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grandad
 Post subject: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:07 pm 
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One of our drivers has unfortunately died today. We don't know the full details yet but for some reason he has hung himself.
He had been a taxi driver for many, many years and was well liked by all. Needless to say everyone is in complete shock.

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 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:01 pm 
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grandad wrote:
One of our drivers has unfortunately died today. We don't know the full details yet but for some reason he has hung himself.
He had been a taxi driver for many, many years and was well liked by all. Needless to say everyone is in complete shock.



Deepest sympathies to this guys family from all the TAXI family in Gods Little Allotment.
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edders23
 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 11:52 am 
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2018 is proving to be an annus horribilis

Sympathies to the family from me and all my drivers

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roythebus
 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:44 pm 
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Sorry to hear that, my sympathies to you and his family.

Many years ago when I ran a bus company in Mitcham, I employed a lady who was London's first lady bus driver. She was depressed and left home one night and was found later that morning in the River Crane at Twickenham. A sad event, so I know what you're going through. In her case it was an open verdict. Sadly missed by all who knew her.
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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 7:50 pm 
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grandad wrote:
One of our drivers has unfortunately died today. We don't know the full details yet but for some reason he has hung himself.
He had been a taxi driver for many, many years and was well liked by all. Needless to say everyone is in complete shock.

Very very sad. :sad:

In a short time down here a few years back we lost 5 drivers to suicide.

Some wasn't a huge surprised, some a complete and utter shock.

I wonder if the trade is some kind of magnet to people with mental issues, and then the loneliness of the trade makes things worse.

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edders23
 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:08 am 
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it is not always a mental health issue sometimes people just can't see a future due to financial or relationship difficulties and see it as a way out a release :sad:

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 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 3:46 pm 
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grandad wrote:
One of our drivers has unfortunately died today. We don't know the full details yet but for some reason he has hung himself.
He had been a taxi driver for many, many years and was well liked by all. Needless to say everyone is in complete shock.


What a Monday for you Pete, it always happens to the ones that are well liked.
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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
PostPosted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:53 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
it is not always a mental health issue sometimes people just can't see a future due to financial or relationship difficulties and see it as a way out a release :sad:

Not the thread to disagree on, but I suspect the medical professionals would indeed disagree.

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edders23
 Post subject: Re: deepest sypathy
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Sussex wrote:
edders23 wrote:
it is not always a mental health issue sometimes people just can't see a future due to financial or relationship difficulties and see it as a way out a release :sad:

Not the thread to disagree on, but I suspect the medical professionals would indeed disagree.



so we'll agree to disagree then :wink:

seriously though we don't know the circumstances or how much stress the driver was under so to suggest a cause is premature and doing a disservice to the people involved

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