Doing "That" trip
#32
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Didn't you have a Britannic Majesties passport? Border Control should be very quick for us subjects. Maybe they heard your accent and decided that the americans deserved to be pissed off even further - fancy having a holiday to give thanks you weren't Queenies subjects. As for not knowing bus etiquette, americans avoid buses like the plague, and they don't really queue either.
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Maes emlyn or something.
#33
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Me and my daughters attended the mother's funeral wearing jeans. We didn't own UK winter clothes, let alone UK winter dark 'funeral' clothes. I'd have no problem with someone wearing a pink shirt but then I'm of the mind set that attendance shows the respect, the clothes are irrelevant.
Saying that back in the 80s the MiL gave me an ear bashing for allowing my husband to rock up to a funeral in brown shoes. Wtf it was my fault I never understood
Saying that back in the 80s the MiL gave me an ear bashing for allowing my husband to rock up to a funeral in brown shoes. Wtf it was my fault I never understood
I think I may be amongst ~ Presbyterian's ~
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Thanks IB and everyone else.
I'm working on my speech, which I always do Poem style as I hate speaking but love singing.... So that gets me through....as it's a half way thing. Gets received really well, to the point that I enjoy getting up in front of people now.
Getting a great deal of comfort and life detail in, going to do my best to make it my finest.
Hope the locals can handle a small amount of irreverence in their church.... I'm going to do it no matter what.
I'm working on my speech, which I always do Poem style as I hate speaking but love singing.... So that gets me through....as it's a half way thing. Gets received really well, to the point that I enjoy getting up in front of people now.
Getting a great deal of comfort and life detail in, going to do my best to make it my finest.
Hope the locals can handle a small amount of irreverence in their church.... I'm going to do it no matter what.
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Re: Doing "That" trip
Thanks IB and everyone else.
I'm working on my speech, which I always do Poem style as I hate speaking but love singing.... So that gets me through....as it's a half way thing. Gets received really well, to the point that I enjoy getting up in front of people now.
Getting a great deal of comfort and life detail in, going to do my best to make it my finest.
Hope the locals can handle a small amount of irreverence in their church.... I'm going to do it no matter what.
I'm working on my speech, which I always do Poem style as I hate speaking but love singing.... So that gets me through....as it's a half way thing. Gets received really well, to the point that I enjoy getting up in front of people now.
Getting a great deal of comfort and life detail in, going to do my best to make it my finest.
Hope the locals can handle a small amount of irreverence in their church.... I'm going to do it no matter what.
#40
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Arrangements all finalised now and a post mortem done, because of the sudden demise.
Turned out she died of unrecognised Bronchial Pneumonia.... 3 weeks after having a jab for it... Not sure how that works ? This is in a facility where there was supposed to be care on site with a warden etc. My brother and I are in two minds about this. On one hand .... well to be blunt, she died unexpectedly and with very little pain and from her point of view, we both know, she would have been in too much grief and from clear past history would have suffered greatly if my dad had gone first. She had well treated and contained mental health issues you see.
But.... It shouldn't have happened.. there are dead set major medical errors here IMO.
Not sure what to do about this.... as in the long term (3 years or less...maybe more because my dad is a real fighter) she is better off this way.
Not sure how they can call this place a care facility.... They don't even have a warden anymore. Just red bits of pull cords in their houses that they call in an emergency.... oh and a meeting center with a committee.... Whoopy bloody doo. Takes over 24 hours to see a always different GP..... minimum...... or it's AandE.... not the best eh ?
Turned out she died of unrecognised Bronchial Pneumonia.... 3 weeks after having a jab for it... Not sure how that works ? This is in a facility where there was supposed to be care on site with a warden etc. My brother and I are in two minds about this. On one hand .... well to be blunt, she died unexpectedly and with very little pain and from her point of view, we both know, she would have been in too much grief and from clear past history would have suffered greatly if my dad had gone first. She had well treated and contained mental health issues you see.
But.... It shouldn't have happened.. there are dead set major medical errors here IMO.
Not sure what to do about this.... as in the long term (3 years or less...maybe more because my dad is a real fighter) she is better off this way.
Not sure how they can call this place a care facility.... They don't even have a warden anymore. Just red bits of pull cords in their houses that they call in an emergency.... oh and a meeting center with a committee.... Whoopy bloody doo. Takes over 24 hours to see a always different GP..... minimum...... or it's AandE.... not the best eh ?
Last edited by ozzieeagle; Dec 6th 2015 at 12:47 am.
#41
Re: Doing "That" trip
Arrangements all finalised now and a post mortem done, because of the sudden demise.
Turned out she died of unrecognised Bronchial Pneumonia.... 3 weeks after having a jab for it... Not sure how that works ? This is in a facility where there was supposed to be care on site with a warden etc. My brother and I are in two minds about this. On one hand .... well to be blunt, she died unexpectedly and with very little pain and from her point of view, we both know, she would have been in too much grief and from clear past history would have suffered greatly if my dad had gone first. She had well treated and contained mental health issues you see.
But.... It shouldn't have happened.. there are dead set major medical errors here IMO.
Not sure what to do about this.... as in the long term (3 years or less...maybe more because my dad is a real fighter) she is better off this way.
Not sure how they can call this place a care facility.... They don't even have a warden anymore. Just red bits of pull cords in their houses that they call in an emergency.... oh and a meeting center with a committee.... Whoopy bloody doo. Takes over 24 hours to see a always different GP..... minimum...... or it's AandE.... not the best eh ?
Turned out she died of unrecognised Bronchial Pneumonia.... 3 weeks after having a jab for it... Not sure how that works ? This is in a facility where there was supposed to be care on site with a warden etc. My brother and I are in two minds about this. On one hand .... well to be blunt, she died unexpectedly and with very little pain and from her point of view, we both know, she would have been in too much grief and from clear past history would have suffered greatly if my dad had gone first. She had well treated and contained mental health issues you see.
But.... It shouldn't have happened.. there are dead set major medical errors here IMO.
Not sure what to do about this.... as in the long term (3 years or less...maybe more because my dad is a real fighter) she is better off this way.
Not sure how they can call this place a care facility.... They don't even have a warden anymore. Just red bits of pull cords in their houses that they call in an emergency.... oh and a meeting center with a committee.... Whoopy bloody doo. Takes over 24 hours to see a always different GP..... minimum...... or it's AandE.... not the best eh ?
Had she been happy there?
#42
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Had she been complaining of feeling ill since the jab? If she hadn't and hadn't appeared ill to outsiders then surely it's 'one of those things' unfortunately. If she had looked ill and mentioned it then yes I can see a problem but even then, complain and what? I have no idea. Certainly doesn't sound like a care facility but maybe a red cord is all they need???
Had she been happy there?
Had she been happy there?
She had been very happy here, and had complained about feeling ill but only to those around her. Like my Dad etc. The red cord thing you can do anywhere, it's the same as one of those alert buttons that people with care needs wear in their own houses in Aus, just a summons alert.
All in all I think we'll leave it, after chatting with my brother in depth.
#43
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She had been very happy here, and had complained about feeling ill but only to those around her. Like my Dad etc. The red cord thing you can do anywhere, it's the same as one of those alert buttons that people with care needs wear in their own houses in Aus, just a summons alert.
All in all I think we'll leave it, after chatting with my brother in depth.
All in all I think we'll leave it, after chatting with my brother in depth.
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Eddie..So sorry to hear of your loss mate. While we all know that these events are what we all have to go through, it's always a crushing moment and we are never truly prepared when it does come. Deepest condolences to you and hope the trip is not too traumatic.