May need to head north to visit/support parents again soon, my Dad
looks to be having a knee operation soon as something is not right in
the internals there. My mum is still doing ok-ish but dementia
continues to take it's awful toll :(
This last week and a half has been tough, a lady I have know at work
for about 15 years and worked with in the same team for about 11 years
took her life last Monday, the funeral is tomorrow. She had suffered depression etc. over the years and was well supported by my employer
and I think her wider family and friends, but sadly in the end we
couldn't get hold of her last Tuesday morning and by noon we were all
in shock when the news of her death was announced.
So yeah, I'm still about but sadly preoccupied with a few other things
than BBSing at the moment.
Been cold here, we're in winter now so burning firewood every night
and waking up to frosts etc... scraping ice off the windscreen etc.
seems nutty when I see TV news and the heatwaves in Europe and USA
etc.. take care good friends. send *some* heat my way but not too
much!
Hope this finds you well.
Well been busy at work and with family, nothing new there I guess.
Have spent more time back in the office as of late and so far so good.
May need to head north to visit/support parents again soon, my Dad looks to be having a knee operation soon as something is not right in the internals there. My mum is still doing ok-ish but dementia continues to take it's awful toll :(
This last week and a half has been tough, a lady I have know at work for about 15 years and worked with in the same team for about 11 years took her life last Monday, the funeral is tomorrow. She had suffered
depression etc. over the years and was well supported by my employer and
I think her wider family and friends, but sadly in the end we couldn't
get hold of her last Tuesday morning and by noon we were all in shock
when the news of her death was announced.
So an up and down time for the last wee while for myself and my
immediate team mates as we ride the emotional roller coaster that comes with all of this..
So yeah, I'm still about but sadly preoccupied with a few other things than BBSing at the moment.
Nice to be here with you now as I post this and lovely to read a few
posts from old and new faces alike :) hey :)
Been cold here, we're in winter now so burning firewood every night and waking up to frosts etc... scraping ice off the windscreen etc. seems nutty when I see TV news and the heatwaves in Europe and USA etc.. take care good friends. send *some* heat my way but not too much!
Going to get some dinner, will do some network admin in the next day or so.
Hope this finds you well.
Best, Paul
On Tue Jun 21 17:22:00 2022, Avon wrote to All <=-
This last week and a half has been tough, a lady I have know at work for about
15 years and worked with in the same team for about 11 years took her life last
Monday, the funeral is tomorrow. She had suffered depression etc. over the years and was well supported by my employer and I think her wider family and
friends, but sadly in the end we couldn't get hold of her last Tuesday morning
and by noon we were all in shock when the news of her death was announced.
So an up and down time for the last wee while for myself and my immediate team
mates as we ride the emotional roller coaster that comes with all of this..
Well been busy at work and with family, nothing new there I guess.
Have spent more time back in the office as of late and so far so good.
May need to head north to visit/support parents again soon, my Dad looks to be having a knee operation soon as something is not right in the internals there. My mum is still doing ok-ish but dementia continues to take it's awful toll :(
This last week and a half has been tough, a lady I have know at work for about 15 years and worked with in the same team for about 11 years took her life last Monday, the funeral is tomorrow. She had suffered
depression etc. over the years and was well supported by my employer and
I think her wider family and friends, but sadly in the end we couldn't
get hold of her last Tuesday morning and by noon we were all in shock
when the news of her death was announced.
So an up and down time for the last wee while for myself and my
immediate team mates as we ride the emotional roller coaster that comes with all of this..
So yeah, I'm still about but sadly preoccupied with a few other things than BBSing at the moment.
Nice to be here with you now as I post this and lovely to read a few
posts from old and new faces alike :) hey :)
Been cold here, we're in winter now so burning firewood every night and waking up to frosts etc... scraping ice off the windscreen etc. seems nutty when I see TV news and the heatwaves in Europe and USA etc.. take care good friends. send *some* heat my way but not too much!
May need to head north to visit/support parents again soon, my Dad looks to be having a knee operation soon as something is not right in the internals there. My mum is still doing ok-ish but dementia continues to take it's awful toll :(
This last week and a half has been tough, a lady I have know at work for about 15 years and worked with in the same team for about 11 years took her life last Monday, the funeral is tomorrow. She had suffered
Been cold here, we're in winter now so burning firewood every night and waking up to frosts etc... scraping ice off the windscreen etc. seems nutty when I see TV news and the heatwaves in Europe and USA etc.. take care good friends. send *some* heat my way but not too much!
