The Grim Reaper

[Lighthouse]

He's f**king on one today! 🤨

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67578993

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172z09sb4sgln7

[Whitey Grandad]

4 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

He's f**king on one today! 🤨

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67578993

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172z09sb4sgln7

Indeed he is, but nothing is more certain than death and taxes.

All very personal for me. I lost my lovely wife early in October. She was magnificent, never angry or complaining.

[Fan The Flames]

59 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Indeed he is, but nothing is more certain than death and taxes.

All very personal for me. I lost my lovely wife early in October. She was magnificent, never angry or complaining.

Sorry to hear that Whitey, take care mate.

[Fan The Flames]

I love The Pogues, Shane was brilliant.

I met Jacqui Smith today and she was upset about Alistair Darling and talked very highly of him.

[revolution saint]

One good thing is that it’s nearly Christmas so fairytale of NewYork can’t really be played any more than it would be normally. I bloody hate that song.

Feel bad cos Shane M had just died so RIP and all that.

[Tamesaint]

1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Indeed he is, but nothing is more certain than death and taxes.

All very personal for me. I lost my lovely wife early in October. She was magnificent, never angry or complaining.

Very sorry to hear that Whitey. As someone who has experienced similar grief I can assure you that things may be very different but a good life is very possible  in the future. 

[Whitey Grandad]

19 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Very sorry to hear that Whitey. As someone who has experienced similar grief I can assure you that things may be very different but a good life is very possible  in the future. 

Thanks Tamesaint. At the moment I am inconsolable.

[Mystic Force]

Charlie Munger (Warren Buffets right hand man) might not have avoided death this week but I bet he avoided a lot of taxes along the way.

[whelk]

1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Thanks Tamesaint. At the moment I am inconsolable.

Bless you Whitey

[HedgeEnder]

You forgot this legend

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67564925.amp

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

3 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Thanks Tamesaint. At the moment I am inconsolable.

I am so sorry Whitey. It must be incredibly hard. Look after yourself.

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, Sergei Gotsmanov said:

I am so sorry Whitey. It must be incredibly hard. Look after yourself.

Thanks.

It all seems so very strange. Death comes to all of us sooner or later and we often talked about it but we were hoping for a bit more. We were only (!) 74 and we had a retirement planned.

Yet my situation is going to arise for nearly half of the population and in many ways we all think that it isn’t going to happen and push it back into some corner of our minds.

You could never describe it as a tragedy and we have had a life full of interests and lots of travel and we have two children and seven grandchildren so we can be proud of what we have achieved. What matters is how you lived your lives.

We spent all our lives building a home for a family and before we knew it there’s no longer any need for it. 
 

Don’t waste any opportunity to give your loved ones a big hug and does anybody want any kitchen casseroles?

 

[Winnersaint]

Be as kind to yourself as you can. Its tough and even those of us that have been through it can't really give any advice other than that. Grief is such a personal thing and there is no right or wrong way to do it. My experience of it is it is cyclical rather than a linear thing which makes a mockery of the lame platitude of 'time being a great healer.' This coming Tuesday marks 2 years since my wife died. I'm OK, I've got on with things but I have those moments when it comes up and slaps me in the face when least I expect. Its a bit like that. Take care. PM if you feel it might help.

[Tamesaint]

1 hour ago, Winnersaint said:

Be as kind to yourself as you can. Its tough and even those of us that have been through it can't really give any advice other than that. Grief is such a personal thing and there is no right or wrong way to do it. My experience of it is it is cyclical rather than a linear thing which makes a mockery of the lame platitude of 'time being a great healer.' This coming Tuesday marks 2 years since my wife died. I'm OK, I've got on with things but I have those moments when it comes up and slaps me in the face when least I expect. Its a bit like that. Take care. PM if you feel it might help.

Very wise words. 

[Jonnyboy]

 

[whelk]

27 minutes ago, Jonnyboy said:

 

Something we can agree on Jonny. A sad loss

[egg]

Steve Wright gone. Only 69. Loved his afternoon show back in the day. Sad loss. 

[revolution saint]

1 hour ago, egg said:

Steve Wright gone. Only 69. Loved his afternoon show back in the day. Sad loss. 

Yes, bit of a shock.  Only listened to him on radio 1 but was a kind of schooldays soundtrack staple.  RIP Steve

[whelk]

Was only broadcasting last week. Bit of a shock when comes from nowhere when still in public eye

[John Boy Saint]

Growing up in north Ampshoire we heard him on Radio 210, out of Reading. He was an alchemists apprentice experimenting with all sorts, having a station owner who was a bit of character, gave Steve all the rope he wanted to develop his style. The (Mike) Read and Wright show was the topic of many local conversations.