What do you want to vent about today?
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
I'm trying to do the conversion....about 55F, yes??
That's cold for sure. Too damn cold.
That's cold for sure. Too damn cold.
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
D41 wrote:I'm trying to do the conversion....about 55F, yes??
That's cold for sure. Too damn cold.
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
kiwikrasher wrote:The weather![]()
Can you miserable feckers take winter back please?? This is my first full winter in 7 years due to not going out to my tropical metal island called work, and I’m not liking it one bit!
Forecast for snow down to 600m. I live at 550m
You guys are probably going to read this post and scoff similarly to how I do when you guys moan about 30+ deg days


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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
Why is it that as humans we can make so many choices about our lives but perhaps the most important, choosing when to die, is not a choice we are allowed to make?
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
duke63 wrote:Why is it that as humans we can make so many choices about our lives but perhaps the most important, choosing when to die, is not a choice we are allowed to make?

Hope that subject isn't damning your French break mate.
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
It depends upon the situation, the context. I don't feel choosing when to die is the most important decision we make, rather than how we choose to live.
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
Mil was taken back into hospital again last night. Her life now is little more than being filled with drugs and hospital visits/stays.StMarks wrote:duke63 wrote:Why is it that as humans we can make so many choices about our lives but perhaps the most important, choosing when to die, is not a choice we are allowed to make?
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Hope that subject isn't damning your French break mate.
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
That's not good, Duke
I'm sorry
The main thing is her comfort though so hopefully the drugs are keeping her comfortable

The main thing is her comfort though so hopefully the drugs are keeping her comfortable
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
No apologies needed, Cav.
I just wish our system was more attuned to making people’s last days more comfortable than prolonging them for the sake of it. We have it badly wrong. We only seem to be able to do this for the last few days if someone’s life.
I just wish our system was more attuned to making people’s last days more comfortable than prolonging them for the sake of it. We have it badly wrong. We only seem to be able to do this for the last few days if someone’s life.
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In fairness, this is something discussed at great length frequently and they are making progress towards the decision you and I both want - euthanasia.
The difficulty comes from them not wanting to just straight up adopt the system in (IIRC) the Netherlands, I believe. There's also huge legal and moral issues to talk about and discuss and this is something I actually feel they care about hence them taking their time.
I doubt we'll have it inside of 20 years
The difficulty comes from them not wanting to just straight up adopt the system in (IIRC) the Netherlands, I believe. There's also huge legal and moral issues to talk about and discuss and this is something I actually feel they care about hence them taking their time.
I doubt we'll have it inside of 20 years
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Moral? For the on looker or for the actual person who is in pain?Cav wrote:In fairness, this is something discussed at great length frequently and they are making progress towards the decision you and I both want - euthanasia.
The difficulty comes from them not wanting to just straight up adopt the system in (IIRC) the Netherlands, I believe. There's also huge legal and moral issues to talk about and discuss and this is something I actually feel they care about hence them taking their time.
I doubt we'll have it inside of 20 years
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Really sorry to hear this for you and your family duke.duke63 wrote:No apologies needed, Cav.
I just wish our system was more attuned to making people’s last days more comfortable than prolonging them for the sake of it. We have it badly wrong. We only seem to be able to do this for the last few days if someone’s life.
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For me there is no moral ambiguity, however, there is (and rightfully so in my view) a fear of people using EPAs to euphonise someone who never wanted that. EPAs are something I have a particular gripe with so calm yourself before you reply, Darren.Rossgo wrote:Moral? For the on looker or for the actual person who is in pain?Cav wrote:In fairness, this is something discussed at great length frequently and they are making progress towards the decision you and I both want - euthanasia.
The difficulty comes from them not wanting to just straight up adopt the system in (IIRC) the Netherlands, I believe. There's also huge legal and moral issues to talk about and discuss and this is something I actually feel they care about hence them taking their time.
I doubt we'll have it inside of 20 years
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
Ebay cu*ts who buy something and change their mind within an hour of the auction ending.
Had lots of bids on an item. The horrible sod who won it won't buy it, as he thought it was free postage. I clearly listed posted at £11.85 Royal Mail 1st class, which was the actual cost to me.
Even if he thought it was free the item was won with a bid of £180 so with postage £191.85 hardly a massive uplift.
Hate these time wasters. Got to relist for another 7 days only to be potentially fooked about again
Had lots of bids on an item. The horrible sod who won it won't buy it, as he thought it was free postage. I clearly listed posted at £11.85 Royal Mail 1st class, which was the actual cost to me.
Even if he thought it was free the item was won with a bid of £180 so with postage £191.85 hardly a massive uplift.
Hate these time wasters. Got to relist for another 7 days only to be potentially fooked about again

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I'm calm. Thanks for askingCav wrote:Rossgo wrote:Cav wrote: For me there is no moral ambiguity, however, there is (and rightfully so in my view) a fear of people using EPAs to euphonise someone who never wanted that. EPAs are something I have a particular gripe with so calm yourself before you reply, Darren.
Actually I was wondering what an EPA is??
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There should be an option to offer it to the second highest bidderBlade wrote:Ebay cu*ts who buy something and change their mind within an hour of the auction ending.
Had lots of bids on an item. The horrible sod who won it won't buy it, as he thought it was free postage. I clearly listed posted at £11.85 Royal Mail 1st class, which was the actual cost to me.
Even if he thought it was free the item was won with a bid of £180 so with postage £191.85 hardly a massive uplift.
Hate these time wasters. Got to relist for another 7 days only to be potentially fooked about again
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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
Monty wrote:......There should be an option to offer it to the second highest bidder

I'm sure someone on here can help you out by being worthy.

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Re: What do you want to vent about today?
Enduring Power of Attorney - you control over someone's estate when they are no longer capable. There's no black and white, it's all grey - unless a solicitor is acting EPA then it's all fecking white.D41 wrote: I'm calm. Thanks for asking
Actually I was wondering what an EPA is??