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Unreal

5,869 posts

35 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Bluevanman said:
The thing about birthday greetings and suchlike on Facebook I don't understand......if it's someone's birthday I'd put the greeting on their profile page but so many do it on their own and tag in the recipient.
It comes across as attention seeking to me
You've described about 95% of Facebook, Insta and Linkedin.

DavieW

820 posts

118 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Caddyshack said:
There seems to be more and more people I know adopting the “happy heavenly birthday” thing. I don’t get why they write the message as if to the person who died….if there was a heaven, I am sure they wouldn’t have Facebook. I can sort of understand why some people want to say “I miss my dad” but saying “I miss you dad” is a bit odd to me.
My wife's cousin does this - anniversaries of family, friends, pets and celebs who she claims are close friends. But does she remember my birthday?..........

matchmaker

8,706 posts

210 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Truckosaurus said:
Caddyshack said:
There seems to be more and more people I know adopting the “happy heavenly birthday” thing. I don’t get why they write the message as if to the person who died….if there was a heaven, I am sure they wouldn’t have Facebook. I can sort of understand why some people want to say “I miss my dad” but saying “I miss you dad” is a bit odd to me.
I have at one Facebook contact that is long gone but their page is still active and pops up in the 'Today is X's Birthday' section and people leave nice comments, seems a good way to keep remembering someone.
It can go a bit far. I had a friend on FB who died suddenly in 2009. I've looked back on her pages, and there were people posting messages such as "Dear Ruth. So sorry to hear this xxx". She didn't reply. Could be that the good Lord has barred access to FB in the afterlife...

Caddyshack

12,059 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th January
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matchmaker said:
Truckosaurus said:
Caddyshack said:
There seems to be more and more people I know adopting the “happy heavenly birthday” thing. I don’t get why they write the message as if to the person who died….if there was a heaven, I am sure they wouldn’t have Facebook. I can sort of understand why some people want to say “I miss my dad” but saying “I miss you dad” is a bit odd to me.
I have at one Facebook contact that is long gone but their page is still active and pops up in the 'Today is X's Birthday' section and people leave nice comments, seems a good way to keep remembering someone.
It can go a bit far. I had a friend on FB who died suddenly in 2009. I've looked back on her pages, and there were people posting messages such as "Dear Ruth. So sorry to hear this xxx". She didn't reply. Could be that the good Lord has barred access to FB in the afterlife...
Maybe FB is only in hell as it is "bad" ?

Caddyshack

12,059 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Truckosaurus said:
Caddyshack said:
There seems to be more and more people I know adopting the “happy heavenly birthday” thing. I don’t get why they write the message as if to the person who died….if there was a heaven, I am sure they wouldn’t have Facebook. I can sort of understand why some people want to say “I miss my dad” but saying “I miss you dad” is a bit odd to me.
I have at one Facebook contact that is long gone but their page is still active and pops up in the 'Today is X's Birthday' section and people leave nice comments, seems a good way to keep remembering someone.
Yes, that is nice...as long as it's like - we all miss Caddyshack and his amazing wit?

Caddyshack

12,059 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th January
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WarrenB said:
Caddyshack said:
There seems to be more and more people I know adopting the “happy heavenly birthday” thing. I don’t get why they write the message as if to the person who died….if there was a heaven, I am sure they wouldn’t have Facebook. I can sort of understand why some people want to say “I miss my dad” but saying “I miss you dad” is a bit odd to me.
A very council cousin of mine wishes all her family, friends and friends kids happy birthday on Instagram 'because it's easier than sending cards'. I asked if four year old Ellie Mae has Instagram to see her birthday greeting, along with a snapchat filtered-to-fk picture of her, but the question was completely lost on her.
That explains why nobody thanks me for the Only Fans messages when the school kids have birthdays.....

You would hope that your comment to her could make her realise the error but I bet she just merrily continues.

AstonZagato

13,150 posts

220 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Caddyshack said:
matchmaker said:
Truckosaurus said:
Caddyshack said:
There seems to be more and more people I know adopting the “happy heavenly birthday” thing. I don’t get why they write the message as if to the person who died….if there was a heaven, I am sure they wouldn’t have Facebook. I can sort of understand why some people want to say “I miss my dad” but saying “I miss you dad” is a bit odd to me.
I have at one Facebook contact that is long gone but their page is still active and pops up in the 'Today is X's Birthday' section and people leave nice comments, seems a good way to keep remembering someone.
It can go a bit far. I had a friend on FB who died suddenly in 2009. I've looked back on her pages, and there were people posting messages such as "Dear Ruth. So sorry to hear this xxx". She didn't reply. Could be that the good Lord has barred access to FB in the afterlife...
Maybe FB is only in hell as it is "bad" ?
I think I will give my wife my login details so, when I'm gone, she can reply as me to scare the living bejazzus out of these people. "Great to hear from you - you're due to join me in a couple of weeks." That sort of thing.