Sorry to hear that, but good that you can go up there and spend time with them.
I'm sorry to hear that as well. It's tough when something like that happens and you spend all the time asking your self what if i said this
or what if i did that. It's really tough and takes a long time to find
We've had a bit of a cold spell, though it's eased up a bit. I'm still wearing a jumper, but it's not too bad outside in the sun.
Hope this finds you well.
It does, been on a bit of a coding spree, but now feeling the effects of it. So just sort of sitting here checking bbses a bit and switching between facebook and the terminal.
Well, take care. I'm glad you sent this message, I was getting worried
and thought something may have happened re parents.
Thank your for the update. Sorry to hear about your co-worker. Things are difficult for many people right now. There was a story I saw about world wide depression. Not something more you needed to deal with for sure. Enjoy the icey cold. It was 100F here yesterday
That pretty hot would gladly share some but might cost more to ship the heat than its worth
Have been in this situation several times in the past. Taking a pill everyday for the past several years has kept me evenly level. Being in America...guns are readily available...so it was suggested I don't keep any firearm in my home.
If anyone needs help...reach out to someone. In the US...the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is there. Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. Learn more: 800-273-8255
Hey Avon,
Sorry, to hear you news... I know some of what that's like... It's tough to be sure, but we're hear if you need a friendly face... Sending warm thoughts and just enough warm weather your way... take care,
Hey Paul
So feel for you - if I can help, reach out.
Steve @ SPOT BBS
Sorry to hear about the recent happenings. :( I'm sending good
thoughts.
I feel you my friend: my father suffered from dementia for many years before his passing. You really do have to experience this in order to truly understand how exhausting and heartbreaking it is to see your
loved ones stolen away piece by piece.
This appears to be endemic amongst young people these days: a young lady across the road from me also took her life a month or so ago. I didn't particularly know her that well, but it has a surprising effect upon you when someone so young chooses not to be here any more. I have found
myself thinking about her on more than one occasion over the past couple of weeks. Heartbreaking.
Take it easy chap - you can only play them as they're dealt.
Yep, we're roasting alive over here - please send us a snowball or two
our way!
Sorry to hear things have been rough for you. I hope things get better
for you. Thanks for all you do.
Take care, and see you around!
Yep it's been a busy time lately with all sorts of stuff happening to folks in my work/home life so not as much time for BBS as I would like right now. But I think just rolling with it and talking about stuff as/when is the way to go.
Yep at this stage it's looking like about 7-10 days helping out in
around 2-3 weeks time. Surgery is booked in now, and I think he will
need help with recovery.
In this case she did leave a letter and some of it was read out at the funeral which essentially said no one blame themselves it was my
decision etc. etc. .. still, not nice to hear. I'm glad the funeral is done and she is at peace. well I hope so.
Yeah it's been cold and frosty this last 10 days but today is mild, it's
a little nutty
Thanks Andrew, nice chatting and to see you active in BBS on your terms that feel OK.
Hey Zip, you're always such a positive burst of energy in this network when I see you posting, and I very much appreciate that, a constant welcoming force to folks who join and supportive with info/knowledge in the echomail areas.
On Sat Jun 25 09:34:00 2022, Avon wrote to ACMEBBS <=-
On 21 Jun 2022 at 01:14p, ACMEBBS pondered and said...
Have been in this situation several times in the past. Taking a pill everyday for the past several years has kept me evenly level. Being in America...guns are readily available...so it was suggested I don't keep any firearm in my home.
If anyone needs help...reach out to someone. In the US...the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is there. Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. Learn more: 800-273-8255
Talking about stuff and having people around you can chat with I'm sure must
help. I know of others where it certainly has and continues to do. You take care and know you are valued, loved and special... there's only one of you. I'm
glad to be chatting with you :)
Thanks good sir, yeah not the best there we are, life eh?
I hope this finds you well also and keeping cool. I'd send you some of these frosts over if I could but sadly not.
I read your update and thank you for sharing... furthermore I'm really sorry that hard things have been happening for ya. While I know you'd
LIKE to have more bbS time, please don't worry - things will be here
when you have more free time..
Chin up, we'll catch you as often as is good for you. fsxNet is strong - thanks for chiming in.
Yep at this stage it's looking like about 7-10 days helping out in around 2-3 weeks time. Surgery is booked in now, and I think he will need help with recovery.
