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[Mamatired]

Is anyone else having a difficult time watching the news during this time? I can’t tune into it or listen to talk radio anymore. It’s so negative, scary and always highlights accidents. I tried catching up by briefly reading online but that got overwhelming for me too. I feel like I’m not as up to date anymore with my coworkers but I like when they catch me up with what’s going on but it’s still so fear driven and I just want to tune out now. It’s all getting to be too much in conjunction with all other stressors. I don’t like the man home page on my work computer too because it has posts that always generate fear.

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I feel the same way in many cases, I start getting annoyed and I get really unpleasent sometimes, I am now just going onto You Tub and placing the news there and just read the bare bones of a story. Like today my Wife is waiting for her vaccine and at sixty four our Doctor has not called her yet, we are sixty miles to a centre and she has had her invitation for four weeks, the Doctor is doing all vaccines for the town and the Government comes on and explains the are asking the fifty year olds in for there jags, we a still waiting and the Surgery just sends a message do not call us we will call you when we want you inGovernment only want to deal with the big centres so all they say is how well they are doing, what a fib. The news is not the news any more it is all manufactured Positive for the chinless wonders.... I will burst a blood vessel

BOB

[Roxylox in reply to Hidden]

I find the way that you and your wife are being treated appalling. Hope things improve for you both in that department soon

[Vindicatrix in reply to Hidden]

Hi Bob, sorry to hear of your negative experiences. I don't know if the chinless wonders you talk about are from a particular Political Party. I don't thinks it's relevant in any event. So perhaps it's wise not to 'Generalise' regarding the Government's Vaccine Rollout. It seems to me, to be a regional and area thing. I am lucky in that our local GP has done both jabs for my wife and I, promptly and in a very welcoming and caring invironment. I do hope you get your vaccines ASAP. All the best. Ron

[Vindicatrix]

I suspect that you are not alone 'Mamatired', and I can certainly relate to what you say. We live in strange, uncertain, and unprecedented times. I think our society has seen more change, more quickly, in the last 60/70 years or so, than any other in history. It's especially difficult for those of us who have been in the cusp of that change. I, like you, limit my Media, and Newspaper time, as I find that there is very little unbiased reporting anymore, everyone seems to have an agenda, and good old fashioned debate is discouraged. I personally find that talking to one you can absolutely trust, helps enourmously. Having said all that, there is still a great deal of good things happening all around you, all the time. Find them, stay away from the 'Stirrers, and life will become bearable again. I do hope you find peace of mind 'Mamatired'. Regards Ron

[Hidden in reply to Vindicatrix]

Ron I have a very good idea, although iy is best to bite my lip and take the pain.I am getting older now and I have been here on and of for many years. My memory is rally bad and to be hones I find a need to just look at my picture books and say Nowt. So I will hope things will pull around soon and I can get back to my visiting of Historic sites and hopefully get up to St Kilda in the Outer Islands

[Vindicatrix in reply to Hidden]

It's good that you have some sort of a plan, Bob, and it sounds good to me. I can relate to it, too, as I spend most of my time down 'Memory Lane'. I find it a calm and peaceful place, full of like minds. I too am interested in anything 'Historical' and I also dream of the day I visit St Kilda. 'Keep on Keeping on' Bob, you are heading in the right direction. Regards Ron

[Hidden in reply to Vindicatrix]

Ron we visited St Kilda from Barra two years ago, we were booked this year, We were booked for all Calmac on the West Coast and boat trips to Mingulay etc and St Kilds, the latter is expensive at about £200 each and it can be upards of three or four hours to get there, depending on where you go from. The Holiday last year was all booked and we got hit by the First Lockdown. If you ever get the chance to go it is a wonderful place and the wildlife is wonderful The stacks also Boneray will never be forgotten, hence wanting to go back as a swan song visit.

You travel on a Power boat and helped onto a dingy to get ashore and back to the boat. The whole archapeligo was a Volcano in the past

BOB

[Vindicatrix in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Bob, it's on my 'To Do List'