General Chat

Hi Linda I do hope all is OK now and that your bruises are not too bad. It's good to see that you can see the funny side of things. It brought back memories of my Dad. He had Parkinson's and Paget's Disease and for the last five years of his life was in a Wheelchair. Mum had to go do some shopping one day and left him on his own for a couple of hours. He decided to take himself of to the Pub (while the mice away) lol. He had to cross a busy road and did not have a Motorized Wheelchair. Anyway he had one too many to drink at the Pub and wheeled himself back home. (How he got there we don't know lol) He tried to get up 2 steps with his wheelchair and it toppled over hence he broke his leg. He was as drunk as a lord laid on the path when Mum arrived. She phoned for Ambulance and the the Ambulance men got him on a stretcher while Dad was singing Roll out the Barrel all the way to the hospital. Mum said she could have crawled away and died with embarrasment lol. Dad always saw the funny side of things even though he was an invalid. Have a Nice Day Regards Jackie

Yes it came over in 1987 but not as bad as 77. I feel sorry too for the people like you said in St Micheals that was bad. Sorry Linda this was your thread now we are on about floods funny how conversations get changed, at least you know if ever you decide to live over here stay away from the wall lol!!!. Germaine x

I dont think its ever been as bad as 1977 and then there was the St Michael floods too. My heart goes out to the people that suffered, I know some still live in fear when there are storms and the wind is in that direction. I was then living in Thornton Cleveleys and fortuneately wasn't flooded. June xx

Too true June. I remember when we came back to Fleetwood in 1977 and was looking for a house someone said oh go up Larkholme I said no don't trust the wall oh it is fine they said 2 weeks later over it came. Then they built that montrosity Like you say they should get a rebate. not sure if the wall was there first though. It has been over since then too so can't stop it if it wants to come over it will. Germaine x

Germaine, I haven't a lot of faith in them either, when the sea decides to come inland, nothing will stand in its way. As you say, the walls at Rossall are horrible, the people there should get a Council Tax Rebate. June xx

June do you really trust those walls I don't. Mind you at Rossall they look like prison walls so should really keep it back. Germaine x

Oh Linda, Now that we have all had a good laugh, are you OK? Dont worry about Cleveleys, remember we had the sea walls reinforced there to hold the tide back, lol Hugs, June xx

Good to hear you are ok Linda, no dusting today, it's rest-day! :))

Hi Chris My arms ache this morning its some weight for my arms to hold while crawling lol But Im fine will be more careful next time Im dusting lol Linda xx

Morning Linda, hope those knees are feeling better today, will you and hubby be resting after all that activity there ;- ) :))

Yes Linda... But what a way to go!!! LOL!

Linda, glad you managed to laugh when you had your tumble and hope your knees get better soon. What happened reminds me of my dear old ex-neighbour who is now in a home. She was widowed and one night at midnight she phoned me and said she had fallen in her bedroom and could I go round and help her (I had a key). Well in I went and found her on her bottom sitting against her bed. (She had dodgy hips and knees). She had 'walked' on her bottom round the double bed to the phone as she had fallen out of bed on the other side near the window. She had managed to get her dressing gown on altho inside out but was stuck between the bed and the door. What she hadn't realised till I pointed it out was that she still had her alarm round her neck and could have pressed that for assistance. I couldn't get her up so had to phone for an ambulance as had no-one else around to help. When the paramedics arrived they had a job to squeeze through the bedroom door to help her,and they got her on the bed and checked her out, could find nothing wrong and were going to leave her. Now I didn't want her left on her own, and I couldn't stay so insisted she went to hospital as I was a bit concerned about her - she didn't seem quite herself. They took her down on her stairlift to put her on the stretcher trolley at the bottom of the stairs (a hall entranced terrace). Oh how I wished I had had a camcorder!! Everytime the chaps tried to get her off the stair lift chair she squeezed the arm of the chair where the controls were, and kept disappearing upstairs again. Talk about pmsl!!! Took ages to get her to leave the controls alone so she could be moved into the ambulance. As she went in (now 1 am) she began speaking in a louder voice than usual and saying about all her previous ops (and there were many). Eventually they managed to close the doors and I was left to shut up the house and promise I would look after her cat. I left her daughter to meet her at the hospital, where it was found she had had a stroke as she went into the ambulance. Some weeks later she came home and I looked after her till she went into Sheltered housing and then the home. To this day, just thinking of her going up and down the stairs makes me cry with laughter - it was just like a comedy show, bless her!

Honest girls Im ok, Cant demonstrate Maz no good for you though you are like hubby bad lungs the laughing is no good makes you wheeze Linda lol

Linda you need comfrey for bruises my son used to swear by it for the football team always had a jar in the first aid tin. Not too expensive either. Hope you soon are better Germaine x

Linda Could you please explain that again, only in more detail... Me thinks I would like hubby in same position!! pmsl!! Maz x ( Sincerely hopeing you are ok!?)

Girls Just gone into the bathroom for a shower have a bruise on each knee lol Linda lol

Linda you would have been alright I have a hedge would have made a nice soft landing. Glad you are OK Germaine x

Just going to have a shower my knees are still sore lolol Linda xx

Shall wear trousers Gill but havent got any grandhildren Monday or tuesday couple of days off lol Linda xx

Hi Linda, carpet burns ay, how are you going to explain that to the grandchildren on monday. wish id been a fly on the wall. Hope you are both ok, good thing we can still laugh at things is'ant it. Take care now . Gill