Friends Of Carol Part 1

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:01 am

kazalala;989812 wrote: What time is x factor on:-3
7.30 and then Im going out;)

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:03 am

Carolly;989813 wrote: 7.30 and then Im going out;)

ok well im gonna watch that when it cmes on,,, tomorrow i might not get on much cos got dinner to do,,, then going to brothers for tea party for great nephews birthday,, than going to visit dad

busy day:wah: not sure if we going to van on monday yet but we dont normally go till afternoon so may get on before i go:D

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:12 am

kazalala;989815 wrote: ok well im gonna watch that when it cmes on,,, tomorrow i might not get on much cos got dinner to do,,, then going to brothers for tea party for great nephews birthday,, than going to visit dad

busy day:wah: not sure if we going to van on monday yet but we dont normally go till afternoon so may get on before i go:D
So prob wont see you tomorrow then mate.....have a nice day and if not before maybe we can catch up Monday before you go.....if you do.....have a nice day tomorrow:-4;)

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:13 am

Carolly;989817 wrote: So prob wont see you tomorrow then mate.....have a nice day and if not before maybe we can catch up Monday before you go.....if you do.....have a nice day tomorrow:-4;)

thanks you too:Dare you working again tomorrow:-3

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:17 am

kazalala;989819 wrote: thanks you too:Dare you working again tomorrow:-3
Sure am mate....but only local so no fireworks:(

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:34 am

Carolly;989821 wrote: Sure am mate....but only local so no fireworks:(

ok good luck:guitaristim missing it now so im off:driving::D

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:35 am

kazalala;989829 wrote: ok good luck:guitaristim missing it now so im off:D
And me:-3

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:37 am

Just noticed that over half a million people have viewed this thread.....stunned is the word..........night all;):driving:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:49 am

Carolly;989781 wrote: Tell you somefing .......and I dont care who reads this.I wont be posting on any other threads....or doing any from now on........I have my reasons and if it wasn't for a handful of people I wouldn't even bother coming on here again........sorry but its how I feel.

:eek:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:52 am

4.51am....and I am tired

:driving:

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:34 pm

Hi guys.:-6

Been out visiting all afternoon and then to the pet store to buy a couple of minnows, came home and then we had a near miss which im going to write in my journal if your interested x:-4

Sorry to hear your not feeling the love here Carol babe, hope its not me:-3, I know iv'e been distant this last week but I have just been tired thats all..Feeling almost 100% now:D

Off to write me journal up:-6

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:52 pm

Hey all the FOC babes. Yeah, with school going on I've been MIA myself. Just way too busy. Chez, sent you the letter today. You might fall over as it's about 4 pages long, not back to back, mind you:wah:

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:58 pm

Chezzie;989879 wrote: Hi guys.:-6

Been out visiting all afternoon and then to the pet store to buy a couple of minnows, came home and then we had a near miss which im going to write in my journal if your interested x:-4

Sorry to hear your not feeling the love here Carol babe, hope its not me:-3, I know iv'e been distant this last week but I have just been tired thats all..Feeling almost 100% now:D

Off to write me journal up:-6

Ah, I just read your journal Chez and am sorry to hear about your friend. God bless everybody involved.:-1

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:18 pm

No one home.

Love to you Chez:-4

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:41 am

Hi MrsK1 :-6

What a beautiful sunny warm day we have had today :-6:D

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:20 am

Well its 8.19pm and Meline is still awake:-5 She will be restored back to her mum maybe next month

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:22 am

Chezzie;989879 wrote: Hi guys.

