Puts it all into perspective

[wobbegong]

You are Reginald Perrin and I claim my 5 Sunshine Desserts.

I didn't get where I am today by running in to the sea at West Bay, naked.

[TheFaQQer]

Nothing focuses the mind and clears the crap away like someone you know, and/or love, dying

WHS.

When I had my ill period, I came back with a completely different attitude to life. It focussed my mind on what was important and what wasn't any more.

Of course, that might have been the bugger it pills I was on which made me more laid back.

[Support Monkey]

Nothing focuses the mind and clears the crap away like someone you know, and/or love, dying.

Occasionally, when life seems to be piling on the agony, I like to go and sit by the sea. The relentless inevitabliity of the waves washes away the worry, after all, in a hundred years time who's going to care about anything I've ever done, but those waves will still be rolling in.

what a great thing to do we should all take more time to just stand and stare

[PAH]

what a great thing to do we should all take more time to just stand and stare

I thought we already were. Staring at all the sockpuppets crashing on CUK's shores.

In 100 years all that will be left will be AtW still waiting for his new sofa, having been dumped by all his sockies.

[EternalOptimist]

Occasionally, when life seems to be piling on the agony, I like to go and sit by the sea. The relentless inevitabliity of the waves washes away the worry, after all, in a hundred years time who's going to care about anything I've ever done, but those waves will still be rolling in.

NSFW -Loud

ol man ribber

[nomadd]

Working from home and writing up my work progress report, wading through office politics and dodgy (non-existant) project plans and milestones.

10 minutes ago got a knock on the door from a neighbour, the neighbour on the other side of us just dropped dead last night, his missus is devastated.

I'm not going to worry about things quite so much as I did an hour ago.

I've worked on two sites as a contractor where I've witnessed permie's have massive heart attacks from very stressful jobs. In both cases, they required quadruple-bypass surgery. One of those guys phoned me at work, in tears, the day before the operation; he and his wife had just signed the papers absolving the hospital of any responsibility should he die during the procedure. His kids had also been at his side (daughter was in tears.)

Never quite looked at work the same way since then... And that was 10 years ago.

Most of the permies at my current site - an IB - think I'm mad when I tell them they are muppets for working 60-80 hours a week for bugger-all bonus or overtime pay.

Ho-hum.

[PAH]

For some working is the highlight of their life. For others, there's CUK.

[Freamon]

NSFW -Loud

ol man ribber

"Them that plants em is soon forgotten" - indeed.

[RobertRice]

A few weeks ago the train into work was delayed by a suicide. Lots of tuts in the carriage from people been held up. Initially thought I'm going to be late for a meeting then reflected on the family and friends of the decessed. Put my petty worries about been late for a meeting into perspective.

[MarillionFan]

A few weeks ago the train into work was delayed by a suicide. Lots of tuts in the carriage from people been held up. Initially thought I'm going to be late for a meeting then reflected on the family and friends of the decessed. Put my petty worries about been late for a meeting into perspective.

WRRS.

I was on a picket line on Wednesday supporting some primary school teachers with their kids when all of a sudden a Maserati Granturismo MC Stradale came screeching up, pulled to a halt and two men with machine guns wearing Top Gear t-shirts jumped out and mowed down a dozen of them in cold blood. I then reflected on the family and friends of the deceased. Put my petty worries aside and wondered how much the car cost to insure.