General Chit Chat Thread

[Andrew Walker]

Whilst I really dislike playing the victim here I have people beside me who think another poster is trying to besmirch my name on here with false and scurrilous allegations when if I’m guilty of anything it is being an overly enthusiastic poster who has a sense of humour

[mightyrooster]

Oh MR. I am sorry to hear this. My hot water system burst in the ceiling and it collapsed the day my sister had her breast cancer surgery. This stuff is sent to try us..

I’m ok about it now. I was very cranky at the time though as I wasn’t planning to spend money on a bathroom refurb for a few years. Anyway luckily the builder was able to replace the rotted floors and skirting while saving the carpet in the hallway. Bonus is we have a nice new bathroom. That’s bad, bad timing with your HWS. It’s crazy how these things always happen at the worst times.

[redwhiteblue]

I’m ok about it now. I was very cranky at the time though as I wasn’t planning to spend money on a bathroom refurb for a few years. Anyway luckily the builder was able to replace the rotted floors and skirting while saving the carpet in the hallway. Bonus is we have a nice new bathroom. That’s bad, bad timing with your HWS. It’s crazy how these things always happen at the worst times.

I'm glad to hear that MR as it can be very expensive. I'm surprised my hallway carpet was fine too. That was back in 2018 for me (I had said in another thread that it was 2017, another crappy year for me and my family) but we've put that behind us now well and truly. Enjoy your new bathroom and treat yourself to something soothing as you deserve it. I hope your daughter is doing ok this weekend..xx

[eddie]

Before C.diff I was into renovating............. The old ranch didn't have a kitchen or bathroom when I bought it.
Turned a bedroom into a massive bathroom and enclosed the deck as an internal kitchen.

Carpentry seemed to come naturally to me

[horrie hastings]

We don’t have a dishwasher either. Well we do - the other half. I do all the cooking so he gets to do all the washing up! I’m glad we don’t have to deal with body corporates as it sounds like a pain.

Its funny, i don't mind doing the washing up and actually would prefer not to have a dish washer. When we first moved into our place i could wash up while watching distant yachts and boats on Botany Ba out our kitchen window, now a huge tree has grown up across the road and there is no bay views, still can see a bit of the airport though.

[redwhiteblue]

One more time:

I am not nor will I ever be in a relationship with anyone on this forum.

I will state that I was in a relationship with a man called Simon a few years back and some of you on here actually met him. Simon died last year on Sunday 31 October 2021 at age 57 in palliative care back home in Queensland. For me, he was the love of my life..we parted as friends as I respected his wishes to go home to die in peace and quiet. He was a Roosters fan despite growing up in Qld like me, loved going to the races and studied very hard to become a lawyer as he was always too unwell as a child to play sport himself.

As it's been less than a year since he passed, I'm not overly impressed with the tone of some of the conversations going on around here linking me to various men of all ages and marital status on here at all. It's disrespectful to me, the memory of Simon, the forum members I've been linked to on here and their wives and girlfriends also.

I'm also not impressed with the way some of the other forum members on here are being treated. Calling people lapdogs for instance. Eddie is one of our longer term members and has openly discussed his health issues on here and I was appalled at the way he was treated yesterday. PTSD is not a laughing matter and I was quite distressed to read some of the comments on here about him.

Going forward I am only interested in talking about the Roosters, what's on the menu, your holiday plans as I'm still not in a position to travel, and my beloved music threads.

I have 4 people on the ignore list not because of the way they treat me, but also how they treat others. Its like when you are on a date and you see how they treat the wait staff or security or the receptionist at the doctor's. That behaviour is a deal breaker for me.

The below forum members can stop quoting me as you are blocked:

Andrew Walker
Rooster1908
A Country Member
Dr. Voodoo Man

Thanks for your time everyone and take care.

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[eddie]

Thank you for caring RWB...................but I guess we have to expect some of that stuff if we want to participate in forums like this.
I did not appreciate being called a lapdog, but I'm capable of giving as good as I get.....on a good day. You're quite right that ptsd can be a real bastard.

