After some years...

Without wishing to go into details, there were other drains at that
time, in addition to the obvious.

 

I see your deletings and I think I can see where you're coming from: on
the occasions to which I refer, there was always a bike to be ridden or
workplace to be attended in the morning, which would put a bit of a stop
to such activities. Or a breakfast in the cafe, of course - and you
needed a clear head for that.

 

you know what? I think it should be universally banned on this NG, or
at any gathering of UKRM-ers in general that we slag off or really
even talk about BB - there have been much bigger cunts on here in the
past, and I speak as someone (as you probably know) who had a fairly
serious (but now long resolved) falling-out with him.

 

They lost the cold war, **** 'Em

 

He certainly pissed Adie off but that was a long time ago and she's
probably lost that stabbing urge when she hears his name by now.

He was quite capable of doing it irl but not usually to someones face.
My overall opinion of him plummeted after spending a week in his company
on the IoM and his attitude towards other people sharing the
accommodation stank. The saddest part of it all is that almost certainly
doesn't realise why some people dislike him and wouldn't understand if
you sat down and explained it.

 

I try to knock it on the head as quickly as it flares up, not least
because the subject's been gone over so many times I'm fucking sick of
it.

Anyway, UKRM rules, section 12, rule 4, paragraph 6, dictates that...

Wheresoever two or more UKRMers shall congregate in a real-life
environment, discussion of how much a **** Bear is, was or will be,
shall be as follows:

a) Mandatory within the first 48 hours of any such gathering
b) Occur no more than once per gathering
c) Limited to a period not less than four minutes in duration
d) Limited to no more than five minutes in duration

I thought everyone got a copy of the handbook last year.

 

I thought that only went out to level 1 and 2 clique members?

 

BTW, how the hell did the FAQ get disappeared, and is it gone forever?

 

You were at that NEC trip? Goodness. I can't recall seeing you.

 

I saw you.

 

That's the last time I invite you for a beer in York

 

So that's when the stalking started ....

 

Can't be sure but I think I turned up there with Tullyhubbert. Darsy was
there. Paul Carmichael I think. You. BB. Possibly Cane.

 

I doubt many will be interested in my take on Bear, but it's thus:

I've never met him in real life and so I can only comment on his
online persona, but I found the way he would seemingly go out of his
way to be unpleasant to some around these parts, (and with little
apparent provocation), by enlarge unnecessary.

In respect of this, his labelling of many as 'trolls' when they took
the bait was ironic to say the least, but then the perhaps more
disturbing aspect of this was that it appeared he really was oblivious
to how his actions were that of a troll.

If Bear does have bipolar disorder, then I can only sympathise - in
case anyone familiar with me in here hadn't already realised, I am
afflicted with a form of it, as in 'hypomanic depression'.

If anyone wishes to use this as something to bash me over the head
with in the future, then so be it - you won't be saying anything any
worse than what I've said to myself at my depressive worst.

At its worst it can be a very destructive debilitating condition that
many don't understand, but I can assure that living life on an
emotional rollercoaster becomes a living nightmare after a while.

Amongst the many things I've learned since I was finally correctly
diagnosed in 2005, (prior to this, I'd been treated periodically for
just depression and with the treatment then actually making things
worse when I went on a high), is that drinking really doesn't do you
any favours if you're a sufferer - in terms of 'triggers', for me at
least it's a biggie... so maybe this helps to explain why Bear,
someone who came across as quite intelligent, could on occasion be
such an persistent obnoxious pain in the backside?

Whatever, I hope if he has got it that he's got the measure of it by
now; I'm lucky in this respect but it took nearly five years and
plenty of trial and error medication wise from the date of diagnosis
before I found something that lets me live a relatively normal stable
life.

Were I to meet Bear in the street now, I'd probably shake his hand and
buy him a pint... but I'm fairly certain he'd not accept either.

 

I was his lodger for about a year. I would agree with your assessment.
He's a nice guy but he did go on a bit occasionally. Then again I talk
bollocks a lot when I've had a few absinthes, so who's to judge. There
are certain things he has done which I disagreed with somewhat and by
all accounts were a little naughty but frankly none of my business.

Opinions are of course like arseholes. Everybody has at least one.[1]

[1] Insert Crohn's joke here.

 

Good lord!