Why are you unhappy today?

Was told last night by an ex gf that a very good friend of hers and mine died of cancer on sunday after only being diagnosed with it 4 weeks ago.

While it doesn't compare to Bluedave... because my wife's new bike was stolen as were two of the neighbors bikes. For some odd reason, they didn't take mine.

Thats shit LR, really sorry pal. Puts my last post on here in perspective. Also sorry g24... the world seems a cruel place to me right now too. At least we have TT to help lift spirits.

Probably because they knew it was only Wunnspeed...

Thanks Flashmac. Tomorrow is going to be so difficult. I have to let the kids say goodbye to Granny and it will be for the last time... I cant even think about it now as it is so sad. My Aunt/godmother is also dying in a cancer unit and I also have to say goodbye to her. This is when living abroad gets difficult, I feel so useless, I should be doing more to support the family.

It makes you wonder what it is all about... and I was f*****g moaning about a sore hand last week.

@g24. Two things in life really matter. Laughter and Love. Today you'll be a great mother , great wife and a great friend bringing love and laughter into the lives of those who matter to you. You can support your family as well as anybody possibly can by giving them those two things.

Good Luck.

Our dear Granny Beaton died this morning.

Hopefully blessed relief for all.

Thanks Dave but this was a bit sudden. She was the mother of the Granny who is ill. So we were a bit unprepared for this one.

Sorry love, trying time for you all, i wish you peace.

How sad, g24. Does mil know or are you trying to spare her?

She knows, and it is breaking her heart that she herself is too ill to go to her mothers funeral. But mil was worried about how Granny B would cope losing a daughter, at least this has spared her that.

Big hugs to you and your family.

Just got my redundancy letter, its official. Redundancy package is pathetic too..
1 weeks pay for every year I've worked for them (so after 4 years.. 1 months pay and stuck in Germany jobless.. nice!!)
Grrr.

My boss just ruined half of the time that I could spent with my parents visiting Munich, and at the same time not being able to be with my girlfriend when she wakes up on her birthday! He is aware of this but doesn't seem to care...

Phone in sick...

Flashmac, that's a paltry sum indeed. Usually, the redundancy package is at least 50% of the brutto monthly pay. Could be worthwhile to consult a labour lawyer (ask if someone can recommend a Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht) to see if the notice is in accordance with the law. If there are doubts, you should consider a Kündigungsschutzklage which needs to be filed within 3 weeks (I suppose it's not a small enterprise where the employees don't have Kündigungsschutz). If you succeed, you'll get the job back, or the employer will offer a settlement with higher redundancy package in the meantime. However, there's also the risk of losing the action, which means no redundancy package at all plus paying the lawsuit costs. You'll have to pay your lawyer's fees in any case, so the risk is probably higher than the possible benefit.

Don't forget to report to the Arbeitsagentur now, otherwise the payment of Arbeitslosengeld will be reduced. Good luck with your job search!

Time to start that new CV my friend ...

Because a week into my push to get my draft of my MA thesis written, my RSI has shown up again. So limited typing until it's better, and no sewing and no knitting, which are my two main relaxations. grr.

Nothing to losing a family member, I know (I've lost an uncle, an aunt, and two great-aunts in the past year), but still not a happy day.

Cheers RD, some interesting stuff, although the company is going bust and so its 100% of the staff getting the boot.. not just me! Aint going to fight for more money but I did make a final request... I need a new mac as this one im typing perfectly with is broken!! Sssssh!

Because I am off to Houston for a week tomorrow.

You appear to be in two minds about this!

And you get today's prize as the Alles-Checker.

Someone seems to be mad at me and I have no idea why

Dito. But what the hell ...

feeling very down today... hate winter time... can't stand living with my ex boyfriend anymore but I cannot move... he s drinving me mad and putting me down even more!!! looking for a job when I still don't know where I really want to be and what I really want to to... I feel lost!!!

Hey Ailmess, if you've got some family, get in touch with them, visit them etc.. its amazing how much they can help!
Chin up, hard times are a test of strength... aint forever, just for now.

