Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I don't know why I'm writing this here but I've just witnessed a
> suicide. A lady threw herself under a train at Pimlico station.
>
> I'm a little bit shaken, she's dead and the driver will be traumatised
> for the rest of his career.
>
> Pray for her and the driver. I can cope
>


Bummer!

About thirty years ago, someone ran out in front of me on an empty dual
carriageway. I swerved and just clipped him but as I was doing about 50 mph when
I saw him, it was more than a scratch. I kept reliving it every night for about
a week. Even now I occasionally get flashbacks.
As I said, bummer all round. :-(

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On 07/11/13 11:36, Stephen wrote:
> As I said, bummer all round. :-(
> 

Indeed, mate, indeed.

Now I'm going to put a smile on my face by picking up the Feegle from
the nursery school and teaching him how to ride his new bike.

John
-- 
Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> On 07/11/13 11:36, Stephen wrote:
> > As I said, bummer all round. :-(
> >
>
> Indeed, mate, indeed.
>
> Now I'm going to put a smile on my face by picking up the Feegle from
> the nursery school and teaching him how to ride his new bike.
>

That's the way. Take your mind off it. And keep it off it.

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On 7-11-2013 14:29, Stephen wrote:
> Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> On 07/11/13 11:36, Stephen wrote:
>>> As I said, bummer all round. :-(
>>>
>>
>> Indeed, mate, indeed.
>>
>> Now I'm going to put a smile on my face by picking up the Feegle from
>> the nursery school and teaching him how to ride his new bike.
>>
>
> That's the way. Take your mind off it. And keep it off it.
>
>
>
Indeed so, and find it a little special place in remembrance.

Thomas

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On 07/11/13 15:06, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Indeed so, and find it a little special place in remembrance.
> 
> Thomas
> 

Thanks to all those who replied with sympathetic messages and advice.

I am calling a halt to this thread mainly because I think its better
that I push the subject to the back of my mind

BTW The Feegle enjoyed his bike lesson, especially the part where I
stepped into a deep muddy puddle.

John
-- 
Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children

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On 7-11-2013 16:42, Doctor John wrote:
> BTW The Feegle enjoyed his bike lesson, especially the part where I
> stepped into a deep muddy puddle.

That's it! Excellent job indeed! Take care.

Thomas

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Doctor John <j.g### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> Pray for her and the driver. I can cope

I can't say anything about this without sounding like a completely
insensitive jerk, which is quite frustrating.

-- 
                                                          - Warp

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On Thu, 07 Nov 2013 08:15:57 +0000, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

>>> Tomorrow, some flowers on the place she was last alive.
>>
>> That seems a good idea.  If you have trouble, please talk to someone.
> 
> If she had done that... well, you know where I'm going with this.

Yep.  Of course, she may well have been talking to someone, too.

Jim

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On Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:25:33 +0000, Doctor John wrote:

> On 07/11/13 06:45, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>  
>>> Tomorrow, some flowers on the place she was last alive.
>> 
>> That seems a good idea.  If you have trouble, please talk to someone.
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
> My next-door neighbour is a retired psychologist. I shall probably have
> a chat with her within the next day or so.

That sounds like a good idea.

Jim

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>>> That seems a good idea.  If you have trouble, please talk to someone.
>>
>> If she had done that... well, you know where I'm going with this.
>
> In the words of Pink Floyd on The Division Bell:

Yes, it's somewhat apt.

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