Modern Life Is Rubbish

[cgksheff]

On 08/07/2022 at 20:54, RJRB said:

As I said before all the schools in my district most of which are pre war have surrounding walls and /or fencing.

When these were built I am sure that it was more to keep the kids in a defined area rather than to keep intruders out.

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All the schools that I attended had walls and iron fencing (with the lovely pointy spears).

Schools seemed to have escaped the wartime removal of many such fences.

[MJ01]

48 minutes ago, RJRB said:

Think that was rough.

Try the dark ages!

Dark Ages - luxury
When I was a lad in the paleolithic age, we had it tough

[carosio]

2 hours ago, cgksheff said:

All the schools that I attended had walls and iron fencing (with the lovely pointy spears).

Schools seemed to have escaped the wartime removal of many such fences.

To contain the little varmints from escaping!

[Chekhov]

Very apologetically our postman (we pay for a daily collection) has just turned up to collect our parcels, the ones they did not call for yesterday, and (even more apologetically) revealed he wouldn't be coming back this afternoon (for today's collection)

 

Why would out postman be "very apologetic"  ? And why did he not come round yesterday and won't be coming back this aft

And what could this have to do with Modern Life Is Rubbish (because of more and more stringent restrictions on our lives to "keep us safe") ?

 

Well we are, apparently, in the midst of a "National Emergency" due to the hot weather so all postmen had the keys taken off them yesterday afternoon and have been told they won't be going anywhere this aft. Even our Postie admitted it was ridiculous.

 

I did not think it was anywhere near too hot to work yesterday, and certainly not as a van driving postman.

 

It's the biggest over reaction ever, oh no, that was Covid, though that was only two years ago I suppose. Another life these days.

Who can possibly disagree that the world is going absolutely bonkers...... Where will it all end ?

 

Edited July 19, 2022 by Chekhov

[harvey19]

I remember when post was delivered before people left for work and also there was a later delivery.

[trastrick]

Just now, Chekhov said:

Very apologetically our postman (we pay for a daily collection) has just turned up to collect our parcels, the ones they did not call for yesterday, and (even more apologetically) revealed he wouldn't be coming back this afternoon (for today's collection)

 

Why would out postman be "very apologetic"  ? And why did he not come round yesterday and won't be coming back this aft

And what could this have to do with Modern Life Is Rubbish (because of more and more stringent restrictions on our lives to "keep us safe") ?

 

Well we are, apparently, in the midst of a "National Emergency" due to the hot weather so all postmen had the keys taken off them yesterday afternoon and have been told they won't be going anywhere this aft. Even our Postie admitted it was ridiculous.

 

I did not think it was anywhere near too hot to work yesterday, and certainly not as a van driving postman.

 

It's the biggest over reaction ever, oh no, that was Covid, though that was only two years ago I suppose. Another life these days.

Who can possibly disagree that the world is going absolutely bonkers...... Where will it all end ?

 

1984

 

A robotic zombie population, that looks to government for all it's daily needs, and even its "truth".

 

Controlled and educated by this same government bureacracy, and their elite authoritarian fellow travelers who have signed on.

 

There's a few examples out their already!

[Anna B]

14 minutes ago, Chekhov said:

Very apologetically our postman (we pay for a daily collection) has just turned up to collect our parcels, the ones they did not call for yesterday, and (even more apologetically) revealed he wouldn't be coming back this afternoon (for today's collection)

 

Why would out postman be "very apologetic"  ? And why did he not come round yesterday and won't be coming back this aft

And what could this have to do with Modern Life Is Rubbish (because of more and more stringent restrictions on our lives to "keep us safe") ?

 

Well we are, apparently, in the midst of a "National Emergency" due to the hot weather so all postmen had the keys taken off them yesterday afternoon and have been told they won't be going anywhere this aft. Even our Postie admitted it was ridiculous.

 

I did not think it was anywhere near too hot to work yesterday, and certainly not as a van driving postman.

 

It's the biggest over reaction ever, oh no, that was Covid, though that was only two years ago I suppose. Another life these days.

Who can possibly disagree that the world is going absolutely bonkers...... Where will it all end ?

 

We should be living through one of the best periods in history, but there is a lot of neurosis around, a lot of it stirred up by the government and the media. Mental health has dropped through the floor. 

 

Our strength used to come from each other: from family, friends, aquaintances, work colleagues, community, helping each other get by, and caring. But IMO a lot of that seems to have gone now and we are far more insular and more selfish.

 

In fact we are much more divided now than we've ever been, in both attitudes and wealth, one faction pitted against another, and everyone desperately insecure. 

 

[trastrick]

Just now, Anna B said:

We should be living through one of the best periods in history, but there is a lot of neurosis around, a lot of it stirred up by the government and the media. Mental health has dropped through the floor. 

 

Our strength used to come from each other: from family, friends, aquaintances, work colleagues, community, helping each other get by, and caring. But IMO a lot of that seems to have gone now and we are far more insular and more selfish.

 

In fact we are much more divided now than we've ever been, in both attitudes and wealth, one faction pitted against another, and everyone desperately insecure. 

 

What you are witnessing is a historic breakdown of Western Society, in a great political/societal/cultural divide.

 

Some believe that the traditional community and family values that have survived 12,000 years of civilization, are no longer valid, and are hell bent to change almost all aspects of life, and how we view each other, and talk to each other, and even what we celebrate.

 

If they succeed, you may have a egalitarian society in which we all contribute according to our abilities, and receive, according to our needs!

 

Presided over, of course, by a neccessary elite, those who unquestionably know what's best for everyone.

 

Right now, there is a battle for the hearts and minds of the World.

 

And it's a very messy business at the moment!

 

Even here, on SF. 

 

For context, and an inkling of the future, we have only history as our guide.

 

(Discalimer: I post from a third world country where traditional values are the glue that holds communities together, not separates them.)

 

Edited July 19, 2022 by trastrick

[Fiat500]

1 hour ago, trastrick said:

What you are witnessing is a historic breakdown of Western Society,...................

 

For context, and an inkling of the future, we have only history as our guide.

 

 

Even parts of our history is being removed or changed!

[trastrick]

Just now, Fiat500 said:

Even parts of our history is being removed or changed!

History is a warning.

 

Eradicate, eviscerate, and revise it, topple statues, and the next generation will never know how we really got from there to here!