RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 Morning all. Thoughts with DD Very dull, dreary and wet morning down here, it's still raining now. Forecast to rain all weekend too so it looks like a quiet one involving war gaming and video rendering is in order, I was hoping to get out photographing but, never mind. Have a good day all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 Excellent Mike - I look forward to seeing you and "The Doc" And you Bob - I also understand the Mr 81C will be there at some stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 I shall be visiting Tesco in Pitsea in about 15 minutes (just in case any other ERs are going). Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 . Barry, much as I'd like to I can't really shred the in-tray as the Courts may take issue with me....I really don't want to get locked up for contempt! I used to work with a senior HR manager in the NHS who had a cross-desk system. New work entered on the left and as the pile grew she moved them across her desk, one A4 size (Paper, not Gresley) at a time. When it reached the right hand side, if it hadn't been dealt with, it went in the bin. Her reckoning was if it was important, they would contact her again, and if not, it was remaining binned! It seemed to work for her, but as she was certainly 'a force to be reckoned with' perhaps folk were scared to chase her for things! I used to deal with the stuff that I thought important immediately, and then bin the rest using the same logic as Neil's example. This system worked OK for me for over 20 years. Ed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2013 Can't do it in this job though, every stage is logged, audited, signed for and.....er... and I'm the person responsible for that!!! Nice and sunny here still but it's reet windy. The office is like the Marie Celeste - either I need to change my deoderant, or they're very busy seeing what we laughably call 'clients', or....it's poets day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 Back from shopping and then walking in the rain with Robbie. I seem to have one of the few all-weather dogs so we had the park to ourselves, no joggers, picnickers, or families exercising their offspring today. Tesco seemed quite busy. I treated myself to a copy of Railway Modeller as it had a red engine on the cover. I spent some time yesterday when I wasn't being creative with styrofoam and a hammer trying to find out how the doors on station buildings in the BR LM Region in the 1960s were painted (yes, I'm sure a brush was involved!). I know the shade of red but it took ages to find a colour image of a door that wasn't on rolling stock or a signal box. I wanted to know if the whole door was red or if any panels were cream. I can't remember as when I used to live in the Midlands we only seemed to go on former Great Western routes and even when I went to Scotland we went from Snow Hill as New St was being rebuilt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Hope DD can draw some positives from today. At least Lynnie will be among friends. That she was. Not the funeral I would have chosen for her. Still going on as far as I know. Very sombre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 That she was. Not the funeral I would have chosen for her. Still going on as far as I know. Very sombre. Trust you are ok after it all DD? Over the years I seem to have attended rather a lot of funerals as at one time (maybe still) we always attended the funeral of any of our staff if they died while still employed or very recently retired. Of all the various ones I attended it seemed the West Indians were generally the best at giving their loved ones and friends a really good send off with stupendous singing at the graveside, verbal tributes from anyone who cared to make one, and after whoever wished to threw some flowers onto the coffin the male attendees set to and back filled the grave. All of which seemed very touching and a proper celebration of the life of the deceased. And that, in my view, is what a funeral should be - a celebration of the life of the departed, all about the good points of their life and remembering those highs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2013 Charlie had been very tired yesterday: Somewhat giving the lie to the old phrase..."It's a dog's life"! Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Tonight, we are planning on mostly eating Paella with mussels ...........prompted by finding 1Kg of beautifully-fresh, Shetland mussels for 50p. at the local fishmonger. I`m not much for the celebrity/Tv. cooking shows; but this "Hairy Bikers" recipe looks lovely. What`er your evening holds in store; enjoy! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 Tonight, we are planning on mostly eating Paella with mussels ...........prompted by finding 1Kg of beautifully-fresh, Shetland mussels for 50p. at the local fishmonger. I`m not much for the celebrity/Tv. cooking shows; but this "Hairy Bikers" recipe looks lovely. What`er your evening holds in store; enjoy! We have a few of the Hairy Biker books, not the diet one though, the ones with pies. I thought the dentist was only going to look at my broken tooth today so delayed lunch. At the surgery he said he could fill it today so I think it may be best to not eat anything on that side. It was a big filling. At least I'm not numb as he didn't offer a pain killing injection! