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@rapido he was, I think @Victor-Meldrew was just playing with words...
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@r-l Take care buddy. You know where to find us.
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@R-L Fix your relationship.
It is strange how things can work out. Sometimes it can take some adversity to get things back on track, it is for me and I'm grateful for it. Just brutal honesty now, with myself in particular.
Your humour and strops will be sorely missed around here. It really is a weird place.
Bye, and take care.
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Might have a wee outpouring here myself. My wife will read this but I don't mind.
We have been through a rough patch which we both really want to fix. The support and humour on the fern does help me. So thanks, I enjoy the banter. I am not one to pick up the phone so dumping things on you lot helps at times.
Following on from other comments I have spoken to my oldest sister for hours, we didn't get on previously. I didn't talk to her for two years, but she is back in my life. That lead to her talking to my Aunt that I hadn't spoken to for 9 years and her contacting me and a reconciliation.
None of this happens without the fern.
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@r-l As with others all the best!
It's been good to have a non Polish female voice on the Fern so you'll be missed.
I'll even schedule the latest season of The Handmaid's Tale into my viewing list in your honour (when it comes to one of the myriad of steaming services I currently have access to).
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@rapido said in Lockdown Check In:
Weird thing I had Jury as an All Black fan in my head, not English.
If memory servers Jury was an Auckland fan living in Christchurch. "Just" was the pom you might be thinking of.
All the best @R-L , hope things get sorted out.
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@kirwan I think @rapido is confused and thought @Victor-Meldrew was saying @R-L used to be Jury, when all he was saying was he missed Jury! It's a bloody funny read when you go through @rapido's confusion.
Until next time @R-L, hope everything starts looking up.
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I was..
@kirwan I think @rapido is confused and thought @Victor-Meldrew was saying @R-L used to be Jury, when all he was saying was he missed Jury! It's a bloody funny read when you go through @rapido's confusion.
It wasn't meant to pan out like that, but that's the Fern way I guess...
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@nepia said in Lockdown Check In:
I'll even schedule the latest season of The Handmaid's Tale into my viewing list in your honour
Nicest thing anyone's ever said to me on here. 👍🏻 Although you have made me sound a bit dead.
Take care you fellas and mokey (hope she's ok, she's been off for a while)
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@nepia said in Lockdown Check In:
@r-l As with others all the best!
It's been good to have a non Polish female voice on the Fern so you'll be missed.
I'll even schedule the latest season of The Handmaid's Tale into my viewing list in your honour (when it comes to one of the myriad of steaming services I currently have access to).
It’s dark. At Episode 8, and the pull of the black vortex is only getting greater.
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@r-l ah, shame, you'll be missed. Don't stay away too long, and all the best with everything else in your life. We'll still be here when you come back, don't be shy to reach out if you need us
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@r-l said in Lockdown Check In:
@nepia said in Lockdown Check In:
I'll even schedule the latest season of The Handmaid's Tale into my viewing list in your honour
Nicest thing anyone's ever said to me on here. 👍🏻 Although you have made me sound a bit dead.
Take care you fellas and mokey (hope she's ok, she's been off for a while)
The Queen of the GIFs...always
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not in lockdown. but seriously affected by lockdowns
our last source of business getting their lockdown extended was seriously spirit crushing yesterday. Our whole company just deflated. We are back to having the exact same conversations we were 13 months ago. And that is very, very hard to deal with when you consider what those conversations are.
Considering how hard it has been to re-staff (suddenly not an issue), i shouldn't say this but, don't get in to tourism, it's a shit industry of tiny margins, escalating costs and red tape, and prone to massive shocks that destroy your business through no fault of your own.
Can proudly say i went for a run instead of having a drink yesterday, which sorted my mood immensely
fuck you rona you fluffybunny
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@r-l said in Lockdown Check In:
Hey you lot. Hope you guys are all doing well and life is treating you kindly. I wanted to check in with you all before I back off again. This isn't a Baron goodbye or anything as exciting as that but if you don't usually read my posts then don't bother with this one either as it's probably going to be far too girly for you. And maybe I'm over sharing yet again but it is what it is, a needed vent maybe.
