A friend I went to school with
Told me this weird tale. They used to have a visitor who they refered to as uncle Jack. He was not really her uncle, but a guy that used to be engaged to her mother. Although her mum married someone else, they had remained on friendly terms. Anyhoo, one day Jack and his wife came to visit them and as they were just about to go my friend's mum gave him an almighty hug and a kiss then flew out of the room crying. After they had gone my friend ran after her and said "What's up?" "I am never going to see him again!" replied her mum, tearfully. Within the week 'Uncle Jack' was dead, he had a massive heart attack.
An ex of mine used to work in a care home. One of the residents was an old lady they used to refer to as "The witch", not because she was nasty or anything, but because she seemed to have an uncanny knack of predicting the future. One day one of the staff, an engaged lady, was proudly showing everyone in the home her new wedding dress and while everyone else was going "Ooh ahh "and "isn't it lovely?" etc etc. 'The witch' piped up "Yeah,nice dress honey, just seems a pity that you'll never get to wear it!" Of course everyone was puzzled by this remark but as it turned out just before the wedding the bride to be was killed in a car crash.
(Mackeson_drinker, Sun 16 Sep 2012, 7:12, 3 replies)

The witch sounds a bit nasty to me.

( browser still relating boring anecdotes into a void on, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 10:52, closed)

I did say it was a care home
Sadly some 'older members of the community' shall we say tend to come out with blunt remarks especially as dementia sets in.
(Mackeson_drinker, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 12:33, closed)

that last bit
had me in stitches.

hilarious
(magictorch, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 14:39, closed)