strawb 4461 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 My last 12 months is getting better and better. I had cancer last year, my grandad died at Xmas and now my old man has bowel cancer. He goes into James cook early April to just have it out and bag fitted, hopefully just one blast of precautionary chemo (depending on biopsy), then 4 months on the mend. Only 66 and main carer for my disabled brother, make sure you get yourself checked out lads x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 34418 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 7 minutes ago, strawb said: My last 12 months is getting better and better. I had cancer last year, my grandad died at Xmas and now my old man has bowel cancer. He goes into James cook early April to just have it out and bag fitted, hopefully just one blast of precautionary chemo (depending on biopsy), then 4 months on the mend. Only 66 and main carer for my disabled brother, make sure you get yourself checked out lads x A tough road, mate. I hope things go as smoothly as they possibly can for your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 35905 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 19 minutes ago, strawb said: My last 12 months is getting better and better. I had cancer last year, my grandad died at Xmas and now my old man has bowel cancer. He goes into James cook early April to just have it out and bag fitted, hopefully just one blast of precautionary chemo (depending on biopsy), then 4 months on the mend. Only 66 and main carer for my disabled brother, make sure you get yourself checked out lads x Sorry to hear that, mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47023 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Shit. Sorry strawb. Hope things work out OK for your dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Sorry to hear that Strawb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4461 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 20/03/2019 at 21:15, strawb said: My last 12 months is getting better and better. I had cancer last year, my grandad died at Xmas and now my old man has bowel cancer. He goes into James cook early April to just have it out and bag fitted, hopefully just one blast of precautionary chemo (depending on biopsy), then 4 months on the mend. Only 66 and main carer for my disabled brother, make sure you get yourself checked out lads x He had the operation and has just had the all clear, they might give him one shot of chemo as a precaution. I’m absolutely buzzing! Cans and football 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 22507 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) Nice one. You deserve a bit of good news Edited May 1, 2019 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47023 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4461 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Can’t stress enough my admiration for the NHS, saved my life twice, my brothers and now my dads. Also can’t stress enough how important it is to check things you think may not be right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Snippety snip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Oof! Did you have to carry a picture of Anne Widdecombe in case you had any “stirrings”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22387 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 I snapped my banjo string once. Was horrific. There was blood. Lots of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4461 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Same, ruined a perfectly good sofa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22387 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 48 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said: Would have been less traumatic if it had just been a wank..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 There’s a story here, are we going to have to drag it out of you line by line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 On 5/4/2019 at 08:40, Monkeys Fist said: There’s a story here, are we going to have to drag it out of you line by line? It probably involves seagulls 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Mildly exasperated. Took some sub-contracting work last week, just off Threadneedle St. which was nightshifts. Arrived on site Tuesday evening- client hadn’t been informed we were arriving, couldn’t work Tuesday. Wednesday; Went in, familiarised myself with site, inventoried kit and checked the steam cleaner- half of it was missing. Couldn’t work Wednesday Thursday; Spent the afternoon schlepping around Lahndan trying to replace missing gear, managed to get half of it, but I’d be able to get started that night. Go to site, finally able to start- rig ropes whilst it’s still light, come down and set up steam cleaner, switch it on… its fucked, not heating water. Couldn’t work Thursday. Friday: I’m sent instructions to perform a repair, but will need to buy some tools, so I take a lovely afternoon stroll along Cable Street, past the site the Fascists got their arses kicked, and pick up some tools. Later, head in to site to carry out repair. Carry out repair. It’s still fucked. I’m given a number to ring for an engineer, have a chat with him, he confirms that it’s fucked, and won’t be able to un-fuck it until Monday. I relay all this back to Contractor, telling them to have it fixed/replaced on Monday. Couldn’t work Friday I came home late Friday, just got the train to ‘Boro this morning to leave from there at midday. Im told on arrival at Boro offices that it’s still fucked, so I’ve come home, telling all involved to pull their heads out of their arses and stop wasting my fucking time. Still, getting paid 4x 12 hr shifts for nowt, plus travel and expenses. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31580 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 What happened to the rig work? Or was that just short term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Still trying mate. Might have something offshore lined up in Dubai ( ) in September. Meanwhile, I’ll be Victor Meldrewing my way through waves of incompetent twats onshore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4461 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 They don’t get less incompetent offshore mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Aye, but they’ll pay me more to put up with it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43565 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Got a start offshore this Friday. Just a week for the first trip, out of Aberdeen, for Global Energy Group. Buzzing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 34418 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 03/06/2019 at 14:09, Monkeys Fist said: Mildly exasperated. Took some sub-contracting work last week, just off Threadneedle St. which was nightshifts. Arrived on site Tuesday evening- client hadn’t been informed we were arriving, couldn’t work Tuesday. Wednesday; Went in, familiarised myself with site, inventoried kit and checked the steam cleaner- half of it was missing. Couldn’t work Wednesday Thursday; Spent the afternoon schlepping around Lahndan trying to replace missing gear, managed to get half of it, but I’d be able to get started that night. Go to site, finally able to start- rig ropes whilst it’s still light, come down and set up steam cleaner, switch it on… its fucked, not heating water. Couldn’t work Thursday. Friday: I’m sent instructions to perform a repair, but will need to buy some tools, so I take a lovely afternoon stroll along Cable Street, past the site the Fascists got their arses kicked, and pick up some tools. Later, head in to site to carry out repair. Carry out repair. It’s still fucked. I’m given a number to ring for an engineer, have a chat with him, he confirms that it’s fucked, and won’t be able to un-fuck it until Monday. I relay all this back to Contractor, telling them to have it fixed/replaced on Monday. Couldn’t work Friday I came home late Friday, just got the train to ‘Boro this morning to leave from there at midday. Im told on arrival at Boro offices that it’s still fucked, so I’ve come home, telling all involved to pull their heads out of their arses and stop wasting my fucking time. Still, getting paid 4x 12 hr shifts for nowt, plus travel and expenses. That last sentence is all that counts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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