Bob Roberts
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With the end of the world looming rapidly it is maybe time to take stock and think about your final post on Fishing Magic.
Whatever happens, whether a rescue is successful or not, the FM you came to know is dead. For some it will be a difficult time, it has taken over their lives to the point ofaddiction. To others it became something they did instead of going fishing. So much easier to sit in a comfy chair and talk the talk while those who actually went out and fished got cold and wet.
Bad time of year for them.
But for all of us there will come a time when we make our final post on here. I was actually going to do it today in a similar but not quite the same way as I've walked away from BFW (see locked thread - how barbel feed - on there)but it would seem insensitive to do so. A bit like telling the wife you're going to file for divorce at her mother's funeral.
So folks, this is not the time to throw teddies around orto insult old allies, it's a one and only chance for you to have the last word. Your final statement. So what are you going to say?
Not the Gwyneth Paltrow stuff. It's not like the Internet has been closed. This is one site, one upon which so many nasty things have been said, lies told, evil rumours and insinuations spread. Battles won and battles lost.
Is it really enough to just say oh well, that's it then? Will your final post be an appeal for information on where to buy a peacock quill, how to plumb the depths, where can I catch a carp, or will it have more significance, more depth, more meaning.
You've not got long to think about it. What are you going to say?
Or will it be just like the last day at work before Christmas, all false bon homie, hail fellow well met, a few drinks and cheap trimmings before you go home to the people that matter, dreading the moment when you'll meet up with your dreary, boring colleagues again...
Well, speak up! Has anyone got anything profound to say?
Perhaps we can have a code where if anyone makes a miserable or negativestatement those who feel let down can post 'Humbug!' Or if it is optimistic, 'Merry Christmas', Or of it's %£*&, a simple *^%$£ %££ will suffice...!
But instead of flinging comments here there and everywhere or starting your own threads on the topis, let's make this a scared place. The place where you make your final post.
Whatever happens, whether a rescue is successful or not, the FM you came to know is dead. For some it will be a difficult time, it has taken over their lives to the point ofaddiction. To others it became something they did instead of going fishing. So much easier to sit in a comfy chair and talk the talk while those who actually went out and fished got cold and wet.
Bad time of year for them.
But for all of us there will come a time when we make our final post on here. I was actually going to do it today in a similar but not quite the same way as I've walked away from BFW (see locked thread - how barbel feed - on there)but it would seem insensitive to do so. A bit like telling the wife you're going to file for divorce at her mother's funeral.
So folks, this is not the time to throw teddies around orto insult old allies, it's a one and only chance for you to have the last word. Your final statement. So what are you going to say?
Not the Gwyneth Paltrow stuff. It's not like the Internet has been closed. This is one site, one upon which so many nasty things have been said, lies told, evil rumours and insinuations spread. Battles won and battles lost.
Is it really enough to just say oh well, that's it then? Will your final post be an appeal for information on where to buy a peacock quill, how to plumb the depths, where can I catch a carp, or will it have more significance, more depth, more meaning.
You've not got long to think about it. What are you going to say?
Or will it be just like the last day at work before Christmas, all false bon homie, hail fellow well met, a few drinks and cheap trimmings before you go home to the people that matter, dreading the moment when you'll meet up with your dreary, boring colleagues again...
Well, speak up! Has anyone got anything profound to say?
Perhaps we can have a code where if anyone makes a miserable or negativestatement those who feel let down can post 'Humbug!' Or if it is optimistic, 'Merry Christmas', Or of it's %£*&, a simple *^%$£ %££ will suffice...!
But instead of flinging comments here there and everywhere or starting your own threads on the topis, let's make this a scared place. The place where you make your final post.