tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post5198658137817290264..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Tuesday Morning.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32422323270406329112022-03-09T04:10:43.724+00:002022-03-09T04:10:43.724+00:00Some people are permanently antagonistic; regardle...Some people are permanently antagonistic; regardless of subject. Luckily they are very rare.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53110666028767853722022-03-09T04:09:19.703+00:002022-03-09T04:09:19.703+00:00A very good friend has an apartment in Slovakia wh...A very good friend has an apartment in Slovakia which is now filled with refugees. It's difficult to know what one can do, other than send donations.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35871991923487295292022-03-08T18:05:09.649+00:002022-03-08T18:05:09.649+00:00When people express empathy/sympathy I think it is...When people express empathy/sympathy I think it is disgusting that others feel the need to pick and fault find and judge that. The hallmark of an unsympathetic soul.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64194785775359550912022-03-08T17:59:42.578+00:002022-03-08T17:59:42.578+00:00I read The Times, I watch one news bulletin a day,...I read The Times, I watch one news bulletin a day, then I try to think of how lucky I am and how beautiful Spring is. I can do no more other than send a donation to help. Sadly life never was fair.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51085090053682756162022-03-08T17:04:32.668+00:002022-03-08T17:04:32.668+00:00We moan about silly things, whilst those poor Ukra...We moan about silly things, whilst those poor Ukrainians only think of saving lives. It makes us realise how fortunate we are.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28514999540422811072022-03-08T17:01:14.939+00:002022-03-08T17:01:14.939+00:00He needs to be. There must be someone around who&#...He needs to be. There must be someone around who'll do the job.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24314934194484269042022-03-08T16:26:54.052+00:002022-03-08T16:26:54.052+00:00Putin is mad. I wish someone had/can stop him.
Tho...Putin is mad. I wish someone had/can stop him.<br />Those people lived peacefully like us. They are teachers and lawyers and car mechanics, shop owners, with small very bewildered children who want to go back to their familiar home, watch their favourite TV shows, play with friends. It's all being blown away. For what? Why?<br />Every morning I wake up hoping for a retreat, an end to it all . Fat hope.<br />Whatever hardships we may get have they are nothing in comparison to the Ukranians<br /><br /><br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7704204500904097712022-03-08T16:25:30.369+00:002022-03-08T16:25:30.369+00:00I am hoping he will be taken down sooner rather th...I am hoping he will be taken down sooner rather than later, much, much sooner. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84702643848380610542022-03-08T15:03:17.137+00:002022-03-08T15:03:17.137+00:00Hear hear!Hear hear!Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741069217480207333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48466944706127486132022-03-08T14:52:25.975+00:002022-03-08T14:52:25.975+00:00Dreadful situation. I just hope someone will find ...Dreadful situation. I just hope someone will find a solution that doesn't cost too many lives.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90863759740494174462022-03-08T14:51:17.372+00:002022-03-08T14:51:17.372+00:00Everyone in the UK has access to benefits, housing...Everyone in the UK has access to benefits, housing, and medical care. Some chose to ignore that, and make a living from begging on the streets. I don't put them in the same category as those escaping possible death from a lunatic like Putin. Full stop!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65185023798989410032022-03-08T13:56:07.595+00:002022-03-08T13:56:07.595+00:00"Disgrace"? I hope not. Neither do I &qu..."Disgrace"? I hope not. Neither do I "ignore" anyone's plight. All I was hinting at that, in addition to "feeling" for those several geo miles removed and where we can do precisely zilch to help them, we may start at looking what's at our own door step. And HELP where we actually can make a difference instead of wringing our hands in our cosy homes' armchairs "ain't it awful".<br /><br />U<br /><br />Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83586314951183852372022-03-08T13:49:32.164+00:002022-03-08T13:49:32.164+00:00One man dictating war is horrific on all levels. M...One man dictating war is horrific on all levels. My heart is with the people of Ukraine. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24562514852284167132022-03-08T13:40:58.709+00:002022-03-08T13:40:58.709+00:00I know exactly what you were getting at, and, fran...I know exactly what you were getting at, and, frankly, trying to ignore the plight of genuinely desperate people, and focusing on people who have access to money, housing, and health care, is a disgrace.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41668198858572595302022-03-08T11:59:53.226+00:002022-03-08T11:59:53.226+00:00Let's leave aside that you didn't get the ...Let's leave aside that you didn't get the meaning of what I was trying to convey. Out of curiosity: Home where?<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78195173742740576572022-03-08T11:36:32.577+00:002022-03-08T11:36:32.577+00:00Most of them have gone home for the winter.Most of them have gone home for the winter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35301899364312033732022-03-08T11:35:41.175+00:002022-03-08T11:35:41.175+00:00Strangely, the UK actually exports natural gas, an...Strangely, the UK actually exports natural gas, and if they started 'fracking' again, we could be self sufficient in no time.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80877217127524110972022-03-08T11:33:58.301+00:002022-03-08T11:33:58.301+00:00Dreadful.Dreadful.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31089725551743343572022-03-08T11:30:37.243+00:002022-03-08T11:30:37.243+00:00In the meantime you may like to go out and slip a ...In the meantime you may like to go out and slip a fiver to one or two of the homeless on the streets of Brighton.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9796832229973408302022-03-08T10:16:44.602+00:002022-03-08T10:16:44.602+00:00But if anyone stands against him he'll cut off...But if anyone stands against him he'll cut off the gas supply.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15292141580385314192022-03-08T09:34:56.865+00:002022-03-08T09:34:56.865+00:00What is happening is indeed heartbreaking.What is happening is indeed heartbreaking.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10163670573886534502022-03-08T09:30:38.103+00:002022-03-08T09:30:38.103+00:00I felt that so strongly this morning. I felt so fr...I felt that so strongly this morning. I felt so frustrated. One man's crazy plan is ruining the lives of MILLIONS.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58479939874750098012022-03-08T09:13:07.701+00:002022-03-08T09:13:07.701+00:00I've cried for those poor people having to fle...I've cried for those poor people having to flee their homes. We can count our blessings for what we have. Eileen Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755260410513572943noreply@blogger.com