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Date: 03 September 2007 16:19:44
News regarding my last post......
We still haven't got the engine from BA. I have spent almost 5 hours on the phone to them today trying to resolve this. It all comes down to them not being able to get a forklift from a section about 2 miles across the airport. Can you believe this?
Friday night also saw us receive some bad news. I haven't posted about it till now because I'm still trying to work out how I actually feel about it.
At 23:30hrs on Friday my uncle died. He had had a fall on Thursday night. On Friday morning they were unable to wake him up and had to call an ambulance. It was found that he'd had a massive stroke and was unconcious from that. Unfortunately the hospital told the family that they could go home later that evening. Just after arriving home the hospital called and asked them all to return as the end was very near.
By the time they got back to the hospital he had gone. Thankfully there appreared to be little suffering for him - though that's not much help for the family who are left behind.
Why am I not sure how I feel?
Well, apart from my aunt's wedding 7 years ago, I'd not seen him since I was about 13 and had always had mixed feelings about him. He was not an easy man to get on with sometimes. For a very long time he liked to drink and this also changed him into someone you didn't really want to see.
My dislike for him can date back to the time I was 10 years old and had stayed at his house with my 2 cousins, his daughter and son. He threw my Panda out of a third storey window and killed him. I mean, not only was this Panda my constant companion and a treasured possession, they are an endangered species - whether stuffed or real. I never really forgave hime for that - like the elephant I never forget and like the Mafia I know how blood vendettas work.
Then, at my aunt's wedding, his greeting for me was to ask if I was married yet - me being 35 at this stage - I said: "No", and his response was to tell me that he'd always knew I'd been gay. If that had been anyone else I'd have hit them but he was too old for me to do that to.
Therefore I was never that concerned about him. I didn't hate him; I just never thought of him. Occasionally someone would tell me something about him but I was never really that bothered either way.
Now we'll never have the chance to make amends or talk to each other. I'm very sorry that he's died and glad that he didn't suffer. His family, well those who still talked to him, will be devistated by his early death and I really feel for them.
All I can say is:
Gilbert you were an annoying ******* but, deep down, I still loved you. Rest in peace.