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Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait
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Sorry, wiped the post and started again as something weird's happened to the connection!Had some bad news this morning. An old mate of my from my Uni days just died of a liver hemorrhage. Do any of the medically minded Nice People know what this means in practice? Did he drink himself to death (a distinct possibility)? Would he have suffered or is it one of those things that's quick?
He was a good friend and a huge amount of fun to be around. One of those people that lives life to the full. He probably got as much in during 40 years as many do in 80!
Sorry to hear it. I've not heard of it as a condition, except , had a work colleague who had a liver tumour and died during surgery. Surgeons don't much like working on the liver as its' blood supply's so rich it's easy to make it bleed during operations.
Can I re-suggest my recent advice that a letter to the parents saying what a good friend he was to you may be a comfort to them?
Linking to the recent topic, yes, we've both made wills.There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0 -
Help!
DW has asked me: "Could you possibly do me directions from Old St tube to Whitecross St EC1Y 8JL?"
To which I have replied so far: "Come out of Old Street station and walk WEST along Old Street. Turn left into Whitecross Street. NB: If you walk East on Old Street, you won't get there, will you?"
The trouble is that she has no sense of direction, so as things currently stand it's a 50/50 chance she'll get there. Is there any way to improve the odds?
Ask her to look for satellite dishes, as in the UK they point south (and ever so slightly east but consider it as south).
Got me out of a jam a few times in unfamiliar parts of London, and elesewhere.There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »I wish that'd happened in my house .... deceased left the lot to loony tunes. Loony tunes spends it on home fees.
I was left .... £0.
Nobody was: everything and all muneh to loony tunes.
I do really badly in the inheritance stakes:o. My Dad went bankrupt when I was in my early 20s and I ended up buying the family home, so nothing there, though in fairness, the house was valued at less than it was worth, but not more that you could have got at auction at the time. My Mum died leaving me very little.
Mr Bugs has nothing but savings to leave and within two years that will disappear into care home fees.
I was supposed to marry a rich man - what happened? Oh yes, too independent, too bolshy!
I re-did my will when Mr Bugs went into care, leaving my firm to my colleague, some to my friend who acts as executor and the rest to charity - I think when you have no family there is even more imperative to sort things out.Why is he banned?
I am a fan:(
I'm disappointed to, but in fairness if I bored the non-dog people with pics of my crew, we are pretty identifiable - not that I'm that bothered TBH.Had some bad news this morning. An old mate of my from my Uni days just died of a liver hemorrhage. Do any of the medically minded Nice People know what this means in practice? Did he drink himself to death (a distinct possibility)? Would he have suffered or is it one of those things that's quick?
He was a good friend and a huge amount of fun to be around. One of those people that lives life to the full. He probably got as much in during 40 years as many do in 80!
Ooo, that's a bit on the early side, once they die at the age you are more or less, it's a bit of tap on the shoulder moment. I hope his family and friends take some comfort from him having lived in the full sense of the word, rather than never having done much or left much impression.
I wass thinking along those lines on Sunday; I do some volunteer transport for a charity that re-homes dogs to permanent rescue when owners are struggling to keep their pet. I picked up a dog from a chap that was clearly not the sharpest knife in the draw, had to leave his house, which was close to the definition of a hovel in terms of it being clean and tidy. He said he worried what he'd do with the dog if he got a job and you just know that he will probably never get a job, unless it's under a scheme to help the disadvantaged with a lot of supervision, and you could just see the next 40-50 years of his life mapped out, and it didn't look good. Seemed a nice chap, just limited in what he could do. Quite depressing really.0 -
Can I re-suggest my recent advice that a letter to the parents saying what a good friend he was to you may be a comfort to them?
Linking to the recent topic, yes, we've both made wills.
I always add a personal recollection of a good time in there, a memory that you treasure and can share with parents. Difficult to write, but much appreciated at the time.Ask her to look for satellite dishes, as in the UK they point south (and ever so slightly east but consider it as south).
Got me out of a jam a few times in unfamiliar parts of London, and elesewhere.
I love information like that! There was a 3 part series in the last year or two about navigating outdoors using indicators, such as church construction, lichen, wind-shaped trees and I found it riveting! I don't think they mentioned satellite dishes though.0 -
I'm sorry for your loss, Gen. 40 is very young.
Can I re-suggest my recent advice that a letter to the parents saying what a good friend he was to you may be a comfort to them?
I second this. The ones I appreciated most were the ones with stories of people's memories of the person. [X-posted with bugs]Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.0 -
Thank Big Chief i-Spy (I think that was David Bellamy).I always add a personal recollection of a good time in there, a memory that you treasure and can share with parents. Difficult to write, but much appreciated at the time.
I love information like that! There was a 3 part series in the last year or two about navigating outdoors using indicators, such as church construction, lichen, wind-shaped trees and I found it riveting! I don't think they mentioned satellite dishes though.
I read it in I-Spy "in the city" donkeys years ago. One of the most useful bits of info I found seeing as how in London you frequently arrive at crossroads from the underground and the streetname signs on major roads that they took down in WW2 never went back up.There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker0 -
I'd love to see the bugslet dog lets.
Spirit I can always send you doggy pms.
When DH banned dog dog pics there was a poster on here who loved greyhounds and I used to pm her the odd pic of the dog dog.0 -
It looks like hemmorage is caused by cirrhosis of the liver. The liver scars so badly that the blood can no longer flow into it and eventually internal bleeding results, usually into the stomach.
He told me he was an alcoholic 15 years ago. I'm quite a drinker too. Perhaps I should stop for a while.0 -
It looks like hemmorage is caused by cirrhosis of the liver. The liver scars so badly that the blood can no longer flow into it and eventually internal bleeding results, usually into the stomach.
He told me he was an alcoholic 15 years ago. I'm quite a drinker too. Perhaps I should stop for a while.
It's probably good to limit alcohol to say 3 days a week and to avoid getting blotto.
Mind you, FC and that red wine ... No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
DW has now sent the inevitable question:
"how do I know which way's west??
xxx"
In the past, I have suggested looking at the sun, but I will tell her about Zag's answer. No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0
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