BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A

Subject: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 04:55 PM

Well, I wanted to welcome Keith A from Hertford back "home (mudcat)" after his well-deserved holiday voyage.
But I read carefully the discussion thread on which Keith is active, where he posted a message stating that he gets extremely annoyed when people post to a discussion thread about a topic outside the discussion, like his recent travels.

So I hope I am doing this politely and in a way that gives offense to no-one whosoever. Knowing me, though, I will probably offend somebody.

Anyway, Keith and Mary, I have kept you both in my thoughts and prayers while you were away, and I want to say it is good to see you back and active on the forum. Welcome home.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 05:28 PM

The biter bit, keberoxu. The annoyer annoyed.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: bobad
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 05:30 PM

I join you in welcoming Keith back from his holiday and look forward to him carrying on the good fight.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: bobad
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 05:41 PM

The biter bit, keberoxu. The annoyer annoyed.

I feared that a thread about Keith would be like waving a red flag at his stalker(s)......I was right.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 06:01 PM

Now! Now! No need to get territorial.

There is room on this thread for shaggy dogs and alley cats and overweight boars/bores alike.
After all, if you can put up with me,
you can put up with anybody.

grunt. snort.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 06:48 PM

I realize I am a little bit late in starting this thread.
Keith A of Hertford and his wife have been home from their trip for a while already.
It's just that I only found that out today.

Posts were exchange wishing Keith bon voyage on earlier threads of course.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 09:09 PM

I dunno. Lots of people go on holiday, and most come back. Is it appropriate (or interesting) to start a thread for all or most or even some of them?
That being said, welcome back, Keith.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 09:22 PM

"Most come back." I love it! 😂

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 05 Feb 17 - 11:17 PM

My grandad came back from Dunkirk... errmm.. if that counts as a holiday abroad.... 😜

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 04:09 AM

What a lovely surprise.
Thanks keberoxu.
Good wishes for a holiday, or a welcome home, is not the same as a group ganging together to swamp a thread with trivia because they feel they are losing, so I would have been just as delighted wherever this appeared.

keberoxu knows that Mary and I have had some nasty health issues to deal with lately, and has been following our progress with kind thoughts and good wishes.
Thank you again.
keith.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 04:34 AM

It was entirely spontaneous, Keith. There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 04:47 AM

I think the Cat would be happier without your spontaneous skinning activities.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 05:15 AM

Oh dear.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Raggytash
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 06:21 AM

Our cats no hair on, it has to wear a wig !

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 07:10 AM

It wasn't that cat on the Specsavers ad, was it? Which is on YouTube if you haven't seen it and are desperate for a laugh!

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 01:46 PM

And you are welcome, again.

(Ach, this forum...)

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 02:52 PM

.. as long as we're not forced to sit and view anyone's holiday snaps..

It was bad enough when projectors, screens and slide film were so expensive and limited the amount of photos..
even instamatics & polaroids weren't that cheap...

but these days with effin near infinite capacity digital phone and tablet cameras....!!!!!! 😩

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 04:43 PM

Another factor in my decision to open this thread.
Christmas Eve 2016 was the most recent post on Keith A's thread, Chemotherapy, on which he first disclosed that he had booked this trip following his release from hospital.
I could have chosen to post to that thread, which is still open, as there is no shortage of well-wishing posts there. Perhaps I ought to have done?
However, it seemed more optimistic to let that thread alone, with all its talk of the cancer treatments and the side effects, and to begin a thread with a positive slant on what Keith and Mary can do with the time remaining to them during this long struggle with health issues.

Hoping that the time remaining is, indeed, quality time for you. You will have our thoughts and prayers throughout.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 05:59 PM

Keith has my thoughts and all my good wishes, as I've told him before in a private message and which I'm happy to reiterate now, but he will most assuredly not have my prayers. Cheers.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 09:11 PM

Could have let that be the last word. However.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 09:27 PM

I was only saying, that's all. You can always get your own back and not pray for me!

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 06 Feb 17 - 09:34 PM

Or maybe not everyone knows that I'm an atheist?

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 07 Feb 17 - 04:21 AM

I am truly grateful for your thoughts and good wishes Steve.
I hope it is a long while before I am able to tell you "I told you so."

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Apr 17 - 06:06 PM

And here's a cheer for being with us for Easter Sunday as well.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 16 Apr 17 - 08:15 PM

Odd. Looked in briefly earlier and I could have sworn I saw a post from Greg!

Whilst I wish Keith, along with everyone else bar none, a long and happy life, I also hope that Keith has happened on some genuine educational experiences during his time away, preferably of the kind that removes blinkers and restores a sense of humility towards minorities.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Senoufou
Date: 17 Apr 17 - 02:57 AM

Best wishes from me to Keith and Mary. Hope your holiday went well and gave a real boost to your health.
This is a lovely thread, and good wishes/positive thoughts are always a great idea, no matter what the circumstances.
Whenever we get home from a trip, we're so typical, as all we can think about is getting that kettle on, getting out our huge ungenteel builders' mugs and making a gorgeous, strong cup of tea!

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 17 Apr 17 - 01:48 PM

Thanks all for your good wishes.
My operation is Monday next week.
keith.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Apr 17 - 04:51 PM

Actually sooner than that.
As is posted on a separate thread,
the surgery was moved up to 20 April, so has already happened.
Keep Keith A in your thoughts and prayers.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 23 Apr 17 - 05:19 PM

We don't all pray. But he's in my thoughts.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Apr 17 - 04:15 AM

It was on the 20th - Anyone heard anything yet?

D.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Senoufou
Date: 24 Apr 17 - 05:22 AM

Hope the op went well, and that recovery is swift.
Thinking of Keith, and wishing him well.

Eliza

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Apr 17 - 01:07 PM

No, Dave et alia, I have not heard anything.
Unless somebody else has.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Apr 17 - 05:00 PM

Sorry to be a pest.

Just double-checked.
Keith A's last post was 19 April which makes excellent good sense.
He's doing what he has to do. Don't forget about him, that's all.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: keberoxu
Date: 01 May 17 - 12:42 PM

Happy first day of May
to a Mudcatter who just got the prognosis of his fondest dreams.
And may Keith A and his better half
enjoy many more.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 01 May 17 - 01:00 PM

Thank you.
There is really no need to mark every public holiday, but we do feel very blessed just now.

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 05 May 17 - 06:02 PM

How nice to see some good news - all best wishes, Keith, for a speedy recovery from op!

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: welcome home from holiday Keith A
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 06 May 17 - 05:26 AM

Lovely to hear from you Kitty.
I am recovering well thank you.