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Looking to buy a people carrier/ suv. Any suggestions?

I bought the Mrs a 2010 VW Touran. Great bus

Sorry for your loss HS.

I lost my best friend to suicide on the 19th March 2001 and buried my father on New Years Day 2002. Inside 9 months I went from a young cocky 20 year old to being complete mess. Depression was something that never entered my head, in my head I was mourning, it was normal. Then bang on Paddys day 2002, I didn't know but a few of my friends had arranged to come lift me and we were for the local to watch the club finals, they wanted to suprise me so I couldn't back out, as I took my first step out of the house, I froze, I couldn't do it. I made an excuse and went back to bed, cold sweats started and I cried into my pillow, again I told myself that I was mourning. One of my mates had rung a girl who I had been seeing before my fathers passing, he told her what had happened and she sent me a text out of the blue a few days later about having a chat, she was a trainee nurse who had spotted the signs after my best mate died the previous year. I met her for a chat a few days later, she told me what she had thought and how my behaviour had changed throughout 2001 and thats why our relationship had ended in her opinion. She accompanied me to see a doctor who diagnosed me with depression. I was scared and to be honest I was embarrassed but at the same time I felt like my world had changed, I could think clear again, I could look people in the eye without fear of bursting into tears when they asked about me or my family. I spoke to my family and told them what had happened and how I had been feeling, they knew what was happening and only then did it strike me that I was never alone, everywhere I went there was one of them with me, they were scared that I was going to do the same as my best mate but didn't want to say it straight out. Thankfully after a few months of spilling my thoughts out to the doctor, I had got myself sorted and could live again. There has been dark days since but I'm a better place to deal with them.   

Sorry for the long post but even though its been 16 years I still feel like pressure is being released with every letter I type in this post. I told my story to a youth team within my club recently and one of the young lads came to me after and asked if he could speak to me, he was going through the same as he buried his Dad last September. The manager is good friend of mine and asked if I'd speak to them group about mental health and how its ok not to be ok. The lads mother rung me a few weeks ago to thank me for the effort I've put in with him. I'm not saying that I'm an expert or looking praise but if I can help one person then I've achieved something.

Have a word with somebody folks, no matter how trivial you think it is, you need to talk.

what chancesdo we give antrim this weekend away to offaly ? Any team news anyone?

I wouldn't be surprised if its called off tbh

Offaly has two feet of snow and no thaw to next week

Could be a good leveller!

The company I work for have cancelled all reps visits and took vans off the road around Newry and Lurgan.

Soul destroying news last night as one of our U16 hurlers took his own life, lovely young fella who was never any bother and extremely talented hurler. I know a lot of our younger hurlers looked up to him and he'd always look after the young fellas he was playing with.

Harrowing stuff for his Dad, Mum and younger sister who's in my house all the time as well as the family who are heavily involved in the club in so many ways and as a parent I fail to see if you could ever truly get over such a thing, I know I couldn't.

Hard to know what to say in such circumstances and more so what to do.

Shocking news JC. Not easy for the family, club and wider community.

Aye dead on Doris ye tube. Ffs

Philomena Begley or Big Tom.

Yesterday was flat, both in the stands and on the park. Broonys influence was missed without doubt as was KTS. Also Ntcham was a huge with his drive from the middle of the park. McGregor isn't captain material either!

Onwards and upwards for Thursday night, in Brendan we trust.

Got fed up reading this thread a while back as it was pretty clear that pretty much everyone condemned these groups and Fearon was only in it for the kicks he gets from his own so hilarious brand of trolling.

Saw the Kevin Magee piece and had to laugh at the state of your man George Keenan. The ludicrousness of it all was summed up in the video of him following Magee, screaming "YOU ARE NOT A PAEDOPHILE" at him.

Given their loyalist connections, I wonder how many of their stings have taken place in republican areas. Very few I imagine. I look forward to the day where one of these groups turns up at the wrong person's house and gets run off live for the world to see.

There was the fella in Dunloy that took his own life and then the recent one in Rasharkin

Was that before people thought they were loyalist thugs?

I'd say if the people of Dunloy knew what and who they were when they went to Liam Brogans door, things could of been different. Also they went to his door at 10.15/10.30pm.

See the town made the headlines again yesterday after a mighty hullabaloo at the graveyard. Reports of 4 people stabbed and the air ambulance on the scene.  Somehow only one person arrested. This could easily be in the WTF thread. No respect even at funerals these days.

Who was getting buried?

Shocking news. I've been up around Ballymena this morning through work and its the topic on everybodys lips. Parents just married a few weeks ago and the story is heartbreaking. His twin jumped in to try to save him.

I'll hug my kids all the tighter tonight.

What was Philomena Begley like?  Mutton dressed as mutton

You behave yourself hi

Met him once outside Parkhead, stood for ages chatting to us just like one of the lads.

A proper gent. RIP Liam.

How would any of you feel if you as law abiding citizens were visited at home unannounced by a BBC reporter and a battery of cameras?

Magee was doing his job, he is an investigative journalist.

What does O'Neill have to hide? If he was squeaky clean then he wouldnt care. Even his answers on the comments of the FB videos stink of arrogance and self importance.