RTT Drama's

[bondy]

Getting my documents together last night, oh shit no insurance . On the phone this morning and alls well, new insurance with euro breakdown faxed through.
phew that was close.
RTT hair cut done this morning as well.

[wicklamulla]

hell your suffering a bout of "Dandyisim", he'll ferget his helmet or durex no doubt !

[TonyDevil]

i put the TDM in for a service on friday and forgot to ask for an MOT at the time
had torush back down there on Sat morning, luckily it was raining so a couple of squids hadnt turned up for their MOTs

not had me hair cut yet and not sorted out the spare room for hartside
think i better pull me finger out

[iand1947]

<!--quoteo(post=46273:date=Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 01:43 PM:name=wicklamulla)-->QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 01:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->hell your suffering a bout of "Dandyisim", he'll ferget his helmet or durex no doubt !<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He'll get by with either

[amarko5]

<!--quoteo(post=46283:date=Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 01:32 PM:name=Pict)-->QUOTE(Pict @ Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->He'll get by with either <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


home brew sheep shearing to do yet

then just a long journey down it's actually further from Carlisle to Dover than it is from dunkirk to ruppertshoffen

<!--quoteo(post=46281:date=Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 01:29 PM:name=Toneski)-->QUOTE(Toneski @ Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 01:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->not had me hair cut yet and not sorted out the spare room for hartside
think i better pull me finger out<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


A couch or a matress will suffice

[TonyDevil]

<!--quoteo(post=46284:date=Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 02:37 PM:name=Hartside Man)-->QUOTE(Hartside Man @ Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 02:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->A couch or a matress will suffice <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
lol

we are having a shift around of rooms anyway
little sister has finally moved out so i get the room back that i vacated 10years ago
my Nan is gettin on a bit so looks like she's moving in to my old room for a couple of weeks each month
i get the other room/office
</ramble>

anyway.....
gotta clear a space and then the sofa bed is yours

time to pop out on trixy and have me hair cut, the long way round me thinks

[zardoz]

I've a pocket sized hammock I can lend you

[Guinness]

<!--quoteo(post=46281:date=Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 02:29 PM:name=Toneski)-->QUOTE(Toneski @ Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->-//-
not had me hair cut yet ...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

ill bring the clippers :-)



still to get:
alcaseltzer
aspirine
cash (to buy more of the above inloco...)


o... and bondy is dripdrying in a hotel in Ashford
i forgot to mention today's forecast...

[iand1947]

<!--quoteo(post=46345:date=Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 09:17 PM:name=danceswithmopeds)-->QUOTE(danceswithmopeds @ Tue 3rd Jul 2007, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I've a pocket sized hammock I can lend you<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Knotted hankie? How very English!

[amarko5]

Another Drama

After getting within 1/2 hour of our destination I receive a phone call , bad news your dad is on life support

anyway it appears my dad had a really bad collapse (after many strokes over the last few years) heart stopped 3 times on way to hospital etc.

so after a nights rest I rode back from ruppertshoffen to Carlisle (non stop) 800 miles. (saddlesore)

have been to see my dad but it's not my dad just a shell of a human being ventilated

we have made the hard decision to see if he can manage on his own and at present he is breathing on his own but there is nothing else there

before anyone thinks i'm being a bit hard and calous, my dad has been declining in health over the last 5 years, to a point when he was just basically living but no more.

anyway enough of my woes, what i can say though, if it rains super hard in germany .. they will be testing all the beers in the local pub

[Matlock]

Sorry to hear your news Hartside Man. Been there myself so know what your going through.

[wicklamulla]

really sorry to hear that Mark, but you did the right thing by getting home asap. There will be other RTT's but you only have one Dad.

[iand1947]

<!--quoteo(post=46618:date=Fri 6th Jul 2007, 03:40 PM:name=Matlock)-->QUOTE(Matlock @ Fri 6th Jul 2007, 03:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Sorry to hear your news Hartside Man. Been there myself so know what your going through.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ditto - it's a long story, but in summary I misread my Mum's reassurance and went to a conference and my dad had died by the time I got back. Something I'll always regret.

<!--quoteo(post=46614:date=Fri 6th Jul 2007, 03:21 PM:name=Hartside Man)-->QUOTE(Hartside Man @ Fri 6th Jul 2007, 03:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->before anyone thinks i'm being a bit hard and callous<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No way - your actions prove that.

[dapleb]

Me thoughts are with ya amarko.

[zardoz]

Shit, I thought I was having a bad week. My thoughts are with you.

[amarko5]

<!--quoteo(post=46640:date=Fri 6th Jul 2007, 05:05 PM:name=danceswithmopeds)-->QUOTE(danceswithmopeds @ Fri 6th Jul 2007, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Shit, I thought I was having a bad week. My thoughts are with you.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


<!--sizeo:3--><!--/sizeo-->Thank you all for you Kind words of support <!--sizec--><!--/sizec--> yup it's a real shitty feeling indeed. and the waiting and not knowing is really hard.

been back to see me dad again tonight and he is slowly slipping away should anything happen in between visits, the nurses are going to call us.

[Peter Ertl]

Sounds like you have it right. Good decisions sometimes sound tough, but you know the situation and what's best for your Dad and family. Thoughts are with you.

[iand1947]

<!--quoteo(post=46614:date=Fri 6th Jul 2007, 03:21 PM:name=Hartside Man)-->QUOTE(Hartside Man @ Fri 6th Jul 2007, 03:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->so after a nights rest I rode back from ruppertshoffen to Carlisle (non stop) 800 miles.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hell of a (return) trip, never mind the emotional circumstances and the weather. Nominee for Carpedian of the month??

[amarko5]

well My dad gave up the fight tonight / this morning now he is at peace, no more suffering.

would have liked to have been there at the end but after the fatefull call, we didn't get there quick enough and missed his passing by a few minutes, ehich in retrospect was probably a bit easier on my mum.

I'm ok guys just felt the need to talk (so to speak)

thanks for all the support and well wishes it's all appreciated at a tough time like this.

[iand1947]

[quote name='Hartside Man' date='Sat 7th Jul 2007, 02:09 AM' post='46661']
Condolences to yourself and family. I understand your feelings about not being there at the end (ref. my earlier note), but you can be reassured that in coming back you did absolutely the right thing for your Mum, so you can give her all the support she deserves. Take it easy.