Next month More than two.
John and Pat got most votes Pat's story to come after computer repaired.
John's story.
WONT SAY A WORD.
I WON'T SAY A WORD ABOUT MY HUSBAND JOE. THAT'S WHAT I USED TO THINK, BECAUSE IF I DID YOU WOULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING COMPLIMENTARY FOR SURE. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M ABOUT TO BREAK THIS VOW, BECAUSE HE'S PASSED AWAY AND I NEED TO GET MY THOUGHTS ABOUT HIM OFF MY CHEST. IF EVER THERE WAS ONE OF LIFES LOSERS IT WAS HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHY I MARRIED HIM. I WAS TOO SMITTEN TO REALISE WHAT A WASTER I WAS COMMITTING MYSELF TO. THE BARMAID DOWN AT THE NAGS HEAD KNEW MORE ABOUT HIM THAN I DID, I'M SURE. JOE COULDN'T HOLD DOWN A JOB FOR MORE THAN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, MAINLY DUE TO TURNING UP DRUNK FOR WORK. AND GUESS WHERE THE BEER MONEY CAME FROM. YES, HE WAS ALWAYS SPONGING OFF ME, AND I'M SURE THAT HE PINCHED MONEY FROM MY HANDBAG, TO PAY FOR ALL THE BOOZE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SHORT OF MONEY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO GE T SOME OF THE SMALL FORTUNE, HE POURED DOWN HIS THROAT, BACK BUT OF COURSE ITS ALL GONE DOWN THE DRAIN, LIKE MOST OF MY LIFE. I SUPPOSE YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELVES, WHY ON EARTH I STUCK WITH THIS LOSER FOR SO LONG, BUT OF COURSE LIVING ROUND HERE ON THIS SINK ESTATE, IT SEEMS INPOSSIBLE TO BETTER YOURSELF AND MOVE ON. SURE, IF I LIVED MY LIFE ALL OVER AGAIN THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT. I WOULD HAVE MADE MORE OF AN EFFORT AT SCHOOL, CHOSEN BETTER FRIENDS THAN THE ONES I USED TO HANG ABOUT WITH, AND LISTENED TO MY PARENTS WHEN THEY WARNED ME ABOUT JOE. BUT THERE YOU ARE, YOU THINK YOU KNOW BETTER, AND SO I BECAME THE CLASSIC VERSION OF "ACT IN HASTE, REPENT AT LEASURE". JOE SEEMED TO BE A LARGER THAN LIFE PERSON, OR SO I THOUGHT. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT AN IDIOT I WAS. MUM AND DAD WERE RIGHT ALL ALONG. THEY DID HELP ME OUT FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT JOE WAS NOT WELCOME IN THEIR HOUSE. I CAN'T BLAME THEM, BUT IT ALWAYS MADE THINGS DIFFICULT FOR ME. HE NEVER HARMED OUR CHILDREN, MAINLY I THINK BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS DOWN AT THE PUB, AND THEY WERE IN BED WHEN HE USED TO STAGGER IN AFTER CLOSING TIME. YOU MAY WONDER WHY I DIDN'T LEAVE HIM, AND IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE DONE, BUT WHAT WITH THE KIDS AND MY PARENTS LIVING CLOSE BY, APATHY WAS MY LETDOWN. SO I CARRIED ON LIVING THIS WASTED LIFE, UNTIL MATTERS CAME TO A HEAD. JOE WOULD NEVER GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL THIS ONE OCCASION, WHEN HE WOKE UP BATHED IN SWEAT TELLING ME THAT HE FELT TEN TIMES WORSE THAN HIS SHOCKING HANGOVERS. I KNEW IT WAS SERIOUS WHEN HE SAID THAT HE WASN'T GOING DOWN TO THE N AGS HEAD THAT DAY. I NEARLY FELL OVER WITH THE SHOCK, BUT KNEW THAT I HAD TO GET THE DOCTOR IN. HE SOON REALISED THAT JOE WAS IN A BAD WAY AND HE WAS TAKEN OFF TO HOSPITAL. WELL HE NEVER CAME OUT, AND I WAS ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED THAT THE HOSPITAL ASKED ME IF THEY COULD USE JOE'S BODY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH. IT SAVED ME THE COST OF THE FUNERAL, AND I'M TOLD THAT JOE'S PICKLED LIVER HAS BECOME A BIG DICUSSION POINT AMONGST THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. AT LEAST JOES WASTED LIFE HAS HELPED TO TRAIN DOCTORS.
Pat's story
I
Won't say a word
Amanda's
60th. Birthday was looming, and she was feeling at a loss.
Having always been busy with her family and work, now she had some
time to herself. Her husband loved his job and worked all hours.
Pouring
herself an early drink, went into the neat garden and had a really
good think about her life. Certain things were unchangeable,
cooking, the house and garden, which she enjoyed doing anyway. The
time had arrived to do something different. Climbing a mountain for a
charity? What a thought! Running a marathon? Even worse.
Hearing
the family car draw up, she quickly poured her husband his favourite
merlot. Suddenly she had a flash of inspiration...I know, I will
learn to drive. Chatting about their day, for some unknown reason
didn't mention her idea.
Next
morning she made a reservation with a female instructor. The small
car with L plates back, front and on top arrived with the instructor
looking all of 15 years old. The weeks went by and still she hadn't
told a soul. Finally it was the day of the exam. Feeling a little
excited but in a calm frame of mind off they went. Amanda enjoyed
driving and wondered why she hadn't learned years ago. After passing
with flying colours she realized there was no one to tell!
Her
husband was still in the dark and besides, she had no car to drive.
The day her licence arrived, her daughter happened to be visiting and
picked up the post as she came in. Glancing down she read DVLA
addressed to her mother. Amanda confessed all and her daughter said
she wouldn't say a word. They hatched a plan. The family car was due
for its MOT soon, so her daughter offered to follow her father to the
garage and then take him to the office. Later in the day Amanda was
getting nervous, which was unusual for her. Along came her daughter
and getting in the driver's seat felt uncomfortable as it had a
different feel to the instructor's car. They drove around until she
felt more at ease, then went to the office, parking right outside,
fortunately as it turned out. Her husband waving ,as he came out
tripped down the steps breaking his toe. He hadn't noticed Amanda
was in the driving seat,being so engrossed in his painful toe. The
hospital was quite close by, so off they went to have it x rayed, and
plastered up. What a to do. He groaned all the way home. They
managed to get him out of the car and into the house, propping him up
on the settee. It was a hairline crack so he shouldn't be in plaster
too long. You would think that he had broken his leg by his reaction.
“This won't stop me going to the office tomorrow” he mumbled
through gritted teeth.
I
will take you Amanda said. All right he answered, not realizing what
she had said. Her eyes went up to heaven. Their daughter couldn't
stop laughing as she waved goodbye.
