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BigV · 02-13-2008, 11:49 AM

HM:

The Good news is you're ok.

Bad news is your poor car....

So sorry.

Sundae · 02-13-2008, 11:52 AM

My Great Aunt Alice died on Sunday morning at 07.30.
Also I had intended to write a long(ish) post in her honour today, to remind myself why I loved her and to share some funny stories with you.

I've just found out that the library is closing at 17.00 instead of 17.30 and now I won't have time.

I will post more about her when I can though - she was a great woman and I loved her more than my Grandmother. The funeral will be next week sometime and I know I will find it hard to get through.

We went to see her in hospital on Friday, although it was only to show we cared as she was expected to be out within days. Mum said to me on the way there, "You do have something to wear to the funeral don't you, if and when it comes up?" Which really made me laugh at the time as she's spent most of my life trying to get me out of black. I said, "Mum! If anyone has black clothes it's me!" I had no idea I'd be wearing them so soon.

Alice Doyle RIP.

BigV · 02-13-2008, 12:56 PM

My condolences, SG. I have a very dear Aunt too. I'm sure you miss yours.

limey · 02-13-2008, 02:42 PM

Hugs SG.

Aliantha · 02-13-2008, 05:51 PM

I'm sorry for your loss SG. If there's anything I can do let me know.

Also, I note your Aunts name is Doyle. My Nana's maiden name was Doyle. I wonder if somewhere down the line we could be related. Wouldn't that be a trip and a half.

My thoughts are with you my friend.

DanaC · 02-13-2008, 06:18 PM

*Hugs SG* My condolences, never easy. Fill us in when you can, chuck.

jinx · 02-13-2008, 09:08 PM

Aw, Im sorry SG.

Clodfobble · 02-14-2008, 11:12 AM

Wow, lots of sadness in the thread... Very sorry to hear about your respective woes, HM and SG.

Griff · 02-14-2008, 04:48 PM

Too true Clod. Chins up everybody.

Aliantha · 02-14-2008, 04:49 PM

I'm going to try and keep all my chins up.

(that was a little joke. I hope people can have a little laugh at my expense) (I'll put the bill in the mail)

LabRat · 02-15-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Armin

This is pretty damned upsetting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

"The Coffee House reported in May about the North Pacific gyre becoming a dead zone for human plastic trash.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

Another good writeup of why it's not "visible from space, for pete's sake! twice the size of Texas! Gimme a break" [/skeptic]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Because the media has completely misrepresented what it actually is. It is in no way an "island," nor is it floating. It is basically just dirty water, a soup of tiny bits of plastic.

The question, just like with global warming, is not whether it "really" exists but what it means. Is it a long-term danger? Is there realistically anything we can do about it?

In case anyone is interested, another article about the central Pacific gyre by Captain Charles Moore Aboard Oceanographic Research Vessel, Alguita. Explains how this has happened, meteorologically.

Apparently they have done photography and spent time studying this...

Quote:

"As we drifted in the center of this system, doing underwater photography day and night, we began to realize what was happening. A paper plate thrown overboard just stayed with us, there was no wind or current to move it away. This is where all those things that wash down rivers to the sea end up. On October 10, during our return trip to Santa Barbara, we discovered something never before documented -- a Langmuir Windrow of plastic debris. Circular ocean currents with contrary rotation create long lines of material, visible from above as streaks on the ocean. Normally these are formed by planktonic organisms or foam, but we discovered one made of plastic. Everything from huge hawsers to tiny fragments were formed into a miles long line. "

Interesting read...

Chocolatl · 02-18-2008, 03:49 PM

To cut a long story short:
My grandmother is dying.
She can't come to my wedding.
My dad is trying to take care of her and make her as comfortable as possible.
As a result, he may not be able to come to the wedding, either.
The wedding is 3 weeks away.
I am currently curled up in the university library crying my eyes out.
And I can't skip class tonight.

Clodfobble · 02-18-2008, 03:52 PM

I'm so sorry, Chocolatl. How far away does your grandmother live?

Chocolatl · 02-18-2008, 03:56 PM

She is currently about four hours away, at my dad's house in South Florida. I got to see her last weekend when she was in a hospital about an hour away from here, but my dad says she's gone "downhill" since then, so they sent her home with him.

Aliantha · 02-18-2008, 05:29 PM

I'm sorry about your situation Choco. I guess you have some tough choices coming up maybe.

My thoughts will be with you and kits.

02-13-2008, 11:49 AM	#1501
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	HM: The Good news is you're ok. Bad news is your poor car.... So sorry. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-13-2008, 11:52 AM	#1502
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My Great Aunt Alice died on Sunday morning at 07.30. Also I had intended to write a long(ish) post in her honour today, to remind myself why I loved her and to share some funny stories with you. I've just found out that the library is closing at 17.00 instead of 17.30 and now I won't have time. I will post more about her when I can though - she was a great woman and I loved her more than my Grandmother. The funeral will be next week sometime and I know I will find it hard to get through. We went to see her in hospital on Friday, although it was only to show we cared as she was expected to be out within days. Mum said to me on the way there, "You do have something to wear to the funeral don't you, if and when it comes up?" Which really made me laugh at the time as she's spent most of my life trying to get me out of black. I said, "Mum! If anyone has black clothes it's me!" I had no idea I'd be wearing them so soon. Alice Doyle RIP. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-13-2008, 12:56 PM	#1503
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	My condolences, SG. I have a very dear Aunt too. I'm sure you miss yours. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-13-2008, 02:42 PM	#1504
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Hugs SG. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

02-13-2008, 05:51 PM	#1505
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm sorry for your loss SG. If there's anything I can do let me know. Also, I note your Aunts name is Doyle. My Nana's maiden name was Doyle. I wonder if somewhere down the line we could be related. Wouldn't that be a trip and a half. My thoughts are with you my friend. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-13-2008, 06:18 PM	#1506
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Hugs SG My condolences, never easy. Fill us in when you can, chuck.

02-13-2008, 09:08 PM	#1507
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Aw, Im sorry SG. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-14-2008, 11:12 AM	#1508
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Wow, lots of sadness in the thread... Very sorry to hear about your respective woes, HM and SG.

02-14-2008, 04:48 PM	#1509
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Too true Clod. Chins up everybody. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-14-2008, 04:49 PM	#1510
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm going to try and keep all my chins up. (that was a little joke. I hope people can have a little laugh at my expense) (I'll put the bill in the mail) __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-18-2008, 03:49 PM	#1512
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	To cut a long story short: My grandmother is dying. She can't come to my wedding. My dad is trying to take care of her and make her as comfortable as possible. As a result, he may not be able to come to the wedding, either. The wedding is 3 weeks away. I am currently curled up in the university library crying my eyes out. And I can't skip class tonight.

02-18-2008, 03:52 PM	#1513
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm so sorry, Chocolatl. How far away does your grandmother live?

02-18-2008, 03:56 PM	#1514
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	She is currently about four hours away, at my dad's house in South Florida. I got to see her last weekend when she was in a hospital about an hour away from here, but my dad says she's gone "downhill" since then, so they sent her home with him.

02-18-2008, 05:29 PM	#1515
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm sorry about your situation Choco. I guess you have some tough choices coming up maybe. My thoughts will be with you and kits. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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