The Mad(ness) that is the Elite. He's gone, but was one of the best :A

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lutzi1 wrote: »

Morning all, just whizzed through last 100 pages or so as haven't been able to get on since Wednesday. Nice to see all the respects paid to Mad yesterday (lovely flowers Qoc), and hugs to rose and fc.

DH had op on Wednesday evening. Obviously he couldn't call me so I rang hospital later to check how he was and was horrified to be put through to the ICU. The nurse was really evasive, kept asking me if the doctor had spoken to me and really wouldn't say much, so I spent a very unhappy night. I rang in the morning and got another nurse who said he'd got a bit of sleep and had managed to get out of bed, so that was slightly reassuring, but I was going up the wall by the time he called me late morning. Fortunately by then he was back on a normal ward and sounded like his usual self, and sent me a pic to reassure me he was ok. He was issuing instructions to his staff at work by the end of the day (thinks I don't know, but I do ), so that was also very reassuring. He's been for another procedure this morning, and will need some more, so we are waiting to see how he gets on to get an idea of when he can come home.

He was told this morning that a couple of peeps have died of what he had in recent years, so that was why they were being so thorough. I am so grateful for all the care he has received.

(((X))) lutzi1

Hope he will be home soon

Tinyshoes

Lutzi I am so pleased you have heard from your OH, cannot begin to imagine how you feel being so many miles away. Hoping he continues to get the best treatment and will be home with you soon. :A

purpledonkey

aau1 wrote: »

ask her now ...and tell her about the free cider whilst you're at it :money:

She doesn't drink it, also she needs no help finding free stuff, she plays the pensioner card quite well :rotfl:

To anyone that needs a laugh read this: http://storify.com/EliLanger/this-man-is-hilariously-live-tweeting-his-flight-n

Sunshinemummy

bubbs wrote: »

FC its lovely here today a bit chilly but nothing drastic, we are just off to B & Q again for more decking boards, can only fit 10 in the car at once:rotfl::rotfl:

Hope you are paying with gift cards!

xxxx

ilovetoshop

If you spend £50 on Lego at tesco you get 1000 points

Bananababe

Just read the horrible news that 6 people were killed in that helicopter crash in Glasgow and 32 injured. They are in recovery mission now and not rescue.

Devastating for them family and friends.

God go with them

kurly~kale

Chrisv wrote: »

Sent you a PM Emma - anyone else having trouble with nouvelle moc's?

Sunshinemummy wrote: »

The only trouble I had, is they had all gone!!

:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Lol me too was too late - story of my like just lately

altojack

Right, let me apologise for a rather long post before I start

TrulyMadly wrote: »

alto....can I just ask...why did you get your little badge thing near your name?

I've forgotten what I posted now worse still, can't find it all I can say is it says : 'I've been Money tipped! One of my posts made it into the Money Tips Email' Any offers of help to locate this? hmmm ......:cool:

I think I'm turning into my mum :eek: she would find this quite funny if she were still here bless her

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

You made the effort to go, and that is so lovely :A

thanks again qoc, I had hoped to make it but as the service had started there was no way I would have contemplated going in. But it was good to say a quiet word or two whilst there :A

locarr wrote: »

so you saw the proceedings, well done for making an effort, no need to feel carp, you wasn't to know where he lived,:)
he liked to keep his locale private:A

locarr you made me feel much better last night after I read that. Stopped feeling maudling and felt warm and fuzzy

ooooops, I've lost a post that I wanted to quote :eek::eek: be right back :cool: :rotfl::rotfl:

Savvybuyer

Bananababe wrote: »

Savvy :

The reason people are sorry for FC cat and others is because at some point they have probably lost a pet themselves. Or can look at the pet themselves and imagine the loss.

When my cat went missing and I feared him dead. I was devastated, nothing else mattered. I thought of how I would miss him. He genuinely makes me feel loved. The relief when he came back was overwhelming I was sobbing.

This emotional response to animals isn't the way everyone reacts.

So these virtual strangers that most of us call friends. Cyber or not, who we all spend a great deal of cyber time with. Warrants a response.

Its the same support we offer whatever the situation.

HTH

I'm not sure this is so, and we could get into a big debate/argument about this, though I don't see too much point in doing that, but I'll respond and always willing to listen to any response you/anyone may have in return.

The reason I say I'm not sure this is right is because I've lost a cat myself (and did so when I was a child - a time of life when, supposedly, perhaps we are more affected by such a thing that we are as adults - or perhaps I'm wrong on this point).

I don't know if even people who apparently can imagine how someone else is feeling, whether they can imagine what it's like to have lost a pet or, for that matter, to have lost a human loved one. The vicar told me (and others of the family) after my mother died that we all went through different experiences/emotions at different times to each other and that none of us could know how any of the others felt. We can imagine how I they might feel, and I can too, from my own experiences, but whether we, or I, are right about what they are feeling... I don't know, and probably I'm not.

Perhaps, in a strange way, actually having one of your pet cats die is easier to deal with than having them missing and not knowing what has or hasn't happened at all. In fact one of ours went missing and never came back. I assume they just died or were killed somewhere. That said they weren't young. I can't say that I was severely upset and I never had thoughts about how I would miss them - indeed, when I am now at this moment thinking about the matter, it seems to me very strange that someone could have these thoughts about a non-human. My cat never came back, and then just days, then weeks, months, then years passed. I think the disappearance just faded away into history and I never gave it any more thoughts after some time. For the first days and weeks, obviously it was a worry (can't say it was a severe stress though) but it just faded over time.

But, as regards the emotional response to animals, I can certainly go 'aah!!' at an animal in the zoo or seeing a photo of a cute animal! Indeed, it's argued that autistic people (oh no back to this again:rotfl:) are more in tune with animals, objects and nature than other people, who are in tune more with people than they are animals and objects.

It's strange to spend 'cyber time'. It's not real meeting up and talking to people in the flesh, indeed it may be it seems everyone else becoming more autistic. Warrants a response - hmmm. If everyone who was on here, or viewing the thread, gave a response, the whole thread would be quickly up to its 'limit'! So, clearly, it doesn't warrant a response as most people viewing in fact don't choose to give any.

I wasn't suggesting that I wasn't giving any support, and instead the level of support given might vary according to the situation. (Perhaps I don't think the loss of a pet is worthy of much support, although it would actually be a misunderstanding to think that that was what I think.)

I've become a little concerned my time here is becoming obsessive and taking over my life, but that should not be taken as suggesting I don't want to spend time with the people here. Far from it. On the contrary.

[Edit: Oops, I've written quite a long explanation.. but I hope it's explained why I don't think it's an adequate 'reason' to say that's why people are sorry for FC and her cat, I'm not so sure that is the reason. Or* that there is any one reason for everyone and that there may be different reasons, or maybe none at all, for different people. Who knows why.]

*Waffling on...

EMMAP

Chrisv wrote: »

Sent you a PM Emma - anyone else having trouble with nouvelle moc's?

What an :A

That's one thing we don't have a stash of, loo roll. I forget sometimes what a noob I am. Hopefully I can get a decent supply after this.

Thank you for tips and help

:grouphug: