tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post8099285789294144852..comments2023-06-20T10:07:00.387+01:00Comments on THERE ARE A MILLION STORIES IN THE NAKED CITY...CONTINUUM.: BRINGING HOME THE BACON!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-47397187413648110122007-05-17T22:01:00.000+01:002007-05-17T22:01:00.000+01:00I find it so strange that there are people in the ...I find it so strange that there are people in the world that take the time to write nastly comments on people's blogs. Are they trolling around looking for people to kick when they're down? I just can't understand it. However, I've recently learned one useful thing: they have no power - they can't hurt you if you choose not to be hurt by their words! The only person they are making unhappy is themselves! Hugs to you, Ruth!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482678629267009052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-70059276968606635542007-05-17T06:50:00.000+01:002007-05-17T06:50:00.000+01:00Hi Ruth...Just trying to get caught up with my pos...Hi Ruth...<BR/><BR/>Just trying to get caught up with my posting in the various blogs. It's been awhile as life has been so hectic for me in many ways...<BR/><BR/>My thoughts and prayers go out to you this evening. <BR/><BR/>And lots of {{{{{HUGS}}}}}<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://patzpics.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">My PAD</A> and <BR/><A HREF="http://guelphdailyphoto.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Guelph Daily Photo</A>Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037242205616251439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-6819394309061191352007-05-17T01:13:00.000+01:002007-05-17T01:13:00.000+01:00I am sending nice vibes through the ear junk and t...I am sending nice vibes through the ear junk and trying not to have a fit of rage over that email you got.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02289711208740908594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-9432016432686831482007-05-17T00:39:00.000+01:002007-05-17T00:39:00.000+01:00As far as the person who wrote"Nothing more than a...As far as the person who wrote<BR/>"Nothing more than an online begging letter"..what a waste of space they are..!It never entered my head for a second that you were doing anything but stating the facts, and if that person had been visiting here long enough they would know that.<BR/>I second Akelamalu's comment..!<BR/>Without trying to be funny, perhaps you should apply for a position with local government..you have had enough training, listening to them witter on..! <BR/>Oh, no sorry, you don't qualify...you have a heart..!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731396546695910306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-31480044724087229762007-05-16T23:26:00.000+01:002007-05-16T23:26:00.000+01:00Dear Ruth, I know you will find a way to get what ...Dear Ruth, I know you will find a way to get what you need to live on - and even go to the Bahamas (or Hawaii!) at some point! Along with everyone else, I am sending positive thoughts your way. If you do indeed have to do something to earn money I suggest you do something that is related to writing and/or gardening. Perhaps there is a way to make money with your many talents, and not at minimum wage, either! Is there a gardening publication you could work for? You must know a lot about all the plants you raise and how they should be coddled and cared for, and which ones do well where, etc. Perhaps the newspaper needs a gardening columnist, or the local garden store could use a very knowledgeable manager! Or perhaps there are ways to make money with your blogs. I have full faith that you can do something that you will enjoy and yet still bring you income, if it comes to needing that.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-10192652290658362092007-05-16T18:10:00.000+01:002007-05-16T18:10:00.000+01:00First of all I would like to say two words to the ...First of all I would like to say two words to the imbecile who said your post was a begging letter - the second word is OFF!<BR/><BR/>Benefits are not set in stone, you get the CAB on your case and keep fighting your corner.<BR/><BR/>I wish you all the luck in the world Ruth, especially with the lottery. xAkelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-72330498986443791582007-05-16T17:58:00.000+01:002007-05-16T17:58:00.000+01:00I do intend making an appointment with the CAB abo...I do intend making an appointment with the CAB about various things; I doubt much can be done re actual income as "benefits" are set in stone.RUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389012059140660415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-84753858295411652732007-05-16T17:52:00.000+01:002007-05-16T17:52:00.000+01:00I'm so sad to read all this, Ruth, after reading h...I'm so sad to read all this, Ruth, after reading how content you were in your post ystrdy re home sweet home. I feel helpless...is there no one at the Citizens Advice Bureau who could suggest alternative avenues to getting everything you should be getting vis a vis entitlements. They can't expect you to starve.A wildlife gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261817184002496844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-66121543612900441012007-05-16T16:27:00.000+01:002007-05-16T16:27:00.000+01:00And that's why we love you so much!I've never deal...And that's why we love you so much!