philheybrookbay
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Looking at my family
Mum 74 and Dad 76. Still going
Paternal Grandad died 95
Paternal Nan died 58 (brain cancer)
Maternal Grandpa died 79
Maternal Nan died 69 ( pancreatic cancer)
Going back in the history of both sides, my Nans both died very much younger than expected although there are some who got well into the 90s (back in the 19th century even!)
One thing which does seem to be a common link in the maternal side is problems with pancreas- cancer and diabetes causing a lot premature deaths with aunts and uncles.
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Jimmy Carter..
Well it is election year.
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1 more and I'm in the driving seat.
But this year is different.....
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Just watching the reruns of Take the High Road on STV and we've got to the first appearance of actor William Armour back in 1981 playing the regular character Hamish McNeil.
But he clearly died off the radar under his real name back in 2017.
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Thanks everyone.
What I found slightly annoying/funny yesterday was the speed by which on social media he achieved virtual Sainthood status. By his own admission Si was a troubled fella so I think/know he'd find it funny that suddenly he apparently did no wrong over the years.
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6 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said:How have the cast of Fame fared. Seems the most suitable comparison
I'll get my own coat....
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You know its never good thing when your mobile starts pinging with message notifications at 230am. And so it transpired.
Sadly a good friend of mine was found dead at home yesterday evening from what I can gather. Whilst it was a shock, it wasn't a real surprise, as he had a long history of substance abuse (Columbian marching powder a favourite), mental health issues and a long term damage to his heart having survived to my knowledge at least 4 heart attacks. So to get to mid 50s well- he did well.
As I put on social media it was complex emotions today on hearing the sad news about Si. But that was him. Loveable, exasperating, kind, annoying, laughter. He could be the best friend in the world or the biggest cunt. There was little in the middle and life was certainly never dull with Si in the room.
Worlds a little darker today.
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On 23/06/2020 at 10:19, Miracle Aligner said:Added the 1970s as my quest for an easier reference guide for anybody who be putting together a Corrie themed DDP team continues.
There’s so many guest stars in the late 70s I’ve limited this to ‘regular cast’ by and large.
The Coronation Street Survivors Book - (1960-1979) (Episodes 1 to 1956)
June Brown / 16 February 1927 / (Mrs Parsons)
Ernst Walder / 17 November 1927 / (Ivan Cheveski)
Graham Rigby / 1927 / (Sid Lambert)
Barabra Ashcroft / 1927 / (Mary Jackson)
Eileen Kennely / 2 November 1928 / (Brenda Reilly)
Thelma Barlow / 19 June 1929 / (Mavis Wilton ne Riley)
Patricia Routledge /17 February 1929 /(Sylvia Snape)
Frank Coda / 14 May 1931 / (Mario Bonarti)
Kenneth Cope / 14 June 1931 / (Jed Stone)
Stanley Meadows / 14 July 1931 / (Laurie Frazier)
Eileen Derbyshire / 6 October 1931 / (Emily Bishop)
Jack Smethurst / 9 April 1932 (Fred Clark / Percy Bridge / Johnny Webb)
William Roache / 25 April 1932 / (Ken Barlow)
Donald Webster / 12 March 1933 / (Nobby Harris)
Barbara Knox / 13 September 1933 / (Rita Littlewood/Tanner/Fairclough et al )
Patricia Heneghan /2 March 1934 / (Marian Lund)
Jacquiline Jones / July 1934 / (Phillipa Scopes)
Renny Lister / 24 May 1934 / (Jean Stark)
Anne Reid / 28 May 1935 (Valerie Barlow nee Tatlock)
June Barry / 15 June 1935 / (Joan Davies)
Prunella Scales / 22 June 1932 / (Eileen Hughes)
Johnny Briggs / 5 September 1935 / (Mike Baldwin)
Maureen Davis / October 1935 / (Mavis Fox)
Angela Crow / 13 December 1935 / (Doreen Lostock)
Barabara Young / 9 February 1936 / (Doreen Fenwick)
Diana Davies / 20 July 1936 / (Norma Ford)
Billy Walker / 18 April 1936 / (Billy Waker)
Philip Lowrie /20 June 1936 / (Dennis Tanner)
Meg Johnson / 30 September 1936 / (Eunice Gee)
Clare Owen / October 1936 / (Rosemary Fraser)
Colette O’Neil / 1937 / (Ruth Winter)
Alan Rothwell / 9 February 1937 / (David Barlow)
Anne Cunningham / 1 March 1937 / (Linda Cheveski ne Tanner)
Pamela Craig / 1937 / Jackie Marsh
Madge Hindle / 19 May 1938 / (Renee Bradshaw)
Lucille Soon / 15 August 1938 / (Jasmine Choong)
Ray Brooks / 20 April 1939 / (Norman Philips)
Christopher Sandford / 6 June 1939 / (Walter Potts)
Malcolm Hebden / 21 December 1939 / (Carlos / Norris Cole)