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Trust you are ok after it all DD? Over the years I seem to have attended rather a lot of funerals as at one time (maybe still) we always attended the funeral of any of our staff if they died while still employed or very recently retired. Of all the various ones I attended it seemed the West Indians were generally the best at giving their loved ones and friends a really good send off with stupendous singing at the graveside, verbal tributes from anyone who cared to make one, and after whoever wished to threw some flowers onto the coffin the male attendees set to and back filled the grave. All of which seemed very touching and a proper celebration of the life of the deceased. And that, in my view, is what a funeral should be - a celebration of the life of the departed, all about the good points of their life and remembering those highs. Fine, thanks Mike. Got out while the going was good. Everywhere she went she created laughter and affection. Not doom and gloom. Sure enough someone mentioned God's mysterious ways and swmbo saved him from a slap. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2013 The bizarreness known as Leeds buses.. an empty bus has just gone past the window..normally known as a NIS (Not In Service) ... was on its way to Guide Dogs... come back the old roller blind list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2013 That she was. Not the funeral I would have chosen for her. Still going on as far as I know. Very sombre. As per The Station Master - in the North East a funeral was always seen as being something to take in a positive way. The service used to include a review of achievements then it was off to the local Hall for a wake.. again something involving a celebration of achievements. And all of my family to date have had such a funeral. I hope the rest of your day passes quietly 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Trust you are ok after it all DD? ........And that, in my view, is what a funeral should be - a celebration of the life of the departed, all about the good points of their life and remembering those highs. Totally agree! It can be harder to "celebrate" the departure of a younger person like Lynnie but it sounds like she made a bigger impression on those who knew her than many of us could hope to do in a long lifetime. Too much doom and gloom at funerals serves no purpose other than to allow certain people to indulge in wallowing in their grief. Everyone on ER's is here for you, DD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 It's a comfortable feeling that I took that for granted, Ashers. These gloom merchants forgot the next part of the sentence. "God moves in mysterious ways his wonders to perform" This wasn't a wonder - it was a tragedy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 Having been through that mill not much more than a year ago, as you all know, I'm with DD, Mike et al. The departed is a loss to those who knew them - be they gone at 8, 18 or 80 - but life must go on, and celebration is exactly how we should view the day. The joy of having known them, of having gained from that good fortune, all that stuff. The eulogy should be upbeat, emphasising their achievements, their qualities, their contributions to life. Leave the sombre stuff to our inner thoughts. I hope I offend no-one when I say that the Believers' wish to make things solemn when their beliefs suggest the deceased has gone to A Better Place doesn't make much sense to me. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 When a dear friend died I didn't go to her funeral but went on one of our favourite walks instead. I might have offended some people but it just felt right for me. I got the feeling that she agreed too. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've donated what's left of me for research. Expect they'll want to put my head on display, he says modestly. Probably hold a raffle. Eaten by worms or bits re-cycled? Tough choice. Anything above the waist is up for grabs, lads. Below the waist - there is a queue. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ian Hargrave Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 That's right. A couple of years ago when we gave one of our offspring a large sum to help fund a house purchase, I was infuriated by her solicitor demanding we visit him in person to verify our ID! This was at a time when our own conveyancing solicitor (we were also moving house) had happily accepted scanned copies of our passports. By referring the matter to a senior partner, we avoided the 60mile round trip that a visit to the office would have entailed. He also required copies of our bank statements, even though this money had come from savings. Crazy rules! Just picked this up...yes..it IS due to concerns re: money laundering. Last year the same situation occurred with us. Payment of a solicitor's bill ( for offspring ) made online had to be preceded by photocopy of MY passport sent via post (registered & insured ). Copies of bank statements ? God..lawyers make their own rules and have no concern for your security. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've donated what's left of me for research. Expect they'll want to put my head on display, he says modestly. Probably hold a raffle. Eaten by worms or bits re-cycled? Tough choice. Anything above the waist is up for grabs, lads. Below the waist - there is a queue. I'm just wondering how Debs is going to comment on that post ..... tehehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm just wondering how Debs is going to comment on that post ..... tehehe offer some matchsticks not even coffee stirrers..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm just wondering how Debs is going to comment on that post ..... tehehe I'll see if she's in the queue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm just wondering how Debs is going to comment on that post ..... tehehe I find she is friendly and supportive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted October 11, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm just wondering how Debs is going to comment on that post ..... tehehe Carefully ........ very carefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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