I've been "alone" all day
in [Loneliness]
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From: Sklenge on 25 Oct 2005 13:09 So far. Although I have to admit I did go out food shopping earlier. And had a nice conversation at the checkout... She asked me if I'd like help packing [no], or if I'd like a bottle carrier for the bottles. [no] She asked me if I had a club card. [no], So, would I like one? [no] Then she wanted to know whether I was collecting Vouchers for Schools. [no], so she asked, would you mind if we passed yours on to our local school? [no] And followed this up with "Would you like Cachebach?" I think I said no to this woman about 6 or so times. The only thing I said yes to was the pin number thing [typical]. She then told me I qualified for money off vouchers for petrol. [but I have to use them by the end of the week - that's not very likely]. There's so much to this modern living thing that I'm entitled to but don't want any part of. I must be missing out. I don't want 2 for 1, it only means I have to store something until it rots. I'm amazed at how much dull interaction you need to go through in order to buy a small trolley half-filled with cat food and crisps. Apart from that, I've been alone. I know that's not really technically /alone/ is it? How was your day, how alone have you been?
From: Ollie Sandcastle on 25 Oct 2005 16:32 Each time they ask me if I want vouchers for schools, I have to resist the urge to explain to them, violently, that if the local education authority is incapable of dispensing adequate funds for the schools, then we might as well shut down the schools themselves rather than have these profit-hungry corporate bastards subsidising the poor little mites. Then I come to reality and realise I am not Michael Moore. OTS "Sklenge" <sklenge(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:BF842581.BD92%sklenge(a)yahoo.co.uk... > So far. > > Although I have to admit I did go out food shopping earlier. And had a nice > conversation at the checkout... She asked me if I'd like help packing [no], > or if I'd like a bottle carrier for the bottles. [no] She asked me if I had > a club card. [no], So, would I like one? [no] Then she wanted to know > whether I was collecting Vouchers for Schools. [no], so she asked, would you > mind if we passed yours on to our local school? [no] And followed this up > with "Would you like Cachebach?" I think I said no to this woman about 6 or > so times. The only thing I said yes to was the pin number thing [typical]. > > She then told me I qualified for money off vouchers for petrol. [but I have > to use them by the end of the week - that's not very likely]. There's so > much to this modern living thing that I'm entitled to but don't want any > part of. I must be missing out. I don't want 2 for 1, it only means I have > to store something until it rots. > > I'm amazed at how much dull interaction you need to go through in order to > buy a small trolley half-filled with cat food and crisps. > > Apart from that, I've been alone. I know that's not really technically > /alone/ is it? > > How was your day, how alone have you been? >
From: Sklenge on 25 Oct 2005 17:18 Ollie Sandcastle on 25/10/2005 8:32 pm wrote: > Each time they ask me if I want vouchers for schools, I have to resist the > urge to explain to them, violently, that if the local education authority is > incapable of dispensing adequate funds for the schools, then we might as > well shut down the schools themselves rather than have these profit-hungry > corporate bastards subsidising the poor little mites. Then I come to reality > and realise I am not Michael Moore. > > OTS Yes. I'm even more not Michael Moore than you. Could you pass for Mark Thomas? By the way. What is a rotrasper? [sp?] And... don't tell me to Google for it or I'll bite your ankles when I meet you at the ASL Christmas Dinner Dance. > > "Sklenge" wrote in message >> So far. >> >> Although I have to admit I did go out food shopping earlier. And had a nice >> conversation at the checkout... She asked me if I'd like help packing [no], >> or if I'd like a bottle carrier for the bottles. [no] She asked me if I had a >> club card. [no], So, would I like one? [no] Then she wanted to know whether I >> was collecting Vouchers for Schools. [no], so she asked, would you mind if we >> passed yours on to our local school? [no] And followed this up with "Would >> you like Cachebach?" I think I said no to this woman about 6 or so times. The >> only thing I said yes to was the pin number thing [typical]. >> >> She then told me I qualified for money off vouchers for petrol. [but I have >> to use them by the end of the week - that's not very likely]. There's so much >> to this modern living thing that I'm entitled to but don't want any part of. >> I must be missing out. I don't want 2 for 1, it only means I have to store >> something until it rots. >> >> I'm amazed at how much dull interaction you need to go through in order to >> buy a small trolley half-filled with cat food and crisps. >> >> Apart from that, I've been alone. I know that's not really technically >> /alone/ is it? >> >> How was your day, how alone have you been? >> > >
