I wonder if the rest of the EU will hold a referendum on keeping us if we vote to stay (which is looking increasingly depressingly unlikely)
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Somehow I suspect those wily English bastards would just dug a tunnel under it…
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Yikes. I hadn’t heard about this, and I live one block from one of the big public football viewing (“fan zone”) venues in France!
There was a big increase in the number of moderately noisy drunks last night when I took the dog out though…
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Oh no… sorry to hear.
August isn’t here just yet. How’s your network for friends/family in case your timeline gets screwy and you can’t get the results back from your reapplication?
@anon67050589 asks a good question. Are there any [government or state/county] protections in place for people who serious medical conditions?
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I am sorry to hear about this, all of this.
Your session with A Helping Professional seems fortuitous and (given the timing) extremely valuable. Thank goodness for that.
As I type this, I note your post is now 21 hours old. You are likely enroute already. I hope you are able to travel at your own pace, whatever pace that is, and that you can grieve at your own pace, whatever pace that is.
Be well.
Safe journey.
May your allies find you, and you them.
Keep breathing.
We’ll see you on the flipside.
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I’ve managed to sort out somewhere I could stay in the medium term, there were plans for me to move to a room in a friends house in a few years time when rent got too high for me to afford, I may have to do it now instead. I’m still looking for somewhere else to move because the room isn’t really ready yet but I will not be homeless, which was my big worry.
There isn’t really anything that can be done about benefits right now, other than wait and hope.
I’m not sure, I will be getting advice from various groups over the next couple of weeks. I’m also getting a FoI request into the letting agency, as my problems only started after the old letting agency was bought by another. Part of me was expecting to be kicked out, but I was told it was paranoia.
The biggest disappointment is that it looks likely I will miss EMF camp this year, after having bought tickets early.
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Looks really interesting and fun. I really hope you get to go, that you are able to carve a hole in your time obligations, and get some energy back, and just go, even if it’s a messy going and coming back. You sure sound like you could use a break.
a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts that’s lit up by night, and buzzing with activity during the day.
When I read through the site, I thought “wow, how come Austin doesn’t have anything even close?” We have a MakerFaire but it’s not a campout and offers a far narrower set of interesting skills/gigs/demonstrations.
Since the camp is sold out, I suppose worst case scenario is that you sell your tickets to someone who desperately wants to go…
ETA: typos… oy
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Do you ever think about how many resources are spent on things that would be completely unnecessary if people didn’t suck? Sickness, accidents etc. are going to happen anyway, but the vast majority of the expense for things like defence, police, criminal law and prisons and a significant amount for other emergency services etc. could be eliminated if we could be confident that people (individuals and larger groups) were motivated to treat each other well. Not to mention inefficiencies brought about because of injustice. We would collectively pay less for things like healthcare if we cared about everyone else. Even mental and physical health would improve significantly if there was more equality, and people like this shooter would have their basic needs cared for and would probably be a lot more resistant to extremist messages. All of the physical and mental damage from this wouldn’t have happened.
Maybe it says something about me that I often think about efficiency in these cases, but so much of life doesn’t even reach the level of a zero sum game. It’s just pointless tragedy for selfish and stupid reasons. Theoretically at least, we hardly even have to give anything up in order to have a better world.
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Ugh… that blows. I’m sorry to hear it.
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I’m so sorry the hear this.
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My step father is really sick, in the hospital getting tests as we speak.
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Godammit. Fingers crossed for as good test results as possible
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I’m so sorry to hear that.
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You know what? I’m getting sick as fuck about the humans that cheer on events like Orlando. I’m going to watch Bob Ross and eat a bag of chips.
Fuck today.
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I just flushed a (hard) contact lens down the sink - thought it was in my eye. Opened the drain, rinsed my hands, and realized I was seeing half fuzzy.
I haven’t had an eye exam in more than 2 years (2.5!) so will have to be rechecked before they run lenses. Also, my glasses are all bent out of shape thank to the 2 year old’s strong fascination with them.
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When my partner picked up my four-year-old from daycare yesterday, the little one was crying. She asked, “Is it true that nothing matters?”
I’m really feeling like I shouldn’t have passed my genes on.
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Sorry to hear that, dude. I have major respect for hard lens wearers since I’m a wussy soft lens wearer.
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