Sick of it all!!

enjoy your life

a reply to: KTemplar

Well, I can answer this about the patchouli, In one case, as I just found out about it last night!
My friend found out she has breast cancer. She just had the lump removed last week.
We met for dinner last night, and I noticed the smell when I hugged her. (which I happen to like)
So I asked.

Well, she can't wear deodorant. Doctors orders.

And while I'm sure that isn't the case for everyone, might be something to think about, if you smell it on a woman.
As for the OP,
I have been struggling for the last few months, with everything going on in the world, and with many aspects of my life right now.
One thing that really seems to help me, is getting out in nature. Even just going out and sitting in the grass, if you can't get to the woods.
Concentrating on nature, can really help you forget your troubles,
even if only for a few minutes.
Appreciate the little things.
As hard as it can sometimes be to do that.

originally posted by: MisguidedAngel

originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: chelsealad

38C forecast for my area on Monday and Tuesday and I work outdoors , there's a chance roads could start to melt and no doubt rails will buckle so it could get tricky out there , it's going to be a tough couple of days.

Roads could to start to melt? At 38? What am I missing here? 🤔

Roads in the sun can get as hot as 50C, and at these temperatures, they begin to become soft, according to the Road Surface Treatments Association.

This is because even though the outside temperature may be as low as 20C, the road surface absorbs heat and this builds up during the day.

originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: MisguidedAngel

Roads could to start to melt? At 38? What am I missing here?

That we're talking about the UK and our infrastructure isn't designed for those temps.

Here is an interesting look at why British roads melt but not Spanish roads.

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originally posted by: KTemplar
a reply to: chelsealad


I’m sick of listening to people who collect disability whine about the costs of things now, and most of them complaining voted for Biden. Not everyone obviously. Just the whiners who worked maybe 2 years of their life then claim to see dragons in their kitchens to get disability for the easy way out. What’s the problem? It’s not like you have to go anywhere? Probably because they can’t order like 20 packages from Amazon a week that I have to trip over when I get home from work because they are too lazy to get their damn packages.

I believe Biden won because there are more people on disability than there are working, and the lazies don’t want to lose their free rides. jokes on them though when they go to retire, they won’t get s—- because they barely paid into it.

Like, hello, try standing on your feet for 9-1/2 hours dealing with demands and then get bitched at by one of these whiners, who then stare you down for NO reason other than they are having a bad day. I’d like to see you come at me like that outside of work! I fantasize about laying the smack down on some of these b’s.

I don’t even know how people who work outside for that long do it. I’m guessing hydrating but dam. I used to be a playground aide in AZ and I could easily drink a gallon of water in 2 hours, but I loved the kids so it was worth it.

Morale among people is low. We are all struggling in some way.

People beeping incessantly lately. I was at a red light the other day and some idiot just starts blaring his horn at me, ironically, there was a police officer parked parallel to where we were unbeknownst to him. Lol

If I’m a minute late now paying my rent I immediately get interest fees, last month I noticed they charged interest 3?days before rent was due,

Also, is there a shortage on soap? Have people stopped showering to save the planet?

One more thing, Patchouli wearers WHY?????

Getting disability IS NOT EASY. In america,you can lose access to buying a gun,and other things if you are on it.
Getting it for mental issues is almost impossible as well. i been trying for nearly 10 yrs to get disability and I have actual issues that keep me from working,such as scoliosis in 2 places of my spine,legs that drop out from under me at random times,depression as well also chronic gout and arthiritis in my legs,and carpal tunnel in hands.

a reply to: yuppa


I’m clearly complaining about the fraudsters; and it’s all who you know. I know sooo many people on it who walk better than I do.

I don’t want disability either. I am sick of the constant whining these fraudsters do; they always want more more more!

I’m sick of the fraudsters and don’t tell me they don’t exist because they do!

It’s the fraud keeping legit cases from getting the help they need imo!

originally posted by: KTemplar
a reply to: yuppa


I’m clearly complaining about the fraudsters; and it’s all who you know. I know sooo many people on it who walk better than I do.

I don’t want disability either. I am sick of the constant whining these fraudsters do; they always want more more more!

