Jimmy
@jackabilly.bsky.social
Retired Mental Health Nurse (ex RMN) supermarket assistant. Occasional artist. I am not consistent using social media, so bear with me.
I knew what you meant, don't worry. The novel is a harrowing read. I later found the film on YouTube, but it doesn't have the same impact as the book.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I knew what you meant, don't worry. The novel is a harrowing read. I later found the film on YouTube, but it doesn't have the same impact as the book.
Aye, I had gathered that👍
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Aye, I had gathered that👍
Aha! I stand corrected. I left the book on the book table in the hotel. I wonder whether anyone else read it. I hope so, it left an impression.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Aha! I stand corrected. I left the book on the book table in the hotel. I wonder whether anyone else read it. I hope so, it left an impression.
I read that book on holiday in Tenerife, around three years ago. The hotel had a book table, I was desperate for something to read, came across it. I think his name was Dalton Trimbo, not Trump. An absolute horror story. There is a film, but it doesn't have the same impact.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I read that book on holiday in Tenerife, around three years ago. The hotel had a book table, I was desperate for something to read, came across it. I think his name was Dalton Trimbo, not Trump. An absolute horror story. There is a film, but it doesn't have the same impact.
I've got a lot of books to read, mostly picked up from charity shops. I randomly chose a novel from my ever growing collection. "All Quiet on the Western Front" is a horror story. Respect to the poor sods on both sides.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I've got a lot of books to read, mostly picked up from charity shops. I randomly chose a novel from my ever growing collection. "All Quiet on the Western Front" is a horror story. Respect to the poor sods on both sides.
If it's the film, it's probably my favourite. Diana Rigg steals the show, and the theme music is stirring imo
November 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If it's the film, it's probably my favourite. Diana Rigg steals the show, and the theme music is stirring imo
I think that has potential👍
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I think that has potential👍
Tragic. How sad some people are willing to abandon humanity, but has always been the way for a certain sort of people. I wish your man good fortune, hope he is okay.
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Tragic. How sad some people are willing to abandon humanity, but has always been the way for a certain sort of people. I wish your man good fortune, hope he is okay.
This is how we imagined fairy stories in those days🙂
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is how we imagined fairy stories in those days🙂
Ha ha ha! Very droll👍
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ha ha ha! Very droll👍
Wow! How poignant, is that near Lichfield?
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Wow! How poignant, is that near Lichfield?
Isn't "hardcore" a builders' term for rubble and what have you, that gets buried under foundations and covered in concrete?
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Isn't "hardcore" a builders' term for rubble and what have you, that gets buried under foundations and covered in concrete?
Studying a second language is so important. I know it may be trite to mention, but I am always embarrassed to be from the UK when in Europe and the folk are bilingual, indulging in my clumsy attempts to speak (eg) Spanish or French. I wish I'd have paid more attention at school.
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Studying a second language is so important. I know it may be trite to mention, but I am always embarrassed to be from the UK when in Europe and the folk are bilingual, indulging in my clumsy attempts to speak (eg) Spanish or French. I wish I'd have paid more attention at school.
I was glad to get out of it tbh, but nearly 20 years later still know the PHQ(9) questions off by heart, and remember some of the curved balls I was thrown
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I was glad to get out of it tbh, but nearly 20 years later still know the PHQ(9) questions off by heart, and remember some of the curved balls I was thrown
I did a year, 2006 - 2007. I had training in CBT, but to be honest, I never used it. As you will know, just having someone to listen and taking note to is often more useful than doing a Becks Depression Inventory etc
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I did a year, 2006 - 2007. I had training in CBT, but to be honest, I never used it. As you will know, just having someone to listen and taking note to is often more useful than doing a Becks Depression Inventory etc