An interesting week for me
Started with my boss saying he wasn't going to replace my company car, which wasn't a company car at all, but a gift of some form, even though the tax man shafted me for it. Ended when I test drove an almost new Skoda Octavia, and the bastard shelled out 12 grand for it. So I rate it only 6 out of 10 because my ma is in hospital with being being old and doddery, which is a bummer.

For a friday night, I would rather be with my lovelly lady, instead of being by myself. Though the empty bottle of Shiraz and the pizza box by the side of my desk, mitigate this feeling somewhat.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:39, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Hope your old dear's all right.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:42, Reply)

^this

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:43, Reply)

We're being far too nice to these people.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:44, Reply)

but there is a level of reassurance in that when you've had a bad week. Don't make a habit of it mind.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:46, Reply)

I guess you can't get lower than a 0/10.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:49, Reply)

She is barmier than a box of frogs.
When I visited on Wednesday, she would only talk about her dad, a seargent in the scots guards, and how great he was. FFS he died in 1946. She managed to avoid all questions about why she was in hospital (a quick blackout) but we did arrange a sweepstake as to who, in her ward was going to snuff it during the night.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:47, Reply)

I like this!

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:49, Reply)

^ this ^

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:45, Reply)

No, I don't want your sympathy.
If you knew the old witch, you would pull the plug on her life support machine.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:50, Reply)

I haven't spoken to my mother for more than 16 years - she's a complete cunt.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 21:57, Reply)

^this
My maternal Grandmother.
( girlinthehole, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 22:02, Reply)

I'm sorry for all the people in this situation.
I'm so fucked up, I believe my family deserves it's lot, but other people's family, no.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 22:23, Reply)

All families are mixed up
You're posting on a board here of people who are, I'd say, mainly indepedent of their families.

Don't believe it's just yours, don't assume that you're imposing your woes on the unafflicted and above all don't assume that there's some sort of norm that your relationship with your family has deviated from.

Do what you think is right and stick with it.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 22:33, Reply)

Yeah, probably.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 23:08, Reply)

ok then i retract my sympathy and replace with
Let's hope the old bint had some good shit stored away
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 22:04, Reply)

When she pop her clogs, I ll be able to move from this shit hole,
Provided she hasn't left it all to the Daily Fail
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Fri 15 Oct 2010, 22:22, Reply)