What Makes You Angry Today?

[Spock]

That is powerful Sarg. A wake up call for all of us, to get on with living...

 

[JarHed]

I like that number; 66.

I'll be there in a couple of months. Can't believe it actually. Yeah, you've got to enjoy every day you get. I felt it more when I first got back and then you get into the process of life and seem to forget it. I consider it fortunate that I feel that way again. As we used to say back then, Keep on Truckin'. :cool:

Jar

 

[Anglesachse]

Just to put a downer on things guys.

I have a Welsh guy who comes in the shop, Ex Blues and Royals. Went home last week to wales to see his mother.

Laid down at mid day and didn`t wake up.

Brian (Taff) was only 54.

And yet again it gets me thinking, My old man died at 55, his father at 54, my mothers father at 57.

I have a brother who is 8 years older, just waiting to see how long he makes so I know if to start making plans or not.

Then again it might just be me who jinx`s all those around me.

 

[JarHed]

Truth is no one really knows how much time they have.

As I've said above, when I first came home I was just sooooo glad to be alive. Beside the combat I was pretty severely wounded and almost died in the hospital a couple of times. They really didn't think that I'd make it, but I did.

I now find myself back in that kind of appreciative mindset. Life is a gift and you have to use it the best you can. I'm sorry about your friend Angle, that's just way to young. It just reminds me that you have to tell people how you feel about them, at least the ones you like, 'cause you don't know what life's going to hand you.

Every days a day, you have to make the best of it.

 

[Sarg]

God, Angle, so young! We Americans seem to go while in our seventies. Dunno why?

I have a rather surrealistic concept of age. I had conditioned my brain that I would not make it out of Nam. I just knew I'd take a hit and it would be over. By the time I was discharged, the beast had me so bad it was like I was walking around in some sort of cerebral fog.

Then a big chunk of my years was consumed with fighting off the beast long enough to earn some sort of funds to keep me and later we from starving. The false support mechanism of alcohol saw me through many years, while killing me slowly.

And then one becomes cognizant to the fact they are old, and we will really will die soon.

Life is a gift and you have to use it the best you can.

Can't say it any better than that.

Sarg

 

[Anglesachse]

.......................It just reminds me that you have to tell people how you feel about them, at least the ones you like, 'cause you don't know what life's going to hand you..................

Spot on Granpa

Being serious cocker.

I would take a bullet for you anytime, you and a handfull of others.

 

[Anglesachse]

God, Angle, so young! ....................I had conditioned my brain that I would not make it out of Nam. I just knew I'd take a hit and it would be over.................

I allways asumed it would be in some Combat Theatre somewhere, living in shit doing a job nobody else wanted to do and it would just happen.

But it never did, so when I was with my therapist we had a hard time trying to fit that thought process into a civvy world.

And even today I still cringe at the thought of old age (mid 50`s is old in the family) and in bed.

Guess my mind still hasn`t caught up with the rest of the body.

And seeing as Granpa started it......

Your one of the others aswell.

 

[Ned]

Well a mate of mine was recently diagnosed with cancer. Spread too far to get out, so clock's ticking. Got to admit that when I was putting myself in danger I never thought about making it to a respectable age. I think the two would've been incompatible.
Now, I would like to. A little bit of optimism is sprouting amongst the anger, frusration and intolerance.
Must be getting old.

 

[Anglesachse]

Well a mate of mine was recently diagnosed with cancer. Spread too far to get out, so clock's ticking. ...................

My old man kept it quiet as long as he could. Got to the same point where it was to late and just became a waiting game.

He did say just before he died he had had enough. Guess 22 in green took its toll.

....................Now, I would like to. A little bit of optimism is sprouting amongst the anger, frusration and intolerance.
Must be getting old.

I can see you coming back as a cat with attitude Ned cocker. A bit of Egyptian Voodoo and anything might be possible. You being one of the others and all.

 

[Ned]

He-he! Quite fancy coming back as a cat with attitude. Actually I'd be quite happy coming back as any of the cats I've had, spoilt bastards.

 

[Spock]

Glad you are with us now Shogun

 

[Alex1991]

the formatting gliches on this forum just made me lose my shit

was trying to make a thread.

im gona go take some neurofen and have a cup of tea then try again.