The First World Whinging Thread

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  1. flawed personality

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    Toilet paper, perhaps? :p
     
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    Kinzvlle At the bottom of a pit Contributor

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    If there`s still a chance to get in on Zoom do it. We used them when I was in cyber school and there a good service but with everybody using it now for work and school gonna be a Zoom boom.
     
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  3. Iain Aschendale

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    Maybe, but in gentle mod blue: Let's stay away from actual stock advice the same way we do medical and mental health. Stakes are too high to listen to random people on the net.
     
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  4. Homer Potvin

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    Well, that's what my advisor and I were talking about. The only boggle is that we've been looking to buy a house, and kind of have our cash on hand earmarked for that. But is that wise with the world going bonkers? And me out of work for who knows how long? Interest rates will never he lower, and certain stocks will never be cheaper, but the world might get bonkier, so fuck fuck and double fuck. At least I stocked up on scotch before the tariffs hit, an investment that is paying rapid dividends at the moment.

    #firstworldproblems.
     
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    Doesn't sound like financial advice to me.
     
  6. Kinzvlle

    Kinzvlle At the bottom of a pit Contributor

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    Oh yeah, that wasn`t meant to be taken as actual stock advice. Just a pun and an offhand observation. Don`t take stock advice for me, I have to keep my debit card out of my wallet to avoid impulse spending. I don`t money well. That was not meant as legit advice.
     
  7. flawed personality

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    You can always give it to me for safe keeping. Or CT. :p
     
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    If things weren't complicated enough these days, I've gone and broken the screen on my practically-brand-new phone. Did I purchase the screen warranty this time? No, I did not, because I got it straight from my carrier and no warranty was offered.

    And now my carrier (Virgin Mobile) has gone belly-up.

    How can I get the latest info through spider cracks, answer me that???
     
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    Consult the interwebs?
     
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    And take away my excuse to whinge? How dare you? :supergrin:
     
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    Excuses are not required. :D
     
  12. flawed personality

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    I've watched all of my dvds, and now I'm bored as heck. And no, I don't want to write.
     
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    Some Guy Manguage Langler Supporter Contributor

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    My dishwasher and stovetop are broken.

    Well, I suppose the next logical step is suicide by chainsaw.
     
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    Microwave okay, fridge okay - you're good! :)
     
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    Well, I suppose if you can't cook anything, you won't have many dishes to wash, right?
     
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    I have literally been washing dishes for 1 1/2 hours as we speak.
     
  18. flawed personality

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  19. Some Guy

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    Harsh, but fookkin helirious!! :superlaugh:
     
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    I have realized how pathetic my life is now that there is a "stay at home" order in my state except for necessary or essential travel and nothing for me has really changed. What a boring life. The only thing that is different is there is no toilet paper on the store shelves when I go grocery shopping.
     
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    You're not the only one. I don't work, or raise children or anything. I did have groups, but they've all disbanded because of this. I've watched through all my dvds, and I have no television or even an Xbox. Not even owner of a pet! It's just me and these four magnolia walls. :nosleep:
     
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    Same here. If it weren't for Netflix, I'd be down at the Big Boy, pounding on the door screaming at them to make me a Farmer's Omelet.
     
  23. ArikaT

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    Realizing the "stay at home" order hasn't altered my life at all, I'm beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with me. I don't care that I can't go anywhere or see anyone,however, I do miss being able to see my daughters and grandchildren. The only place I ever really go is the grocery store and if I could avoid that I would. I hate grocery shopping.

    I lost all my friends five years ago when I gave up drinking and I don't miss them at all. I stay home all day with my two dogs. My husband comes home at night after work, we eat together, talk for awhile and then he goes to sleep.

    I feel like I should be bothered by my lifestyle after hearing all these people out there complaining about being stuck at home. I guess being an antisocial homebody is working in my favor right now.
     
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    My problem is my only face to face social time came from those groups. They also double as my support system. So in effect, I now have nothing and no one. And that's not good for my mental health, so I'm suffering through that.
    I do like being outside generally anyway, as I'm a walker. I get a buzz from nature, that I don't get anywhere else. :)
     
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    I can imagine that not having any support group, especially at a time like this, would be hard. As antisocial as I say I am and don't care about not having friends, I still see my husband and talk to my kids on the phone. I think things would be much different for me if I didn't see anyone like the position you're in right now. Sorry to hear you have to go through this alone but I hope you have people you can talk/text/chat with and keep enjoying those walks!! :)
     
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