Absent Friends & Missing Persons

[Barbirollians]

That is most sad. May he be resting in peace in the great beyond.

Sad news - sometimes forumites do just suddenly disappear and one suspects they have shuffled off the mortal coil - ferretfancy for example a splendid erstwhile contributor.

[AuntDaisy]

I have now made some enquiries and I can confirm that he was in his late 70s and sadly died last year, shortly after posting for the last time.

Sad news. Ardcarp's EMS posts were always interesting and much missed.

[kernelbogey]

I have now made some enquiries and I can confirm that he was in his late 70s and sadly died last year, shortly after posting for the last time.

I too am sad at this news; we had an exchange of PMs some time ago. One cannot know for sure whose age may put them 'in the zone'....

[eighthobstruction]

.....oh dear....

[antongould]

.....oh dear....

very sad news an excellent contributor ……..

[Serial_Apologist]

.....oh dear....

Indeed. Ardy - as I used to call him - was a valuable and open-minded contributer to this forum, and although I cannot recall exchanging many views with him I am going to miss him.

[Padraig]

It's sad that we have just heard about ardcarp, and so it comes as a shock. We remember him as a fellow seeker-after.

[Serial_Apologist]

It's sad that we have just heard about ardcarp, and so it comes as a shock. We remember him as a fellow seeker-after.

[vinteuil]

One cannot know for sure whose age may put them 'in the zone'....

... my uninformed guess is that a fair number of us are over the 'three-score-and-ten'. Live your lives as fully as you can while you can

[Pulcinella]

... my uninformed guess is that a fair number of us are over the 'three-score-and-ten'. Live your lives as fully as you can while you can

My GP remarked that I looked extremely fit for a 72-year old yesterday, at my eventual appointment.
A really detailed chat, with a series of tests (chest x-ray, blood, stools) lined up to try to find out if the slight discomfort symptoms I've got (including a residual cough) might actually be (known) side-effects of the blood pressure medication I'm on.

[Petrushka]

... my uninformed guess is that a fair number of us are over the 'three-score-and-ten'. Live your lives as fully as you can while you can

My own 'three score and ten' is reached in exactly one month and I have to admit that it certainly does concentrate the mind somewhat.

[teamsaint]

I too am sad at this news; we had an exchange of PMs some time ago. One cannot know for sure whose age may put them 'in the zone'....

Sad news indeed.
I think, from his posts ,that he had substantial family responsibilities until not so long ago.

I fear, KB that we are all “ in the zone”. I’m not really sure what the implications are in full, but being at peace with our fellow humans is surely a priority.Easily said, not always so easily achieved.

[Simon Biazeck]

Just seen this. Sorry it's been a bit of a hectic day

I have now made some enquiries and I can confirm that he was in his late 70s and sadly died last year, shortly after posting for the last time.

Thank you. I had been wondering why he hadn't posted for a while. A passionate lover and advocate of Early Music vocal performance practice and a very gracious member of the forum. Rest in peace, Ardcarp.

[Alison]

RIP Ardcarp. While we didn’t agree on everything, still the case he was a good judge.

[gurnemanz]

My own 'three score and ten' is reached in exactly one month and I have to admit that it certainly does concentrate the mind somewhat.

Not dead yet ...I reach ¾ century next month, thereby qualifying for the latest Covid booster by three days. So still some time to do justice to the less-travelled corners of my oversized CD collection before the Reaper shows up.