something to amuse - overpowering aromas

[skischool]

I am having what psychologists call a bad complicated grief day,so to snap out of it i thought i would cheer myself and hopefully a few other people up.Have a nice evening,

skis and scruffy............x

[Katinka46]

You know, you may not want to hear this, but you are actually a Human Being. And I am afraid Human Beings are prone to bad complicated grief days. So be gentle with yourself. Buy some broccoli, baked beans, and let rip,

K x

[skischool in reply to Katinka46]

Thank you Katinka.i am fascinated about your big day out soon and loved the cartoon my dear.xskis wish i could give you some useful info though i could send you some cockney guidelines,x

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

You a cockney mate? I lived in cockneyland for 20 odd years and only got mugged once xx

[skischool in reply to Hidden]

i was born in great eastern buildings hackney which were slums but moved out by the time i was 5 yrs old thankfully.i was more like the artful dodger which would have made me a mugger i presume.te he xx

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

I lived in Hackney for a long time. The last place was just off Leabridge Road onto Chatsworth Road and just off there on Leagrave Street. Was opposite MFI. Where was the Great Eastern building? Never heard of it.

You could never be a mugger Skis as you are much too nice

All the muggers got off me was a cheap handbag and 3 ciggies. I not stupid and always put money, cards, keys etc in my coat pockets xx

[skischool in reply to Hidden]

i think they were on gt eastern st which is probably classed as shoreditch i would have to check my birth certificate?my dad however was not called fagin.x

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

Ah Shoreditch. I am reviewing the information. There were a few places worse than Hackney and that was one of them. So was Bethnal Green and Stepney. I thought Stoke Newington was horrible too. x

[jojo29 in reply to Hidden]

Born and bred in shore ditch Hackney road, when you go back don't recognise the place all trendy bars and restaurants.

[Hidden in reply to jojo29]

Hackney Road I know it well. I was back up there last in 2014 and was told that parts of Hackney had been gentrified through the overspill from Islington and the opening of the Hackney Empire.

Where I used to live hadn't been though. It's still the pits despite the trendy bars etc.

[skischool in reply to Hidden]

55yrs ago London was glamorous and exciting and full of character all be it tainted round the edges but a bit like us all the years have taken it's toll and i now find it tacky and soulless like any major city but thats because i have become a lot older and a lot more cynical.Well i thought i had cheered up.obviously not so lol.xx thanks for the reminiscence geezer ess.x

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

I moved to London 45 years ago and also found it exciting and glamorous. I still to some extent do now as I live in a sleepy backwater when nothing ever happens. xx

[Magpuss]

Not sure how to identify my day - disgruntled, more or less covers it I suppose. And why? Because I've not done any of the things I intended to do, or anything else 'useful', either. So I'm annoyed with myself, it's my own fault and I've no excuses ........humph. Hope tomorrow's a much better day for you, will be for me once I've ditched the lethargy. Best wishes to scruffy.

[skischool in reply to Magpuss]

Thanks Magpuss,Likewise i hope tomorrow is a better day,i get annoyed when people assume you are depressed when sometimes grief and reality of what you have lost and will never regain just kick you in the face for fun,things will improve with time..............ski and scruffbag x

[Magpuss in reply to skischool]

You're right, things do improve - but there's no rush, grief isn't a momentary thing, it takes a while but that's ok - it's nothing like depression. I get annoyed when people urge others to 'move on' or 'let it go' - they've got an awful lot to learn.

[skischool in reply to Magpuss]

very,very true my dear,where do we move on to?x

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

Sorry you are feeling bad Ski. Myself, I've never thought to differentiate between grief, depression and feeling pissed-off, to be honest. They are all unpleasant to experience but obviously there are big differences. I think grief must underly them all in my case since I don't remember experiencing any of those feelings until my wife died in 2010 and my son two years later. The lethargy is the worst, I often find my self sitting staring into space, my mind a blank, and having to kick-start myself to get up and do something. Over the years it has never got better, but it does get less frequent.

None of this is likely to help you at your time of woe my friend, but if you would like to visit Southport we could cry on each other's shoulder then go and get drunk. 😢

[skischool in reply to Hidden]

sounds like a belting idea my rhyming chum.one day when the weather is better we will have that meet though i think we would have a lot of laughter too..........skisx

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

I'll look forward to that, depending on the weather.

[skischool in reply to Hidden]

You can meet my good friend Herny the hernia.lol x

[Hidden in reply to skischool]

When are you getting him fixed? I hear the weather is going to be bad for some time. lol x

[sassy59]

I agree with Katinka, you take care, eat whatever you want and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Love to you and Scruffy too. Xxxxx

[mrsmummy]

I hope today finds you feeling better skischool .

[hoping2improve]

Lol, made me laugh. May you keep finding things to smile about x

[MoyB]

I hope the joke cheered you up as much as it did me! Hope you feel a bit brighter soon. xx Moy

[WheezyAnne]

Wonderful joke, made me laugh. See, something good has come out of your nasty day. Life is like the sea, so I have been told, with waves, becalms, and storms. Picture yourself riding the waves.

[skischool in reply to WheezyAnne]

thanks.i am not very good on the surface though i did enjoy scuba diving when i had a decent pair of lungs..........skisx

[cales]

Hahahaha that really made me laugh xx

[skischool]

Many,many thanks to all my dear friends on here,your kind,supportive and often amusing responses have been of great comfort to me during my dark period,i shall endeavour to keep trying to amuse you all,even all be it a little mischievously at times,i am sure you would not want me any other way .................skis and scruffybags xx

[shouty in reply to skischool]

Farting always makes me laugh sometimes think got more air in the arse than in the lungs 😄

[skischool]

shouty much appreciated but i think we have to stick to aromas and nether regions in the interests of more delicate folks............skis

[Hidden]

Nice

[Billiejean_2]

I'm just wondering, why broccoli ?

Why not rigatoni or macaroni, Bolognese or cannaloni ?

But as broccoli is in my top 3 of most loathed foods, I can only shudder at the thought of that particular 'scent'.

Give Scruffy a little scratch behind the ears from me and I hope tomorrow will be easier for you.