diamond@heart Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 I see it has been posted on Facebook that Chris Schramm is struggling with mental health issues and has been hospitalised for his own safety. I hope he is OK and get the help and support he needs and makes a recovery. #mentalhealthawareness 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffdiamond Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, diamond@heart said: I see it has been posted on Facebook that Chris Schramm is struggling with mental health issues and has been hospitalised for his own safety. I hope he is OK and get the help and support he needs and makes a recovery. #mentalhealthawareness Such a shame if correct, you don't get sectioned easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, diamond@heart said: I see it has been posted on Facebook that Chris Schramm is struggling with mental health issues and has been hospitalised for his own safety. I hope he is OK and get the help and support he needs and makes a recovery. #mentalhealthawareness It’s in the Speedway discussion topic too Edited May 22, 2020 by topaz325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 4 hours ago, diamond@heart said: I see it has been posted on Facebook that Chris Schramm is struggling with mental health issues and has been hospitalised for his own safety. I hope he is OK and get the help and support he needs and makes a recovery. #mentalhealthawareness Honestly What a real shame Chris is a great lad; His dad was a nice fella so was Tom his other "Spanner Man" and little Doreen who lives in the borders must be past herself as she supported Chis for years... Hope things sort themselves out sooner rather than later and he gets back on his feet... Get well soon "Big Boy"... Regards John Oh and on a lighter note a couple of laughs about Chris that I will never forget... His waxing escapade in the bar at Brough to raise money for the air fence (I think) when a flock of women led by Gillian set about him with waxing strips and a razor (I believe) and if you had seen him stripped to the waist it looked like he was wearing a mohair jumper tucked in at the waist and when he came back looking like a plucked pheasant; pink wasn't the word he was actually bleeding... and still with that beaming smile... and the time he decided to take a short cut across the centre green when avoiding a fallen rider and we asked in the bar what he was thinking about and he said he hadn't seen the fallen rider he was going for a gap but forgot he had to go round the 3rd and 4th bends... he said "I though I had cracked it and found a fast way around Brough" and again never stopped smiling... Great kid; some good laughs and always came in the bar for a chat and a pint (usually because (Pepsi) Tom was driving) it was a pleasure to be associated with the Guy... a genuinely nice bloke... Get well soon pal from the BFG; Leah; George; Doug; Kyle and Emily... Regards THJ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Met Doreen at Workington one night, what a fantastic sponsor. All the best Chris, get well soon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, topaz325 said: Met Doreen at Workington one night, what a fantastic sponsor. All the best Chris, get well soon. Yes, she used to stand with my family when Chris was riding for us. Fabulous sponsor to have, who used to go down to live with Chris and his family, and then going on to do the southern tour with him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinny Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 He was very popular at Newport too, remember him riding as a heatleader when he really should of been second string and he quite often used to pull big races out the bag. get well soon mate 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fromafar Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 5:10 PM, Tsunami said: Yes, she used to stand with my family when Chris was riding for us. Fabulous sponsor to have, who used to go down to live with Chris and his family, and then going on to do the southern tour with him. Doreen was a lovely person ,she used to help Steve McDermott a lot and was at Berwick often.She lived in London then I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, Fromafar said: Doreen was a lovely person ,she used to help Steve McDermott a lot and was at Berwick often.She lived in London then I think. Yes she was good company to stand with. Couldn't believe how generous she was with Chris, who was obviously treat like a family member. Lovely lady. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comet49 Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Hope you’re well soon Chris, remember you well riding for the Comets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 Honestly... Slow news day... So something for the weekend... a triple smile... A guy is late for an important meeting. But he can't find a place to park. In desperation, he begins to pray. "Please Lord, if you help me find a parking space right now, I promise to go to church every Sunday and never drink vodka again!" A moment later, he sees a beautiful empty spot right next to the entrance. "Never mind. Found one!" A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Amal. The other goes to a family in Spain. They name him Juan. Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. He responds, "They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal."It could've been worse. James is walking through the town one day, and he happens to see his old high school friend, Harry, a little ways up ahead. "Harry, Harry, how are you?" he greets his old buddy after getting his attention. "Not so good," says Harry. "Why, what happened?" James queries. "Well," Harry says, "I just went bankrupt and I've still got to feed my family. I don't know what I'm going to do." "Could have been worse," James replies calmly. "Could have been worse." A month or so later, James again encounters Harry, in a restaurant. "And how are things now?" he asks. "Terrible!" says Harry. "Our house burned down last night." "Could have been worse," "Could have been worse," says James, again with total aplomb, and goes about his business. A month later, James runs into Harry a third time. "Well, how goes it?" he inquires. "Oh!" says Harry. "Things just get worse and worse. It's one tragedy after another! Now my wife has left me!" Harry nods his head and gives his usual optimistic-seeming little smile, accompanied by his usual words: "Could've been worse." "Could have been worse," This time, Harry grabs