We've never had it so bad???
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I am brassed off with all the doom mongers out there: Pension crisis; breakdown of society; Things ain't what they used to be; Global economic meltdown; flu bug etc. 
I know things are tough, and if you are out of work or in debt, then it's really bad and you have my sympathy.
But for goodness sake, my parents were in the war with the Hun trying to bomb them out of their homes or shoot them to bits. There's the usual mayhem and illness in Africa, so why are we allowing ourselves to be talked into believing the Apocalypse is around the corner?
I know things are tough, and if you are out of work or in debt, then it's really bad and you have my sympathy.
But for goodness sake, my parents were in the war with the Hun trying to bomb them out of their homes or shoot them to bits. There's the usual mayhem and illness in Africa, so why are we allowing ourselves to be talked into believing the Apocalypse is around the corner?
NailedOn said:
...my parents were in the war with the Hun trying to bomb them out of their homes...
One good thing - thankfully the people that want to kill us these days live a little further away.... apart from the ones that live in Manchester, London, The Midlands... oh.... 
Edited by Steamer on Wednesday 24th December 10:59
Times are really tough out there. On Radio 4 this morning, a lady interviewed in the street said that things were bad and that they had to really cut back and do without. She gave these as the examples of how her family are cutting back -
they've moved down to a lower grade Sky package
they are buying smaller and cheaper Christmas presents for their kids
they have switched electricty supplier
they have reduced their bandwith with their internet provider
No sign of soup kitchens yet.
they've moved down to a lower grade Sky package
they are buying smaller and cheaper Christmas presents for their kids
they have switched electricty supplier
they have reduced their bandwith with their internet provider
No sign of soup kitchens yet.
Eric Mc said:
Times are really tough out there. On Radio 4 this morning, a lady interviewed in the street said that things were bad and that they had to really cut back and do without. She gave these as the examples of how her family are cutting back -
they've moved down to a lower grade Sky package
they are buying smaller and cheaper Christmas presents for their kids
they have switched electricty supplier
they have reduced their bandwith with their internet provider
No sign of soup kitchens yet.
You forgot they are only buying posh cheese once a month instead of once a week. How anyone can go for a month sans Manchego is beyond me.they've moved down to a lower grade Sky package
they are buying smaller and cheaper Christmas presents for their kids
they have switched electricty supplier
they have reduced their bandwith with their internet provider
No sign of soup kitchens yet.
Eric Mc said:
Times are really tough out there. On Radio 4 this morning, a lady interviewed in the street said that things were bad and that they had to really cut back and do without. She gave these as the examples of how her family are cutting back -
they've moved down to a lower grade Sky package
they are buying smaller and cheaper Christmas presents for their kids
they have switched electricty supplier
they have reduced their bandwith with their internet provider
No sign of soup kitchens yet.
It is pretty hard mate. I can only afford to drive the XJR 3 days a week now.. The rest of the time I have to drive the *sigh* Micra.they've moved down to a lower grade Sky package
they are buying smaller and cheaper Christmas presents for their kids
they have switched electricty supplier
they have reduced their bandwith with their internet provider
No sign of soup kitchens yet.
Also I had to settle for a 22" TV instead of the 26" which would of been ideal for the size of the bedroom despite the fact I'll now have to sit at the end of the bed to use the xbox.
It's a f
king nightmare.removing tinfoil hat for this one:
Fear is the best form of control.
With fear, we accept the rulings of our lords.
Did anyone else find it odd that we went straight from the germans in ww2, to some new enemy?
Only in the mid-90's did we have "peace time," until of course - we had ***The War on Terror*** Featuring Bush & Blair
There's always going to be some to worry about.
Plus we have rolling news; who obviously can't come on and say "we have nothing to report."
Also noting that the more dramatic a feature is, the more attention it is giving.
Have you seen sky news? Every tom, dick and harry is an "expert."
Good grief.
Control, media hype, and a sense of worthlessness from the general population. (do you think depression and anxiety was around before the 70's ?)
tinfoil hat back on.
Fear is the best form of control.
With fear, we accept the rulings of our lords.
Did anyone else find it odd that we went straight from the germans in ww2, to some new enemy?
Only in the mid-90's did we have "peace time," until of course - we had ***The War on Terror*** Featuring Bush & Blair
There's always going to be some to worry about.
Plus we have rolling news; who obviously can't come on and say "we have nothing to report."
Also noting that the more dramatic a feature is, the more attention it is giving.
Have you seen sky news? Every tom, dick and harry is an "expert."
Good grief.
Control, media hype, and a sense of worthlessness from the general population. (do you think depression and anxiety was around before the 70's ?)
tinfoil hat back on.
NailedOn said:
But for goodness sake, my parents were in the war with the Hun trying to bomb them out of their homes or shoot them to bits. There's the usual mayhem and illness in Africa, so why are we allowing ourselves to be talked into believing the Apocalypse is around the corner?
In WW2 we knew who the enemy was and it united the nation. As my mother said 'Everybody had something to do'. Now the nation is disunited, turning on itself and social fabric/community spirit is weaker. 'When there is no war to be fought, a Government turns on its own people.'And the higher standard of living may have something to do with it. All we want is the next electronic must-have.
Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 24th December 11:21
It's amazing how people blow things out of proportion. Yesterday there was a news item about a gas main that had burst and some houses were without gas. Yes, that's annoying but the way they reported it made it sound like some post-nuclear scenario. The woman they interviewed gave an insight into just how appallingly bad conditions were when she revealed that not only did the family have to wear extras jumpers but they had to do their cooking on the electric oven instead of the gas. Huzzah for the courage of the human spirit.
carmonk said:
It's amazing how people blow things out of proportion. Yesterday there was a news item about a gas main that had burst and some houses were without gas. Yes, that's annoying but the way they reported it made it sound like some post-nuclear scenario. The woman they interviewed gave an insight into just how appallingly bad conditions were when she revealed that not only did the family have to wear extras jumpers but they had to do their cooking on the electric oven instead of the gas. Huzzah for the courage of the human spirit.
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