Current Affairs

[Stephen]

A huge bu99er from me too. Sorry for your loss screwy. Condolences to you and your family.

[towny44]

So sorry for your loss Screwy.

[Onelife]

Yep, sorry to hear your bad news Screwy…. with a vaccine on the horizon there are sadly going to a lot of “if Only'” over the coming weeks.

Condolences to all.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Condolences Screwy. Covid is a real bastard

[Stephen]

Covid doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care what race you are, rich or poor, young or old. If it can it will try and kill you.

Something to ponder with Christmas coming up!

[Jan Rosser]

Sorry to hear your sad news Screwy. Although not Covid related my 97 year old mother passed away this afternoon in hospital - she suffered a major stroke two weeks ago and didn’t recover. The doctors were astonished that she had never spent a single night in hospital and was still living on her own. We worked so hard to protect her from Covid and would have been so upset if she had caught it so your anger is so justified Screwy - take care xxx

[towny44]

Sorry to hear your sad news Screwy. Although not Covid related my 97 year old mother passed away this afternoon in hospital - she suffered a major stroke two weeks ago and didn’t recover. The doctors were astonished that she had never spent a single night in hospital and was still living on her own. We worked so hard to protect her from Covid and would have been so upset if she had caught it so your anger is so justified Screwy - take care xxx

Jan, so sorry to hear your sad news, there is never a good time, but the run up to Christmas always seem one of the worst.

[Onelife]

Hello Jan, you have, over the years, spoken so lovingly about your dear mother so I can but send my sincere condolences for your loss.

Take care x

[oldbluefox]

That's really sad news Jan. There is very little any of us can say other than to say how sorry we are and to send you our condolences. She was a good age and seems to have coped well in her old age but it's not easy when you lose them. RIP.

[Jan Rosser]

Hello Jan, you have, over the years, spoken so lovingly about your dear mother so I can but send my sincere condolences for your loss.

Take care x

You and my mother shared a love of horse racing and its been strange over the past two weeks seeing racing on the tv - she followed it since she was young and her stepfather was a bookies "runner" before it became legal - bit before your time I'm sure

[oldbluefox]

Wasn't she the lady who worked at Bletchley Park Jan?

[screwy]

So sorry to hear about your Mum Jan, it’s never easy even though we know as we get older it becomes inevitable.Thoughts are with you, take care.

[screwy]

To steal the words of a Danish Author,

The Vaccines should be tested on Politicians first. If they survive,the Vaccine is safe.
If they don’t, the country is safe.

[Stephen]

My condolences Jan.

X

[Jan Rosser]

Wasn't she the lady who worked at Bletchley Park Jan?

Yes she served there as a civilian appointed by the Foreign Office from May 1944 to October 1945 as a "morse slip reader" - she typed letters in blocks of 5 onto a tape and it was taken away for decoding - she says she had no idea what went on outside of the hut she worked in.

She kept her secret until the 1970's and when the significance of what happened there during the war became public knowledge she said she worked there - we were all flabbergasted and my father was quite upset he didn't know but she said said she had signed the Official Secrets Act and couldn't tell anybody - her mother had no idea where she was or what she was doing.

I don't think there are many veterans left now - she was just 21 when she went to work there.

[Happydays]

My condolences to both Jan and Screwy for their losses. There's never a right time you will always remember them as I do my parents xx

[Whynd1]

Jan
Have sent you a PM.

Lindsey

[oldbluefox]

I remember you telling me about her Jan. She sounds an incredible woman and certainly knew how to keep a secret. It's an amazing story and well worth the telling. Fancy not telling your father!!!
My nephew tells his wife very little. He says if he did it would be all over the village before lunch time!!!

[Jan Rosser]

I remember you telling me about her Jan. She sounds an incredible woman and certainly knew how to keep a secret. It's an amazing story and well worth the telling. Fancy not telling your father!!!
My nephew tells his wife very little. He says if he did it would be all over the village before lunch time!!!

That was my father definitely - we took them to Bletchley Park many years ago when it first opened to the public and the first thing he did on the tour was tell the guide "my wife worked here during the war" - my mother hated the attention and really didn't like being pointed out

[oldbluefox]

I remember you telling me about her Jan. She sounds an incredible woman and certainly knew how to keep a secret. It's an amazing story and well worth the telling. Fancy not telling your father!!!
My nephew tells his wife very little. He says if he did it would be all over the village before lunch time!!!

That was my father definitely - we took them to Bletchley Park many years ago when it first opened to the public and the first thing he did on the tour was tell the guide "my wife worked here during the war" - my mother hated the attention and really didn't like being pointed out

Good man!!! He would have been rightly proud of her and what she did.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Sorry to hear your news Jan x

[Manoverboard]

A sad loss certainly but a Mum to be proud of .... R.I.P.

[Onelife]

Hello Jan, you have, over the years, spoken so lovingly about your dear mother so I can but send my sincere condolences for your loss.

Take care x

You and my mother shared a love of horse racing and its been strange over the past two weeks seeing racing on the tv - she followed it since she was young and her stepfather was a bookies "runner" before it became legal - bit before your time I'm sure

Hi Jan.....now knowing your mother worked at Bletchley Park I bet she could have worked out the odds a dam sight quicker than what ever l could/can.....she sounds an incredible lady.

Btw....my uncle was a bookie, and yes, l did do a bit of running for him....It was always black with two sugars.

[barney]

Father in law passed away this morning with COVID, he was admitted to hospital 10 days ago with another matter and tested positive 5 days later after an initial negative test when admitted.
Served in the Navy during the war. Sunk twice and served on Lct on D-Day, Shoreham to Gold Beach....He deserved a better end....bug*er, bug*er bug*er..

Sorry to hear about your loss , screwy.

It seems that hospital is the most dangerous place to be with reference to catching Covid.

We got the e-mail yesterday telling us that Covid is now in the mother-in-law's care home in Exeter.
Two staff and two residents although she isn't one of them yet.
The residents are all now in room lockdown.
That will affect her particularly badly as she is a wanderer.
She will be even more confused, we expect.
We are just so sad about about the entire dementia situation.
What a way for a vibrant personality to go.
It's like watching a balloon being slowly deflated so at the end you are left with the balloon but nothing inside.
As a family, we've all agreed that should we get the phone call telling us the worst, it will be a welcome relief both for all of us and more importantly, her.
This current situation is just heartbreaking.

[screwy]

So sorry to hear that Barney,it’s horrible. You would like to think that Hospitals ,care homes would be a place of safety,obviously not.