WhatEvil posted:

My Mum died yesterday morning. She had a turn for the worse last weekend, and she stopped being able to take in any nutrition and was in a lot of pain, so they switched to palliative care and gave her morphine.

I was able to have a couple of video calls with her when my family was visiting her, but she wasn't able to talk because of the morphine and the tiredness. She could understand me though, was able to wave at me and give very slight nods at stuff. It was good to be able to talk to her but very difficult to see her like that. Luckily I was also able to talk to her last Friday before her turn, and she was in good spirits then.

I don't know whether to try and come back for her cremation. She didn't want a funeral but it sounds like my immediate family are going to get together for a no-service cremation. I'd have to hop on a plane and probably break the cremation rules. My Dad said I didn't need to come back but my brother said he doesn't want me to regret it.

They're going to scatter her ashes on Pen y Fan, one of her favourite places to go walking - that's what she wanted. It probably won't happen til the spring, so I'm hoping to be able to get back for that.


What a load of poo poo, though. Would really have liked to have seen her, but my brothers and even my Dad weren't able to see her until she took her turn and they moved her to her own room. I feel awful for all of the families going through the same thing right now. I don't think I'll come back for the service - I'd hate to think that I might get Covid and pass it on to anyone, which could lead to another family feeling like this.

OwlFancier posted:

That too, I can't imagine going to a funeral when you can't even show affection to people.

Regarde Aduck posted:

Those places are full of shitheads because of bigger king shitheads in London. Or do you think there's a genetic component?

Solefald posted:

Shameless self post but god bless are troops

https://twitter.com/JernlovCT/status/1320493096078090245?s=19

OwlFancier posted:

Lest we forget the time that battleship crashed into the loving beach like an idiot.

Guavanaut posted:

Solefald posted:

Shameless self post but god bless are troops

https://twitter.com/JernlovCT/status/1320493096078090245?s=19

Endjinneer posted:

https://twitter.com/amandamilling/status/1319753071602372613

A handy list of politicians who think that a throwaway comment in the house of commons matters more than child poverty.
Keith will have his hands full trying to capitulate his way to victory over this, so maybe we could write back to these MPs with some advice on the relative values of words vs deeds? They do like letters after all.
Anyone got the chops to pull the names of that letter and match it with the directory of MPs?

Condolences WhatEvil. Sorry for your loss.

WhatEvil posted:

Things

kecske posted:

why doesn't everyone just use the ak47? Cheap as hell, you can treat them like crap and never maintain them, and the wood bits look nice.

OwlFancier posted:

Also at least they aren't americans who apparently like spending money on horrifying anime swords for their soldiers to carry around solemnly

ShaneMacGowansTeeth posted:

All I can say about our armed services is that I am exceptionally glad they have decided that Friday afternoons don't exist, and also I don't pass this on to my schedulers so if I do get an MoD call on a Friday afternoon I can quite happily sack it off

kecske posted:

why doesn't everyone just use the ak47? Cheap as hell, you can treat them like crap and never maintain them, and the wood bits look nice.

OwlFancier posted:

Also at least they aren't americans who apparently like spending money on horrifying anime swords for their soldiers to carry around solemnly

MonkeyLibFront posted:

Friday morning knock offs are part of the offer, I drive 250 miles (pre covid) each way on the weekends so I can go home, we also realise that gently caress all is getting done unlike the rest of you who just while away Friday afternoons clock watching. Army leads the way in creating a 3 day weekend.

OwlFancier posted:

They are but most NATO aligned countries have some historical objection to using warsaw pact weaponry

Notable and funny exception being Finland, also Israel

MonkeyLibFront posted:

One reason is standardised calibres of NATO weapons along with it not always great to use weapons that have the same accoustics as your enemies, I know the difference between an AK/PKM/DSSHK out & incoming Vs SA80, GPMG and 50.cal helps to aid in orientation and control measures.

Operating with ex Warsaw pact countries increases the chances of fraticide if AFV recognition isn't up to scratch.

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Story number 4420. The British government passed the Commonwealth Immigration Bill on April 18th, 1962, this removed the principle of free entry to Britain for all Commonwealth citizens, and many believe demonstrated tacit support to the idea that the black population of British were a 'problem'. The year of 1962 subsequently saw anti-black riots ensuing in Dudley, Smethwick, Wolverhampton, Accrington and Leeds.

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1962: Violence flares at Mosley rally
Former fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley has been assaulted at a rally in London's east end.
He and members of his anti-Semitic Blackshirt group were punched to the ground as soon as his meeting opened at Ridley Road, Dalston.

Police were forced to close the meeting within three minutes and made 54 arrests - including Sir Oswald's son Max.

A crowd of several thousand had gathered in the area, where Sir Oswald, leader of the Union Movement formerly known as the British Union of Fascists, planned to speak from the back of a lorry.

As soon as he appeared from between two police buses the crowd surged forward and knocked Sir Oswald to the ground.

He tried to fight back from the cobbles, before police helped him to climb on the lorry prepared for his address.

etc

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The outbreak started in January 1962 when Shuka Mia arrived in Cardiff from Pakistan and was diagnosed with the disease.

In total, 19 people died - six in the Llantrisant and Rhondda areas and 13 in Bridgend. Shuka Mia was not one of them.

During that period, 900,000 people were vaccinated and a huge operation was mounted to trace contacts and contain the outbreak.

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Vitamin P posted:

There's a genetic component for sure, statistically Londoners have a far higher preponderence of Fpr-chad6 than the wider UK population, would love to hear your thoughts on the subject.