tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post579502019131845209..comments2024-03-29T14:38:14.572+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: EncounterYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36077698600706399982021-04-10T10:11:26.562+01:002021-04-10T10:11:26.562+01:00We have much in common Adele and I thank you for y...We have much in common Adele and I thank you for your thoughtful, supportive response.I consider myself to be a tough guy. I was not one of those teachers who resorted to anti-depressants. I faced it all like bloody St George but now after all these years I recognise that I emerged from that job with something resembling PTSD. Perhaps I would have benefited from counselling.<br />P.S. Make sure you let me know when the precious little one has arrived.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30338181781762525672021-04-10T01:35:40.560+01:002021-04-10T01:35:40.560+01:00I understand completely how your encounter with Lo...I understand completely how your encounter with Louise affected you.<br />By the time I ended my 24 years in banking I was very much in endurance mode, living frugally and hoping my health would last until retirement age and freedom. I loathed what my workplace had become. What started out as a great service job had become profit driven with enormous pressure to sell products and meet displacement targets so that closures could be legitimised. Once you see that everyone above you is living off your work you realise that you are just a modern galley slave being whipped by an overseer relying on your output for his own promotion. It took me at least 12 months to leave those feelings behind and 2 years on I can't bring myself to go into my old branch and be reminded by the grey stressed faces of those still there.<br />I'm happy with my new, still frugal, retirement life. Every day has possibilities of my own choosing - pottering in my garden, cooking and preserving what grows there, reading my large library of mostly 2nd hand books, following your always interesting blog ( and the lives of the characters who comment) and preparing for life's next big stage of becoming a grandparent before this month is out.<br />Somedays I just spend the day outdoors watching the weather, the cows and pukekos in the paddock over the hedge and the trees changing colour as the seasons inevitably roll on .<br />We're here for such a brief time, too brief to focus on the past. <br />It must be time for a Phoebe update.<br />happy solo walking, Adele Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775493635832126041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54436883180055509662021-04-09T19:03:16.702+01:002021-04-09T19:03:16.702+01:00You could move to a different kind of nursing - pe...You could move to a different kind of nursing - perhaps in a part time role. A couple of my wife's nursing colleagues now enjoy working in the local hospice - it is a pleasant, kind and unhurried work environment.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73275465955513292562021-04-09T19:00:33.290+01:002021-04-09T19:00:33.290+01:00I believe I would have greatly enjoyed teaching in...I believe I would have greatly enjoyed teaching in your school Steve.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44225797752951863682021-04-09T18:59:17.191+01:002021-04-09T18:59:17.191+01:00Thanks ADDY. I was resilient then and I am resilie...Thanks ADDY. I was resilient then and I am resilient now.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-14887102310617855492021-04-09T18:58:10.247+01:002021-04-09T18:58:10.247+01:00I am envious of my wife who has enjoyed a long nur...I am envious of my wife who has enjoyed a long nursing career that began when she was sixteen. With maternity leaves and a movement to part time in recent years she has nevertheless worked for 45 years in our National Health Service.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10256065989908411092021-04-09T15:47:12.161+01:002021-04-09T15:47:12.161+01:00I'm feeling that way about my workplace right ...I'm feeling that way about my workplace right now. Our medical director is allowed to bully everyone. I work my ass off and still they just want more done. Eventually things break.<br /><br />We have an outbreak at work right now which we found out about on the news and of course it's a fucking emergency now and everybody has to be vaccinated. What a surprise. Nobody could have seen that coming. <br /><br />The good news is that now Miss Katie qualifies for the vaccination and she gets her on April 28th. I'm thankful.<br /><br />It's good you took early retirement. Life is far too short. I want to retire in a year and a half and we're looking at how to figure that out financially right now. I have far too many patients younger than me.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67158899235273902492021-04-09T15:24:33.001+01:002021-04-09T15:24:33.001+01:00Funny how looking back isn't always a positive...Funny how looking back isn't always a positive experience, especially when you're out on a mind-clearing countryside adventure!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53507136070584829052021-04-09T14:44:51.569+01:002021-04-09T14:44:51.569+01:00One of your most surprising posts, Neil.
