So who's ready ..

[petemc]

I only just found out yesterday that my Dad decided we're not having a tree this year. **** that. So we're moving things around trying to fit one in. Basically I'm so not ready. Still got presents to buy, including my own damn book for a family member because I haven't got any copies yet! Jesus Christ! Who thought up all this stuff?

[Jingo]

Originally Posted by Piggymon

Aww what a lovely Christmas pressie .. good luck with the move !

thank you my Officially jingo approved chum!




Cheets I hope your Dad is home and enjoying his dinner come christmas! (no fatty meats for him though! ) Here's wishing him a speedy recovery

[Justsomebloke]

Originally Posted by cheets

My dad had a heart attack on Wednesday, he is still in hospital waiting for an angiogram, hoping he will be home for Christmas Day, tbh Christmas has lost all its meaning, not evening going out to celebrate.

Damn Dude that puts my pathetic whinging in perspective.
Am real sorry to hear that & glad he survived the attack & got to hospital in time.
A worrying time for you all So I'll Wish you All my Luck & a Very merry Xmas

[petemc]

Sorry to hear that cheets My mate's also had one about a week ago with literally 1 day left before retirement. He had an op and is home for Xmas. Hope your Dad is too.

[NokkonWud]

Sorry to hear that Cheets, at least he's alright now.
Stuff like that always brings Christmas into a whole new light. I saw a man die yesterday and it's not nice so close to Crimbo (well, it's never nice at anytime I guess).

[TinkerBell]

Gutted for you cheets, but at least he made it through it

Finally managed to put the christmas tree up at Paul's, not brilliant, but best could do in the situation.

[cheets]

Thanks, he is fine visited yesterday just keeping him in for precautions, I don't even feel like celebrating Christmas, his best friend who he grew up with had one in the year he lives in Scotland and he is fine now, my dad is not unhealthy never smoked and hardly drinks anymore and plays golf at the weekends.

[Haly]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

Sorry to hear that Cheets, at least he's alright now.
Stuff like that always brings Christmas into a whole new light. I saw a man die yesterday and it's not nice so close to Crimbo (well, it's never nice at anytime I guess).

What happened??

[cheets]

Originally Posted by Haly

What happened??

A man died

A man that was brought in on the Thursday we went seeing my dad (morning), he was very ill and rushed into Cardiac care and my mum went at night and he has passed away when she was there.

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Haly

What happened??

There was a big crash about 2 minutes from where I live by car. There is an article about it here. When me and a friend arrived there was no traffic backup, no police, no fire engines, it could have only just happened and we were parked right opposite everything happening on the other side where there were 7 or so people all running about trying to help. In that time the Picasso had flames shooting from the bonnet, the Primera had a small fire but the Clio was on fire, in the space of a minute the Clio went from being on fire to being a complete blaze. A man was pulled from the car and was on almost completely on fire, frozen still with what I can only guess was shock.

We were stuck on our side of the road for around 2-3 minutes whilst all this was happening with people telling us to stay in our cars with all the people involved being those who had equipment in lorries able to help, thankfully there were several as there is a power station very near or those involved in the crash. In that time the heat became almost unbearable from the fires, it was frightening.

In the time it took us to get home, about 2-3 minutes after the 2-3 minutes there we saw no police cars which is criminal as there is a 'rapid response unit' in half the distance from my house to the accident and only 2 fire engines which passed us as we were literally next to my estate.

The worst is thinking back and thinking we should have gotten out, but in reality I know it wouldn't have done any good, there were 7 or so people there concentrating on one car, another on the phone to the emergency services and one side of the road (the one we were on) starting to get backed up with lorries. The accident itself required the Fire services to use the jaws of life.