Been out visiting all afternoon and then to the pet store to buy a couple of minnows, came home and then we had a near miss which im going to write in my journal if your interested x

Sorry to hear your not feeling the love here Carol babe, hope its not me:-3, I know iv'e been distant this last week but I have just been tired thats all..Feeling almost 100% now

Off to write me journal up:-6
No its deffo not you Chez,, or anyone on this thread:-4

kayleneaussie;990244 wrote: Well its 8.19pm and Meline is still awake She will be restored back to her mum maybe next month

hi Kay , god they must pick the ones that wont sleep and say oh i know Kay'l have that one:wah:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:23 am

I think I need a scotch...nite all :-4:driving:

Hope things improve for you Carol

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:24 am

HI MrsK:D did you find anything out about that stranger:-3

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:40 am

i have just read your latest entry in your journal Chez,, omg your poor little girls must have been terrified! it will probably take them some time to get over you know,, it made me think of things that stick in your mind from when you were a kid ye know

that will be one of those things they never forget, i do hope they are feeling a bit better now,,, and hubby too of course:-4

by the way, that poem you put in for them is beautiful, i have nicked it:sneaky::D

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:42 am

Hi everybody ! Hope your day is as bright and sunny as mine !!! :-6

Hi Kay, yes I think Kaz is right about you being chosen for the awkward babes !

Hi H, good to see you and I hope things are OK with you

Hi Chez, glad you're picking up Mrs - thinking of you and your friend

Hi Kaz, hope things are OK with you, and it sounds like you are busy busy busy today, so take a breather now and then ! Ere what's this about a stranger and mrsK ! That sounds good dunnit - didn't mean it to sound like it seemed to :wah:

My two men are out for the day - gone to Cambridge to hub's cousin Richard's 70th birthday 'do', I offered to stay home with our little pooch, all 40 kg of him! Grab a bit of 'me' time

, and I shall take the opportunity to do some work here without being interupted ! :rolleyes:

Catcha later, take care XXX

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:50 am

HI Gill:D enjoy yer day of peace:-6 Mrsk had a thread up about a stranger lurking around last night gill, :-3

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:58 am

Hi Peeps,

Thanks for all your kind words:-4:-4

Gorgeous day here, girls have gone out playing again so we cant really do anything lol...

Hope your all well:-4

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:15 am

hi everyone,

been back a couple of hours, got a few things to do and i shall attempt to read back

:-3

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:47 am

Hi Helen !! Welcome back chuck ! Hope you had a nice break XXX :guitarist :-6

:-4

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:57 am

Here's a little epic for you to read :wah: should keep you busy for a couple of minutes :sneaky: :p

This is a true happening.

The gate crasher.

When we lived in another suburb of Nottingham, in the 80's, we decided to have a BBQ as it was a lovely evening. We quite often used to do this, whenever the weather was good. On this occasion, we had a friend from Yorkshire visiting us, Yvonne, (she was great fun), a friend of my son's - Helen (also great fun) and another couple of people (can't remember their names!). We had our barbecue and were sitting in the garden chatting and having a laugh, then somebody decided to have a water fight ! During this fracas, Yvonne was the one who was squirting most water around at people, so she was grabbed and hauled upstairs to the bathroom, put in the bath and the cold tap turned on ! It was really hilarious! I thought that Yvonne needed an ally so I tried to 'rescue' her and kept turning the cold tap off, and helping to pull her from the bath. We succeeded in the end! But we were all a bit damp, particularly Yvonne ! All of us were crowding in the bathroom, then there appeared a strange young man, dressed in smart casual clothes, at the bathroom door ! I thought it was one of Helen's pals, but it soon became apparent that nobody knew this guy ! I wondered how he had managed to get by our Doberman mongrel dog, but realised that the dog must have thought the guy was a friend, as there had been so much milling about during the evening.

Chris, my hubby, said that he had got the wrong house and escorted him down the stairs. This guy didn't say much, except that he was insisting that this was the right house, and when we all got down stairs into the hallway he suddenly decided that he wanted to go back up the stairs ! I realised that he was either drunk or under the influence of drugs, and I squeezed past him, as did my 15 year old son Andy, to prevent him from returning up the stairs (better to be on the ground floor if anything should kick off !), while Chris held his attention by asking him who he was and where he needed to go. Andy and I sat on the stairs about half way up (the soonest we could achieve our block).

The guy started saying loudly that he was 'the boss', that he was 'king' and we were all nothing. He tried to squeeze by to get beyond us up the stairs, but I managed to get him to sit down between Andy and me, and he asked us our names - we told him, and I asked him his name - he said forcefully that he was 'Boss', he was the 'King'......... OK I thought, and got close enough to his face to catch his breath. My heart fell as there was no smell of alcohol at all - he was high on drugs of some sort. I realised that we had to be ultra careful with him.