James by the shoulders. "Wait a minute!" he says. "I'm not gonna let you off so easy this time. Three times in the past few months we've run into one another, and every time I've told you the latest disaster in my life. Every time you say the same thing: 'Could have been worse.' This time, for God's sake, Harry, I want you to tell me: how in Heaven's name could it have been any worse?" James looks at Harry with the same little wisp of a smile. "Could have been worse," he says. "Could have happened to me." Boom Boom.... Stay Well; Stay Safe and have a great weekend... Regards THJ 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronScorpion Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) On 5/29/2020 at 9:37 AM, TotallyHonestJohn said: This time, Harry grabs James by the shoulders. "Wait a minute!" he says. "I'm not gonna let you off so easy this time. Three times in the past few months we've run into one another, and every time I've told you the latest disaster in my life. Every time you say the same thing: 'Could have been worse.' This time, for God's sake, Harry, I want you to tell me: how in Heaven's name could it have been any worse?" edited for accuracy The 2nd one made me chuckle, though. Oops. edited wrong bit. line above name change! I have read it again but was never good at English. In print, you can read it differently. Edited May 30, 2020 by IronScorpion Read it wrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normski Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/22/2020 at 5:04 PM, topaz325 said: Met Doreen at Workington one night, what a fantastic sponsor. All the best Chris, get well soon. Doreen was living in the Berwick area have not seen her going about for a while. Always wearing her Chris Schramm jacket 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted May 29, 2020 Report Share Posted May 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Normski said: Doreen was living in the Berwick area have not seen her going about for a while. Always wearing her Chris Schramm jacket Honestly She's a lovely lass... heart of gold...we last had a chat a couple of years back at Pepsi George's funeral when he passed away and she came to pay her respects... tried me best to get her back to the pub for a drink but she doesn't partake in any alcohol and I even offered something alcohol free but she headed off straight after the service... Regards THJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 15 hours ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Honestly She's a lovely lass... heart of gold...we last had a chat a couple of years back at Pepsi George's funeral when he passed away and she came to pay her respects... tried me best to get her back to the pub for a drink but she doesn't partake in any alcohol and I even offered something alcohol free but she headed off straight after the service... Regards THJ I want to know why George was called Pepsi,never new his nickname was that. I used to always chat to him as was nearly always in the Front of home meetings waiting for turnstiles to open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 7 hours ago, soupy said: I want to know why George was called Pepsi,never new his nickname was that. I used to always chat to him as was nearly always in the Front of home meetings waiting for turnstiles to open. Always been known as Pepsi. My sister and I went to the same school, and he was in her class. He came from the Daisy Hill estate, but later lived on Shields Road opposite the Wolsie Pub. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupy Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Tsunami said: Always been known as Pepsi. My sister and I went to the same school, and he was in her class. He came from the Daisy Hill estate, but later lived on Shields Road opposite the Wolsie Pub. Thanks for the reply and hope you are on the mend now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 46 minutes ago, soupy said: Thanks for the reply and hope you are on the mend now. Still in lockdown unfortunately. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 10 hours ago, soupy said: I want to know why George was called Pepsi,never new his nickname was that. I used to always chat to him as was nearly always in the Front of home meetings waiting for turnstiles to open. Honestly I'm not that sure where the Monika Pepsi come from to be fair and Tsunami has gave a good response and Gavin Parr is also someone who could shed some light on it... but I remember going to the world final as a kid in 73 and he was on our bus (one bus of about eleven I think that went from Brough that year) and he was Pepsi George then and I asked why he was called that and the simple answer was he didnt drink and if he was ever asked if he wanted one his response was I'll have a Pepsi... but he still went to pubs and the club and was high up in the RAOB (I think) and done a lot for charity but he never really mentioned anything about that... however as often as he went out he wouldn't drink apparently... not sure how true that was but it sounded feasible... another genuinely nice bloke who loved his Speedway and followed the Diamonds for years and some of the pictures at the afterwards of his funeral were very interesting... Another one sadly missed Regards THJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 15 hours ago, TotallyHonestJohn said: Honestly I'm not that sure where the Monika Pepsi come from to be fair and Tsunami has gave a good response and Gavin Parr is also someone who could shed some light on it... but I remember going to the world final as a kid in 73 and he was on our bus (one bus of about eleven I think that went from Brough that year) and he was Pepsi George then and I asked why he was called that and the simple answer was he didnt drink and if he was ever asked if he wanted one his response was I'll have a Pepsi... but he still went to pubs and the club and was high up in the RAOB (I think) and done a lot for charity but he never really mentioned anything about that... however as often as he went out he wouldn't drink apparently... not sure how true that was but it sounded feasible... another genuinely nice bloke who loved his Speedway and followed the Diamonds for years and some of the pictures at the afterwards of his funeral were very interesting... Another one sadly missed Regards THJ Another name he got occasionally was Geordie Nut. Presumably as he was never without his wooly hat. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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