I’m sick of the fraudsters and don’t tell me they don’t exist because they do!

It’s the fraud keeping legit cases from getting the help they need imo!

Ahh. ok. well you do have a point. the 100 percent disabled who can walk fine,and do sports. most o fthem are of minority class who are gaming the system. Thats not racist,its cold statistics.
I didnt mention fraudsters because thats ALWAYS baked in when talking about a program such as disability.

originally posted by: igloo

originally posted by: schuyler

originally posted by: KTemplar
a reply to: chelsealad

One more thing, Patchouli wearers WHY?????

Amen. I've always hated that stuff, and it's been over 40 years.

I don't wash much but it's because I can't be bothered. Besides, animals don't wash and they're fine. After some time, your bacterial army stabilizes and you become bullet proof.

That's because you smell so bad that even bullets will avoid you.

originally posted by: alexandrae
I am sick and tired of being accused of stuff I've never done and I am getting ready to dissapear. permanently into the abyss of nothingness....humanity is just too cruel and I am ready to leave and live alone in the woods

If we all do that the bad guys will surely win. Maybe consider another option for humanity's sake. Everyone who gives up is helping them in a small way to win. If enough join you we will all be victimized. Someone has to have balls to say NO and then live life accordingly. Choices may need to be reevaluated. Blessings that it works out for you and the rest of us.

a reply to: yuppa


Actually, the people I have met that are gaming the system were all white. One dude runs a side business in my town. He volunteered at the school I worked for, and could bend and run. Had back problems but could lift all kinds of heavy equipment.

I actually know 2 white women who not only councilled each other how to claim sexual harassment from the military but have been making bank since. Bitch #1 was reported nothing done. Everyone in the neighborhood called. Zip nada.

I do know one Latin queen who told me how her cousin got it (in his 20s), he acted crazy. This is a well known scam, hence why I joked about the dragons in the kitchen!

I could go on and on, but what’s the point. These people will bankrupt SSI before we know it!

Okay, I'll bitch a bit here. As an introvert who doesn't like being around too many people, all of this negative stuff is making me just want to isolate more. I know this isn't good, but there it is. I cry a lot, feel helpless. My husband is in a nursing home, and I feel so isolated at times. Hearing all this negative crap in the news, there are times I feel lost and driftless. I feel like everything is going down the drain and we're all screwed. Thankfully, I my husband calls me 3-4 times a day on the phone. I visit him once a week. I worry more about him than myself. I also have my parents, who I call once a week, but I don't want to burden them because they are elderly and not in the best of health.

I keep a lot to myself. My mental health isn't real good at this point, but I feel so guilty when I bitch. I'm very insular and am an empath to boot. I soak up all this negativity like a sponge. I feel at times I drink too much. I'm afraid to try weed because I fear I'd enjoy it too much. I don't want a crutch. I just want to get out of this funk that I feel at times. I'm on meds for depression. I have seen therapists in the past. I think I need to see a therapist again. I feel like I am sinking back into depression. That is a horrible feeling.

So for all of you who posted, you're not alone. I know that's cold comfort. I wish I could say something profound that would help you all feel better, but it's not there for me.

a reply to: ChiefD


Sorry Chief 💙, and Thank you!

Sounds like poor planning to me. Sounds like a regular Tennessee summer to me.

originally posted by: KTemplar
a reply to: yuppa


Actually, the people I have met that are gaming the system were all white. One dude runs a side business in my town. He volunteered at the school I worked for, and could bend and run. Had back problems but could lift all kinds of heavy equipment.

I actually know 2 white women who not only councilled each other how to claim sexual harassment from the military but have been making bank since. Bitch #1 was reported nothing done. Everyone in the neighborhood called. Zip nada.

I do know one Latin queen who told me how her cousin got it (in his 20s), he acted crazy. This is a well known scam, hence why I joked about the dragons in the kitchen!

I could go on and on, but what’s the point. These people will bankrupt SSI before we know it!

I guess it varies from state to state.^_^ yeah they will bankrupt it sooner or later.

