And just why am I mad all the time? I'll fill you in:

[yy4me]

At my age, I should be retired if I choose. Tried it, couldn't afford to live on SS alone. Back to work. Health Insurance took up more than my SS check./ Had to dip into savings and that was depleting too fast as it was. (and is)

Had to buy another car just to get to work. Someone in the parking lot slammed into my 1989 Golf, pushed the engine back and out of alignment, grille and light hanging. Not worth the cost to repair. Of course, no note. When I came out of work, there was oil and anti-freeze all over the ground. I had to buy someone else's old jalopy, hope it lasts, I cannot afford a new car.

My government is intent on bankrupting all of us with its spending.
My children and grandchildren will have a heck of a time paying for the mess we are in.

We are in a war that should never have been. Young people who deserve a long and happy life are dying because big business and this revolting administration seem to think that it is OK to lie our way into these conflicts in the name of money. (for them)

The new CEO of Ford will get 18.5 million to take over the helm of the company and get 2 million a year to continue. I have to go put my own air filter in the car and change my own oil.

New Orleans is still a mess and so is my cellar. I lost my furnace in the spring rains and a new one with the required excavating will be $6800.00. Had to borrow for that one.

Sounds like I have a chip on my shoulder but I really don't. We, like most everyone else, have worked all our lives and looked forward to a reasonable retirement. Its not going to happen. That is why I am mad.

Actually, I think a better question would be, "Why am I so tired all the time"?

The list is endless. I'm too tired to continue.

DU is my refuge, is anyone else just as tired?

[undergroundpanther]

1. Yeah.

I'm sick of it all. When/where is the nearest revolution? I hope I can walk there.. I ain't got no car.And I am too damn tired to start one myself all alone. People just don't get it do they? How bad does things have to get? Are we going to let ourselves become desperate and ripped off enough by the so called wealthy "elites" and thier economic scams badly enough ..Until we find the words of a fascist promising economic relief inspiring us to make that our 'great'leader?.. It has happened before..when people let the powerful exploiting them economically go too far.

Personality and power, although powerful tools, were not the only reasons the Germanic people followed Hitler. The German people were desperate for relief of the Depression, and Hitler provided the answer that spelled ‘relief’-- economic relief. The German people, bitter over the WWI reparations and responsibility of the ‘guilt clause’ (Chambers 896) were economically empowered by Hitler’s claim that Germany was no longer bound by the Versailles Treaty. Unemployment, which had risen to nearly 6 million people (The History Place:The Rise of Hitler) was effectively resolved by the institution of Hitler’s Public Works program. Millions of Germans found employment in constructing highway systems (the Autobahnen), government offices and public housing, as well as in the rearmament factories and military service (Chambers 940).
http://ol.scc.spokane.edu/jstrever/models/essays/persuasive/fishbaugher.htm

[Vinca]

2. Wow - we're on the same wave length today.

On Saturdays I go out early in the morning to search yard sales for antiques and collectibles to sell. I drive all over hell and back and it gives me time to think. Today I got home, walked in the door, and said to my husband, "I'm so tired of being pissed off all the time." And it's true. I'm continually cranked up over something I have little control over. Sometimes I wish I was a really dumb person who minded their own business and didn't know the members of the Supreme Court. We're near retirement age, too, but it's not going to happen. No car problems at the moment, but we can't afford health insurance. I keep hoping I'll make a great find at a sale so we can buy some, but the premium for people our age is about equal to an original Picasso. All you can to is put one foot ahead of the other, breathe in and out and if you happen to wake up the next morning, do it all over again.

[sandnsea]

3. hehe, yeah

And I'm only 48. Don't get me started. The plan for when the last kid left home got turned on its head with gas prices. Add medical bills. Rising energy and food prices. I tried to get health insurance last year and was turned down because of my husband's pre-existing, and that was before his heart attack and stents. I don't know what the solution is. Maybe the whole family should just move into one of those mcmansions (suggested by my s-i-l, jokingly, I think).

[angstlessk]

4. I suggest you DO move in together..cheaper by far..and as long as

ya'll have privacy of two rooms each...sleeping and living quarters I think you should talk seriously about it. Extended families in the third world countries will split apart while ours begin to come together...think about that for a moment!

[sandnsea]

5. We live just a block away now

It's been really wonderful being right up the street to help with the first grandchild. My oldest had to move back home last year when he was injured, and it really doesn't matter to either of us whether he stays or not. It helps us both with money. The youngest is going to school and doing his own thing. SIL was talking about this huge 3 story house with an apartment over the garage, cripes there would be room for everybody. But I kind of don't think it would be allowed, what with covenants and all. I don't know. I've never figured out how people get by in places like San Francisco, etc. Times are strange for sure.