Comments on: Silence http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Wed, 23 May 2012 07:57:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37423 Grannymar Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:31:10 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37423 Alice, It was a great relief to reach home. Alice, It was a great relief to reach home.

]]> By: Alice http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37421 Alice Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:18:54 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37421 I remember watching news stories about the turbulence of those times. Nothing brings it closer to reality than hearing a story like yours. Happy the ending was good. I remember watching news stories about the turbulence of those times. Nothing brings it closer to reality than hearing a story like yours. Happy the ending was good.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37316 Grannymar Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:47:49 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37316 Shackman - An occasional jog to the past, allows us to appreciate the life and freedom we have now. Shackman - An occasional jog to the past, allows us to appreciate the life and freedom we have now.

]]> By: shackman http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37311 shackman Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:18:07 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37311 Wow. Thank you for sharing. That's an amazing real glimpse into those times. Wow. Thank you for sharing. That’s an amazing real glimpse into those times.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37293 Grannymar Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:36:12 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37293 BHB - Did you manage to understand it? Many of us who lived here never managed that! Big John - My late husband had a very strong Durham accent, and was accepted by all sides. In fact he was often sent to deal with problems in areas that the local reps refused to call. I suppose being a Burma Veteran from WW11 and having survived horrific injuries, he no longer feared anything. BHB - Did you manage to understand it? Many of us who lived here never managed that!

Big John - My late husband had a very strong Durham accent, and was accepted by all sides. In fact he was often sent to deal with problems in areas that the local reps refused to call. I suppose being a Burma Veteran from WW11 and having survived horrific injuries, he no longer feared anything.

]]> By: Big John http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37292 Big John Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:12:15 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37292 I can still remember the silence after a V1 German 'flying bomb' landed near my school towards the end of WW2. Re. Ireland ... I did visit Belfast during "the troubles". I even drove through South Armagh. All I remember was that everywhere I went I was asked ... "is yoos English ?" ... and not always with a smile. I can still remember the silence after a V1 German ‘flying bomb’ landed near my school towards the end of WW2.

Re. Ireland … I did visit Belfast during “the troubles”. I even drove through South Armagh. All I remember was that everywhere I went I was asked … “is yoos English ?” … and not always with a smile.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37287 bikehikebabe Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:26:07 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37287 I was always interested in the conflict of Ireland--British Ireland & Free Ireland. BUT OMG!!! This is Personal & Up Close! I was always interested in the conflict of Ireland–British Ireland & Free Ireland. BUT OMG!!! This is Personal & Up Close!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37286 Grannymar Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:51:00 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37286 Nick - The difference between then and now is unbelievable. Back then you had to use a carpark and there were not as many as there are now. Shopping was another thing altogether, being frisked and your bags opened, even handbags, every time you entered a shop. Mind you the men did not have the contents of their pockets examined. Nick - The difference between then and now is unbelievable. Back then you had to use a carpark and there were not as many as there are now. Shopping was another thing altogether, being frisked and your bags opened, even handbags, every time you entered a shop. Mind you the men did not have the contents of their pockets examined.

]]> By: nick http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37285 nick Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:41:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37285 How different life is in Belfast now from those perilous times. That weird silence after a bomb explosion must have been extraordinary. I didn't realise it was forbidden to leave a car unattended. That must have made shopping very difficult. How different life is in Belfast now from those perilous times. That weird silence after a bomb explosion must have been extraordinary. I didn’t realise it was forbidden to leave a car unattended. That must have made shopping very difficult.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/03/04/silence/#comment-37283 Grannymar Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:22:21 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9622#comment-37283 Gaelikaa - So were we! RG -Thankfully it was the closest I got to a bomb going off, I do know of families who were torn apart and loved ones lost. About five or six years ago I had a visitor to stay and I had taken him up along the coast and to all the usual spots. It was a late September day and we ended up at Ballintoy sitting on the rocks and eating ice cream. It was a golden moment and neither of us wanted the day to end. We were soon brought down to earth on the journey home. There were four cars burning, one at each entrance to the town (just pure mindless badness). It was a tricky moment as I thought about and managed to work our way back to the house. I had to pass very close to two of those cars and either of them could have blown up as we passed! Gaelikaa - So were we!

RG -Thankfully it was the closest I got to a bomb going off, I do know of families who were torn apart and loved ones lost.

About five or six years ago I had a visitor to stay and I had taken him up along the coast and to all the usual spots. It was a late September day and we ended up at Ballintoy sitting on the rocks and eating ice cream. It was a golden moment and neither of us wanted the day to end. We were soon brought down to earth on the journey home. There were four cars burning, one at each entrance to the town (just pure mindless badness). It was a tricky moment as I thought about and managed to work our way back to the house. I had to pass very close to two of those cars and either of them could have blown up as we passed!

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