Fair points. I would offer that I was raised and practice the art of looking for the silver lining because God has a purpose for every action in our lives that guides us. How we react to each situation not the whole of life just each situation should be on a case by case basis. Keeping in mind we look for the best to happen but make a point to be prepared in case that don't happen. We do attract dark thoughts to our minds that can be made thoughts of the light in things by simply thinking of that.
My dad would make me practice finding the good things in a situation that I was having trouble understanding or even outright hated. If I would not find one, he would find something and focus on it. Not only to distract you from the dark thought but to put loving happy thoughts back in your thinking. It sure helped me.

originally posted by: ChiefD
Okay, I'll bitch a bit here. As an introvert who doesn't like being around too many people, all of this negative stuff is making me just want to isolate more. I know this isn't good, but there it is. I cry a lot, feel helpless. My husband is in a nursing home, and I feel so isolated at times. Hearing all this negative crap in the news, there are times I feel lost and driftless. I feel like everything is going down the drain and we're all screwed. Thankfully, I my husband calls me 3-4 times a day on the phone. I visit him once a week. I worry more about him than myself. I also have my parents, who I call once a week, but I don't want to burden them because they are elderly and not in the best of health.

I keep a lot to myself. My mental health isn't real good at this point, but I feel so guilty when I bitch. I'm very insular and am an empath to boot. I soak up all this negativity like a sponge. I feel at times I drink too much. I'm afraid to try weed because I fear I'd enjoy it too much. I don't want a crutch. I just want to get out of this funk that I feel at times. I'm on meds for depression. I have seen therapists in the past. I think I need to see a therapist again. I feel like I am sinking back into depression. That is a horrible feeling.

So for all of you who posted, you're not alone. I know that's cold comfort. I wish I could say something profound that would help you all feel better, but it's not there for me.

originally posted by: AutomateThis1v2
Sounds like poor planning to me. Sounds like a regular Tennessee summer to me.

Good lord, yea!

The heat as a child in Memphis was bad, but later when we moved back to Nashville I found real humidity and heat with no wind from July to early September. Memphis is still hot but sits on a bluff with a breeze often. I lived across from Elvis, and Graceland. I stayed outside playing most every day in the summer there in the late 60's.

In Nashville I found out why it was so bad the Cherokee named it "you-can't breathe the air there". It sits on the Cumberland river in a literal geological bowl or basin. There are steep hills that are only about 500-1200 ft above seal level surrounding the entire basin area. These are the boundaries of the rivers that washed out the bowl and dump into the Tennessee or the Cumberland before they hit the Ohio. Air in the summer will be forced downward with no way to escape when the Summer High sits over the whole South as it does every year. People lived in those hills during the bad air months.

originally posted by: Justoneman

originally posted by: AutomateThis1v2
Sounds like poor planning to me. Sounds like a regular Tennessee summer to me.

Good lord, yea!

The heat as a child in Memphis was bad, but later when we moved back to Nashville I found real humidity and heat with no wind from July to early September. Memphis is still hot but sits on a bluff with a breeze often. I lived across from Elvis, and Graceland. I stayed outside playing most every day in the summer there in the late 60's.

In Nashville I found out why it was so bad the Cherokee named it "you-can't breathe the air there". It sits on the Cumberland river in a literal geological bowl or basin. There are steep hills that are only about 500-1200 ft above seal level surrounding the entire basin area. These are the boundaries of the rivers that washed out the bowl and dump into the Tennessee or the Cumberland before they hit the Ohio. Air in the summer will be forced downward with no way to escape when the Summer High sits over the whole South as it does every year. People lived in those hills during the bad air months.

Oh yeah. I was born and raised in Murfreesboro. I came back to the Middle Tennessee area after adventuring throughout my twenties. Thankfully, I've visited some rather harsher places where now the Tennessee climate is more of an annoyance. I don't even use A/C or a heater unless I have guests over.

It still surprises me sometimes how people here don't understand the geography and why it is the way it is here. I hear comments like "The weather is so bipolar here!" lol Like, nah. It's been that way for a long time lol.

Pretty cool you grew up next to Elvis. I've been to Graceland as a child in the late 90s. It was pretty neat.