@WispaRed7 wrote:
@jonsie wrote:It's already been a disaster for me.....
I'm saddened to hear this @jonsie
I shall be with my cat Marty
However, my son Alex rang me today whilst driving home from work - upshot is he is coming over with his wife Emma on 21 December for a festive lunch at Herriots, which is kind of my 2nd home.
I am really, really looking forward to having their company.
I havn't seen them in some time ... so ... it's a great thing
That's really good to know @WispaRed7 I hope you have a lovely time 
@WispaRed7 wrote:Thank you all for your kind wishes @Cleoriff @jonsie @Mi-Amigo @TallTrees @Anonymous
I've got used to being on my own Christmas Day and Boxing Day ... it's not so bad ... many people worse off than me at this time of year
Yes indeed. As much as I feel sorry for myself, at least I have a certain quality of life that many other people don't. It's the homeless, the patients in hospitals and the elderly with no family support that I feel more sorry for. We all have to count our blessings. This community provides people with support, friendship and camaraderie so that you are never really alone....
@jonsie wrote:
It's the homeless, the patients in hospitals and the elderly with no family support that I feel more sorry for. We all have to count our blessings. This community provides people with support, friendship and camaraderie so that you are never really alone....
What @jonsie said ^^^
Waiting to get into hospital, either for scheduled work or for emergency treatment, in the Uk sounds like an ordeal at the moment.
The Trust in charge of our local hospital accident and emergency dept has put out messages like this recently:
It's only last week that Bolton hospital was on an unprecedented black alert and issued the same notice.