Angela Douglas / 29 October 1940 / (Joyce Bond)
Patrick Stewart / 13 July 1940 (Fire Officer)
Susan Jameson / 13 August 1941 / (Myra Dickinson)
Leslie Southwick /1942 / (Skinny Williams)
Julie Goodyear / 29 March 1942 / (Bet Lynch)
Barbara Ferris / 27 July 1942 / (Nona Willis)
Patricia Shakesby / 6 November 1942 / (Susan Cunningham)
Dilys Watling / 1942 / (Merlye Baker)
Eileen Meyers / 1942 / (Sheila Birtles)
Amanda Reiss / 1943 / (Caroline Critchley)
Leslie Lawton / 1943 / (Clive Owen)
Ronald Cunliffe / 9 March 1943 / (Stanley Fairclough)
Sandra Gough / 2 August 1943 / (Irma Barlow)
Judith Barker / 22 June 1943 / (Janet Barker)
Ben Kingsley / 31 December 1943 / (Ron Jenkins)
Sue Nichols / 23 November 1943 / (Audrey Potter)
Susan Tebbs / 24 March 1944 / (Wendy Nightingale)
Bonnie Hurran / 11 May 1944 / (Jane Maxwell)
Frazer Hines / 22 September 1944 / (Roger Wain)
Nicholas Jones / 3 April 1946 / (Mark Howard)
Bill Kenwrighgt / 4 September 1945 / (Gordon Clegg)
Patricia Fuller / 1946 / (Sandra Butler)
Roy Holder / 15 June 1946 / (Michael Butterworth / Micky Lister)
Ace Sabin / 28 August 1947 / (Colin Lomax)
Peter Noone / 5 November 1947 / (Stanley Fairclough)
Tommy Boyle / 3 May 1948 (Phil Jennings / Frank Bradley)
Geoffrey Leesley / 1 June 1949 / (Gordon Clegg)
Veronica Doran / 17 May 1948 / (Marion Willis)
Gillian McCann / 1949 / (Audrey Fleming)
Helen Worth / 7 January 1951 / (Gail Platt)
Nigel Humphreys / 1951 / (Dickie Fleming)
Cheryl Murray / 13 July 1952 / (Suzie Birchall)
Lawrence Mullin / 5 September 1953 / (Steve Fisher)
Kathy Jones / 7 April 1954 / (Tricia Hopkins)
Christopher Quinten / 12 July 1957 / (Brian Tilsley)
Suzy Paterson / June 1961 / (Susan Barlow)
Wendy Jane Walker / 16 July 1964 / (Susan Barlow)
Linus Roache / 1 February 1964 / (Peter Barlow)
Christabel Finch / 21 December 1976 / (Tracy Langton)
Heather Moore / Unknown / (Sandra Petty)
Kevin Williams / Unknown / (Alan Platt)
Maureen O’Reilly / Unknown / (Joan Corrie)
Beatrice Neald / Unknown / (Mrs Toft)
Christopher Dormer / Unknown (1962-1966 presumably) / (Peter Barlow)
Mavis Rogerson / Unknown / (Edna Gee)
Mark Duncan / Unknown / (Peter Barlow)
Nigel Greaves / Unknown / (Paul Cheveski)
Joseph McKenna / Unknown / (Peter Barlow)
Joseph McKenna
https://www.businessoffashion.com/amp/community/people/joe-mckenna
Was still alive in 2017 according to this. Given his appearances were in mid 70s I'd put him born about 1960?
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Plymouth council staff facing redundancy as huge cuts announced https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-city-council-staff-facing-4260337#ICID=Android_PlymouthHeraldNewApp_AppShare
A bit close to home. They've opened up an enhanced release scheme for us employees and they want minimum of 200 to go. Nipped into work yesterday to work out my figure should I take it (a shock at the amount -much higher than I expected) but it's a real stick or twist choice...
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Thanks all.
I've been really lucky this time!
Referred to the local mental health team, and as I'm in the system I've started new treatment called DBT. In fact in the most positive way, I've been using the sick period to study like crazy so the result is that my Doc at mental health team is seriously impressed with not only my actions but my progression.
In other good news- it's made a massive link between my use of alcohol and my depression, so much so, I've not touched a drop since 31st May and whilst I'm not promising a totally ban for life I can honestly say, this is the longest I've not touched a drop for over 30 years. The big test will be the return to work in 10 days, but I have a few ideas for that.
So all in all, positive etc.
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Still the best cover version in history!
Shame they dont make Sunday night TV like this anymore.
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1 hour ago, ladyfiona said:If she goes in a care home she'll be gone within a year. Happened with my grandfather - he went downhill fast.
Equally and very sadly, that's not a guarantee with this illness. I know of a neighbour who suffered in a nursing home for about 4 years with this disease before she passed away.
In an ironic sick twist, her husband now has dementia and is in the same nursing home some 3 years after her passing.
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12th July.
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Philip the racist.
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Blimey. Not a bad innings to be fair!
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1 hour ago, msc said:Drake did all of his work on the orders of Elizabeth I, and I am yet to see suggestions we change anything named after her. Or Victoria.
