After thirty two and a half years on the council

[WBA1955]

i finish at the end of this month.
I eagerly await the replies of Mickd.

[The Minn Junta]

i finish at the end of this month.
I eagerly await the replies of Mickd.

Crikey, after working at the council for 32 years your body should be in a damn site better state than Micks! ....aside from a few forearm bruises from leaning on the ondle of the shovel, oh and not forgetting the repetitive strain injury of constantly raising your mug arm up to your mouth😉😁

[mickd1961]

i finish at the end of this month.
I eagerly await the replies of Mickd.

“Working” and “Council” are not traditional bedfellows in the same sentence Des.

You can relax ( further ) in the knowledge that governments of all persuasions have ensured you can linger for another three decades in comfort!

Seriously though I’m pleased for you mate.

If I’m honest I think you’ve been somewhat wasted,you’re clearly a very intelligent and well read bloke with an erudite wit and a real feel for the world around you.

You could’ve excelled in many fields and you might still.....,your caustic wit is worthy of being read by a bigger audience.

I hope you search out a pastime to fulfill you in the coming years Des,write some pieces and send them into The Bugle maybe.

Don’t let that brain turn to mush.

I’m working on a plan to sell out my business to my daughter and son in law at present as I want to retire on my 58th birthday this coming October but I’m looking at what to fill my time with.

A friend of mine lost his daughter to suicide at 21 years of age four weeks ago,a lot of you will have heard about her,she was the Sandhurst Military Academy Cadet that’s been on national news.

My son has had drugs and mental health issues and I’m increasingly p I s s e d off about the number of homeless locally so I’m thinking about getting involved in helping in some way.

Your brain is too good not to use it in some useful way Des.

Enjoy those lie ins old lad.

[soulman101]

Good luck and good health on your retirement Des

[stripes39]

“Working” and “Council” are not traditional bedfellows in the same sentence Des.

You can relax ( further ) in the knowledge that governments of all persuasions have ensured you can linger for another three decades in comfort!

Seriously though I’m pleased for you mate.

If I’m honest I think you’ve been somewhat wasted,you’re clearly a very intelligent and well read bloke with an erudite wit and a real feel for the world around you.

You could’ve excelled in many fields and you might still.....,your caustic wit is worthy of being read by a bigger audience.

I hope you search out a pastime to fulfill you in the coming years Des,write some pieces and send them into The Bugle maybe.

Don’t let that brain turn to mush.

I’m working on a plan to sell out my business to my daughter and son in law at present as I want to retire on my 58th birthday this coming October but I’m looking at what to fill my time with.

A friend of mine lost his daughter to suicide at 21 years of age four weeks ago,a lot of you will have heard about her,she was the Sandhurst Military Academy Cadet that’s been on national news.

My son has had drugs and mental health issues and I’m increasingly p I s s e d off about the number of homeless locally so I’m thinking about getting involved in helping in some way.

Your brain is too good not to use it in some useful way Des.

Enjoy those lie ins old lad.

Mick. That young girls suicide was so sad. My partners daughter was one of her best mates and knew her from school and after. She went to her funeral in oldswinford on Friday ( I think?) seemed like a lovely girl with her whole life in front of her ☹️

[mickd1961]

Mick. That young girls suicide was so sad. My partners daughter was one of her best mates and knew her from school and after. She went to her funeral in oldswinford on Friday ( I think?) seemed like a lovely girl with her whole life in front of her ☹️

You’re spot on Stripes.

I went to school with her dad Ian,I’ve known him for nearly 47 years.

We do business,you’ll no doubt know what line of work he’s in but he’s really not enjoying the media interest so it’s best I say nothing to bring that to the fore.

He actually texted me this morning and my wife ( who he’s known for years ) spoke to him on the phone for 15 minutes,she’s very calming and sweet and having lost her own brother at 17 in a tragedy she’s good in these emotional situations.

I had a text conversation with him in the afternoon and he then rang me.....he’s finding it easier to talk to friends than family I think at the moment,quite understandable in the circumstances.

He’s utterly broken by this,you’ll know his daughter was a bright,attractive,high achiever who had passed her exams and been offered a commission which makes this so much harder to understand.

I’m meeting up with him next week for a cuppa and a chat,it’s the very least I can do.

I said to him today that I can picture us as we were as daft 14 year olds when we hadn’t a care in the world,you just can’t comprehend the s h I t life will throw at you.

She looked uncannily like her dad did at the same age,like peas in a pod.

I feel gutted for him,I’ve thought a lot about his situation and how she must’ve been feeling over the last four weeks.

I mentioned on a thread earlier that my own 26 year old son has had long term mental health and drug issues for many years and I’m determined to find some way of doing my own small thing to try and help in these areas.

