tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post3250247406594597631..comments2024-03-29T14:46:21.682+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Teeth ....Sans EverythingJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53479336484977461112015-08-17T07:10:23.584+00:002015-08-17T07:10:23.584+00:00I'll keep it simple. Euthanasia is murder.I'll keep it simple. Euthanasia is murder.Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49100153296024958532015-08-17T02:08:14.328+00:002015-08-17T02:08:14.328+00:00I'm not sure people fear death as much as it i...I'm not sure people fear death as much as it is said we do. I think we mostly fear HOW we'll die. When it is time for my chooks to go, they get knocked off ever so gently in the night when they aren't really even aware. I'm all for Dignitas for everyone! T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66271346071128286352015-08-17T02:02:15.445+00:002015-08-17T02:02:15.445+00:00Hoping I can take the home delivery!Hoping I can take the home delivery!Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86651795730463838582015-08-17T01:59:31.221+00:002015-08-17T01:59:31.221+00:00This! For animals it is about quality not quantit...This! For animals it is about quality not quantity. For me too. :)T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54312649837884529762015-08-17T01:53:00.092+00:002015-08-17T01:53:00.092+00:00I like turkey sandwiches. I like turkey sandwiches. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62837539828689991272015-08-16T21:39:51.661+00:002015-08-16T21:39:51.661+00:00It sounds to me as if Bingley will receive the bes...It sounds to me as if Bingley will receive the best of times in the end. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15065273362502871422015-08-16T20:35:07.627+00:002015-08-16T20:35:07.627+00:00But please take photos, video for us !But please take photos, video for us !Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66118808771687679342015-08-16T20:34:40.002+00:002015-08-16T20:34:40.002+00:00Absolutely brilliant suggestion. Absolutely brilliant suggestion. Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46633916721721005922015-08-16T19:37:49.827+00:002015-08-16T19:37:49.827+00:00Totally agree with you.Totally agree with you.cat loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981599395549307321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13757116898096891492015-08-16T19:13:53.350+00:002015-08-16T19:13:53.350+00:00If you really loved Bingley you would have a motor...If you really loved Bingley you would have a motorised, turkey-sized mobility scooter made for him. Even in the wild turkeys can live for ten years.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7194968385702435392015-08-16T17:49:32.845+00:002015-08-16T17:49:32.845+00:00My friend took herself off to Dignitas in December...My friend took herself off to Dignitas in December three years ago. She emailed me to say there would be no need for a Christmas card that year and she was saying goodbye. I have still not got over it.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69009494262733833772015-08-16T17:43:21.874+00:002015-08-16T17:43:21.874+00:00A turkey ... a dog ... a person ... if they are de...A turkey ... a dog ... a person ... if they are dear to us, it is sad to lose them not matter what species they are.<br /><br />That being said, Bingley may totter around for awhile yet. Especially if he has protection from the geese, who seem to want to speed things along just a little too much ... do you think your housesitter will look after that the way you do?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16334367949765174392015-08-16T17:22:05.012+00:002015-08-16T17:22:05.012+00:00You should do a before and after of Bingley. The ...You should do a before and after of Bingley. The car photo from the other day...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17155557741870691392015-08-16T17:16:57.686+00:002015-08-16T17:16:57.686+00:00Well, I have had too much loss in the past couple ...Well, I have had too much loss in the past couple of years so I hope Bingley is just being a rusty old man and manages to keep going on a while longer, then falls asleep one night and just doesn't wake up.<br />Sadly I have had a dog and a husband who did not die peacefully in their sleep .... so I sorta know what I am talking about ..Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10892618144532526902015-08-16T17:08:52.180+00:002015-08-16T17:08:52.180+00:00Dying whilst still having a shred of dignity left....Dying whilst still having a shred of dignity left. Yes.<br /><br />You've done, and are doing, alright by Bingley.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-82032922528862875852015-08-16T16:55:12.632+00:002015-08-16T16:55:12.632+00:00Wondering if Bingley has thoughts about his day. D...Wondering if Bingley has thoughts about his day. Do you think he wakes up and thinks, 'Dammit, I woke up again!' or not? Dying peacefully in your sleep is probably #1 on everyone's last wish.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56788960110630039822015-08-16T16:45:24.869+00:002015-08-16T16:45:24.869+00:00As a child I was taught to pray for a good death. ...As a child I was taught to pray for a good death. As I grew older I thought on what a 'good death' would be. I'm now at an age where I know what a 'good death' would be. <br /><br />My FiL at 89, after a mornings gardening said to my MiL 'I think I'll just go in for a bit, then I'll get dinner ready' After an hour my MiL went in to find him asleep for ever in his chair.<br /><br />That's how I want to go.KitKatCothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599374086633244037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73805175324470859862015-08-16T16:40:40.508+00:002015-08-16T16:40:40.508+00:00Yes, I'm a supporter of the Dignitas concept t...Yes, I'm a supporter of the Dignitas concept too. After I go I want to be shredded up and made into cat food, thought not sure that it would be allowed - and whether I'd be considered nutritious enough, not to mention being non-toxic.<br />Sending warm thoughts to dear ol' Bingley.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53110225565209275962015-08-16T15:38:17.201+00:002015-08-16T15:38:17.201+00:00I am a total believer in dying with dignity for bo...I am a total believer in dying with dignity for both turkeys and humans.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87905222062690096522015-08-16T15:20:39.409+00:002015-08-16T15:20:39.409+00:00What a poetic post, John.
Switzerland? Leaving th...What a poetic post, John.<br /><br />Switzerland? Leaving their cows, chocolate, cheese, clogs and cuckoo clocks aside (the latter being a German invention, from the Black forest - like the cake) Switzerland and its doorstep is meticulously clean. As clean as their political neutrality. I spent my teenage years at Lake Constance, bordering on Switzerland and am very fond of Zurich, Basel, Tessin (county) et all. Yet, to die on Swiss terms ... well, yes, I imagine it a little sterile. If efficient. <br /><br />Bingley greetings,<br /><br />UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16047658251783847282015-08-16T15:18:07.305+00:002015-08-16T15:18:07.305+00:00We all hope for a swift and gentle death.We all hope for a swift and gentle death.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51501192893036934282015-08-16T15:03:27.650+00:002015-08-16T15:03:27.650+00:00In some ways we treat out pets, better then we tre...In some ways we treat out pets, better then we treat our elders. We all hope that we have someone as kind as you around, when we are tottering on our last. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20694645428401133132015-08-16T14:30:48.694+00:002015-08-16T14:30:48.694+00:00Very pragmatic and sensible John. Nature is wonde...Very pragmatic and sensible John. Nature is wonderful but also cruel. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6060253098825473492015-08-16T14:30:18.734+00:002015-08-16T14:30:18.734+00:00Got the 'turkey staggers' myself these day...Got the 'turkey staggers' myself these days. Chin up Bingley...you've had a good long haul for a turkey and the best of care. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21432808885110377992015-08-16T14:28:16.011+00:002015-08-16T14:28:16.011+00:00I agree about the Dignitas thing. The programme Te...I agree about the Dignitas thing. The programme Terry Pratchett made about the process was very good, and I just don't understand the resistance to such a facility. It's my life and I should have the right to end it if I'm faced with dementia, motor-neurone disease, terminal cancer or whatever, without a bunch of 'All life is sacred' activists standing in the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com