Mind the Gap (in provision of mental health services)
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Late friend used drive tubes in London
Had 2 suicides ( jumpers) in a few months-
heâd a break down- drink/ drugs - homeless-
Turned it around last 6 years.
His old man owned 3 pubs in Cork city, farm, few houses/
Mother got cancer, new barmaid started shagging his dad- long story short
Dad died- tramp of a barmaid got everything
( she married him and he was dead within 3 years)
Boys got f all- ended up being looked after by relatives,
See how life can fuck u up?
Bars- courthouse tavern
Ma Duleas
And one I canât think of-
Late mates name -Dave Drinan
Same as his dad.
Know the sad thing about it?
We ran away to London as 14/15 year old tear aways, we came home , he stayed,
I got the news obviously of his demise and thought he died decades ago but found out through his sis in law that he only died 7:8 years ago.
He used manage the 7 sisters pub on
7 sisters road for a few years,
But went back drinking etc,
Beautiful boy he was,
Lifeâs precious chaos.
Ps excuse the long winded piece but his memory warranted it-
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Know a few train drivers that have been involved in such incidents. The aftermath is gruesome and they donât sleep easy for a while.
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Fair play, your a Gem kid. A absolute Gem
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Nothing long-winded about it (this is the place for it anyway). Thanks for sharing it.
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Oddly, know a couple myself who spoke about it as a year off work on full pay
Thank you
Thanks- lifeâs short
Must be terrible tbh
Thank fuck for that. Iâve read articles and watched interviews over the years with centenarians and think to myselfâŚworst nightmare. Playing bingo in an old folks home for twenty years with some internal organ threatening to give up every second day.
A very good pal of mine went that way. Cool as you like on the video from London rail- coffee on to rail of overpass and over he went.
Cops knocked at his apartment where he lived with another of our 2 pals. Requested a toothbrush so they could confirm him via DNA.
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jesus - horrific
Yeah.
Youâd feel for the train driver too. Could be bravado the way you had it described to you as a means to paid leave. That shit would have to haunt you.
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defo could be bravado
If you were that way inclined itâs something you could use to take a sabbatical. Plenty out on long term sickness for far less serious ailments.
I worked with a chap who was fond of a sickie. Heâd ring in sick on the Friday of a bank holiday, turn up on the Monday for treble pay and out sick again on the Tuesday. Not every bank holiday, he wouldnât take the piss. He was outraged when they stopped giving him bank holidays.
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âworked with a chapâ eh?
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Iâve a good pal whoâs a train driver. He said itâs very competitive to get a position, and an awful lot of time in selection was spent assessing how youâd be able to deal with a suicide or accident in front of your train.
Strangely he was an undertaker before that. A real nice man, quiet and kind.
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Years and years earlier this pal had asked âif you were going to kill yourself, how would you do it?â He himself answered âin front of a trainâ so obviously had it in his head.
Was told how selfish it would be on, amongst others, the train driver. Having to deal with something like that just because he going to do a days work, impact on that manâs family etc
Didnât obviously deter him.
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Thatâs in the UK no doubt. Not too hard to in Ireland. Long training process though.
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