Happensta...One of your most surprising posts, Neil.<br />Happenstance?<br />*There's a divinity that shapes our ends/ Rough-hew them how we will* as Hamlet (or Edward de Vere if you prefer) said.<br /><br />Don't go swirling down that plughole, mate.<br />I need my virtual walks in Yorkshire and Derbyshire.<br />Hamlet Hamel(d) Haggerty.<br /><br />P.S. I am rereading a book of memories by William Saroyan titled:<br />*Don't Go But If You Must Say Hello To Everybody*.<br />Jack Trevor Storey (a very funny English writer) was a Saroyan fan.<br />Jack wrote *Live Now, Pay Later* filmed in 1962 with Ian Hendry and June Ritchie.<br />Haggertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428937273804366081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20222810009429520672021-04-09T14:35:13.239+01:002021-04-09T14:35:13.239+01:00It is sad that your encounter with Louisa stirred...It is sad that your encounter with Louisa stirred up some deep-seated memories and experiences you had rather pushed away and hoped to forget. I hope at least your walk in God's countryside managed to restore your status quo.ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71285741400168175492021-04-09T13:48:58.752+01:002021-04-09T13:48:58.752+01:00I am so glad that you could take early retirement ...I am so glad that you could take early retirement from a job that wore you down so. I have to say that it sounds rather horrible. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20685233436681170562021-04-09T11:32:06.266+01:002021-04-09T11:32:06.266+01:00I love your last thought Mr Shed - it's rather...I love your last thought Mr Shed - it's rather poetic.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58928831314779155022021-04-09T11:31:13.719+01:002021-04-09T11:31:13.719+01:00Shame how in modern times we seem to go for the ch...Shame how in modern times we seem to go for the cheapest available options. Many is the time I have seen new fencing next to tumbledown drystone walls.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35087102375927246382021-04-09T11:29:50.703+01:002021-04-09T11:29:50.703+01:00I suppose it depends on how our minds work.I suppose it depends on how our minds work.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68936334217601686382021-04-09T11:29:09.974+01:002021-04-09T11:29:09.974+01:00Thanks John.Thanks John.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67107030927484853512021-04-09T11:28:56.104+01:002021-04-09T11:28:56.104+01:00No that is not Clint. I parked him on the edge of ...No that is not Clint. I parked him on the edge of the village and I confess, forgot to lock his doors! He was furious.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-54025242834997206682021-04-09T11:27:40.294+01:002021-04-09T11:27:40.294+01:00The walk was meant to be joyful and tiring but Lou...The walk was meant to be joyful and tiring but Louisa had unwittingly sent me swirling down a plughole.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30359984967590978562021-04-09T11:09:52.883+01:002021-04-09T11:09:52.883+01:00Visitors from our past can can stir the pot in way...Visitors from our past can can stir the pot in way that's sometimes delightful and sometimes disturbing - occasionally both. But I rather like chance encounters that remind us of how our lives, even in tiny ways, are interconnected - how the paths we travel branch and converge.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13255664195897608422021-04-09T10:43:51.483+01:002021-04-09T10:43:51.483+01:00I like the first picture with the stone houses and...I like the first picture with the stone houses and drystone wall. Stone is a wonderful natural material. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83866490420820998982021-04-09T10:40:51.149+01:002021-04-09T10:40:51.149+01:00I went to a work reunion of people from where I wo...I went to a work reunion of people from where I worked just after leaving school. It disturbed me for weeks. Like post traumatic stress disorder. It wasn't quite so bad when I bumped into a more recent colleague in Leeds. As Briony implies, you can ration and limit online contact, but real people from the past can be overwhelming. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-29534499935422895482021-04-09T10:32:17.416+01:002021-04-09T10:32:17.416+01:00Beautiful photos as perBeautiful photos as perJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16396327173454639292021-04-09T10:22:57.601+01:002021-04-09T10:22:57.601+01:00Excellent photos as always YP - love the ducks! Is...Excellent photos as always YP - love the ducks! Is that Clint parked in the lane? <br />How sad that meeting a former colleague should almost spoil your day, and that it took a while for the wonderful scenery and sunshine to restore your good mood.<br />Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-16799135051416405762021-04-09T09:36:30.475+01:002021-04-09T09:36:30.475+01:00Bad memories sometimes make me feel discombobulate...Bad memories sometimes make me feel discombobulated for a while. A walk in scenery such as that shown in your photos would be enough to ckear my head I think.<br />JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-78519210955808737532021-04-09T09:07:47.931+01:002021-04-09T09:07:47.931+01:00Your mum and dad brought you up to be well-mannere...Your mum and dad brought you up to be well-mannered. I thought you would be stomping your feet and pulling OK's arm - "OK! I want to get going NOW!"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4024141197969850302021-04-09T09:04:38.850+01:002021-04-09T09:04:38.850+01:00Your experience of teaching was wholesome and happ...Your experience of teaching was wholesome and happy. That is certainly how it was for me when I taught in Bangkok at the end of my career. I am so glad that I live several miles away from the last Sheffield school I taught in. That school is the reason for my pen name - Yorkshire Pudding.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com