Off Topic The Burly Arms
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My cousin said something to me after his dad passed after having dementia for the last 5-6 years of his life - would have been in his 80s .
He said he wished in some ways that his dad had gone like mine had - dropped dead of a heart attack (although only 49) because whenever he thought back he still remembered his uncle 'as he was' whereas the last few years dealing with a frail old man who didn't recognise him and was even afraid to open the door to him, had been traumatic and all but broken him ...
I got it ... although obviously I wish I'd had much longer with the old man.
He said he wished in some ways that his dad had gone like mine had - dropped dead of a heart attack (although only 49) because whenever he thought back he still remembered his uncle 'as he was' whereas the last few years dealing with a frail old man who didn't recognise him and was even afraid to open the door to him, had been traumatic and all but broken him ...
I got it ... although obviously I wish I'd had much longer with the old man.
That is really sad, hope the rest of your family are ok
Dropped my eldest off at T2 this morning, he's currently sat on a plane ready to go to Chicago for the summer. Takes off at 8.00.
He needs to grow up a bit, so hopefully he'll make the most of it. Sad though, had a tear in my eye and Mrs Chief was sobbing a bit.
About to have a Premier Inn full hit breakfast then head home.
He needs to grow up a bit, so hopefully he'll make the most of it. Sad though, had a tear in my eye and Mrs Chief was sobbing a bit.
About to have a Premier Inn full hit breakfast then head home.
I lost my Dad to dementia and the last 5 years of his life were pretty awful for him and us trying to care for him.
It takes up pretty much all of your time and your thoughts.
But after he died, as painful as that was. It wasn't the disease that defined him, it was the previous 75 years of his life
I can't say that I forgot about the dementia, but it quickly dissipated and I remembered my Dad for all of the years that we had together growing up as a family together, then me starting my own family and him becoming a Granddad. All of the good times.
Up here atm.
Nice that it’s cooled off a bit for cycling.
12 miles this morning and then band practice later this arvo
Marnin btw
Nice that it’s cooled off a bit for cycling.
12 miles this morning and then band practice later this arvo
Marnin btw
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skidding about in a M5 was fun although I only got 6mins
Not bad for a score note for both of us
Take good care of yourself pieguts. RIP mama pieguts
Just some info on stuff I was reading about ATM fraud, currently operating in London. Thieves use a device that is called a Lebanese Loop (google it), I'm chatting about the most basic form of the theft device.
People think it's a cloning device, which while there are versions of card theft that do that, this is not, the idea is simple, just to jam your card in machine, make you think the machine has swallowed it, then come along and take it out after after you have left.
Normally the people doing it will be standing somewhere behind you, directly behind you as they will need your pin number, so look out for vulnerable people. Once it's jammed no one else can use it until it's cleared.
While most people will correctly think to call the bank, just check you can't see your card protruding slightly, if you can, pull it out.
The Lebanese Loop prevents the machine from reading your card, it looks like this with variations, more remember the shape of it, than how it's made, although some ATM's supposedly carry protections from this happening now...
People think it's a cloning device, which while there are versions of card theft that do that, this is not, the idea is simple, just to jam your card in machine, make you think the machine has swallowed it, then come along and take it out after after you have left.
Normally the people doing it will be standing somewhere behind you, directly behind you as they will need your pin number, so look out for vulnerable people. Once it's jammed no one else can use it until it's cleared.
While most people will correctly think to call the bank, just check you can't see your card protruding slightly, if you can, pull it out.
The Lebanese Loop prevents the machine from reading your card, it looks like this with variations, more remember the shape of it, than how it's made, although some ATM's supposedly carry protections from this happening now...
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Out of interest, how much of your business is still cash, I sort of think people still use it a lot on market stalls, but my perception could be wrong purely because it's how I pay?Well when you put it like that
It's dwindling massively.
It's mostly a few older folk who use cash now, and those who are determined to keep cash alive.
I'd say in the 14 years I've been running my business, cash has gone from around 70% down to about 5% of my sales.
That's live sales i.e. me at markets and events. Probably 2/3 of my business through is wholesale and online with only 1/3 making up the events side of things.
Be careful accepting magic beans as payment at your stall, mate...
Monday morning communication sent to Mick, might take him a while to read.
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