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samwise_new said:
you know something, i bet many avoided him during those times, there is not a lot you honestly can say as there is no way to ease their grief or make it any easier for them though we all wish we could, in truth he was probably thankful to see you and just your presence at the time quite possibly helped him more than any words could.

we all wonder how we will react or how it will affect us but one thing i have learned in my time is that people all react differently and i will never ever call anyone who might not react as some think they should, grief is a personal thing i feel and even though some might not outwardly show it they most likely are an emotional wreck inside... i am pretty much 'immune' to it now, lost my dad at 13, couple of good friends in my teens due to motorbike accidents and one from a freak pit accident, one of my sons at 12 weeks old and shortly after that my mother, most recently have all been my partners family and sometimes she must think i just do not care but i just find it so hard to have the same emotions these days.
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Good post mate, makes a lot of sense.

I'm at the stage when I have dear friends I've known for fifty years and all 'creaking' ...

... the thought of a string of funerals fills me with dread tbh.
 
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Football cancelled but, for the elite ...

... God save the test match.

"The decision to restart cricket at all levels from Saturday was announced two and a half hours after the Premier League had made public its decision to postpone this weekend’s fixtures."

Ben Stokes
@benstokes38

"She loved sport, be honoured to play in her memory."
 
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marcusblackcat said:
I love a good bagpipe player. Fantastic. But there are so many utterly garbage ones busking!
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Oh yes. My two girls are pipers. You can tell a good one a mile away - literally - after a while. They learned at school and their teacher was a lovely bloke despite being a mag. I got to meet a few ex-Queen's Pipers through him. Some fantastic stories.

The bad ones give the instrument a bad name. There's nothing better than a massed pipe band.
 
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The Exile II said:
Oh yes. My two girls are pipers. You can tell a good one a mile away - literally - after a while. They learned at school and their teacher was a lovely bloke despite being a mag. I got to meet a few ex-Queen's Pipers through him. Some fantastic stories.

The bad ones give the instrument a bad name. There's nothing better than a massed pipe band.
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I always think the context is more important with bagpipes than any other instrument. In the right place they're magnificent and moving but you wouldn't want the neighbour playing them in his garden.
 
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Smug in Boots said:
One of my regrets in life, and there's not been many, was when I popped in to see a very good mate, Jake, who was a full blown Ashfield Hell's Angel. He was very well known and respected throughout the country, as hard as they come.

He worked for Raleigh finance company, doing motor bike repossessions, and had just taken in a big Kawasaki I'd agreed to buy. I showed up, at his house, and he wasn't his usual self so, of course, i asked what his problem was. He said his old mam had just died so I trotted out some predictable drivel about 'being sorry to hear that mate' and got straight back to business.

It didn't strike me how much the bloke was hurting until I lost my own Mam. Then it was too late and I couldn't go back to him to say anything worthwhile. I saw him as a big scary monster but he was still a bairn to his mam and she was everything to him.

I always wished I could've said what I felt but I didn't even mention it when my Mam passed away. I was too much of a coward and didn't want to hear him being compassionate towards me when I'd skipped over his loss like it was nothing.

Death of a loved one is never easy regardless of how tough we believe ourselves to be.
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Lovely post mate and so true.
 
Chunksafc said:
According to the over the road the image I posted of the soldier taking the knee coul be considered a "dig at BLM".

If have offended anyone, I apologise. Just thought it was a powerful image that showed respect
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All about context. I believe (rightly or wrongly) it was probably created by someone who boos the taking of the knee as a dig. But the sentiment with which you posted it was (from my experience of you - admittedly I don’t know you outside of here), not meant that way
 
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marcusblackcat said:
All about context. I believe (rightly or wrongly) it was probably created by someone who boos the taking of the knee as a dig. But the sentiment with which you posted it was (from my experience of you - admittedly I don’t know you outside of here), not meant that way
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Appreciate that mate

To be honest it never even crossed my mind about it being a dig about BLM and despite lots of people going into it and banging on about how it's all about the word "now" I still dont find it anything more than a powerful image.
Now that may be considered ignorant, but to my simple mind "taking a knee" cannot be allowed to be used exclusively for one cause over another
 
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Chunksafc said:
Appreciate that mate

To be honest it never even crossed my mind about it being a dig about BLM and despite lots of people going into it and banging on about how it's all about the word "now" I still dont find it anything more than a powerful image.
Now that may be considered ignorant, but to my simple mind "taking a knee" cannot be allowed to be used exclusively for one cause over another
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This is just it. The creator will hate that it’s being seen as a powerful thing rather than an anti “take the knee” thing. I’m not offended, I see it as you do, m or seen a single post condemning it on here so no problem at all
 
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Not long put the news on and there is the accession ceremony this morning that the King attends.

Whilst it's important to uphold these traditions, I would love one of the presenters to ask or even mention that since the Queen passed the King and family have had hardly any time to start the grieving process
 
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Smug in Boots said:
Football cancelled but, for the elite ...

... God save the test match.

"The decision to restart cricket at all levels from Saturday was announced two and a half hours after the Premier League had made public its decision to postpone this weekend’s fixtures."

Ben Stokes
@benstokes38

"She loved sport, be honoured to play in her memory."
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Yar yar, the Rugger is on for the guys too.
 
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Prehab26 said:
Be madness if they put the midweeks on but then cancel the weekend again.
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With the amount of people going to London next weekend, the preparations for the funeral and the amount of police and emergency services required I can't see how they will have games on next weekend
 
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