get my first paycheck and the eve of my 40th birthday it was announced that the company were closing down and all staff were to be made redundant within 3 months.
Whilst clearly not on par with some of the stories above (I guess I should count myself lucky) - it has certainly knocked my confidence and mood down a few notches.
Three weeks later - the day I get my first paycheck and the eve of my 40th birthday it was announced that the company were closing down and all staff were to be made redundant within 3 months.
Whilst clearly not on par with some of the stories above (I guess I should count myself lucky) - it has certainly knocked my confidence and mood down a few notches.
Finding out a good mate who d id only recently got back in touch with as he moved abroad for work.
Had come back to start a fresh with his childhood sweet heart, for him to have a seizure and die on the spot no more than 3 weeks after he landed back on uk soil.
knocked me for 6 as hes 2 yrs older than me.
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tty stty start to the yr.
And Christmas eve just gone found out that Mrs400s father had got cancer.
stty stty end to the yr.
Had come back to start a fresh with his childhood sweet heart, for him to have a seizure and die on the spot no more than 3 weeks after he landed back on uk soil.
knocked me for 6 as hes 2 yrs older than me.
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tty stty start to the yr. And Christmas eve just gone found out that Mrs400s father had got cancer.
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tty stty end to the yr. knitware said:
And now for some happy ones!
Looking at the pregnancy stick - Pregnant, 2-3 weeks! That was 4 something years ago, happened again 2.5 years later, just as knocked sideways, all good fun though.
That is of zero interest to this thread and to anyone other than you and your immediates. And people wonder why new parents get such a bad rap. Looking at the pregnancy stick - Pregnant, 2-3 weeks! That was 4 something years ago, happened again 2.5 years later, just as knocked sideways, all good fun though.
markcoznottz said:
knitware said:
And now for some happy ones!
Looking at the pregnancy stick - Pregnant, 2-3 weeks! That was 4 something years ago, happened again 2.5 years later, just as knocked sideways, all good fun though.
That is of zero interest to this thread and to anyone other than you and your immediates. And people wonder why new parents get such a bad rap. Looking at the pregnancy stick - Pregnant, 2-3 weeks! That was 4 something years ago, happened again 2.5 years later, just as knocked sideways, all good fun though.
Discovering you or your OH is preggers will knock you sideways PH doesn't always have to be tales of woe.
We should joy in the unexpected delights as well as the tales of hardship and death.
You cynical voyeuristic ghoul.
PH - Other Peoples Misery Matters.
And on topic:
Hearing that my then OH had broken her back and was in hospital with no feeling below the waste.
And then a few hows later hearing that she had reflex movement in her feet so it was not the worst that had been feared.
I hadn't realised how shaken i was by the first situation until the relief that she would be ok arrived later and i had a little sit down, cry and a cigarette.
markcoznottz said:
knitware said:
And now for some happy ones!
Looking at the pregnancy stick - Pregnant, 2-3 weeks! That was 4 something years ago, happened again 2.5 years later, just as knocked sideways, all good fun though.
That is of zero interest to this thread and to anyone other than you and your immediates. And people wonder why new parents get such a bad rap. Looking at the pregnancy stick - Pregnant, 2-3 weeks! That was 4 something years ago, happened again 2.5 years later, just as knocked sideways, all good fun though.
If it was a poor attempt at humour then fair enough, if not then you are a prick pal.
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