Paul Dishman

4,902 posts

247 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Truckosaurus said:
Caddyshack said:
There seems to be more and more people I know adopting the “happy heavenly birthday” thing. I don’t get why they write the message as if to the person who died….if there was a heaven, I am sure they wouldn’t have Facebook. I can sort of understand why some people want to say “I miss my dad” but saying “I miss you dad” is a bit odd to me.
I have at one Facebook contact that is long gone but their page is still active and pops up in the 'Today is X's Birthday' section and people leave nice comments, seems a good way to keep remembering someone.
About six years ago I received a Facebook message from a former girlfriend who I'd last seen at the end of 1976 when we split up. Surprised to say the least, I asked her why she was getting in touch after over forty years. She replied to say that she was "making the most of time she had left" and it turned out that she was terminally ill. We had a couple of sessions messaging each other about careers, spouses, children and the separate paths our lives had taken in general. We kept in occasional touch until her brother posted that she'd been admitted to the local hospice and passed away age 61.

We're still "friends" on Facebook and I get her birthday notifications each year and that seems a nice way to remember her.


Granadier

706 posts

37 months

Wednesday 15th January
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I have even seen scores of people commenting "happy birthday!" on posts marking the 'heavenly' birthdays of long-dead celebrities. Wishing happy birthday to a deceased complete stranger seems utterly pointless to me

Unreal

5,869 posts

35 months

Wednesday 15th January
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Granadier said:
I have even seen scores of people commenting "happy birthday!" on posts marking the 'heavenly' birthdays of long-dead celebrities. Wishing happy birthday to a deceased complete stranger seems utterly pointless to me
But then I'd guess you have more than one brain cell, a job and a life.

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andygo

7,041 posts

265 months

Wednesday 15th January
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zetec said:
I'm waiting for the posts like there was in the summer warning people not to walk dogs as their paws can burn on hot pavements. Only for it to be frostbite on cold pavements
We had a couple or more whingeing about the council spraying some mild weedkiller on the kerbs in the summer. They were getting all hysterical as they coudn't take their dogs for a walk and also children at risk from walking on the sprayed area.

They weren't too happy at my observation that the majority of the children these days wear shoes so would likely survive....

POIDH

1,281 posts

75 months

Wednesday 15th January
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andygo said:
We had a couple or more whingeing about the council spraying some mild weedkiller on the kerbs in the summer. They were getting all hysterical as they coudn't take their dogs for a walk and also children at risk from walking on the sprayed area.

They weren't too happy at my observation that the majority of the children these days wear shoes so would likely survive....
Wait until they work out that schools and nursery outdoor spaces are still drenched in weedkiller....

thetapeworm

12,127 posts

249 months

Thursday 16th January
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Spare tyre

10,693 posts

140 months

Thursday 16th January
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thetapeworm said:
You do know birds are not real?

I was working somewhere once and there was a guy who was in some mad cult who were all convinced birds were not real

SistersofPercy

3,550 posts

176 months

Thursday 16th January
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matchmaker said:
It can go a bit far. I had a friend on FB who died suddenly in 2009. I've looked back on her pages, and there were people posting messages such as "Dear Ruth. So sorry to hear this xxx". She didn't reply. Could be that the good Lord has barred access to FB in the afterlife...
My amazing best friend died very suddenly last month, a week before her birthday. We tried to get the message out, but on the day itself her Facebook was a surreal mix of people sending condolences to her family and those hoping she had a fabulous day.

South tdf

1,580 posts

205 months

Saturday 18th January
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From the area we used to live. Seeing lots more of these posts and it makes me wonder if there’s something in the water.

Its Just Adz

15,414 posts

219 months

Saturday 18th January
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Surely they could ask someone to nip round?
And how are they going to lift it from the doorstep?

silverfoxcc

7,870 posts

155 months

Saturday 18th January
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Possibly being a bit off centre pedant.. shouldn't the 'heavenly birthday' be the day they died?

NRG1976

1,667 posts

20 months

Saturday 18th January
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South tdf said:





From the area we used to live. Seeing lots more of these posts and it makes me wonder if there’s something in the water.
That’s the worst attempt I’ve ever seen on anonymising the people who posted that hehe

Spare tyre

10,693 posts

140 months

Sunday 19th January
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Local chav has had kids motocross bikes nicked from back garden

They are “frumin”

They have it all on CCTV

someone asks why don’t they post the cctv - “because it’s illegal”

Someone then points out that them using the kids motocross bikes on the local estate and woods is also illegal has not gone down well

Of course all the chavs are loving it, and the normal folk are keeping their gobs shut

Classic bread and butter Facebook material

If you click on their profile you can of course see the bikes unsecured in the back garden on an open profile

It’s hard to join the evidence together