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[spot]

Hey! Me, too! None of my pants fit - I wonder what happened in the last month?

Slobby.

[cathie]

One of my housemates expects me to be a mind reader (know that he is feeling unwell) and to do all the housework because I am female!

[greybeard]

When something stops working (internet router) - so you buy a replacement - spend bloody hours trying to set it up - and that doesn't bloody work either! Or something else was causing the fault all along.

Grrrrrrr

[StillFingers]

1st antibiotic didn't work, UTI grabbed me by the...100.8 fever, shaking, gritting teeth, cramps...new antibiotic, cross fingers...I hate this

[LeahC]

People in my friends list keep whinging and attention seeking, and I have a dry spot on my nose.

[mahmutkaplan]

I am feeling bad because of getting fat, asking about accident, friend's perfidy.

[pinkcloud]

Me son starts back school tomorrow and I will miss him

[dangerousdave]

My sons just started back at school
Hes the one that says "shut up, sit down, open your books at"
Just joking he is a excellant teacher , his kids always get good results

[Wheelsonfire]

Reasons to feel bad ha......um, let me think.....world poverty...no.......global warming.....no.........having to listen to people whinge as to reasons for feeling bad.....no......watching my right index finger been cut off.....no......Jesus coming to me last night in a dream telling me to make sure I didn't forget the pop corn....Now that is a reason to feel bad.....I bought the feckin pop corn last time..

[dangerousdave]

Little bag - big bag - or bustbin size bag, like i used to in the states

Drat - thats a reason to feel good

Edited by dangerousdave, 06 September 2010 - 01:30 PM.

[pinkcloud]

dangerousdave, on 06 September 2010 - 10:33 AM, said:

My sons just started back at school
Hes the one that says "shut up, sit down, open your books at"
Just joking he is a excellant teacher , his kids always get good results

Proud dad dangerous. Good one

Wheels that was a mis-interpreted dream - the real message was 'pop' your picture on here for me and the teacher lady - not popcorn

[Wheelsonfire]

Just found a reason to feel bad...........Look up!!.....not up at the sky ya plonker, the above post....

Me's not forgettin, I'll have to resize em and I'll pm to you both

[pinkcloud]

Wheelsonfire, on 06 September 2010 - 02:26 PM, said:

Just found a reason to feel bad...........Look up!!.....not up at the sky ya plonker, the above post....

Me's not forgettin, I'll have to resize em and I'll pm to you both

[Snakeye]

Had a summer cold that left me with bronchitis for nearly a month and no relief in sight..When will it end?....

[dangerousdave]

Should have been more attentive as they jabbed me
I think i had a protective jab for bronchitus on my last doctor visit

Please remember that for us it's a killer ailment

[edlee]

Had high hopes for the percaset (oxycontin),,, but nada,,,, maybe if I take more...????
ed

[jenny407]

pinkcloud, on 06 September 2010 - 02:29 PM, said:

Wheelsonfire, on 06 September 2010 - 02:26 PM, said:

Just found a reason to feel bad...........Look up!!.....not up at the sky ya plonker, the above post....

Me's not forgettin, I'll have to resize em and I'll pm to you both

Ha ha. Reasons to feel bad: Has WOF forgotten? Are the tattoos too awful for the female eye? Has he changed his mind? Worries, worries ...

[jenny407]

I'm struggling with computer technology (hence two posts).
And the weather is awful today. (hence some paperwork done!)

Edited by jenny407, 07 September 2010 - 06:59 AM.

[davjed]

Speaking of computer technology, Jen, I just formatted the hard drive on my laptop and now am having a bitch of a time trying to reinstall everything and reconect to the internet via my router. Nothing eve goes just right when you step into waist deep water with knee boots on...........

[jenny407]

davjed: I hope your computer works now. Mine does (ok, more or less - more now).

I'm sorry to be serious and negative today. I'm very worried about a friend (not from apparelyzed, not my colleague, but SCI, too). It feels awful to be helpless and just let go. I try to push this to the back of my mind but it keeps coming up. Perhaps he'll be ok in the end. I just hope.

[pinkcloud]

jenny407, on 18 September 2010 - 08:16 AM, said:

Hi Jenny,

Feeling helpless to help a love one is really really tough and I understand it well.

What I do is let them know that although I am unable to help them now becuase either I am unable to or they dont want me too, I explain that I am here and all they have to do is pick up the phone and I am there if or when they need my help. I never force my help on anyone - sometimes we can offer the best things in the world, yet it they dont want these things - what we see as the 'best things' in our eyes - are 'worthless' in theirs.

