Guys, I wont be around for a few days after tonight. My Grandmother has just, sadly passed away at the age of 98. Due to arrangements that need to be made I will be taking a few days off work etc to deal with out of town family etc and look after my mother.

I'll be back within the next week. Maybe next Monday or tuesday.

Sorry to hear that Mccombie, Sounds like she lived a good long life.

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:( Sorry to hear that !

my condolences sir....

Sorry to hear it.

I'll likely be gone later this week for a week or so myself.

Sorry to hear it.

I'll likely be gone later this week for a week or so myself.

Planning a trip with Amy already. Boy you move fast.

Planning a trip with Amy already. Boy you move fast.

How did you know!?

How did you know!?

I was only kidding.

I was only kidding.

I know, me too. I'm just going back home to see the parents, etc. I think they are having a garage sale and I'll be around to help them.....I might be able to log-in on Dad's Laptop because I need my daily dose of this place or the withdrawl symptoms set in... :shhh:

I know, me too. I'm just going back home to see the parents, etc. I think they are having a garage sale and I'll be around to help them.....I might be able to log-in on Dad's Laptop because I need my daily dose of this place or the withdrawl symptoms set in... :shhh:

Man I thought you were serious. I was going to say to you, If I ever become single I am going to ask you for advice.:worship:

I know, me too. I'm just going back home to see the parents, etc. I think they are having a garage sale and I'll be around to help them.....I might be able to log-in on Dad's Laptop because I need my daily dose of this place or the withdrawl symptoms set in... :shhh:

You will be able to post from another computer, you just wont be able to make a new thread. (I think).

Man I thought you were serious. I was going to say to you, If I ever become single I am going to ask you for advice.:worship:

LOL. Someday I would like to see her in person, and I told her that. When she trusts me more in the future, I would like to call her but it's too soon......

Lets not hijack this thread anymore.......we're sorry MC...

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You will be able to post from another computer, you just wont be able to make a new thread. (I think).

I wouldn't think it would matter? I'm sure people have created threads from work??

Thank you all for your kind words. Dont worry about the thread it shows something of good humour can be made of something negative

Man I thought you were serious. I was going to say to you, If I ever become single I am going to ask you for advice.:worship:

OK, I'll count that as another victory for us. 4 to 1!!! :shhh: :yawn:

Sorry Mccombie I mean no disrespect :thepan: :banghead:

Like i say dont worry about it. It made me smile

OK, I'll count that as another victory for us. 4 to 1!!! :shhh: :yawn:

I just hope Mcombie isn't joking and needs time to plan a really good one.:hide:

I just hope Mcombie isn't joking and needs time to plan a really good one.

Dont worry 'botz, you will be gotten again, although death is nothing to joke about.

She was holding on for the anivesary of my great grandfathers deat, he died 16 years ago yeserday.

Dont worry 'botz, you will be gotten again, although death is nothing to joke about.

She was holding on for the anivesary of my great grandfathers deat, he died 16 years ago yeserday.

Wow that is amazing. Now they are at peace with each other.

Wow that is amazing. Now they are at peace with each other.

I know, we didnt realise until the day before his aniversary, then it all fell into place. She was waiting.

In the last year she wasnt herself, she was suffering from dementure. I havent seen her since Christmas. I will remember her as she was. She didnt even recognise my mother in the last few days. They also suspected cancer on her lungs. She was in pain, now she isnt. I am glad she is with my grandad.

sorry to hear it brother, my condolences. i will keep you and your family in my prayers. you can always take solace in the fact that she no longer has to feel the pain of this world. to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord :yup:, she is ok right now. :highfive:

How did you know!?

ha, and all of a sudden i heard the song "big pimpin" playing and was wondering what was going on.

Sorry to hear that MC5. I send my condolensces out to you and your family. My prayers are with you as well. Take care and keep yourself and family in good spirits as much as possible. Remember death is only temporary and one day we'll all be reunited again with lost loved ones.

Sorry to hear that MC5. I send my condolensces out to you and your family. My prayers are with you as well. Take care and keep yourself and family in good spirits as much as possible. Remember death is only temporary and one day we'll all be reunited again with lost loved ones.

to go along with what addison posted, get a white sheet of paper and put a pencil tip dot on it. that dot represents all the years of humanity, the rest of that is eternity. i know it is hard but if you literally look at it that way, it is just a brief stent in time you are separated and look how much more time you will have to spend with them. that may or may not be a good thing :bigroll:.

Sorry to hear of your loss Craig. I was just thinking of my Grandpa the other night. We lost him to dementia. It's a cruel disease for those close to the patient.

I hope you have many fond memories of your Grandmother. Another thing that has interested me is family heritage. Did she share much of that with you? I've been blessed to enjoy many interesting stories of relatives past.

God bless you my friend.

My condolences.


Ralph- just log into the site, it will be like you're at home.

Sorry to hear of your loss Craig. I was just thinking of my Grandpa the other night. We lost him to dementia. It's a cruel disease for those close to the patient.

I hope you have many fond memories of your Grandmother. Another thing that has interested me is family heritage. Did she share much of that with you? I've been blessed to enjoy many interesting stories of relatives past.

God bless you my friend.

Thanks you all again for your kind words.

