User:Ravydavydavy

Hello fellow earthlings.. I did a search for my name in here and found that I'm not famous enough for other people to have mentioned me, so I decided to create my own page about me. As a sideline, it seems I have to create a page for my user name first, so this is my username page. My real name is David Ringland, I live in Larne, a small town in Northern Ireland, and I am not related to Trevor Ringland, a rather more famous Ringland, coincidentally also from Larne. He (Trevor) has a few mentions in here. So long, and thanks for all the fish....

Just a small update, 27th, February 2020. More boring details. Born 18th. September 1950 near Baillieston, near Glasgow, Scotland. Moved to Northern Ireland about 1955. Went to Larne and Inver Primary School, Linn Primary School, Larne Technical College, and Queens University Belfast, but that only lasted a year, Met my first wife, Carol, there. Got married and lived in Long Eaton, Nottingham, but that only lasted 4 and a bit years. Moved back to Larne, left and lived for a while in Dublin, came back. Met my current and final wife, Debra. We've been married for 26 years now. Had Lung Cancer 4 years ago. Surgery in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, to remove my upper right Lobe, and then Chemo in the City Hospital, Belfast. What I say to people now is "Still Here!"

11th. September 2020. Another brief note. And still here! There are 3 step kids, Jonathon, Matthew, and Roberta. Roberta is still here with us, she is 32 now. Jonathan's 2 kids are with us as well, they are James age 9 and Emma age 7. They go to Linn Primary School, which means they are the third generation of this family to go to this school. We are Foster Grandparents to James and Emma, Mummy and Daddy weren't coping. They have been with us now for nearly 5 years. Just when you think you can finally relax and wind down towards the end of your time, it all starts up again. We love them like they were our own, and would do it all again gladly.

In one weeks time I will be 70 years old. I never thought I would live this long, but I'm glad I did. Live every day well and make the must of it, you never know what tomorrow will bring.