"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Jack Black said:
Workers coming out of one of the old steel works near Sheffield at the beginning of the 20th century. Interesting to see that barely anyone even glances at the two lads scrapping (with no malice, from the look of it) :D

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Just a friendly little disagreement, Jack! :thumbsup:
That's the way it was when I was growing up! My dad taught me to box when I was 5!
 
Rsmith_77 said:
I swear I can't a break
2023 is going to be one of those historically bad years when I look back.

Lost my father in January.
Nearly lost my mother in March, but I think she is going to be ..ok. although I am not positive she will ever come home by herself. But still too soon to be sure
And now my truck has ... broken

Thought it was a water pump that blew but the tech says it's not that, it's much more serious. But he isn't sure yet, they had it in the shop all day and I still don't know what the issue is, if it's fixable or financially worth fixing. The mechanic said he hasn't confirmed it yet, but don't get our hopes up, it may require an engine rebuild..

I don't even know if I should start borrowing against my 401k and start looking for a new vehicle yet...or not

Can I just issue a existential scream and hope it makes me feel better
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Well ..the saga of 2023 has struck again

I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York

The way it was told to me is she didn't have much time, it wasn't for sure that she wouldn't make it thru the night, but it wouldn't be long

So, I have a flight back out to NY first thing in the morning. I don't have many specifics, mostly what I shared above

This year is determined to go down as the worst year of my life
 
Rsmith_77 said:
Well ..the saga of 2023 has struck again

I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York

The way it was told to me is she didn't have much time, it wasn't for sure that she wouldn't make it thru the night, but it wouldn't be long

So, I have a flight back out to NY first thing in the morning. I don't have many specifics, mostly what I shared above

This year is determined to go down as the worst year of my life
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Prayers.
 
Rsmith_77 said:
Well ..the saga of 2023 has struck again

I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York

The way it was told to me is she didn't have much time, it wasn't for sure that she wouldn't make it thru the night, but it wouldn't be long

So, I have a flight back out to NY first thing in the morning. I don't have many specifics, mostly what I shared above

This year is determined to go down as the worst year of my life
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Sorry about this. I worry all the time about getting the call someday. My mom is in her 80's and my remaining brother has stage 4 lung cancer and non-hogkins lymphoma, my only close family.
 
Rsmith_77 said:
Well ..the saga of 2023 has struck again

I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York

The way it was told to me is she didn't have much time, it wasn't for sure that she wouldn't make it thru the night, but it wouldn't be long

So, I have a flight back out to NY first thing in the morning. I don't have many specifics, mostly what I shared above

This year is determined to go down as the worst year of my life
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I am sorry to hear this. Smoke raised for you and your family.
 
Condolences.
I skipped a funeral yesterday. I meant to get dressed up, sneak in and sign the guest book, and sneak out, but I ended up signing the online guest book instead. Somebody I knew for longer than I remember.
We have another funeral at my church today, somebody I knew less long. They printed Christina Rosetti's Let Me Go in the bulletin. Sound and sane advice, but easier said than done. Like many things that have to be done.
 
Rsmith_77 said:
Well ..the saga of 2023 has struck again

I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York

The way it was told to me is she didn't have much time, it wasn't for sure that she wouldn't make it thru the night, but it wouldn't be long

So, I have a flight back out to NY first thing in the morning. I don't have many specifics, mostly what I shared above

This year is determined to go down as the worst year of my life
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Smoke and prayers for your mom and your family!
 
Rsmith_77 said:
Well ..the saga of 2023 has struck again

I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York

The way it was told to me is she didn't have much time, it wasn't for sure that she wouldn't make it thru the night, but it wouldn't be long

So, I have a flight back out to NY first thing in the morning. I don't have many specifics, mostly what I shared above

This year is determined to go down as the worst year of my life
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So sorry to read this. My prayers are with you.
 
Rsmith_77 said:
Well ..the saga of 2023 has struck again

I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York

The way it was told to me is she didn't have much time, it wasn't for sure that she wouldn't make it thru the night, but it wouldn't be long

So, I have a flight back out to NY first thing in the morning. I don't have many specifics, mostly what I shared above

This year is determined to go down as the worst year of my life
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So sorry to hear … prayers and smoke to you and the family …
 
Rsmith_77 said:
I got the call this morning that my mother who has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months
Has taken a sudden and traumatic turn for the worse
And that the family needs to make their way back to New York
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Smoke up for your Mom and your family.
 
Ok ..so I am home. Lots of information

So my mother has been in and out of the hospital for the past 2 months. She keeps getting ulcers that are causing internal bleeding

They have no idea why
Or what's causing it
Or how to stop it

But there isn't alot more they can do
Sooo they sent her home
They are afraid of the wear and tear on her body
Her age etc etc. And they are pretty sure it will happen again.

So my sister in law asked them what should she tell the out of state kids and they said, if we wanted to get to spend some quality time with our mother we should probably get home sooner than than later.....well she kinda freaked
Called my sister and said we need to get home as soon as possible.
So we dropped everything and ran back to NY

And while she was extremely happy to see us
Lucid and whatnot, She was absolutely exhausted
We spent a couple of hours with her Saturday afternoon before she just was falling asleep
So we left to let her rest

And Sunday morning we came back for a few more hours ...and she was ..better
Before starting to wear out and wanting to nap again.

So not exactly a false alarm
But also not exactly what we thought either

I am exhausted
 
Rsmith_77 said:
And while she was extremely happy to see us
Lucid and whatnot, She was absolutely exhausted
We spent a couple of hours with her Saturday afternoon before she just was falling asleep
So we left to let her rest

And Sunday morning we came back for a few more hours ...and she was ..better
Before starting to wear out and wanting to nap again.

So not exactly a false alarm
But also not exactly what we thought either
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redsparrow said:
Better safe than sorry. Visiting loved ones is always a good thing. Glad you could make the trip, take care of yourself now and rest up. :)
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We're going through a similar thing with my father this month. While he doesn't seem to be "on his death bed" after all, I'm glad I made the trip and got to visit while he's able to enjoy it.
 
Is just me or is anyone else tired of hearing pundits, politicians and people in general saying, “Basically” when responding to anything. That and, “You know” seem to be used WAY to often. Have you ever counted the number of times people use them during conversations? My mother always admonished me to STOP saying you know when I spoke to her and it worked eventually. I learned to think about what I was going to say before I opened my mouth. She said it’s a good thing to have a speed bump between your brain and your mouth. That and sometimes you should just not hit send! I’m still trying to wrap my head around that especially after a few libations. 😜
 
sf fanatic said:
Is just me or is anyone else tired of hearing pundits, politicians and people in general saying, “Basically” when responding to anything. That and, “You know” seem to be used WAY to often. Have you ever counted the number of times people use them during conversations? My mother always admonished me to STOP saying you know when I spoke to her and it worked eventually. I learned to think about what I was going to say before I opened my mouth. She said it’s a good thing to have a speed bump between your brain and your mouth. That and sometimes you should just not hit send! I’m still trying to wrap my head around that especially after a few libations. 😜
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Irregardless, at the end of the day, it is what it is.


😉
 
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