My Dying Goldfish

[liam88]

no improvement. Olaf is close to death and claims Jesus is calling to him.

Any more news on Olaf's health? (why else do you think I am up at qauter to two depstie having Mass in 6 hours!?) Best wishes mate.....

[Lionel Ritchie]

Olaf the Cruel passed away this afternoon.

He had been very poorly over the weekend and I'd held him in the flow of the pump filter to try and oxegenate his blood on Friday and Saturday but it was having less effect each time, moreover it was apparent his gills were swelling and turning dark red.

By the time I got in from work and discovered he'd died, this discoluration had spread right around his underside from gill to gill.

Took him to the broad majestic Shannon tonight and floated him on down towards the atlantic in a well sealed silk cut packet with a 9v battery strapped on as weight.

So long little buddy.

Attention now turns to the living -his tank buddy Gaylord the Evil is "darting" -an unsettled behaviour which I know is caused by stress and possible toxic shock. I'll get crackin'.

Thanks for all the help and concern expressed here folks. I know it's only a fish and there's more meat in one swallow off a whiting from Freda's chipper -but if you're not gonna go to bat for these critters when they need help what's the point in having them at all?

[hamish]

Olaf the Cruel



Took him to the broad majestic Shannon tonight and floated him on down towards the atlantic in a well sealed silk cut packet with a 9v battery strapped on as weight.

Gaylord the Evil

Lionel Ritchie....legend.

Seriously, not being hard hearted about the goldfish but you're posts are priceless and those names..........brilliant. LOL

Hope the kids are not too down over Olaf. with Christmas coming, it solves part of your pressy problems though.

[sligoman]

Took him to the broad majestic Shannon tonight and floated him on down towards the atlantic in a well sealed silk cut packet with a 9v battery strapped on as weight.

So, Olaf's death caused you to pollute Ireland's best river then?

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[hamish]

So, Olaf's death caused you to pollute Ireland's best river then?

Maybe Lionel sealed the packet in a solid, non dissolving, non erosive container.

Should have dumped it in the Garravogue - sure isn't that so polluted you can drive a truck across it without sinking - (and that package wouldn't have made any difference) - bridge not needed. LOL

[sligoman]

Maybe Lionel sealed the packet in a solid, non dissolving, non erosive container.

Should have dumped it in the Garravogue - sure isn't that so polluted you can drive a truck across it without sinking - (and that package wouldn't have made any difference) - bridge not needed. LOL

, and it's the Garavogue.

[hamish]

, and it's the Garavogue

Oh excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me. LOL

Still polluted though. You didn't deny it. (Just messin' with ya, amigo)

TBH, The Suck sticks like hell at times too and whatever those geniuses at our town dump are up to with their methane machinery, terrible smell of gas in the air around Beeslow. Brother in law was telling me tonight that quite a few kids here are getting ill from all that gas.

That's serious sh!t though. Wonder how much crap is getting in to our systems in this country without us knowing it and are the authorities keeping us in the dark about it. Maybe I'm watching too many X files.

Not making any impression on old Hamish though - all that impermeable thickness in the head probably protects me -won't let anything in. LOL

[Block G Raptor]

Thread of the Year Without a doubt

And what a nice tribute to Olaf that would be

[Green Tribe]

RIP Olaf The Cruel....

May he rest in plaices........

(sorry - getting coat)

[aido_b]

R.I.P Olaf

Lionel having lost my very own goldfish this year i know how your feeling at the moment. If you're currently caught up in a glass case of emotion as I was after Billys passing then perhaps you should keep fish off the menu for a while. Only a week after Billys passing I tried to open a can of tuna, it was a bad idea, i just kept seeing billy with every turn of the tin opener,

Hang in there!

[Rory H]

R.I.P Olaf

Lionel having lost my very own goldfish this year i know how your feeling at the moment. If you're currently caught up in a glass case of emotion as I was after Billys passing then perhaps you should keep fish off the menu for a while. Only a week after Billys passing I tried to open a can of tuna, it was a bad idea, i just kept seeing billy with every turn of the tin opener,

Hang in there!

wow,thats tough