The not happy thread

The Greek government selling their people into slavery instead of just closing up shop and finding something better:

Sources close to the German finance ministry said Germany’s state-owned KfW bank will buy Greek bonds or provide guarantees to other banks to buy them. France’s state-owned Caisse des Depots will also be involved in the aid package, according to Greek newspaper Ta Nea.

The debt sale under consideration is thought to be between €20bn and €30bn. About half will be sold to France and Germany and half to debt investors.


Blatant theft of a whole county's people who are of a certain race:

A law to force white-owned companies to surrender 51 per cent of their shareholdings to black Zimbabweans comes into effect today, amid panic in the country’s business sector and fears of a catastrophic slide back into economic chaos.

Six weeks from now all companies with a relatively modest asset value of at least US$500,000 (£325,000) will have to submit official forms detailing the race of each of their shareholders. If whites are in the majority they will have to submit their “indigenisation plans”, which have to be carried out within five years.

I'm done reading the news now.

 

Damn, the world's surely going to the pot and we're in it for the ride.

Well, we can make it. Humanity's stubborned like that. Somehow, we can make it through this difficult time.

 

I am so worried that my son is going to go back to her *sigh* in spite of the writing on the wall.

 

That sucks bad Chimmy, I couldn't imagine my life without the kids.

 

You can't prevent adult kids from making their own mistakes.
Not easy, but you just have to accept that. Just never make them think you're waiting to say, "I told you so!"

 

I just spent the last two hours at my Grandmothers house (Shes 85 this year). She fell over and landed on her stomach and couldn't get up. (She is well overweigh. She can't loose weight because she is extremely restricted with movement due to back pain, which because she is overwight compliments the pain so its a hard situation).

Anyway i had to go over and help her, but i just could not lift her up. She just had no enerhy to get up.

I called tripple zero and got an Ambulance over (Thank god they ride in two;s)

I just feel really mindblown because i love my nan so much, and i'm scared this will play with her confidence (She may not be physically strong anymore but she has a mind like a steal trap which i really hope gets passed down to me when i'm her age).

I just feel sad because, even though i know she won't live forever, today was a reminder that at some stage in the future i'm going to lose the second most important person in my life.

Called my mum over as well. So with me, my mother and my pop i spent an hour passing the front garden hoping all went well.....which it did. No broken bones at all.... just a small swelling on one knee. Thank God.


Odd day though. I think i was the only one who couldn't stop crying for half the time, but its hard to explain the expierence of a day to others. People just can't understand. After staying up half the night writing and chatting here i got an hour sleep this morning and vividly remember having a dream were i had a fight with my girlfriend because she fell over and broke her leg. Which ruined the camping trip we were on....which i could not get put of my mind when i say my nan on the floor.

*Deep breath*

I'd kill for a smoke right now.

 

Thank God Speedy!

 

Prometheus, you don't know the half of it. German companies already own a lot of things. Like the (untill recently state owned) phone company. Imagine the implications on state secrets etc. My home town, the biggest port of the country, is practically sold to a chinese company. Wealth thrown down the drain. Don't get me started on all the jokes- at least we have humour.

Meanwhile, a few hours ago we got the first official anouncement on the things we will pay to get out of this thing, I mean ordinary citizens. Some people cheated and stole, and suddenly everybody else has to pay, plus we get a bad reputation? And, in case you are asking, there is still a debate about investigating and punishing the guilty ones (officials, politicians, etc). They'll get away with it, mark my words.


And there's more to come. It's what everyone is talking about, friends, tv, radio, everyone. People blame all politicians and goverments. A very unhappy day indeed.

I am unhappy because we can't send some chair-centaurs in jail! (A chair-centaur is an official who is holding on to his chair for so many years, and with such bad ways (stealing etc), that he has become one with the chair. That's an excellent word to describe this sort of creature).

This rant is Prometheus' fault.

 

Probably you feel bad because she's far away... which also doesn't mean it's supposed to fail. If you think it could be something, just keep talking to her- that's really the most you can do. And you'll see if it works out or not. Good luck!

I'm so glad it was nothing serious, and I know how you feel... when you suddenly realise there's gonna be a moment when those you love are gone, you can't help feeling sad. There's nothing to do about that- especially when something happens like that, and you're not sure if she's gonna be okay. Anyway, *hugs*.

 

No breakfast thanks to my ****ing housemate eating the remainder of MY cereal and drinking the rest of the house's milk and then not going down the road to get some new. His excuse will, no doubt, be the usual 'my car's not roadworthy', to which I'll point out that he's got legs and it isn't a long walk.

And if he could kindly leave the lass I've been speaking with lately alone, that'd be great. She's pissed off at him for not leaving her alone.

OK, so I did actually have breakfast, if two chocolate hobnobs and the remainder of my Lucozade counts. Fuming.

 

What's wrong with that housemate of yours? It seems like he's ALWAYS taking the last milk... Then he's too lazy to go and get some more, but he seemingly will never be out of energy to irritate girls. What a loser!

 

Lydia, Dante, allow me to quote what I've read on the internet a while back:

When men see a cute girl, they are some of the most healthy, robust people you've ever seen, but ask them to do chores, they're suddenly quadraplegics.

 

Speedy, Im so sorry.

I think I know how you feel, I lost my grandma a few years ago and I really took it badly, me and her were pretty close.

Spend as much time as you can with her, you never know when she might be gone, but we can't control when the people we love will be gone.

Now that my grandma is gone there are so many things that I never got to tell her and I have this gap where I never got any closure and never will, before she did she was in so much pain and so medicated she couldnt even talk. If I hugged her she couldn't hug back. We spent about a week in and out of the hospital seeing her, but when she died I wasn't there, we got there too late that morning.

Just make her understand how you feel when you can, please, do it while you still can.

 

Thanks guys

I have a small family and was pretty much broough up with my mum and my grandmother, so we are extremely close.

Usually see her 5 days a week, so, yeah. I have to make sure i learn all her recipe secrets. being a grandmother from the old school days, she is a top cook that always makes me eat every last bite.

 

*screams*

 

wow, wow, what happened?

 

*Stands up and unsheaths Master Sword*

What's going on? Point me to 'em!!

 

Just incredibly mad at myself- and a bit sad too.

 

What happened, Lydia? Tell us.

 

Lol, it's just that... I can't seem to make up my mind. Which is also upsetting for another person, who I really don't want to upset. Sigh. Thanks Nemo, I'll be alright.

 

Awww, soul sister, I hope everything is ok. I'm here if you need someone to talk to!!

Speedy, I'm glad your grandma was ok. That sounds like a really tough experience, I don't blame you for being upset, I would have been too!

And Dante, sorry about your housemate. I've been there, and it's really irritating. Hopefully you get some breakfast tomorrow!

 

I'm proud to have inspired you to provide a firsthand account of what's happening there. More people need to know more of............well everything.

 

i'm annoyed as my 4 yr old has to see a mental health professional to help her cope/deal with the anxiety issues she has about spending time with her biological father as it is affecting her quite severly

 

A four year old they want to send to a shrink? WTF

 

Tor, I'm so sorry are you required to let her see her dbd? Poor Amity.