I have the worst fucking hangover in the history of hangovers. It is 10:48...go away!

Because now I have to think of some kind of 6 week illness which means I can't get on a plane: Split Enz tour NZ

I am unhappy because I went for a walk on the beach at Galveston, but that's not why I am unhappy. After the walk I didn't put my shoes back on, then I saw this really amusing sign that I had to snap. That's not why I am unhappy either. But - when I walked across the grass to take a picture of the sign I realized it was full of gorse pods, and that is why I am unhappy because my feet still hurt like hell.

I've had that too. Just ignore it, and you'll be fine. If they are not capable of letting you know WHY exactly they are mad at you, it cannot be a big deal, or anything important, can it? (Am I not being too pragmatic, now??? )

I didn't play the Colts Def and get those extra points.

not only did I leave Munich and feel like I left a part of me/happiness behind but the flight from MUC to Chicago I was next to an 85 yr old Russian lady who almost immediately had heart problems. Thankfully she should be okay. As the flight started and I'm trying to not randomly be an emotional wreck she starts to not be able to breathe. We almost landed in England to drop her off, but continued on. Once we hit the edge of Canada the doctor who was on board thought she might be having a minor heartattack.
I feel super selfish saying this, but what was already a long and unenjoyable flight turned worse by helping keep an eye on her.

Oh, and Lufthansa played the same movies that United showed on the way there.

Anyway, now that i feel horrible for complaining about an old lady's health I'll go sit in my sadness for waiting for yet another 4 months to pass...

haha thx. yeah I'm trying. I suspect its one of those inner conflict thingies that I'll possibly never be none the wiser about. Which is a pity cos I feel like the friendship is dying because of it. but c'est la vie!

cos i just tried to get something out the vending machine, but it didnt budge. despite charging my card. so stupidly i tried again thinking it was just stuck, and all it did was charge me again. grr...

I managed to lose or otherwise mislay my SD chip and could not take any more pictures of the breathtaking architecture in Houston. Maybe it is still on the IT guy's desk.

I've failed an online JAVASCRIPT test because I completed using firefox (on my mac) and the examiner used Windows IE and naturally some of the things looked different.. and so he failed me!! Although the results are fine on Firefox!

Fumming

Keydeck, you've put that picture in the wrong thread, this is the unhappy one!

It's 1 degree Celcius outside, yet there is a huge swarm of very healthy-looking mosquitos frollicking right outside the door, obscenely licking their probisci and ready to chase me as soon as I walk past.

I've just started packing boxes to leave Germany.. It's just hit me.. I'm absolutely gutted.

where theres a will theres a way mate. chin up. you dont know whats round the corner so just chill for a bit, then work out how to get back soon.

Cheers mate, you bet your life on it I'll be back.. if everyone on TT would donate a pound a week to that cause.. I'd be able to stay

Put the ads for the two rooms online that will be available at the end of the month and we had people come all day to see them. So exhausting and I had no time whatsoever to study and now my head hurts. The good thing is we may already have found someone for both of the rooms.

I woke up with a wicked headache today... not a good start to the week.

Not necessarily unhappy but confused: The ads on TV are in the correct language but the wrong currency.

Yes, I was about to start a "Why are you confused today?" thread, then said I cant start one in this part of the board.

But anyway... I am confused because someone in office spent ages hammering on a radiator trying to fix it, then he opened the window. wtf.

I am unhappy/furious/pissed off because I called the landlord for a possible new place that we saw on Saturday, this place was an absolute fabulous place! On Saturday he gave a "Selbstauskunft" und said to fill it out and fax it back on Monday. I called him today and he said somebody else took it on Saturday already That's so unfair!!

cos ive just been presented with phone bill for 35fuckingeuros for a 20mins call to my bank in the UK, that in the UK would be charged at local rate but for some reason has gone down as "ausland - premium". FFS. that on top of the 19GBP it now is to transfer money from my bank to a german one, the whole thing cost me near 50GBP. FFS (again)

My knees hurt.