Ah good that you'll be able to go. Not to sound doomy gloomy but, will
be good to spend the extra time with them while you can.
it's logical or not. I don't know, just look after yourself. don't sweep it under the rug, your work mates are probably the best to talk to but
if you need someone to read a netmail..
You too Paul. I'm going to do a release soon of talisman, with some bugs squashed. Also have a door game I'd been working on but have been distracted. I've got a few helpful testers for the door game but they're getting to the point where I stopped adding content... so I suppose I should do that, but kind of a bit burnt out after the last spree.
Might take the weekend easy a bit. We had antenatal class today, which felt like it went on forever, but was useful. part of it was a tour of
the birthing suite, that brought a few tears as we haven't been there since we lost our girls.
Been playing LotRO a little bit again (Lord of the rings online) not much though as i'm broke and can only play on free mode at present. (Not that there's anything wrong with free mode, just things are a bit nicer when you buy a subscription)
well, talk to you later.
Thanks a lot! :) Just glad to be able to give at least something back
for the joy fsxNet brings us all!
Been about 5 years since I was in very bad shape. After therapy & a
doctor I enjoy who got me on the pill I've been on for about 3-4 years...things are much better for me.
Biggest thing I have to watch out for is letting myself get over tired. Exhaustion was a bad thing for me. Thank god that 1 of the other things which has changed my life is being on a CPAP for the last year and a
half. Have found that my moods/needs/wants have become more stable
getting as much sleep as I need...which is usually 9-10 hours a day.
I appreciate that from everyone here...especially since while not being able to run a BBS...can still be a part of enjoying being here.
Know I don't say it enough...thanks to everyone here for being who all
of you are.
Very slowly getting over COVID. Been keeping fairly cool. It was actually perfect out the last couple days. Hope your weather get a bit warmer. I would send you the free heat if I could. Pretty sure it
would get lost in the mail.
Yep this is all locked in now, I'll be away around 20 days. My mum is
also having something taken off the back of one of her legs which looks like it could be benign or malignant it's a 50/50 thing so will hang for
a few more days to support them both during this time. My wife is coming on this trip with me too so it should be a different month coming up.
Thanks, this last few weeks have been mostly good and the team I am in have all been working and sharing thoughts and feelings together. So that's been good.
I'll need to set you up again to do the hatching yourself as the node number was made inactive but I am contacting you now to confirm which
node number you want ... I think 1/182 would be best.
My daughter is into some online gaming and feels the same way, nicer when there's some $$ spare but OK if not. I think now she is working she may spend a few $$ on such things :)
I hope by the time you read this (belated) reply you're feeling a bit better. Today I went and got a second booster shot of the Pfizer
Covid-19 vaccine. Feeling OK at this stage, usually just get a sore arm and feel a bit washed out for a couple of days.
Here in New Zealand the government just opened up second boosters for folks 50+ and as I am now in the second half century of orbits around
the sun I figured 'why not' :)
I think our postal services are all a bit stuffed at the moment so no probs on the lost 'heat' :)
I'm doing much better now. It all ended up in my ear and can't hear well out of my right side. But I at least feel better. IT seems to very
very slowly getting the sound back. I didn't get vaccinated because of how it affected my wife and working at home it really doesn't seem to be worth the risk. For Me its just a bad flu. I appreciate the well
wishes and hope your situation is also getting better. The wife has
been keeping me super busy when not working so I haven't had as much
time for the BBS as I would have liked. But thats going to get better once summer is over. I will be on as much as I can.
On Sun Jul 3 15:47:00 2022, Avon wrote to ACMEBBS <=-
Been about 5 years since I was in very bad shape. After therapy & a doctor I enjoy who got me on the pill I've been on for about 3-4 years...things are much better for me.Good stuff, yes a mix of good care and meds can do wonders.
Biggest thing I have to watch out for is letting myself get over tired. Exhaustion was a bad thing for me. Thank god that 1 of the other things which has changed my life is being on a CPAP for the last year and a half. Have found that my moods/needs/wants have become more stable getting as much sleep as I need...which is usually 9-10 hours a day.sleep is super important I think it's something many folks fail to miss as something that should be as important as diet, exercise etc... and like those
areas, easy to say/talk about but not so easy to do.. I know :)
I appreciate that from everyone here...especially since while not being able to run a BBS...can still be a part of enjoying being here.I feel the same way, it's nice to chat with supportive and kind folks who are
Know I don't say it enough...thanks to everyone here for being who all of you are.
into retro hobbies, other geeky stuff and have some time to spend posting here
when they are able to.
Hope the rest of your week goes well.
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