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Post by wiganshrew2 on Jan 10, 2005 0:01:38 GMT 1
I'm not apologising to Sim for going o/t again this time. No- it's an important thing. Never neglect old friends. Never be "too busy". Not everyone has access to e-mail- and I confess I'm a lot better at keeping in touch with people who are on-line. I had two great friends- Ernie and Nora- and you can tell by the names they were getting on a bit. Well- they were the kind of people whose door was always open to people- if they wanted a chat. They were great hosts, often inviting a few friends at once to a meal and a get-together, and we all had great times. Ernie had an endless supply of jokes and fuinny stories. They were Christians in the true sense of the word- warm, sympathetic and ready to lend an ear to people's troubles, visit lonely people and cheer them up..etc.. Well- when I worked at The Dyslexia Centre, I somehow found I didn't visit them often. (Although I did lend them my Severn Valley Railway video, as they like steam trains and had been on the SVR.) Now I've given up one of my part-time jobs- I thought it would be great to be able to see them again on some sort of regular basis. They were both getting more frail, and appreciated company. But- I thought- well, I must get my house tidied up better, first. They'll be plenty of time...................... I found out tonight that Ernie has died. So- the point of this is, folks- don't put it off if you feel you should go to see someone, especially if they're old. People are infinitely more important than houses and "things" in general.
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Post by RG on Jan 10, 2005 0:04:31 GMT 1
You should never put anything off until tomorrow. If you do it today, and like it, you can do it again tomorrow
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Post by El Huracán!!!! on Jan 10, 2005 0:06:11 GMT 1
Amen Wiggy
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Post by rob on Jan 10, 2005 0:37:11 GMT 1
Indeed a valid post and a valid point
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Post by peterjones1 on Jan 10, 2005 0:39:13 GMT 1
Very sorry to hear about Ernie, Wiggy but an excellent post that everyone should take heed of
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Post by AFC Sim on Jan 11, 2005 1:44:57 GMT 1
Can't agree with that more, I got a phonecall in the pub tonight saying my uncle who I used to be quite close with died tonight. I hadn't seen him for ages, and was going to see him at my Dad's 50th on Saturday. He died of a heart attack. He'd had no previous medical conditions that this was linked to and he was, literally, fit as a fiddle. He was 48.
The fact that I'll never see him again after not seeing him for so long tears me apart.
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Post by peterjones1 on Jan 11, 2005 2:30:21 GMT 1
Very sorry to hear that Mike , my thoughts are with you and your family.
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Post by AFC Sim on Jan 11, 2005 13:44:32 GMT 1
Cheers Pete mate. It was so weird, I was just sat at the bar with mates and I got a voicemail off my mum sounding VERY sombre, and she's always really upbeat on the phone. Went and sat in the corner and I was just completely lost for words.
As a result, my dad's suprise party has been cancelled, he just couldn't do it.
I've had the morning off college this morning but Mum's gone out and it's driving me crazy, so I'm gonna go in for my last lesson.
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Post by wiganshrew2 on Jan 11, 2005 16:08:44 GMT 1
I'm really sorry about your uncle, Sim.
No-one would expect anything like that to happen to anyone at that age.
My sister- in- law lost her husband when he was only in his forties- and I guess only people who've experienced something like that could possibly really know how it feels.
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