These billions that were going to go to the NHS being poured into the bottomless pit of the banks?
The chaos has just begun. The dominoes are falling. Nobody knows how it will end. The repercussions are resounding around the world.
Scotland referendum
Ireland referendum
Tory leadership
Labour leadership
More instability
Broken country hopelessly divided
Shrinking economy
Pound ten percent down – prices up – foreign currency more expensive
Stock Market down a massive 5%
Right-wing government – privatisation/ austerity/ public services
European tariffs – they need to make us pay to stop others going
Human rights and workers rights will weaken
More terrorism
Migration will not go down
Pay cuts
Pension cuts
Job losses
Europe chaos and break-up
British recession
World recession
Enough scaremongering? – Well tick them off as the weeks go by.
Project ‘Fear’ becomes Project ‘Fact’.
Yup, tick them off. Here too. Project Fact.
I know Mary. You’ll probably have the same. We need uncertainty like a hole in the head.
You know we were really grieving this last night. It had already thrown the world into such chaos. I think it won’t be long — like after our elections — that this world will not look the same anymore. How is your retirement, Opher? Did you get ahead of the tide?
Cheryl ,they said at the time of John Kennedy’s Assassination, America lost its Innocence. Last night the democratic Vote of People and those that won’t accept the result, the UK is being torn even more apart. Be Honest.
This isn’t something I can even have an opinion on as I’m not well enough informed, Anna. I only know what I was talking about with Brandon last night. Two things. One about how the immigration problem won’t be sorted out for a long time leaving the system as it is vulnerable, and the other that a lot of the already retired folks over there will have gotten up this morning to find a large part of their savings gone. I was merely asking Opher how that affected him. It probably will affect you as well, won’t it?
The Trump election is likely to be just as bad. I fear for the future Cheryl. I’m grieving and I think I’ll have a lot more grief in the near future.
Retirement is great. If I was still working I’d be even more frightened. It won’t effect me – apart from costing me a lot more to live and travel. I can recommend retirement. Time to do what you want. No time to do everything. Life’s full.
Glad to hear it didn’t make things much harder for you. We’re still iffy about Drollery retiring. God only knows what kind of a mess we’ll be in come November.
Retirement is great if you have interests, hobbies, activities and things you want to do. It’s not so great if you have nothing to interest you. You have to have a reason to get up in the morning and something to look forward to. I don’t have enough time to do all the things I did when I was working. It’s full on. Sometimes I need a break from the relentless pressure of retirement.
I read your comment to Drollery. He’s rethinking retirement at the moment.
I still miss a lot of things about work though. The colleagues, the routine, the kids, the challenges, even the pressure. It kept me on my toes. My job had status and power which meant that you could do things. If you were on the radio people paid attention because of your job title. When you retire all that goes straight away. You are just a pensioner. Nobody is bothered about your opinions any more. It is as if, overnight, you are no longer of any consequence. That is strange. It takes a while to adjust. Being a nobody is OK though. I can say whatever I want without having to censor myself because of who I represent.
It’s hard losing your main role in life, isn’t it… I’ve been struggling with that since the kids have been grown and I had to quit work. Don’t think I really know who I am anymore. Like I cleaned out my closet and threw all my old hats away! 🙂
I find it hard at times to feel so worthless. A while ago I had status and could influence things, get things done and see the difference I was making to people’s lives. That was satisfying. You worked hard and saw the results. Now I can’t influence anything, my views count for nothing and I can no longer create the changes I would like. It is hard to adjust to. It affects your self-esteem.
Perhaps that’s part of my problem, too. I seem to be ineffectual now in the world I created around my family. They sure as shootin’ don’t need me in the same capacity any more. What does that leave me with after 40+ years?
Cheryl it is hard to adjust to. Biologically we are now superfluous. We’ve done our job. I guess we have to try to find things that are fulfilling. Right now all my stuff is merely frustrating and depressing. Time to do something else. Never give up. There’s stuff waiting.
Astute observations as ever Opher.
Cheers Andrew – it’s is very downhearting (is that a word?).
And I wonder who the “Scaremongering” bit was aimed at. Lot I can say but won’t, you got what you wanted.
The scaremongering is aimed at all the people who have been stupidly shouting scaremongering as every expert warned them about what was going to happen. It was not aimed at you Anna. This goes out to the world. I don’t direct my posts at any single person.