He said, again forcefully, that he had a knife in his pocket and that we would have to behave for 'the Boss'. God, I thought, how do we get out of this one? Our telephone was in the hallway and well in view of this guy. All the others must have heard what he'd said about the knife, because there was a look of great concern on their faces. I started 'chatting this guy up', a bit of flannel, a bit of muttering nice things about him in his ear, while I carefully slid my hand into his pocket and gently held his hand ( I thought that if he had a knife, I would prefer a bit of warning if he was going to pull it out on us !).

All this was interspersed with various rantings from the guy, who was obviously hallucinating, and it must have been terrifying to him, his eyes sometimes widened in fear at what he thought he saw.

He said that Andy was earlier in the alphabet than Gill, so it would be Andy that would 'get it' first, if we didn't do as he told us. My blood ran cold then, and I decided that if he tried anything, I would use every ounce of strength to kick him down the stairs, and hope he crashed his head into the radiator in the hall, I noticed that Chris and the others were standing to the side and had left the hall immediately at the bottom of the stairs, totally clear. Perhaps they may have been aware of what I was thinking. At this point I did notice that Helen appeared to be not there! I briefly wondered where she was, as I could see everybody else. I had no idea of the passage of time, as I was totally focussed on the slightest move this guy made. He was about to pull his hand from his pocket, so I started to caress his hand and said that we all knew that he was 'the Boss', he relaxed his hand and kept it in his pocket, still saying yes he was 'Boss' 'The King'. I tried to carefully and gently feel around in his pocket, pretending to be soothing his hand, but trying to locate any knife, but without success. Maybe he didn't actually have a knife - but I wasn't about to put that to the test.

It was so tense, frightening...............a very critical situation - I had no idea how to treat this character, except to humour him. To avoid upsetting him at all costs. I was racking my brains to think of something to do that would imobilise him. I knew that he had to be rendered unconscious, otherwise he could well be like a raging bull, and God knows how the incident would end then!

Suddenly, there was a knock at the front door, directly along the hall in front of us. Chris asked if it was alright to answer the door and the guy said that it could be more of his subjects so they had better be let in ! My heart sank even further at the thought of more like him arriving.............................

When Chris opened the door two big policemen stepped over the threshold ! The relief was amazing !

They must have been warned that the guy was high on drugs, their approach was very careful and friendly towards this guy. They gradually persuaded him to come along and let 'these good people enjoy their evening' while they helped him to find the right place that he was looking for.

They quietly escorted him out of the front door and away from the house, and down the road.

We didn't actually see where they went, but we were just so relieved that the incident was over and nobody was hurt. I was particularly relieved that he hadn't gone for my son, I knew I would have gone berserk if he had !

All of us taking deep breaths, and I was shaking, I think everybody was! I went to put the kettle on for a much needed cup of tea and coffee.

It turned out that Helen, bless her, had realised we would not be able to call the police from the house, so she sneaked off and ran to the police station, about 400 yards away from our house round the corner at the end of the street. However, the police station was closed but she was able to use the emergency phone outside the police station front door !

Thank goodness for people who have a bit of imagination and common sense !!

However, it did not end there !!!!!!!!

We had been relaxing and chatting in the kitchen for about half an hour when there was this face appeared at the window ! Our dog sounded off like a banshee, making us all jump ! Yes, that guy had found his way back to our house !! The police must have just escorted him to the end of the road, then gone back to their car ffs !

Priceless !!!

Chris said to close the door quick and lock it! Which was done, but the window (the old type slide-up sash windows) was open about a foot at the bottom and he was trying to get in there, but the dog was the other side of the window growling ferociously at him, so he held back. Helen did her sneaking off trick again, not sure where to this time as Chris was ringing the police from the hallway.

We were hoping the guy wouldn't smash the windows ! So we all stood either side to avoid flying glass. The dog was keeping him at bay, barking and growling at him, which seemed to freak the guy out - God knows what he could see in front of him, in his drugged state.

