Sergeant Wilson Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Slenderman said: Aw deid. Only Grandparent I liked was my paternal. Fought in the Pacific during the war and was sound. Rest were c***s. Great bunch o' lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Mine all died when I was a teenager. I did get on with them and visit them when they were alive though sadly I remember that I couldn’t go to my grandfathers funeral as it was the same day as my higher history exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Hucking fell, cheery stuff.Let’s go deeper into the well of maudlinity (is that a word? It is now!)Both my parents are now long gone, mother in 1990, father in 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Great bunch o' lads. Knew it'd be you that made a WW2 pun Sarge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Rubin Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Flybhoy said: As a side note, such a cheery thread this. It's gone exactly as I'd hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Billy Rubin said: It's gone exactly as I'd hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 One set of grandparents were long gone before I came along but my mum's parents were still around. My grandpa was a bit of a mad role model. A grumpy b*****d but drummed in jazz bands, boxed a bit, wore his best suit to the football (Ayr). Died a few days before my brother's wedding. My gran was quite opinionated, especially about my girlfriends. Would call them stuff like "jezebel" or "scarlett woman". She liked the one I'm still married to though and would always advise her she could do better than me and that she was far too good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 All mine are/ were buried alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said: All mine are/ were buried alive. It's what they'd have wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 That's not the impression I got, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 I've only got one Granddad left, he's 96 and in pretty good shape. I try to see him whenever I can, however he lives a four hour drive away from me so it's usually only on holidays that I can visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Looking at it from a different perspective; our granddaughter is seven and is a huge part of our lives. I would hope that would continue and assuming we are still around as she grows into adulthood I would like us to remain close. If we ever get really sick/bedridden etc. I would not want her spending lots of time with us; that’s not what you want for your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Looking at it from a different perspective; our granddaughter is seven and is a huge part of our lives. I would hope that would continue and assuming we are still around as she grows into adulthood I would like us to remain close. If we ever get really sick/bedridden etc. I would not want her spending lots of time with us; that’s not what you want for your grandchildren. Our youngest granddaughter is 1, I'll be lucky to see her start primary school, I reckon. On the other hand I've seen her brother and one of her cousins grow up and reach 18 and they've turned out fine young men, even if one of them has less sense than a springer spaniel, and her sister and another cousin turn into fine young ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 So 74% of P&Bers have no living grandparents, gives an indication of the demographic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 40 minutes ago, Barry Ferguson's Hat said: That's not the impression I got, tbh. Aye, but in the long run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ah-dee Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 Or yours...very true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Nae parents or grandparents for me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Nae parents or grandparents for me lol Probably a saving of about £150.00 a year on presents alone. More if you count petrol used visiting etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Probably a saving of about £150.00 a year on presents alone. More if you count petrol used visiting etc.And no dubiety about visiting regimes... Win win shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 After they are all gone, you do wonder if you did visit often enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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