Curious to see their list includes Sir Robert Peel, possibly because they are mistaking him for another member of his own family, but also maybe because of his anti-Catholic views. Despite those views, he wrote the bill on emancipation in the 1820s and sacrificed his own top level career to end the Corn Laws. So are we going to hate on a chap in 2020 for his personal views when he was still directly responsible for the two of the biggest moves in favour of poor Irish and British Catholics in his life? (Lets not forget the man also banned sending kids down mines, and 99% of the capital offences from the times when you could be hung for stealing an apple...) Gladstone also based on his family and the reason he was put in parliament in the first place as a 20 year old was to oppose abolition - but we don't remember him solely for that, do we? We remember him because he grow out of those views, denounced them, and went onto champion the rights of the individual throughout the world. Both were heavy on basic civil rights long before that became a big thing.
I do have sympathy for the BLM cause, and get the starting point for some of these discussions (as I said before, any statue put up to a known racist in the 1990s in a public place is just shit stirring) but if everyone is getting judged to the standards of the two men above in 2020 as a basic example, none of us are escaping spotless. There's a strong degree of baby with the bathwater here, led on by the Scrappy Doos in society who probably couldn't name you a single African American civil rights leader. So either we bulldoze all of the UK, or we face up to history and context. But then I am opposed to facelift proposals that do nothing to make things better bar make a few guilty middle class consciences feel better.
Excellent piece, well explained.
What is very much more astounding is that right on the end of Plymouth Hoe slightly hidden is red marble monument about the Boar War which seems to have avoided all publicity so far. In terms of size and its overtones is much more questionable compared so to Drake.
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As someone pointed out on Twitter, at least 40% of Plymouth will potentially have to change if (and theres a BIG backlash against it) the City decides to remove all references to Sir Francis Drake. Drake's Island, Drakes Circus shopping centre, Drake Circus road, Drake election ward, Drake Primary School- the list goes on and on.
The Sir John Hawkins Square in the City Centre has already started to be changed. It just seems that the campaign against Drake is really annoying most rational locals against the Woke generation.
Interestingly, they are also targeting Lady Nancy Astor new statue for her anti Catholic, anti Jewish views as well.
Seems we like our "pirate" here!
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3 minutes ago, Grim Up North said:Hi Phil
I've tried to find the right words to reply to your post and I've deleted two efforts already but just wanted you to know that I'm sorry you had reached such a low point and pleased that you have started to recover. I have some personal experience with mental health issues and it's a very complex illness - the mind is capable of wonderful things when it's wired up correctly but is a bugger if the wiring goes wrong.
Do you have someone to talk to about how you feel?
Best wishes, GUN
Yes luckily. GP and local mental health team have been amazing. And work have been excellent as well. Plus a lot of friends who knew I'd been unwell for a while have come forward in droves.
Hardest thing is living with the self guilt but the meds are helping and weirdly more relaxed than I've been in probably years.
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So my mental health has been fucked since Covid and I've snapped this week. Attempted suicide last Friday.
However I've started to recover. Mental health is fucking shit to live with. But I've been provisionally got a new diagnosis of EUPD. And we only have 1 celebrity pin up in our corner. Danniella Westbrook....
So I've stocked up on white powder. Self raising sort. Oh and some Coke. Diet with vanilla. Well you've got to laugh.
On the plus side I'm officially Physco now.
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Citybus apologises for turning Pride bus into NHS rainbow bus https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-citybus-apologises-turning-pride-4145496#ICID=Android_PlymouthHeraldNewApp_AppShare
This non story in my City is so bad. Basically the Pride symbol has been covered over with a Thank You NHS on a rainbow bus.
Didnt stop some rancid queens complaining that the rainbow is the gay community symbol and that this is a rebranding too far.
As a rancid queen myself- not even I am offended by this. But some of the social media on the local pride forums here has been hilarious. It's all the youngsters complaining naturally.
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I'm related to this chap. He was my Grandads cousin. George's Dad Zach was the younger brother of my great Grandad John. John also named his oldest son Zac my Grandad older brother after him so Zac name runs in my family.
My Grandad was born in 1903 and died in 1982 from Parkinsons disease, but my Nan always made mention that my Grandad and George whilst knowing each other weren't overly close but fond of each other. Great Uncle Ben my Grandads younger brother was slightly more dismissive of George hinting to me that he was a bit of "wrong un" and very "camp". Of course History has born out that South Wales Police looked into historical evidence of abuse but Great Uncle Ben did say to me with knowing wink that I wasnt the 1st gay man in family history.
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Today's work Zoom Meeting......
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Prunella Scales.
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Agree to a cashless society. In two months I've taken a single tenner out the bank only because I had to go to a launderette to get my uniform dry in a hurry and needed some pound coins.
Rest all card and mostly contactless at that.
In terms of my job and team- everything is on the table. The ideas dismissed as being too politically hot suddenly are at the forefront. So charging for bins, library I can see being discussed.
So .. What Do You Watch On TV?
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Just got Britbox . I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the content- I spent a day binge watching Dan Jones' historical documentaries on War of the Rose's and medieval Kings Kings yesterday. Well worth a look if you've a day to spare.