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Alright, alright....who sent round the pneumatic drill, chain saw, digger, and scrap merchants outside my house this morning?
Where is that silence.... 😉
Ah - the old "be careful what you wish for..." 😉
How about 12 hours of the engine sounds from the Nostromo as background noise?
I quite the the Bladerunner one as well
Harry Hill's podcast?
It's mainly silence or background ambient sounds for half an hour, but at some unpredictable moment he makes an unpredictable noise, then returns to silence.
I used to work for an an American TV company - they had a saying that there are two types of people: those who walk into a room and turn the TV on and those who walk in and turn it off!
I'm one of the latter, not that I dislike TV, I just like quiet.
I now work outside and the only real noises I suppose are bird calls and the occasional sheep bleating. It's not silence but it's quiet. Well apart from the pair of F15s that flew over on Tuesday, they were effing loud! Had an inkling they were approaching and managed to get thumbs into ears before they got close.
I’m sitting in silence at the moment, wishing with all my heart the other half was asleep on the couch while I rubbed her feet, snoring away. Instead she’s in a Bristol hospital waiting to undergo surgery for a bleed inside her brain. I can’t bear the thought of music or the TV, but I hate the silence of her absence.
Sorry, I’m just not coping too well right now, I just want her back; she’s survived one, hopefully this one won’t be any worse.
Everyone's experience of lockdown is so varied
I have 4 kids, 4,4,8 & 10
During the first lockdown I was wfh & the school didn't really have work dialled
It was the very opposite of what you described, I'm amazed im not divorced now,u wife and I were both on the edge
Oh crap CZ, just read that, am so sorry, stay strong, lots of complete strangers on an Mtb forum are behind you both
@CountZero - that sounds like the worse kind of silence. Sending you so many best wishes, virtual hugs and good luck vibes to your OH. As Kimbers, we are all here with you x
Thank you all, I was at the ICU at Bristol Southmead, which has a top notch neurological unit, and there’s nothing they can do, the worst had already happened by the time she got to Bath, and the damage is to the brain-stem, and is unsurvivable; it was a thrombosis in the vein that drains the blood from the brain, so pressure built up and caused massive injury to the surrounding tissues. She’s on a ventilator probably until tomorrow, but I’m going to lose my beautiful girl very soon, and I’m in pieces.
She came into my life at a rather dark time, after I hadn’t seen her for over twenty years, and she brought light with her. I’m sitting here in silence, I can’t bear the thought of music or telly at the moment, just reading to escape the inevitable tears.
I’ve got a couple of her snuggly fleece jackets that have her favourite perfume on, which I keep holding for some sort of comfort, but it’s just so hard at the moment. She was lovely and was loved by everyone who she worked and shared time with.
And I miss her so very much.
Oh fk, am so sorry CZ
Nothing I can say really, other than send u virtual hug
CountZero, that’s truly awful. Massive virtual hug
Been thinking about you all day CZ,it's truly heartbreaking news.
I hope that there are friends and family that you are able to have close just now.
Take care.
Oh my goodness CZ. I am so sorry. Absolutely devastated for you. Sending so many thoughts and virtual hugs your way. Remember this forum is always here for you. And please seek out support if you need it - looking after yourself is so important.
Just leaving this here, just in case you need someone to talk to: Calm
Really sorry to hear about your partner CZ! My thoughts are with you at this difficult time. If you need a stranger to chat to, I live 15 minutes walk from Southmead Hospital!
Thanks everyone, I got home half an hour ago, that’s 1am, more or less, after being at the hospital since midday, and I’m just empty now. I have to say, the staff in Southmead ICU are truly wonderful people, the care that they took with my beloved Joey was incredible, they’re such warm, and compassionate people, and despite it being fairly obvious that there was almost no hope for her even before she arrived at Bath RUH, they sent a team to pick her up, and gave her every chance possible to try to reverse the damage, but it became obvious that the injury to her brain-stem was catastrophic and non-survivable, but she was still treated as if she might recover. Sadly, she was officially declared dead earlier this evening, and I’m now sitting in my quiet house, completely unable to figure out where I can go from here. She reappeared out of nowhere, having lived in southern Eire for over ten years, with no online presence, but reappeared on Facebook after her daughters made her a page, at a time when I found myself alone, apart from my brother, and she changed my life.
And now she’s gone.
I love her, and I miss her so very much.
I left her with these words:
Nos da a chysga’n dda - Good night and sleep well
The only Welsh I could remember, she was constantly trying to teach me, but with little success.
I won’t be able to sleep well.
So sorry to hear of your devastating loss! She sounds like an amazing woman! I don't know what else to say, but if you need it there's always help and support on here and charities like Cruse can be a lifeline at these emotionally challenging times. Take care of yourself!
Sorry for your loss, CountZero.
CountZero, I don’t have the words to express how sorry I am to hear this devastating news.
Look after yourself, my thoughts are with you.
So sorry to hear this CountZero
I am so sorry for your lost CountZero. Sounds like an amazing lady who has bought real light to your life. Look after yourself.
Sorry I haven’t posted back to this, I think everyone will understand why, but I thought I really needed to say to everyone who posted here, and to those who took the trouble to PM me just how much I appreciated it, and to each and everyone of you, thank you, from the very bottom of my heart. This week has been incredibly difficult to cope with, not just for myself but for Jo’s family, especially as her 24 yo daughter is having to deal with everything, and also her best friend of 45 years, who Jo grew up with at school in North Wales, and is heartbroken and bereft, as I am.
She has a sister in New York, and her aunt in Belgium, so with the obvious travel restrictions, it’s impossible for everyone to get together, making it an even more difficult and stressful time.
We’ll get through it, but it’s heartwarming to know there are such lovely people here.
Thank you all, and zen hugs - they’re the hugs that I would give you, if I were there, but I’m not, and I can’t.
Read this thread at the start, and enjoyed it... but missed your initial comment @CountZero - I'm really sorry about your partner, and sending a virtual hug from Spain. Stay strong and take care of yourself!