Little Things That Brighten Your Day

[Jairzinho]

Devon being Devon, and to be fair the UK being the UK, the number of Afghan refugees we helped was always going to be relatively low. Devon will be helping...three families.

 

However, all of them will be in my town.

[Raymond Duck]

On 25/11/2019 at 21:36, paddyberger said:

I had a similar experience few weeks back. Old girl up the road from me was looking a bit confused and lost. She‘d missed her neighbour who she wanted to bring some bread in for her.

 

No problem, give me 20 mins and I’ll be back. I spent about an hour with her, just chatting with her about her family and her husband who’d passed. 89 years old, lovely old girl called Gloria Did exactly the same thing, broke down and said it just makes me cry when somebody does something nice for me. 
 

On the way out, she grabbed my hand and kissed it. Broke my heart I can tell you.

 

I pop in every now and then just to check in, she’s 90 on Monday so I’m going go up there with the kids and make a fuss of her.

Gloria passed away yesterday. She’d been struggling and had lived with her son most of this year, she told me she was ready to go and had had enough.

 

Absolutely gutted.

 

[Raymond Duck]

Double post.

[Total Longo]

14 hours ago, paddyberger said:

Gloria passed away yesterday. She’d been struggling and had lived with her son most of this year, she told me she was ready to go and had had enough.

 

Absolutely gutted.

 

Quite the opposite of the thread title this, mate, in all honesty. 

[Creator Supreme]

14 hours ago, paddyberger said:

Gloria passed away yesterday. She’d been struggling and had lived with her son most of this year, she told me she was ready to go and had had enough.

 

Absolutely gutted.

 

Bless you for making an old girl a bit happier mate, sorry for your loss.

[Harry's Lad]

15 hours ago, paddyberger said:

Gloria passed away yesterday. She’d been struggling and had lived with her son most of this year, she told me she was ready to go and had had enough.

 

Absolutely gutted.

 

Good on you for being kind enough to give an old lady some of your time, something which made a difference and she obviously appreciated.

[Bjornebye]

As has been said, good on you. Anything no matter how big or small helps when someone is struggling. 

[Raymond Duck]

Thanks for the kind words and spot on @Total Longo

[VladimirIlyich]

20 hours ago, paddyberger said:

Gloria passed away yesterday. She’d been struggling and had lived with her son most of this year, she told me she was ready to go and had had enough.

 

Absolutely gutted.

 

Its quite weird when older people pass away. I remember when Nan passed away in hospital in 2002 after a long stay there. She passed away around 6 or 7 am and asked for her Rosary Beads shortly before actually dying. It seems people often just know their body is shutting down for good.

[Bruce Spanner]

33 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Its quite weird when older people pass away. I remember when Nan passed away in hospital in 2002 after a long stay there. She passed away around 6 or 7 am and asked for her Rosary Beads shortly before actually dying. It seems people often just know their body is shutting down for good.

 

Yeah, i see that.

 

My grandmother, raised me as her own, walked off a fucking heart attack!

 

She eventually has to be convinced to go to hospital as she's quite clearly fucked.

 

Spends a day in bed entertaining us all.

 

I go in to say goodnight at seven pm and she say's something along the lines of 'That's it I'm done, I'm dying aren't I'?

 

'Yes' i reply.

 

She sits up in bed and says 'Alright, send them in'

 

She said nothing about death, or dying or anything or the sort, or even let on she knew what was happening.

 

She told them all nice things she loved in them and joked.

 

She was dead within the hour of the last one leaving.

[Total Longo]

15 hours ago, paddyberger said:

Thanks for the kind words and spot on @Total Longo

Sorry PB, it wasn't the most sensitive post by me, under the circumstances. You should feel proud that you made Gloria happy. 

[Ken Robber]

Starting a new job next month, so this month I keep phoning in sick at least once a week because they can't be arsed to sack me and even if they did it wouldn't matter now anyway 

 

That Beatles documentary on Disney + is fantastic 

[Oh Buoy]

I've just discovered that paracetamol gets burn marks off the iron. It's magic. 

[Elite]

6 minutes ago, Oh, Buoy! said:

I've just discovered that paracetamol gets burn marks off the iron. It's magic. 

Lowers it's temperature as well.

[Bob]

Went to watch Harrogate Town yesterday with the lads I play 5-a-side with as a Christmas social and about halfway into the first half one of the Northampton defenders hit a long clearance up there like which drifted out of play and headed in the direction of two stewards stood at the front of the stand we were in, and it hit one of them clean on the top of his head. Absolutely perfect placement. Doink.

[Preston Red]

Working with people who genuinely want to help when they realise you're new in that area.

 

Friday was a "different" day at work as we had to cover the packing side. When the aircraft section is finished, it's packed ready for export to America. We have to use a SAP system and being new to it wasn't ideal. The lads on the shop floor, inspectors and QCs were brilliant; all came in to help and explain the processes.

[DalyanPete]

On 24/11/2021 at 19:48, Bruce Spanner said:

 

Yeah, i see that.

 

My grandmother, raised me as her own, walked off a fucking heart attack!

 

She eventually has to be convinced to go to hospital as she's quite clearly fucked.

 

Spends a day in bed entertaining us all.

 

I go in to say goodnight at seven pm and she say's something along the lines of 'That's it I'm done, I'm dying aren't I'?

 

'Yes' i reply.

 

She sits up in bed and says 'Alright, send them in'

 

She said nothing about death, or dying or anything or the sort, or even let on she knew what was happening.

 

She told them all nice things she loved in them and joked.

 

She was dead within the hour of the last one leaving.

Beautiful story mate.

[Tj hooker]

[Bruce Spanner]

Went on a really long bike ride up hills and whatnot, nominally I was going to the shop, but chose a shop miles from home at the top of a massive hill.

 

It certainly cleared a few cobwebs…

 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

I didn't even have to use my AK

[Daisy]

On 12/12/2021 at 09:12, Preston Red said:

Working with people who genuinely want to help when they realise you're new in that area.

 

Friday was a "different" day at work as we had to cover the packing side. When the aircraft section is finished, it's packed ready for export to America. We have to use a SAP system and being new to it wasn't ideal. The lads on the shop floor, inspectors and QCs were brilliant; all came in to help and explain the processes.

SAP is a cunt

[Mook]

Watching one of the cats drinking from their bowl of water.

 

I'm not sure why but it fills me with joy, the ridiculous way they poke their tongue in and out of the water.

[Tony Moanero]

11 minutes ago, Mook said:

Watching one of the cats drinking from their bowl of water.

 

I'm not sure why but it fills me with joy, the ridiculous way they poke their tongue in and out of the water.

I remember the first time our cat licked my hand, I nearly shit myself, I wasn’t expecting it to feel like sandpaper.

[Creator Supreme]

On 02/01/2022 at 23:44, Tj hooker said:

That is beautiful!

[Elite]

29 minutes ago, Tony Moanero said:

I remember the first time our cat licked my hand, I nearly shit myself, I wasn’t expecting it to feel like sandpaper.

Imagine how I felt when one gave me a blowjob.