Whatever makes you sad..

[Bunny]

Deeply saddened by the volcanic eruption here in New Zealand. Just visited White Island not long ago. Two of my friends work as guides on the island. One of them is now in an induced coma in critical condition but at least she's alive. Hoping that she pulls through.

Well that certainly puts a human element to what we see on the news. I hope so too.

[Johnz]

Deeply saddened by the volcanic eruption here in New Zealand. Just visited White Island not long ago. Two of my friends work as guides on the island. One of them is now in an induced coma in critical condition but at least she's alive. Hoping that she pulls through.

Well that certainly puts a human element to what we see on the news. I hope so too.

Thank you! Yes, it's very real for many of us down here. My friend has received full-thickness burns to 45% of her body. Just horrible. A fundraiser has been set-up for her.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/please-help-with-support-for-kelseys-recovery?fbclid=IwAR3Q6ZAgAiJTFX-ZW1znyF1ChBx7vWJ1bYXcCQKbCMtSUcaWnOJXg51uUEE

[8]

"“I took my kids to Ground Zero in July.  I hadn’t gone before.  We just walked out onto that public-viewing platform.  What’s very moving down there are the photographs and memorials.  All the smiling faces.  Pictures of people with their families on a sunny afternoon in the yard.  People in their uniforms.  They’re a reminder of the life that’s gone.  I found that sight to be deeply, deeply moving.  Just the sense of sacrifice,”

“I think one of the things that shocked people was the size of the sacrifice made on that day.  There’s nothing that I think could prepare people — I mean, whatever they’re paying you to be a fireman or a policeman, they’re not paying you that.  And that goes to some central point about how people experience their duty, their place in the world, their connection to the people alongside themselves and to complete strangers.  If you look at the past twenty years, people might say, ‘Oh, that’s disappeared from America.’  But if you look closely, it’s there every day.”"

--- Bruce  Springsteen ---
(9/11 memorial performance)

[Ghosttrain]

Coming on here everyday seeing this once vibrant place seeming in terminal decline.........i find it very sad , read some great posts on here over the years.... ....

[jc]

I am guilty of reading more than writing

Cheers

jc

[Karsten]

What does make me sad?

Yesterday I had to cancel a short trip (starting tomorrow) with my best friends because of suffering Covid... Been waiting for that tour for over three years now...
So worst time for being positive for me - two and a half years having contact with hundreds of patients without getting infected...but why now??? 

Well, I feel fine, so there is much more getting sad about in the world right now and it´s just a little thing in comparison with many of your contribution, but that just hit me yesterday...

So thanks for listening 
K.

At least the Berlin shows are now safe I think...

[Stephanie]

What does make me sad?

Yesterday I had to cancel a short trip (starting tomorrow) with my best friends because of suffering Covid... Been waiting for that tour for over three years now...
So worst time for being positive for me - two and a half years having contact with hundreds of patients without getting infected...but why now??? 

Oh nooo! That sucks big time.

Sure, there are worse things - but I totally get you: you make it through the 2 years and more and are fine...and then... 

Glad to hear you are feeling fine at least. 

[Tarsier]

Coming on here everyday seeing this once vibrant place seeming in terminal decline.........i find it very sad , read some great posts on here over the years.... ....

Makes me sad also, and that I've been one of those disappearing. Not just in this forum, but overall in life I'm good at disappearing. Which oddly doesn't mean I'm forgetting or not thinking about people and places I'm disappearing from... I just find myself unable to communicate with outside world. But hey, still existing...

[Winterwulf]

Today's council election results, Reform have got control of my local council and I fully expect them to completely **** things up with it. The only consolation is that it might open more people's eyes to their total unsuitability to be given power before the next general election.

[Bever]

Today's council election results, Reform have got control of my local council and I fully expect them to completely **** things up with it. The only consolation is that it might open more people's eyes to their total unsuitability to be given power before the next general election.

It's everywhere. Not only the complete **** show in the US, but in every country the extremes are winning. Dark times ahead which is very saddening.

[Stephanie]

Today's council election results, Reform have got control of my local council and I fully expect them to completely **** things up with it. The only consolation is that it might open more people's eyes to their total unsuitability to be given power before the next general election.

It's everywhere. Not only the complete **** show in the US, but in every country the extremes are winning. Dark times ahead which is very saddening.

Yes, it's really sad and scary - not quite sure where this is all going.
Here in Germany, the AfD, our very own right-wing extremist party, has been officially classed to be just that. Before, only parts of it, in Eastern Germany, were officially considered to be right-wing extremist.
Now, while this is all good and well, it doesn't change the fact that they have gained so much power over the years. There are now more calls for the party to be banned - but that would obviously not solve the underlying problems.
How these problems and be solved now - I don't know. :-(