TheAuthority Posted September 3, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 3, 2020 (edited) My deepest condolences @Rob182 Cancer took my dad at 67. The first few months are really rough but it does get better even though things are never the same. Sending you and your family positive thoughts from across the pond. Edited September 3, 2020 by TheAuthority 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Reading about some brum stabbings waking up now. Everyone okey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 02/09/2020 at 18:45, Rob182 said: The stupid thing was that he was otherwise really healthy (for a recently retired builder that enjoyed his food!) Literally 3 months ago he built a summerhouse in his and my moms garden, and then went on to change the porch from wood to PVC amongst numerous other little jobs around the house, all inbetween chemo sessions. My advice to everyone is keep an eye and ear out for any ailments you or your family have that could be something worse. Last June my dad had difficulty swallowing food and the idiot doctor said it’s just an infection. Two months later he had stage 4 oesophageal cancer confirmed. If only one of us had suggested it could be something worse, it could have all turned out different. Really sorry to hear about your loss. Sad news 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 On 02/09/2020 at 18:45, Rob182 said: The stupid thing was that he was otherwise really healthy (for a recently retired builder that enjoyed his food!) Literally 3 months ago he built a summerhouse in his and my moms garden, and then went on to change the porch from wood to PVC amongst numerous other little jobs around the house, all inbetween chemo sessions. My advice to everyone is keep an eye and ear out for any ailments you or your family have that could be something worse. Last June my dad had difficulty swallowing food and the idiot doctor said it’s just an infection. Two months later he had stage 4 oesophageal cancer confirmed. If only one of us had suggested it could be something worse, it could have all turned out different. Really sorry to hear that. My Mum had what she thought was bad sciatica in her leg and had physio and over treatments for months before they finally worked out it was her beast cancer had come back and spread to her bones. It's part of why cancer is such a word removed, the doctor can think it's something else based on the symptoms, then it's too late when they find out. There's nothing sadder the few months either side of your loved ones passing but we are built to be resilient and it gets easier with time. Hope you're OK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 19 years since 9/11 in the States. Still the most jaw dropping thing I have ever seen. I was transfixed to the TV when I got home from work that day. Don't think I will ever see the photos/videos and not be shocked by it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 10 minutes ago, Xela said: 19 years since 9/11 in the States. Still the most jaw dropping thing I have ever seen. I was transfixed to the TV when I got home from work that day. Don't think I will ever see the photos/videos and not be shocked by it. I remember watching it at work (18) on a TV in the boardroom. I remember as it unfolded they initially thought it was an accident. Then the second place crashed and the realisation it was no accident, and then others in the air. Absolutely surreal time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Genie said: I remember watching it at work (18) on a TV in the boardroom. I remember as it unfolded they initially thought it was an accident. Then the second place crashed and the realisation it was no accident, and then others in the air. Absolutely surreal time. I was working down at Fort Dunlop that week and someone in the office shouted over that a plane had crashed into the twin towers. There was no TV or internet enabled computers in the office at that point so someone went out and got a radio from elsewhere and plugged it in! Few people were trying to get the news on their phones... very early days of WAP back then. I sat in my car at lunchtime listening to Radio 1, which I think was just rolling news. Until I saw it on TV when I got home, I just couldn't comprehend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted September 15, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 15, 2020 Me, waffling about football again - 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 11/09/2020 at 23:01, Xela said: very early days of WAP back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 15, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 11/09/2020 at 23:01, Xela said: I was working down at Fort Dunlop that week and someone in the office shouted over that a plane had crashed into the twin towers. There was no TV or internet enabled computers in the office at that point so someone went out and got a radio from elsewhere and plugged it in! Few people were trying to get the news on their phones... very early days of WAP back then. I sat in my car at lunchtime listening to Radio 1, which I think was just rolling news. Until I saw it on TV when I got home, I just couldn't comprehend it. I was still at school back then. Bizarre in the days before the internet (I didn't even have a phone then) that we had no idea what had happened until we got home. There was a rumour in school about a plane crashing into a building in america but that was it. Couldn't believe it when I got home and saw the news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 15, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) On 11/09/2020 at 22:42, Xela said: 19 years since 9/11 in the States. Still the most jaw dropping thing I have ever seen. I was transfixed to the TV when I got home from work that day. Don't think I will ever see the photos/videos and not be shocked by it. I was on a course in Hull. In the lunch break a rumour went round that there had been some sort of incident in NY. So I went out to phone the missus who was at home as one of the kids was off sick. She was watching it live on TV, and told me a plane had flown into one of the towers. While I was still trying to get my head round that - surely I had misheard? - I heard her say "**** ING HELL!" She'd just watched the second one hit. Utterly surreal. Edited September 15, 2020 by mjmooney 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I get goosebumps every time I see the footage of the second collision and it sinking in to people that it was no accident. We had no idea how much that'd change the world. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 15, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2020 There was a documentary, and unfortunately I forget the name, where they played recordings of phonecalls made from the towers and the planes. Now that shit is haunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 3 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: i'm actually cool enough to get that reference! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Davkaus said: I get goosebumps every time I see the footage of the second collision and it sinking in to people that it was no accident. We had no idea how much that'd change the world. The people choosing to jump from the towers rather than being burned alive is the thing that always gets me. Plus the sound of them hitting the floor, which can be heard in other videos. The world changed that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Was walking home from school when my brother called me on my mobile (a novelty at the time). Just said, there's been a terrorist attack in NYC and two planes have hit the WTC. I ran all the way back and watched all of the aftermath on the rolling news channel. I was 14 at the time and it was massive. A year later, Mrs Pearson who taught DT didn't let her class have 2 mins silence, claiming "it's not a problem for the UK". I wasn't in her class, but what a tnuc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted September 15, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 15, 2020 I walked in from school to find my nan watching the news on the TV. She just looked at me and said there's been a plane crash. The next day at school a plane went over before registration and everyone around the yard and drive screamed like mad. Which if nothing else proves kids can be words removed. It kinda defined my interests from there though. As everyone here knows no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 As the horror escalated so did the fear of America going absolutely bananas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 16, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2020 7 hours ago, Xann said: As the horror escalated so did the fear of America going absolutely bananas. ...and here we are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: ...and here we are. Blaming lefties for floods of refugees and seeing the traitor Farage as the answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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