With us, that usually meant that the float had run out of juice.
Although admittedly it rarely happened. If he was going to run out, it was usually at the end of his round when he tried to climb the hill out of the village.
Our Milkman was really pleased when he eventually got a Transit!
Sounds like a fun project!
Me too! I really enjoyed text adventures (still do) so this book was great.
Maybe you could get CircleMUD running on the SAM? (Tall order, I know!)
Very true! 🤣
Pennies can't buy a bigger snack! 🤭
It was a great game - but also had the dubious honour of being the only game I had to take back to WHSmith twice before I got a working copy!
Thinking of you today.
James - My apologies if I am speaking out of turn - but if you really feel that bad then consider speaking to somebody.
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Maybe just go for a walk, sit in the park or café and watch the world go by? It gets you out of the house, and reminds you that life goes on.
You may not think it now, but you will come out of this stronger.
It sounds to me like you need to meet up with one of those mates for a chat. Maybe they can help you see through the fog?
That's probably due to the finality of signing the papers. It's a big step.
Marriage involves two people and one of the most important things is communication, but from both sides.
It isn't always possible to know what someone else is thinking and if they don't tell you...
@retrojames.bsky.social - Best of Luck for today James! Fingers crossed it goes well.
Stay strong! This is a big step, which is what is making it so difficult. However, it's an important step and the first one on the road to rebuilding your life.
That Bristol RE reminds me of my school days! Plus VRs and the rather more mundane Leyland Nationals.
However, concentrate on yourself - don't blame yourself but don't rush things - take time to reflect on what you would do differently next time.
There's no quick fix unfortunately, but in the words of Sheryl Crow "It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got".
Things won't make sense to you, because they won't make sense to her (not completely anyway). You can't live with someone for 20 years, walk away and be completely unaffected.
That's pretty large for a solid state meter! My Heathkit VVM is less than half the size of that.
Not to second guess anybody, but that could be a defense mechanism - if she was really that unhappy, she would probably have left earlier.
Everybody changes thoroughout life, we are all the product of our experiences - sometimes you change together, sometimes you change apart.
Good advice! Keep it amicable if at all possible - a marriage takes two and it is what it is. There's nothing to be gained by getting nasty.
At the end of the day, from your point of view, it doesn't matter.
Whatever the circumstances, a marriage needs two and if one decides to move on, there's little the other can do. (Sounds brutal, but it is how it is!)
Concentrate on yourself, and hang in there James! Things will get better.
19 years is an incredibly long time. FWIW, this won't have left her untouched either. You are both travelling a long road - She just started the journey before you did.
I know it sounds glib, but give it time, and you will come to Terms with the upheaval and the changes in your life.
To be expected - that's a big step, with a certain finality to it.
Concerning your feelings, I don't know how long you were married but compared to that, I'm willing to bet that three months is nothing!
Of course, It may be necessary to file some of those feelings away for later (sounds better than burying!) in order to function.
This is based upon personal experience, I'm not a counsellor!
That's all you can do at the moment. Take one MINUTE at a time if you need to. It's a bit like a roller coaster (I think I already said that in my last comment) - You're going up and down like crazy at the moment, but it will slow down with time and allow you to explore your feelings.
However, part of the process of coming to terms with grief is understanding how you feel about it (which you can't do if you bury what you are feeling).
That is a process which takes time.
I'm probably not explaining it too well either to be honest. Grief affects everyone differently!
It is good advice - but at this stage in the process you probably won't understand why.
It's about allowing yourself to feel what you are feeling and not trying to bury those feelings (which is tempting and understandable because nobody wants to feel like that)
Oh - I've seen a few produce some pretty noxious smoke!
Oh - I've seen a few produce some pretty noxious smoke!