From: Charm on 25 Oct 2005 17:39 I am also alone. Lots of people around that you have to interact with, but do so automatically. We have become like machines, automatically doing the things we 'have' to do, just to survive. I also hate the dull meaningless remarks from checkout people. "how was your day?" I sooooooooo feel like saying "well pretty fucked now that you asked" I don't want to strike up a meaningless conversation with phoney fake people. -- Charm "Sklenge" <sklenge(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:BF842581.BD92%sklenge(a)yahoo.co.uk... > So far. > > Although I have to admit I did go out food shopping earlier. And had a > nice > conversation at the checkout... She asked me if I'd like help packing > [no], > or if I'd like a bottle carrier for the bottles. [no] She asked me if I > had > a club card. [no], So, would I like one? [no] Then she wanted to know > whether I was collecting Vouchers for Schools. [no], so she asked, would > you > mind if we passed yours on to our local school? [no] And followed this up > with "Would you like Cachebach?" I think I said no to this woman about 6 > or > so times. The only thing I said yes to was the pin number thing [typical]. > > She then told me I qualified for money off vouchers for petrol. [but I > have > to use them by the end of the week - that's not very likely]. There's so > much to this modern living thing that I'm entitled to but don't want any > part of. I must be missing out. I don't want 2 for 1, it only means I have > to store something until it rots. > > I'm amazed at how much dull interaction you need to go through in order to > buy a small trolley half-filled with cat food and crisps. > > Apart from that, I've been alone. I know that's not really technically > /alone/ is it? > > How was your day, how alone have you been? >
From: Eleonore Beaudoin on 25 Oct 2005 18:05
"Charm" (charm(a)cyberone.com.au) writes: > I am also alone. > > Lots of people around that you have to interact with, but do so > automatically. > > We have become like machines, automatically doing the things we 'have' to > do, just to survive. > > I also hate the dull meaningless remarks from checkout people. "how was your > day?" I sooooooooo feel like saying "well pretty fucked now that you asked" > > I don't want to strike up a meaningless conversation with phoney fake > people. Save for the ones that are psychopaths and really insist on repeatedly acting so, not getting that we got they were psychopaths the forst time around;-), I usually have fun with the 'tupid questions check out poeple ask. -How are you? -Not bad, how are your parents? -Huh???? You know my parents???? -No, but you dunno me and it did not stop you from asking how I was doing, therefore I figured might as well enquire about your parents while I;m at it. So...Is your uncle still alive? -Oh yeah....You...You donlt know him, huh? -I don't think so...Why, do yu know *my* uncle? -N...no..... -BTW, your bother said to tell you that everyhng is half price for me. -Oh, he did, huh? Wish yo had tod me sooner....So then you know my brother? -How is HE doing?;-) -Nuh, you donlt knw him!! -Maybe I do...What's his name? -Mark. Btw, he's married... -Oh, goodie: how is his wife doing then? -LOL:) -Heheheheeh:) Will that be paper or plastic? Etc, etc. Can't stand manipulation, and to me, this big fat manipulation that commerces try, thinking we will buy ore if they act like they werelong time friends.... The next time they see me, they tend to go :Hey! How are you!!:)" amd mean it more this time. Or else they are asked how their dog is doing, how their neighbor is doing, until they remember better:) You should try it one day. We then get to see the face we have when they ask us "How are you?":) :) > -- > Charm > > > "Sklenge" <sklenge(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:BF842581.BD92%sklenge(a)yahoo.co.uk... >> So far. >> >> Although I have to admit I did go out food shopping earlier. And had a >> nice >> conversation at the checkout... She asked me if I'd like help packing >> [no], >> or if I'd like a bottle carrier for the bottles. [no] She asked me if I >> had >> a club card. [no], So, would I like one? [no] Then she wanted to know >> whether I was collecting Vouchers for Schools. [no], so she asked, would >> you >> mind if we passed yours on to our local school? [no] And followed this up >> with "Would you like Cachebach?" I think I said no to this woman about 6 >> or >> so times. The only thing I said yes to was the pin number thing [typical]. >> >> She then told me I qualified for money off vouchers for petrol. [but I >> have >> to use them by the end of the week - that's not very likely]. There's so >> much to this modern living thing that I'm entitled to but don't want any >> part of. I must be missing out. I don't want 2 for 1, it only means I have >> to store something until it rots. >> >> I'm amazed at how much dull interaction you need to go through in order to >> buy a small trolley half-filled with cat food and crisps. >> >> Apart from that, I've been alone. I know that's not really technically >> /alone/ is it? >> >> How was your day, how alone have you been? >> > > -- |