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Well, that day didn't go to plan.

kirkpoore1 said:
............ At our age no fall is a good fall. .............
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Just talking to our local chandler to order dog food yesterday and he was telling that me one of his customers, a retired farmer, fit as a fiddle was fixing his greenhouse roof, fell off the steps and broke his neck which was how his son found him later, too late of course.

It only takes a split second, but you have to live your life just stop your mind thinking that a 70+ year old body isn't still 30. 😉
 
TrimTheKing said:
What am I missing here Bob, why would a chandler be selling dog food...?
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HA HA sorry about that Mark, he was having a moan about Chandlers the machinery supply people and I had a mind melt when I typed the post.

I don't know what to call his business tbh, he's a sole trader, the premises and grounds are very badly neglected but extensive. It's more like a large scrapyard and he has several old tractors and cars sitting around rotting but won't sell then on. He supplies our brand of dried dog food, chicken food and just about any agricultural supplies you can think of, he also does extensive repairs and welding.

No family apart from a failing mother in her late eighties, not interested in money but worth a fortune in fact the land alone for housing would be worth millions. He's a very strange bloke but someone I get on well with which possibly says a lot about me. ;)
 
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A little late with my well wishes, but very best wishes for a speedy recovery and hope the pain is subsiding. As I have also found out (I will say more in my dining chairs thread), it comes as a shock to find you are neither immortal nor invincible. Also you get put in your place by the roll of the dice of life and nature. Take the time to recover.
 
AndyP said:
you are at it again Bob. Sloe trader? as in the fruit of the blackthorn? :)
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Yebbut that's fat fingers and the fact I'm too lazy to reach for reading glasses Andy. Don't worry you'll get to this state in the not too distant future. :ROFLMAO:

Thinking about it he could easily sell sloes and barmble as the grounds are overun with the things. He has a huge agricultural shed stuffed to the brim but disorganised, holes in the roof and walls with ivy growing through, you wouldn't believe it could be true. A legit VAT registered business working on low profit margins, no computer or mobile 'phone and he doesn't answer the landline. He doesn't like cash much either, doesn't accept card just cheques but luckily I can pay via bank transfer.

Does his shopping at Lidl and buys the cheapest bottom shelf everything. He's an expert on horse racing but never places a bet. Weird. :rolleyes:
 
Oh Mike, we have been there, that happend to Iona.
It is hard, but remember the good times, the fun she had with you.
I will miss her too, she was always very pleased to see me when called over.
 
Lons said:
Yebbut that's fat fingers and the fact I'm too lazy to reach for reading glasses Andy. Don't worry you'll get to this state in the not too distant future. :ROFLMAO:

Thinking about it he could easily sell sloes and barmble as the grounds are overun with the things. He has a huge agricultural shed stuffed to the brim but disorganised, holes in the roof and walls with ivy growing through, you wouldn't believe it could be true. A legit VAT registered business working on low profit margins, no computer or mobile 'phone and he doesn't answer the landline. He doesn't like cash much either, doesn't accept card just cheques but luckily I can pay via bank transfer.

Does his shopping at Lidl and buys the cheapest bottom shelf everything. He's an expert on horse racing but never places a bet. Weird. :rolleyes:
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Sounds a bit like a lady shop owner I know in a small Cotswold village. She's fairly wealthy and runs a home furnishings shop out of a barn in the village for fun, gives her something to do. Funny thing is though, she only lets in people she likes, and to get on that list you basically have to be nominated by someone she already knows!

She isn't as fussy with the money etc, but it's funny seeing visitors to the village knock on the door and get snootily turned away from the 'private shop'! 🤣
 
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