If its someone on self-destruct and you have tried your hardest for them, maybe have a look and see if you are rescuing them? I recognised this with a couple of friends of mine, and fell into the rescuer/persecuter/victim role. In these instances its best to leave the friendship where it is, with happy memories. Then spend your energy on either yourself and others

[greybeard]

davjed, on 07 September 2010 - 05:17 PM, said:

Speaking of computer technology, Jen, I just formatted the hard drive on my laptop and now am having a bitch of a time trying to reinstall everything and reconect to the internet via my router. Nothing eve goes just right when you step into waist deep water with knee boots on...........

Just spent four 18hr days doing just that! All my own fault though. Tried to improve on the pre-installed setup of wife's new laptop. Taken all this time getting it back to where is was when she got it. Arrrgh!! Computers - don't you just love 'em?
All working now except for wireless link. Having the rest of today in the sunshine just as soon as I click "Add Reply".

Later.

[jenny407]

pinkcloud, on 18 September 2010 - 10:27 AM, said:

Feeling helpless to help a love one is really really tough and I understand it well. (...)

What I do is let them know that although I am unable to help them now becuase either I am unable to or they dont want me too, I explain that I am here and all they have to do is pick up the phone and I am there if or when they need my help.

pinkcloud, thank you very much for your compassionate reply. The main thing is that I can't actually reach him as he doesn't answer phone or mails right now (not only mine BTW) and lives too far away to just go and see him. His last mail was pretty tough stuff.

So as I said, I stop writing to him and trying. It's definitely wait and see and let go for me. And some hope perhaps things aren't so bad actually.

In any case, I did think of "happy memories", as you wrote. Some friendships are very special, both ways, good and bad.
Thanks, girl!

greybeard, on 18 September 2010 - 10:37 AM, said:

Just spent four 18hr days doing just that! All my own fault though. Tried to improve on the pre-installed setup of wife's new laptop. Taken all this time getting it back to where is was when she got it.

greybeard: Messing around with your wife's laptop? Pretty courageous, I must say. Enjoy the sunshine - I will too, now.

[pinkcloud]

Yeap Jenny. It sure is sad when this happens, I know that the very few friendships I have decided to end over the years have always been tough decisions to make, we in life either change together - or change seperate and part ways.

If the person is upset/angry then at first they may put accross why they feel a friendship has ended and its sometimes not nice and not what we beleive to be true. However, in time they see that it was nothing nasty/horrible, it was for the best at the time.

And if not, its their responsibility, not ours.

Their version of a truth is how they choose to see it. And thats ok too. One thing is for sure, when people dont want to hear what we are saying- they stop hearing us - no matter how we say it, its not what they want to hear,so they wont hear it.

I hope your friend comes around soon and if not, that this sad time for you passes with as little distress as possible

[Tetracyclone]

GB,

I am laughing so hard because your efforts with the wife's laptop remind me of my dad. Over the years he must have crashed his computer 200 times and it was ALWAYS because he thought he could improve on Windows.

I bet you felt a wee bit of pressure from the missus...

[greybeard]

Tetracyclone, on 18 September 2010 - 07:58 PM, said:

GB,

I am laughing so hard because your efforts with the wife's laptop remind me of my dad. Over the years he must have crashed his computer 200 times and it was ALWAYS because he thought he could improve on Windows.

I bet you felt a wee bit of pressure from the missus...

It all started when she threw a hissy fit on finding that her new windows 7 didn't come with an email program. Pretty damned stupid if you ask me as it's theone thing every owner is guaranteed to need. Anyway eventually got it all back as it was out of the box and with working email program. Many hours later and she's not even looked at it yet, let alone switched it on !! Hey Ho. Glad I at least made you happy Pat.

[mellowgator]

daughter's race time is down in the 5k this year and now she is injured. i hope she still can get her schlorship for college.

[cathie]

housemate did a runner yesterday

[jenny407]

pinkcloud, on 18 September 2010 - 07:21 PM, said:

Yeap Jenny. It sure is sad when this happens (...)

Dear pinkcloud: Sorry, it seems I didn't make my meaning clear. No, we are still friends. His last mail was friendly and very sad. He just doesn't feel too good right now.

I've calmed down now. I'll pm you about the details and keep this private stuff a bit off the forum. Thank you very much for all your support and understanding!
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mellow: I'm sorry. I do hope your daughter will make it.

cathie: Is a "runner" what I think it is? Oh. Good luck in any case.

[dangerousdave]

Just one more rally to go to for this year
Then no booze/bands until April 2011