[redwhiteblue]

Thank you for caring RWB...................but I guess we have to expect some of that stuff if we want to participate in forums like this.
I did not appreciate being called a lapdog, but I'm capable of giving as good as I get.....on a good day. You're quite right that ptsd can be a real bastard.

That's just it Eddie. I do care about people and always will. That's what upset me the most. Caring when someone loses a loved one whether it's a parent, partner, friend or pet or listening to their dating woes or family troubles is not 'having my claws' into someone. Giving some a little extra attention, giving them my personal phone number and email address, making them cups of tea, or taking time to get to know the person behind the keyboard a little better is called human kindness. You would think that after 3 years of Covid, this would have been as clear as day to some on here. But no, they have to make it grubby and use innuendo. If I were a bloke, say for example when Tones sent Horrie Hastings a Roosters flag, everyone was calling him a good bloke for doing so, but when I made the offer to send you some Roosters gear, apparently that's using my claws. Go figure. It's the double standards I genuinely don't understand and I'm not being sarcastic either.

I've given up a lot of my time over the years helping a couple of blokes on here with their above mentioned troubles yet I'm the one getting branded a victim and this is genuinely why I am puzzled. One in particular has been telling me for years about how this girl tried to con him, this one bored him, this one is a handful etc and all the time I just wanted them to be happy, safe and secure.

Whilst in the background my own loved one's life was slowly slipping away..I don't know if it's a male thing or not, but not one of them has then turned around and said oh we got it wrong..we are sorry..can we do anything for you? They had even met him and shook his hand! Nope...I guess that's a female trait..up to us to always make the tea and dispense the sympathy..oh well..I enjoy taking care of others and helping people.

I really still do not know how this all happened and what some on here actually want from me.

.Ironically that thread started by The Lip is still going..I haven't bothered to look anymore but the feeding frenzy seems to be lead by the very men the thread was about anyway...doesn't anyone else see the irony in this? I said my bit and left..but now its Wednesday morning and it's still going. I could have been embarrassed and humiliated by this but I just had to laugh as well, plus decent people can see what is going on anyway.

Well that's going to be it from me I'm afraid. No matter what I post or what I do, apparently it has hidden messages so I'll just leave everyone to it.

If any more nasty passive aggressive whiny comments are posted after I've said all of the ahove, when I'm being absolutely genuine and honest, then shame on you. This song makes me bawl my eyes out. It's called I Think It's Going To Rain Today by Randy Newman. I've highlighted the bits I love the most.

Lonely, Lonely,
Tin can at my feet.
Think I`ll kick it down the street,
That`s the way to treat a friend
Broken windows and empty hall ways
Pale dead moon in a sky streaked with grey
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it`s going to rain today
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away.
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think its going to rain today.
Right before me, the signs implore me
Help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it`s going to rain today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Fn8VhkK5g

[eddie]

Don't worry about the claws comment.
I've been reading your contributions for years and I see where your coming from. Keep being the person you are.

[redwhiteblue]

Don't worry about the claws comment.
I've been reading your contributions for years and I see where your coming from. Keep being the person you are.

Thanks Eddie and I will. I'll just have to do it somewhere else now. Please give your address to Horrie Hastings via a private message and I will send the parcel. I've turned off the private message function again on my profile so that I don't have to come back again.

[eddie]

Thanks Eddie and I will. I'll just have to do it somewhere else now. Please give your address to Horrie Hastings via a private message and I will send the parcel. I've turned off the private message function again on my profile so that I don't have to come back again.

Don't give up because of 4 members......................this site needs you more than you need it.
I'll throw a tantrum

At least remain on the music threads???????

[redwhiteblue]

Don't give up because of 4 members......................this site needs you more than you need it.
I'll throw a tantrum

At least remain on the music threads???????

I'm done Eddie..The music threads were getting ridiculous too.

Just let me go.

[eddie]

I'm done Eddie..The music threads were getting ridiculous too.

Just let me go.

I will send a PM to HH and ask him to give you my number..................perhaps you can call when you have time like the Brawler does?