After a few more minutes there was quite a lot of noise outside, and I could see a lot of young guys surrounding this fella. Helen appeared with them and told them not to do anything unless Chris said. A sort of stand-off. The guy was ranting about being 'Boss' and for them to get away from him, they were all devils etc. The lads kept their distance, waiting for a signal from Chris. Helen apparently had run round to another nearby road where she knew some lads who were living in a half-way house, just having been released from Young Offenders Institutions. Helen was a sort of voluntary mentor for them, and they thought she was a great girl.

This went on for about another 5 minutes and the police arrived. They looked at all these lads, slightly apprehensively, but the lads made no moves but just kept an eye on Charley boy. This time the police collected the guy and put him in the police car, thanked us for our patience and assistance and drove off.

I offered the lads coffee, but they said there were too many of them. We thanked them for helping us out of a very sticky situation - thanks to the first police non-effort. They said they were pleased they could help, and that Helen knew where they were if we needed them again. They waved cheerily and made their way back to their own house.

Peace broke out, and we knew then that we would not see that guy again that evening.

That kind of put me off having BBQs for quite a while.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:16 am

lynne;990390 wrote: Have not been around for a few days and have read back, it sounds like one or two have been upset by something or someone.

Hope your all keeping ok.

Hi Lynne, nah this sort of thing happens all the time. They all come bouncing back. We're a resilient lot here you know ! It has been known for somebody to take the hump and be terribly upset when they dropped their own 'h' ffs ! They were absolutely fine within 24 hours after somebody else found it in the middle of bulls-it

:wah:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:51 am

kazalala;990246 wrote: No its deffo not you Chez,, or anyone on this thread:-4

hi Kay , god they must pick the ones that wont sleep and say oh i know Kay'l have that one:wah:

:yh_rotfl

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:52 am

lynne;990390 wrote: Have not been around for a few days and have read back, it sounds like one or two have been upset by something or someone.

Hope your all keeping ok.

hi lynne :-6

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:53 am

hi helen:-4:-4

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:53 am

2.53 am :sneaky:

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:28 am

6-30pm sunday,

hi kay :-4

not been reading back all this time, took the dog out and forgot to switch off the putor :rolleyes::-2

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:42 am

I just popped in to say "HI!"

Wow............I just finished reading G#Gill's story about her harrowing experience with a "party crasher." I was glad to read that it all ended well. I believe, unfortunatly, we all can recall a harrowing experience in our lifes.........so far. We survived them.........that's the main thing.

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:04 am

hi gill,

O M G !!

ive just read that too, how scarey was that ?? you just never know who's around do you ??

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:00 pm

Helen;990482 wrote: hi gill,

O M G !!

ive just read that too, how scarey was that ?? you just never know who's around do you ??

These things, when put down in words, never seem to convey the inner terror that I personally felt, not for me, but for my 15 year old son (who incidentally told me afterwards that he was also ready to give the guy the biggest kick he could muster and knock him flying down the stairs, and his dad was ready at the bottom of the stairs to finish the job !).

It was probably the most difficult incident I have had to deal with ! I was fully aware at the time, of the unpredictability and the extreme rage that can overcome a person who is high on certain drugs, so I knew that I had to keep him as calm as possible. I wouldn't like to go through that again, that's for sure !!!

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:08 pm

G#Gill;990532 wrote: These things, when put down in words, never seem to convey the inner terror that I personally felt, not for me, but for my 15 year old son (who incidentally told me afterwards that he was also ready to give the guy the biggest kick he could muster and knock him flying down the stairs, and his dad was ready at the bottom of the stairs to finish the job !).