I know her dad and his reserve army mates are running a half marathon in her honour and to raise funds for an army mental health charity and I’ll be discussing this with him next week.

I hope your partner’s daughter is coping okay Stripes and I wish her well.

[stripes39]

You’re spot on Stripes.

I went to school with her dad Ian,I’ve known him for nearly 47 years.

We do business,you’ll no doubt know what line of work he’s in but he’s really not enjoying the media interest so it’s best I say nothing to bring that to the fore.

He actually texted me this morning and my wife ( who he’s known for years ) spoke to him on the phone for 15 minutes,she’s very calming and sweet and having lost her own brother at 17 in a tragedy she’s good in these emotional situations.

I had a text conversation with him in the afternoon and he then rang me.....he’s finding it easier to talk to friends than family I think at the moment,quite understandable in the circumstances.

He’s utterly broken by this,you’ll know his daughter was a bright,attractive,high achiever who had passed her exams and been offered a commission which makes this so much harder to understand.

I’m meeting up with him next week for a cuppa and a chat,it’s the very least I can do.

I said to him today that I can picture us as we were as daft 14 year olds when we hadn’t a care in the world,you just can’t comprehend the s h I t life will throw at you.

She looked uncannily like her dad did at the same age,like peas in a pod.

I feel gutted for him,I’ve thought a lot about his situation and how she must’ve been feeling over the last four weeks.

I mentioned on a thread earlier that my own 26 year old son has had long term mental health and drug issues for many years and I’m determined to find some way of doing my own small thing to try and help in these areas.

I know her dad and his reserve army mates are running a half marathon in her honour and to raise funds for an army mental health charity and I’ll be discussing this with him next week.

I hope your partner’s daughter is coping okay Stripes and I wish her well.

Hi Mick. I don't actually know the family tbh or anything about them but my partners daughter knew her from School and they also went to school at OSH and remained close friends after leaving. I drove through Oldswinford on Friday lunchtime and could see people who had obviously been to a funeral leaving that road next to the Oldswinford pub although I didn't know who's it was.

I saw my partners daughter on Friday evening, she said she sat right near the front and said it was packed. I know her friends are naturally shocked and needless to say she's completely numb and struggling to understand as your friends daughter sounded like she was real fun and every bit the bright young thing.

I lost my mother in December which was a real shock as it was very unexpected but my way of coping with it was that she was 80 and was mentally and physically fit and she had a very good life and she accomplished a lot so I'm finding an attitude of gratitude is more empowering than focusing on loss as life does have to go on regardless. It puts in to perspective this tragedy as losing a fit, outgoing child at 21, I'm not sure how you come to terms with it. I really wish you and your friends the very best in dealing with it.

[WBA1955]

“Working” and “Council” are not traditional bedfellows in the same sentence Des.

You can relax ( further ) in the knowledge that governments of all persuasions have ensured you can linger for another three decades in comfort!

Seriously though I’m pleased for you mate.

If I’m honest I think you’ve been somewhat wasted,you’re clearly a very intelligent and well read bloke with an erudite wit and a real feel for the world around you.

You could’ve excelled in many fields and you might still.....,your caustic wit is worthy of being read by a bigger audience.

I hope you search out a pastime to fulfill you in the coming years Des,write some pieces and send them into The Bugle maybe.

Don’t let that brain turn to mush.

I’m working on a plan to sell out my business to my daughter and son in law at present as I want to retire on my 58th birthday this coming October but I’m looking at what to fill my time with.

A friend of mine lost his daughter to suicide at 21 years of age four weeks ago,a lot of you will have heard about her,she was the Sandhurst Military Academy Cadet that’s been on national news.

My son has had drugs and mental health issues and I’m increasingly p I s s e d off about the number of homeless locally so I’m thinking about getting involved in helping in some way.

Your brain is too good not to use it in some useful way Des.

Enjoy those lie ins old lad.

Thanks for the kind words Mick. To be honest i never knew what i wanted to be, the lad i sat next to in English became a GP. His funeral was last week.
I toyed with becoming a gynaecologist but it would have taken up a lot of drinking time, so i opted for a job on the council instead, which is a similar thing to gynaecology.

Sad to hear about the problems with your family, we went through a rough patch five years ago and also a couple of years ago with our son, but everything fine now.

I have a lot of interests, live in a nice place with some good walks, and enjoy reading and puzzles. So looking forward to not getting up at silly o clock every morning.

Cheers Mick, good luck to you for the future too.

[Q165]

All the best 1955. I did 34 years in local government.

[mickd1961]

All the best 1955. I did 34 years in local government.

Lucky b u g g e r s .......you’ve both spent most of your adult life on holiday!