Life really hasn't been great lately, pretty much a roller-coaster, all self inflicted to be honest. I've shared before (like a few of you) that I've had relationship problems throughout the last few years, covid times especially, and well my husband majorly objected to my use of the fern when he discovered it on my laptop one day.. I can't really blame him, some of my comments have been risqué, inappropriate, flirty etc but I guess mainly he was pissed off that I was no longer ME with him yet it was easy for me to be myself on here and with other people in my life, work mates, friends etc. I own that, take full responsibility for my behaviour. The fern of course isn't the only problem we had but it was a pretty explosive one recently and I guess him seeing my comments didn't help. I've made the mistake of enabling yet more possessive behaviour by backing off the fern,believing it would make things better. No brainer.
It's not a biggie but it is sad, the fern has been a guilty pleasure since I was a youth (remember when I was a "fat balding 40 year old man to all" ? ) and something I've kept completely secret because.. well I don't think any of my friends or family would believe I'm a member of a Rugby forum and it's a bit embarrassing, no disrespect intended! I do wonder how many of you share your ferning habit with other people? But my inner fat-balding-must be nearing 60 year old-man claims this is one of his happy spaces. And he's right, In all honesty I've used the fern in most of the shittest times in my life, when I first joined as a teen for example and I've left and returned numerous times usually when I've needed the distraction from whatever's going on around me and at some point it became a daily habit again just like Facebook is for some.
I've had great advice, learned a lot of random and useless information, yet strangely can't recall anything about star wars and still haven't watched them.. Most of all found serious belly laughs any time of day or night when I've needed it. Thanks Memes thread.
You (all) really are like a ray of sunshine most of the time, but even when you are having your hissy fits over refs or certain players it still makes me smile. I suppose that's why I got a bit angsty at Tim's stroppy comments before my break ( a lot of you were being stroppy actually, me included and Tim I have nothing against you, you probably have your own reasons). I know the fern doesn't belong to me but it has been a place I've enjoyed a huge amount and majority of the time people are actually kind to eachother on here. Some of the GOM, life changes, parenting threads have shown you are all a decent bunch. We are all human too, we have our lives going on and stresses that the majority don't share, you never know what your words might do to someone, I hope I've never upset anyone and I'm sincerely sorry if I have. In the early days I used talk to many of you privately, I don't anymore but the couple I did speak to - I've valued your friendship as much as some of my day to day life friends.I didn't really think this pandemic, the lockdowns and restrictions had effected me much because I've been lucky enough to stay healthy, work throughout, keep pretty connected to friends and family, for that I know I'm incredibly blessed. Fucking hell I'm alive!! I know plenty have suffered more than I have so this isnt a pity party for one. I guess my relationship suffered most, it made me realise flaws instead of ignoring them and I guess too many to fix. I've been too proud to talk to friends and family about a lot of it, anything really, I've always been the one to help others, so maybe thats why I've overshared here so much, it's in my nature to bottle up and get on usually . I've also had friendships end recently and I now know I need to build up my support network again as much as the thought of letting people help me goes against my grain. I opened up to a member of my family the other day and he checked in on me today, an older wiser guy and I wished I'd done it sooner, its hard to be vulnerable though ay! I don't like to be a burden on others.
Anyway, I will sort myself out, I know I'll be OK I always am, definitely like a cat with 9 lives, guess today is the day it's all clicked into place again, maybe that's why I'm journalling here (again Tim "this isn't anyone's journal" 😂❤️) I just really want to say to anyone going through stuff too, probably don't rely on a rugby forum to distract you completely and hope things will just get better, use it though if you don't have other options, there's some pretty supportive people here, god just look how long you've all stuck around.
Sorry to spew up a bunch of female hormones all over the usual grumpiness, I'm just thankful for the distractions you've all given me guys!
Well said and good luck. And, judging by some of the fitness threads, it is a journal.
As to relationships I don't know if it is a great barometer of character, if you are living in some parts of the world. It isn't just the immediate impact but the dawning realization for some that life may never be the same and we didn't appreciate it until it was too late. -
@bones said in Lockdown Check In:
Noooooo! Pinged! I have to self-isolate for 9 days - guess what happens in 9 days? You guessed it, rules change and double vaccinated who get pinged no longer need to self-isolate.
The UK pandemic rules summed up in one TSF post.
Enjoy the eating / tv / iPad / masturbating.
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@majorrage said in Lockdown Check In:
@bones said in Lockdown Check In:
Noooooo! Pinged! I have to self-isolate for 9 days - guess what happens in 9 days? You guessed it, rules change and double vaccinated who get pinged no longer need to self-isolate.
The UK pandemic rules summed up in one TSF post.
Enjoy the eating / tv / iPad / masturbating /passive aggression from Bonesetta for daring to go out
Yes.
Lockdown/Covid Check In