It was probably the most difficult incident I have had to deal with ! I was fully aware at the time, of the unpredictability and the extreme rage that can overcome a person who is high on certain drugs, so I knew that I had to keep him as calm as possible. I wouldn't like to go through that again, that's for sure !!!

there was a little bit in me that wanted to giggle cos i could just invisage you groping around in his pocket

:rolleyes:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:18 pm

hi all:Dwow scary story gill:-3 been to visit dad and snuck him outside for a smoke,,, dont think the nurses were too pleased as they had just got him in to bed,,, but it was only 6pm! who wants to be in bed at 6pm:rolleyes: Hope you are al ok ,, and hope carol had a good day sellng today:D

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:18 pm

welcome back Helen:Ddid you have a good time:-6

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:22 pm

anyway,

i had a brill week, the weather wasnt too good to start with but just got better and better.

when i wasnt at the beach with the dog or shopping i was sitting outside in the sun and i managed to read a whole book !!

had some great nights out too at the local pub, last night especially. they had a band on that played rock music so i had a good old boogie too. feelin it a bit now though

:rolleyes:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:23 pm

Helen;990561 wrote: anyway,

i had a brill week, the weather wasnt too good to start with but just got better and better.

when i wasnt at the beach with the dog or shopping i was sitting outside in the sun and i managed to read a whole book !!

had some great nights out too at the local pub, last night especially. they had a band on that played rock music so i had a good old boogie too. feelin it a bit now though

:rolleyes:

ah glad you enjoyed it then:D

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:24 pm

kazalala;990556 wrote: welcome back Helen:Ddid you have a good time:-6

hi kaz, think i answered your last post as you were typing it

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:26 pm

Helen;990563 wrote: hi kaz, think i answered your last post as you were typing it

yep and i did it too:wah::wah:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:33 pm

good morning everyone :-6

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:34 pm

Hi Kaz, why shouldn't your dad smoke a ciggie sometimes ffs. I expect he really enjoys it ! I say good for you gal !!! sod the nurses, why are they bunging them in bed at 6 pm anyway? They aren't babies!!!! :-5:rolleyes:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:38 pm

Hello Foc'ers:-4 Hope all are well:-6

Sorry about your Dad Kaz.....geeze, in bed at 6????????

Helen, so glad you had a great time.

Gill....what a crazy and scary story.....holy moly. You are so lucky that no one panicked. He could have killed someone. Glad you all survived:-4

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:43 pm

G#Gill;990571 wrote: Hi Kaz, why shouldn't your dad smoke a ciggie sometimes ffs. I expect he really enjoys it ! I say good for you gal !!! sod the nurses, why are they bunging them in bed at 6 pm anyway? They aren't babies!!!! :-5:rolleyes:

Kathy Ellen;990577 wrote: Hello Foc'ers: Hope all are well

Sorry about your Dad Kaz.....geeze, in bed at 6????????

Helen, so glad you had a great time.

Gill....what a crazy and scary story.....holy moly. You are so lucky that no one panicked. He could have killed someone. Glad you all survived

ye i know! he was yawning mind:wah:well they said he had been up all day, either sat in his chair or doing physio, so i suppose they thought he could do with a rest. I suppose the physio could probably take it out of him

anyway we took him outside and he had a smoke so alls well that ends well:D he shouldnt smoke really and they would like him to pack in,,,, but ye know even though he has always smoked, he was never a heavy smoker,, maybe only about 5 a day

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:51 pm

Watcha Girlfriends

Hope you all had a great day whilst the sun is shining..:-6

Glad you had a good time Helen, you deserve it..

Scary story Gilly Willy...Great ending thankfully:-3

Hi Kazeroo, yeah your dad deserved a fag lol:D

Hi Kay babe, Hows Meline?

Hi KathyEllen and Lynne, nice to see you both:-6

Hope my suet dumpling has made a killing at the market today:D

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:52 pm

Helen;990544 wrote: there was a little bit in me that wanted to giggle cos i could just invisage you groping around in his pocket

:rolleyes:

Same here Helen :wah: however, at the time I can remember wondering what my husband was thinking about it

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:59 pm

Chezzie;990585 wrote: Watcha Girlfriends

Hope you all had a great day whilst the sun is shining..:-6

Glad you had a good time Helen, you deserve it..

Scary story Gilly Willy...Great ending thankfully:-3

Hi Kazeroo, yeah your dad deserved a fag lol:D

Hi Kay babe, Hows Meline?

Hi KathyEllen and Lynne, nice to see you both:-6

Hope my suet dumpling has made a killing at the market today:D

HI Chez, hope you have had a good day,