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I see not, now, the orchard past,
Of welcome 'tart' 'neath autumn-tints,
And of fallen glut for creepy maul …
Oh give, once more, Great Arley Prince.

Lovely photo this DTease.Nestlled among the Greenary

My sentiments exactly Emc...

I am a fan of your photos Dtease, but my first impression was that it has a 'peeping Tom' look about it! ;o) Hope you are not offended....

Veronica: How can our DTease be a peeping Tom, he got shut of that long dark coat a while back, and the binoculars are for bird watching.
No Veronica not a chap with a cauliflower ear.

Pass this house when playing golf at Wigan GC its for sale at the moment for anyone interested at a cool £1.2 million

I wouldn’t have had much of a career as a Peeping Tom Veronica, not with my “ Facinator”. “Yes officer, he had this strange looking ‘thing’ attached to the side of his head” No Veronica, it wouldn’t have ended well.
Unlike Frankie Howard I will never be known as “Lurkio”
Actually, I’m pretty sure I was stood on the bridge over the canal when I took this picture.

Not forgetting the balaclava -covering the cauliflower ear - but we won't go into that! ;o))

Actually it could be a photo from " Through The Keyhole" - wonder who lives there?

John G. It's nice to see your humorous comments again!

Hi Veronica: I like dropping in now again to have a little Titter, like the song goes, "Always look on the bright side of life "

Well that's what we need John G especially now! It seems to be missing these days. You can find laughter if you look for it in the most miserable of places! In fact I am guilty of laughing at all the wrong times ...I can't help it... ;o))

Veronica: I worked in a large Mersyside Hospital so I had to have a good sense of humour.
I had many occasions when this was called upon as you can imagine, On one occasion I and three of my colleagues on Security where called to a Femle ward two Nurses had been assaulted by an old lady,
On route I was stopped by a member of the public about a parking problem, my colleagues carried on to the ward, I had a urgent snap on my radio " John " get here quick, on arrival I saw two nurses on the floor, both my colleagues trying to restrain her, when she looked at me she said son help me, I went over picked her up she put her head on my shoulder, I put her in bed stroked her brow, she kissed me good night and was immediately in a deep sleep.
When I looked round six nurses two Security, and twelve patients were looking at me.
I just went to the door looked back shrugged my shoulders and said "experience " then left. It was all around the hospital the next morning.

I know what you mean John. I worked on wards, (clerical) but have seen some very funny incidents, it was a kind of black humour though. I couldn't possibly mention here what I have seen, but will never forget. Suffice it to say the tales are discussed with ex colleagues ... I'm sure we could all write a book! ;o))

John/Veronica, Your exchanges remind me of a particular patient, whom occupied the bed opposite to mine, and how each of his three consecutive points of craze-relief (if only I could recall them) were mis-understood by the patient in the bed next to him.
Each of the points were sent, and met, on flow identical to that of Ronnie Barker's exchange with a 'busty' cocktail barmaid:
Barker: That sweater looks a little risky.
Barmaid: Pardon?
Barker: I said, I'd better have a little whisky.
In the bed next to mine was author and artist, Bill, who kindly allowed me to sit on his bed before telling me of his interest in Local History - his son was a 'finds expert' on TVs 'Time Team'.
Another stricken chum was retired Army sergeant, Joe, who at my request, gave a standing five-second burst of how it should be told - the weather outside was crisp and even.

Hi Philip, your experience in hospital is exactly what Security is looking for when on the wards.
What we tried to do is use the situation to our advantage, and if it was funny and humerus so much the better, that probably would mean no one got hurt especially the patient.
Example was the old lady who threw the nurse's around, she really was experiencing a water infection, this made her strong, but she was also very tired.
When she looked at me I must have had a look of her son, she felt safe in my arms and totally relaxed and fell asleep, end of incident job done,

Glad your experience was a good one Philip. In my time at the hospital, I saw another side of the coin, when two grumpy elderly men nearly came to blows and they had to be split up. Another occasion when one of our porters (an ex policeman) used his skills in 'apprehending' a drunk in A&E, abusing staff! He was the hero of the hour at the time! I believe this happens quite a lot these days and there are police in situ at the hospital. Many changes now these days.

That's right Veronica … there's some pretty nasty folk about. And to discover that certain so-called experts have taken a delight in mocking their stricken patients.
The lighter moments, and indeed those mentioned in these exchanges, are, of course, incidental, and while Joe's five-second burst had come on the back of what he had told - my chocolate digestives could have played a small part.
Talking of 'parts played', perhaps John's lovely 'poochy' face could also have helped to calm the old lady: Item 8117.

Well Philip my face has been called many things some unrepeatable especially on Wigan World.
But "Poochy" as Ken Dodd used to say, I'am Disconbuberated.