Just a quick blog entry to apologise for yesterday's 'moan'. Re-reading it, it seemed a bit self-indulgent but I hope that regular blog readers will realise that the actual act of writing it helped me get a feeling of melancholy out of my system.
In actual fact, after writing that entry, the day got better. True, my drive to Cheshunt in Hertfordshire to attend a meeting was worse than normal (they have just begun major road works at junction of two roads that I have to use and the traffic jam was several miles long), but the greeting and feeling of general goodwill that I got when I finally arrived there lifted my spirits and made me feel much, much better.
Aren't friends (and their support) wonderful? ... and I include all the people who have written comments in reply to yesterday's blog entry amongst that group. I may not have ever met you, but your support is – as ever – always very much appreciated.
In actual fact, after writing that entry, the day got better. True, my drive to Cheshunt in Hertfordshire to attend a meeting was worse than normal (they have just begun major road works at junction of two roads that I have to use and the traffic jam was several miles long), but the greeting and feeling of general goodwill that I got when I finally arrived there lifted my spirits and made me feel much, much better.
Aren't friends (and their support) wonderful? ... and I include all the people who have written comments in reply to yesterday's blog entry amongst that group. I may not have ever met you, but your support is – as ever – always very much appreciated.
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Bob
ReplyDeleteMoan away! The drive to Cheshunt sounds grim - I reckon I could have got there quicker from here!
Tim Gow,
ReplyDeleteYour are probably right! Yesterday just about every road I could have used was blocked by accidents, road works, or an 'incident' of some kind.
All the best,
Bob
Bob,
ReplyDeleteNo problem about moaning--you have very valid reasons for feeling down! Having friends is, I think, sometimes the only thing that keeps us going. (That and toy soldiers, of course.)
In that regard, I didn't mean yesterday to imply that you personally feel that a certain number of elements in a game are necessary. Sorry for the wrong impression.
Best regards,
Chris
Feel free to vent!
ReplyDeleteChris,
ReplyDeleteWhat did Napoleon call his Old Guard? Les Grognards – the Grumblers (which is what I was really doing yesterday!)
As far as wargaming – and teaching – are concerned, my more than forty years of 'service' in both must qualify me to be a Grognard by now.
Family, friends, and toy soldiers keep me going through the bad days and reward me with their companionship on the good ones.
All the best,
Bob
PS. I did not take the comment you made as a criticism but as a very valid point in what could be an interesting debate.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteHaving watched 'The King's Speech' and seen how George VI 'vented' his anger, I think I will stick to my grumbling; I am less likely to get banned that way!
All the best,
Bob
Bob
ReplyDeleteNo apologies needed.
PD
Moan away Bob - we all need to at times...
ReplyDeleteAlan
Peter Douglas,
ReplyDeleteI may well hold you to that the next time I have a moan!
All the best,
Bob
Tradgardmastare,
ReplyDeleteIf it helps reduce my stress and tension ... then I will!
Long live Les Grognards!
All the best,
Bob
Vive les grognards! Glad today's better for you, mate.
ReplyDeleteMad Padre,
ReplyDeleteAnd it just got better!
All the best,
Bob
Moan away old chap and please accept a Stylish Blogger Award nomination
ReplyDeleteI am sure you already have umpteen sitting on the mantelpiece
Keep posting gripes, groans, thoughts, ideas and smiles I still need them all
http://exiledfog.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-think-meme-is-good-stylist-blogger.html
Geordie an Exiled FoG,
ReplyDeleteFirstly, thanks for the Award. I have had several other nominations but another one is always welcome.
As you will see from my latest blog entry, I had some good news today ... so it sort of balanced out the bad things that have been happening of late. Hopefully, as the weeks go on – and retirement from my present job approaches – there will be fewer moans and more laughs!
All the best,
Bob
"Grognard" has unfortunate connotations in the wider gaming world though. It's normally applied to those of us in our mid-twenties who always complain about how the previous edition was better because.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea who said it, but I remember seeing somewhere in the context of my WWII studies a quote to the effect of "It is the unalienable right of the enlisted man to bitch." There was also something about a good officer knowing when to listen and when NOT to listen. Wise words.
Arquinsiel,
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I prefer the original usage of Grognard to the 'new' one.
It has often been said that if the men are grumbling, then let them; it is when they stop that the problems start.
All the best,
Bob
I'm fine with it. It's mostly applied to people who've said "the new book costs HOW much?" or "I have to replace THAT MANY units for a legal list?".
ReplyDeleteIE: those of us who know what our money and time is worth.
Arquinsiel,
ReplyDeleteBy your definition, my wife must be a 'new' Grognard as she has been heard to say things like "The new book costs HOW much?"
All the best,
Bob