I’m tired.

[The_War_Wagon]

Watching this go down has been a serious grind. I would third or fourth the motion to ditch media for a bit. It is a never ending train of sh!t intended to make people feel just like you do right now.

Interact with some good folks in your neck of the woods. It will remind you that there are plenty of good people still out there and help you feel a little more connected again. Hang in there brother there are still lots of good people in this world. They just are aren't attention whores looking to be recognized for it.

DEFINITELY ditch the news!!! I don't even watch the local news any more.






And get a new t-shirt.

[davidjinks]

OP,

If you get some free time, check your PM’s. I wanted to make sure you made it through the night ok.

[chuckman]

Saw the title and immediately thought of Blazing Saddles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uai7M4RpoLU

[Artos]

When my daughter was 6mos old & started having seizures we were informed her condition will leave her w/ mental retardation or dead before her teens by the neurologists we visited...I'll leave out the bulk of emotions, but the short of it is while she still has her struggles, she made the cheer team & will be graduating whenever this crap is over & the entire issue brought God back into my life & made me a better person. We refused to accept the words from anyone when it wasn't positive.

My son was all set to graduate TCU & this bs will have him missing the walk (1st world problem) as he has no interest in going back & sitting for hours with the whole Sr class vs just the engineering departments. I'm with everyone else regarding the crap storm, but it is giving me some very precious added time with my boy in the house & am going to cherish the very long road long trip just the two of us to clean out his appt soon. He's an electrical engineer & doubt the opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley will keep him local, so I'm 'making lemonade' where I can & would encourage everyone to try & find yours.

One thing I've leaned in the past 5 decades is I wasted huge amounts of time & energy worrying about issues where I had little to no control & it just always seemed to work out & made a promise to myself to not let my joy get stolen when it's unwarranted & just work through the problem. I'm not gonna let C19 get to me anymore & do not want to swap problems with anybody & content with my own. I have a wealthy friend who has restaurant franchises & has had to let over 200 people go & he's taking it in stride but can tell it's wearing on his usual jovial self. I walk my oldest Vizsla every day on the hike & bike trail & 1/2 the folks are smiling & exchange pleasantries while the others look down & don't reply looking miserable. Most of the happier ones are us that refuse to wear face coverings. I'm not gonna live in fear of this & think we all had a mild case of it back during spring break. 'A pair of underwear & blue jeans can't stop a fart so what in the hell is my bandana gonna do against a super bug?' Bad as I think it's getting handled What other county would I have rather been born into vs the USA?? It's terrifying to think how worse it could be & what so many of the masses are dealing with tyrants in control!!

Keep your chins up amigos!!


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[Five_Point_Five_Six]

This is the key right there. My wife and I have a friend who watches Fox News nonstop. He whips himself into a frenzy over everything and it's not healthy, mentally or physically. Turn that crap off, and if you are left leaning same goes for CNN et al, head outside and enjoy the weather. I spent about 6-7 years only watching the local news for stuff that was relevant to me locally. In the last few years, I started watching National news again but this Covid business has me turning it off again.

I'm convinced that watching the news all day long after retirement took a considerable number of years off my Uncle's life. He retired at 55 with a healthy pension from the county and a bunch of money that he made from a few very lucrative real estate dealings. He barely made it to 70 and was healthy as a horse when he retired.

It seems that is more common than I once thought. Prior to me deleting my FB account a few weeks ago, I noticed that the people spending the most time on FB and sharing the most news articles were the people I'm friends with that are over the age of 60. I just couldn't imagine spending 40+ years working only to become consumed with 24 hours news networks.

Buncheong, don't let this stuff ruin you.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

This is the damnest thing. The biggest threat to our countries stability in 100 years and the main thing we can do is... nothing. Literally sitting on your ass is the most beneficial thing. It is almost like the movie "The Quiet Place" was prescient.

I'd say that most people on this forum are people of action, and if not that, at least have a local 'locus of control'- we like to control our own fate. That ain't happening. And in most of the country, for most people, we don't see the impact of China Virus. It is hard to stay at a state of alert, when you can't see the danger and there is nothing to do.

Maybe we'll run out of meat. Maybe the economy will go totally sideways. I don't think it will. We'll re-open and the weather, self-exclusion, PPE will keep this under control in most places, and others will have outbreaks that they deal with.

It is the perfect 21st century crisis. You don't have to do anything, the burden is born by a small part of the population, elites are feeling it the least because of the class/job divide, and it is tailor made for virtue signaling.

Keep your chin up and fly right, clear skies ahead...

[glock21xxx]

Everywhere I look, I see thieves and liars held up as “good people,” promoted as role models, and heralded as leadership figures. They never fail to prosper. YouTube is littered with them, all making a living from the unsuspecting and the unwary.

Selfless and honest people are on the wane. Some have died, others faded into obscurity, and a few have rejected a path of truthfulness, and gone the worldly route. This country has become very twisted and perverse.

I really don’t see much of anything to look forward to, and there isn’t anything that gives me any joy.

Psychopathy is rewarded, integrity is punished. Opportunism, materialism, selfishness, deceit and exploitation of others - these are the values of New Age America. And there’s just no end in sight.

Hard to get excited about living, anymore. Just wasted days spent in lock-up, because “government says so,” while everyday folks go broke. Feels like I’m trapped in a lunatic asylum.

I’m very tired of it all, and constantly wonder why the good Lord doesn’t put a stop to it.

Dark days.

Don’t know you, but I’m here to talk if you need an ear. Hit me up anytime man

[26 Inf]

But we appear to be living in a state of never-ending turmoil, malice, hatred, abuse, and so on, without end. General Flynn, Russiagate, impeachment circus, Ukrainegate, “white privilege,” “resist,” COVID19, Virginia, California - 3+ years of this lunacy.

It’s out of hand altogether, and needs to stop. But it never stops, you know?

It may seem strange, but I was kind of hoping that this Covid 19 thing would serve to bring us together. Don't know if that is going to happen.

What we need are new leaders for both parties in the House and Senate, folks that are willing to work together and compromise to get things done. Combine that with a President that works in the same vein and I think we could turn it around. I honestly think President Trump could fill that role, I think he would love to be seem as the great conciliator.

I think how the Legislative and Executive branches get along, with each other and within themselves, kind of sets the cue for the population. Inflammatory rhetoric from politicians inflames the public, we need to cease that.

All it takes are the right people (both parties) in a couple of key places and I truly think we'd be healing.

It was this bad in the United States shortly after the Constitution was ratified - the elections of 1796 and 1800 were pretty acrimonious.

https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/lo...79ce3eb81.html

We will heal.

[Jsp10477]

Look around and count your blessings. Give thanks. Help someone in need. Live your life. PM if you need an ear.

[THCDDM4]

Times are tough for everyone. We are living in strange days.

Something I always recall when I’m down- wise words from my Grandfather:

“Son, everyone has problems and none of them are nice to deal with, but if we all got together and put our problems in the middle of the room, most of us would be begging to take our own back and be happy to deal with them”.

Sage advice.

I’m tired too man. Working my ass off trying to keep a company open, keeping newborn twins and a 3 year old healthy and happy and keep a wife sane and hopeful.

I’m vertical, above room temperature and I have people I love deeply who love me back. Life is good.

Never give up, things almost always get better with a bit of intention and positive thought.

Stay strong brother!