<BR/>I've never dealt well with seeing those I care about in trouble, other than doing all I can to put it right. We know when it's not enough & it makes you feel impotent to to be able to do more. But injustice, whether it's moral or legal, is something else. It gets me mad.<BR/>However, there's always a way. With adaptation, sure, but a way. <BR/><BR/>Now, you put the kettle on & I'll carry on slaving over this pc with the whole of Lisbon's municipal accounts to earn a few €€€s! SXXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-49615517127562620972007-05-16T15:56:00.000+01:002007-05-16T15:56:00.000+01:00I think the reason I lay my soul/life bare the way...I think the reason I lay my soul/life bare the way I do in my blogs is because I know from emails that I receive that there are so many others like you and I Stewart who have been through/going through so much but they keep their story hidden. I want them to know they are not alone. Many lives are much worse than mine(how my heart aches for Ana); I try to always acknowledge that; my health is reasonably good, I have good family support and I will never have to fear where my next meal is coming from. If my story can touch one life and make them feel less alone in the way that the support I have received from all of my blog friends makes me feel less alone, then a few heartless anonymous words won't hurt me.<BR/>RxxxxRUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389012059140660415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-67177507352315194042007-05-16T15:55:00.000+01:002007-05-16T15:55:00.000+01:00Oh I wish I could just wave a magic wand and find ...Oh I wish I could just wave a magic wand and find you a job!!CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773161375865716360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-24881284655886609032007-05-16T15:19:00.000+01:002007-05-16T15:19:00.000+01:00I hope things will begin to work out for you and a...I hope things will begin to work out for you and as for the inconsiderate person who left that rude comment, GO FLY A KITE AND FALL OFF A CLIFF. The poem made me laugh today.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621442188580791899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-183066576750752671.post-61644167906341657802007-05-16T15:04:00.000+01:002007-05-16T15:04:00.000+01:00Dearest Ruth, how my heart goes out to you.How I w...Dearest Ruth, how my heart goes out to you.<BR/>How I wish & wish & wish.<BR/>I have read the nuts & bolts of it all, remember how a few months ago, you worried about all the implications that lay in wait ahead. <BR/>Here, I have to say this following, because we have been "together" through so much that is really traumatic, not just stressful and you know some of my story, especially the recent, from the time we "found" each other [I've long forgotten how that happened, but remember its initial impact]. <BR/>The best way that I can express my solidarity is to do with Ana. Take what have you have described here, the sums. Now think of a person same age as you, but here in "Paradise-Portugal...until something goes wrong". <BR/>Think of that person suffering a massive heart attack, that ended her professsional life. <BR/>Think of her having to care for an ailing mother, the 2 of them eventually living on Mum's pension after the (pitifully small, compared to the UK)Soc. Security Unemployment stopped - money that couldn't even cover the medicines they needed when the fixed pension got overtaken by inflation, etc.<BR/>Think of the time, less than a year ago, when Ana thought about how the inevitable passing away would stop that pension & open the way for the landlord to set a new contract on the flat (up 330% since March). <BR/>And think of how it all looked to Ana when Leonor did pass away last Sept 4th & she had not one penny to pay the funeral.<BR/>That's enough to think about. Now just think about me - and what I have done, with those 4 moves in 10 months, until I arrived in the flat.....Now do you understand why I am here, with no alternative? <BR/>As long as I have strength & work.....<BR/>And now do you understand why I was probably the first those months ago to understand & feel what your preoccupations for the future were about? And today?<BR/>How my heart goes out to you.<BR/>I wish & wish & wish.....<BR/>"An online begging letter"? I hope the heartless, gutless bean-brain who bothered to write that does return here, and can feel eternally ashamed of themselves. This is called the REAL WORLD, Bean-Brain. No place for the likes of you. it gets so dirty, it stinks; it's so mean, it hurts; it's so egocentric, it can make you vomit.<BR/>And yet, you know something? There are people in this world like Ruth. You can't see it, but this woman is worth about 10 million of your kind. And there would be so much more space for those who ask for nothing more than they are entitled to, but give 1,000 times more than they may feel obliged to.<BR/>Heart, Bean-Brain...Try putting your ear to your wallet. You might just hear yours flickering.<BR/>With all my love, Ruth my friend.<BR/>SXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com