Larry,
Having been retired for the last sixteen years, and looking to stretch my
present resources so that my wife and I don't outlive them, you can be
assured that I don't find any amusement in the situations that prudent
people are now finding themselves in. While some can be blamed for falling
for easy credit schemes that have led to their downfall, many others have
suffered for no fault of their own.
Good luck in making the best of an unfortunate situation.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry" <halpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 6:19 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: How about those Red Wings an alternate discussion for
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>
> Moose wrote:
>> I find the fierce and unflagging negativism of his viewpoint
>> and his expressed experience of life quite enjoyable, bracing, even.
>>
>>
>> Moose
> I realize I'm on a list that finds they'll never have a problem for the
> rest of their lives surviving no matter how high costs rise. Most
> lifestyles here aren't affected in the slightest by gas/home heating oil
> costs, and might even only notice it because the media is making such an
> annoying stink about it. I mean "$1.50 a gallon, $5.50 a gallon - what's
> the big friggin' deal. Its hardly an increase, and my company pays my
> healthcare for the rest of my life!"-or some such thoughts.
>
> But finding it "enjoyable" that I've had to start selling off the few
> things I have in order to keep my home for maybe another year or so,
> sucks, and sounds like you're looking at success in life as if it is all
> about "hard work", and "choices we make" or "we make our own success or
> failure" types of ridiculous mantras. None of these are truisms, or
> hard & fast rules in any way. So, I'm happy that my difficulties that
> have magnified themselves over the last 7-8 years or so have been so
> exciting to you. Its great that my opinions formed from my experiences
> give you greater entertainment than people fervently fighting over a
> flat rubber thing being smacked around. Especially since so many
> millions are spent to hype people into thinking its actually engaging to
> stare at.
>
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