She informed me alot about my mothers side of the family. They sold flowers for years and years, my Grandmother has been doing the job since she was 14. My mother has also done this her whole life.

I now know she is at peace. I was not with her when she died, only the nurses from the care home she was in. She hasnt been my Grandmother for a long time. I couldnt face seeing her.

Thank you all again for you kind words.

Thanks you all again for your kind words.

She informed me alot about my mothers side of the family. They sold flowers for years and years, my Grandmother has been doing the job since she was 14. My mother has also done this her whole life.

I now know she is at peace. I was not with her when she died, only the nurses from the care home she was in. She hasnt been my Grandmother for a long time. I couldnt face seeing her.

Thank you all again for you kind words.it's so hard. My wife's grandmother is in a home, she has severe dementia. She is 3 hours away from us and we rarely see her. The hardest thing is the guilt we feel. We want to remember them the way they were when they were healthy and vibrant.

i am very blessed to still have my maternal grandmother still alive and living in her own house at the age of 91. She still drives too. She does need help now and then. I cherish the times we get to visit with her and she has been opening up more about her family and past. The wealth of family heritage is priceless to me.

The flowers you mentioned puts me in mind of the first movie I remember seeing as a child. My grandmother (maternal) took my cousin and I to see Oliver! in 1968. I can still hear the lady singing so forlornly; "Who will buy my sweet red roses? Two blooms for a penny!"

Good times.

I hadnt seen my Grandmother since Christmas. My mother has seen her every day, and advised me not to go in. My sister went and regretted it. She was herself unrecognisable. Since they stopped the flowers she hasnt beent he same, she slowly went downhill after her mind became inactive.

I remember her how she was when i was a child, and furthermore when my children were growing up. They always loved it when "Granny Vi" came.

I have donated the Deville for service during the funeral. It will pick relatives up from the Airport etc. Being black and all. She knew alot of people, i suppose she would working on a busy city centre street.

The first film i ever saw was Mary Poppins. I forget what year it was.

I hadnt seen my Grandmother since Christmas. My mother has seen her every day, and advised me not to go in. My sister went and regretted it. She was herself unrecognisable. Since they stopped the flowers she hasnt beent he same, she slowly went downhill after her mind became inactive.

I remember her how she was when i was a child, and furthermore when my children were growing up. They always loved it when "Granny Vi" came.

I have donated the Deville for service during the funeral. It will pick relatives up from the Airport etc. Being black and all. She knew alot of people, i suppose she would working on a busy city centre street.

The first film i ever saw was Mary Poppins. I forget what year it was. You should always remember her that way. When my granny passed everyone was trying to make me go to Chicago and see her. I finally went but I regret it, because she wasn't herself. I told everyone that I wanted my last memory of my granny to be a good one not one of her with tubes attached and the whole nine. That's very nice of you to donate your vehicle for transport. Well once again my prayers are with you and family.

You should always remember her that way. When my granny passed everyone was trying to make me go to Chicago and see her. I finally went but I regret it, because she wasn't herself. I told everyone that I wanted my last memory of my granny to be a good one not one of her with tubes attached and the whole nine. That's very nice of you to donate your vehicle for transport. Well once again my prayers are with you and family.

Thank you

It was the least i could do really. Otherwise it would cost my mother a fortune in taxis/chauffeured cars. It will be used on the night of the wake too, it will carry relatives to their hotels. My uncle has managed to secure one of his drivers to drive it. He is also providing a black Lincoln Town Car with a 120" Stretch to do the same job. Him and my mother now have a funeral to organise.

Hello...
Just wanted to send my condolences. My sister recently passed, and I know that there are a lot of arrangements that need to be made.
It is nice that you can use the DeVille for taxi-service...it makes it even more personal for you...more than others will realize.

I discussed with the funeral director that my sister was an employee of General Motors for 25 years and that I wanted to be the one to drive the Cadillac hearse to her final resting place. I am very glad that I did: The processional route took us by the plant where she worked...and some of her co-workers were outside to bid their farewell. Further, some of the UAW (United Auto Worker Union) tractor trailer drivers collaborated with the funeral director and actually blocked all traffic from entering the Interstate on our 20 mile drive to the cemetary. This was a nice touch.

Again, I am sorry for your loss.

Hello...
Just wanted to send my condolences. My sister recently passed, and I know that there are a lot of arrangements that need to be made.
It is nice that you can use the DeVille for taxi-service...it makes it even more personal for you...more than others will realize.

I discussed with the funeral director that my sister was an employee of General Motors for 25 years and that I wanted to be the one to drive the Cadillac hearse to her final resting place. I am very glad that I did: The processional route took us by the plant where she worked...and some of her co-workers were outside to bid their farewell. Further, some of the UAW (United Auto Worker Union) tractor trailer drivers collaborated with the funeral director and actually blocked all traffic from entering the Interstate on our 20 mile drive to the cemetary. This was a nice touch.

Again, I am sorry for your loss.

Thank you
That is quite something, we have the route planned, it will go from my mothers house, to the city centre, down the street where she sold flowers, and to the crematorium. I have planed this route.

I am glad i could offer the car, she loved the limousines my uncle drove, she said she felt like the queen when he was being driven around in one. It is something special in this country. I am also saving my mother money she can put towards a better service.