Things I am grateful for this snowy day ....

[Sue]

Having a roof over my head.

Having a functioning heating system and enough money to pay for it.

Having a kettle and a toaster, tea and bread.

Having warm bedding.

Having food in the house and not having to worry about not being able to afford food for others.

Not having to go out onto slippery pavements.

Thinking of all those who are not so lucky x

Oh, and apart from the snow, and despite all the hideous things wrong in this country at the moment, grateful that it is unlikely that I will be bombed in my own home, that my grandkids will be shot in their own classroom, or that I will be a person fleeing a desperate situation in their own country who no other country is willing to take in.

[DulwichFox]

Why don't you put a poster up on Lordship Lane

so all those who are on the streets and will not see this post

will know that someone is thinking about them.

[Sue]

Re: Things I am grateful for this snowy day ....

Posted by DulwichFox Today, 09:46AM

> Why don't you put a poster up on Lordship Lane

> so all those who are on the streets and will not see this post

> will know that someone is thinking about them.

I was hoping that perhaps other people might post up what they were grateful for.

I suppose I should have known that wouldn't happen and that the negative posters on here would pounce immediately :(

And yes I do give money to charities for the homeless, Dulwich Fox, and have raised a lot of money for refugees via a benefit gig, so if you are implying that thinking of people is not enough, I put my money where my mouth is.

Edited to add Dulwich Fox's post.

[hpsaucey]

Seconded Sue.

A low blow for sure!

HP

[DulwichFox]

Sue.. So you do Charitable things and you are telling us all about it.

When I did something similar, I was branded about being Narcissistic and it being all about me.

IE when I mentioned about my own fund raising for The RNLI and RNIB. and Diabetes UK.

I too am grateful for my own situation which is similar to yours.

Got very little food in the house though so I will HAVE to venture out.

DulwichFox.

[Sue]

Posted by DulwichFox Today, 10:18AM

> Sue.. So you do Charitable things and you are telling us all about it.

> When I did something similar, I was branded about being Narcissistic and it being all about me.

> IE when I mentioned about my own fund raising for The RNLI and RNIB. and Diabetes UK.

> I too am grateful for my own situation which is similar to yours.

> Got very little food in the house though so I will HAVE to venture out.

Oh FFS.

I give up.

I am "telling you all about it" because of your rather nasty post in response to my OP.

Please look up the definition of narcissism.

ETA: And the traits and signs of a narcissist. Wikipedia may provide a starting point for your research.

[Peckhampam]

Sue's original message was so nice, and then to get DF's mean spirited reply ......shame on him

[JoeLeg]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Why don't you put a poster up on Lordship Lane

>

> so all those who are on the streets and will not

> see this post

>

> will know that someone is thinking about them.

You really are a prick.

[Louisa]

I agree with the sentiments of the OP. Lots of elderly people alone in cold conditions afraid to put the heating on. Many on the streets in freezing conditions, relying on the generosity of others. Unless you?ve been in a dark place both financially and mentally, it?s hard to appreciate the things many of us take for granted. I am truly grateful for my situation of being able to put the gas on and keep warm without worrying about the cost (within reason).

I do take exception at the pack mentality against the fox on here though, as per. He does a lot of things for the local community and is vilified and made out to be narcissistic by the usual suspects. Others, who take a similar approach are treated with respect and admiration. The ?look at me? mentality and attention seeking rears it?s ugly head once more.

Louisa.

[Angelina]

It's good thing to make a concerted effort to be thankful frequently. It's a good post Sue.

It makes you more aware of what you really have.

[malumbu]

Is this a light-hearted thread? If so it's been nice to light a fire, not bother about going out, work from home, go sledging at the Horniman

If it is a serious thread. Struth, this is not extreme weather. We are truly rubbish in the SE. It was worse over winters 08 - 10 etc etc. It will be gone by Saturday. Never missed one day of school through snow and only one day of work when Britain was properly frozen in 1981/2

If it is a nasty thread, to quote John Simm, in Collateral, we really are turning into a nasty little country

[DulwichFox]

I read Sue's Original Post and thought how condescending it sounded.

Apart from those on the street, there may well be people here on EDF struggling and not able to turn up the heating.

In fact there have been on many occasions people in need of simple thing like a Kettle or a Toaster.

Sue. Enjoy your Tea and Toast. Quince Jam. ??

Very insensitive post.

DulwichFox

[rendelharris]

Oh get up the street Fox, you thought you'd have a go at Sue's perfectly inoffensive post because you've got a beef with her. Drop it before you make yourself look even more unpleasant.

[Angelina]

I didn't read it like that at all

[Jenny1]

Well said Sue. Those are good things to be grateful for.

[Seabag]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Why don't you put a poster up on Lordship Lane

>

> so all those who are on the streets and will not

> see this post

>

> will know that someone is thinking about them.

I actually thought this was one of DF?s funnier posts.

It?s got that whip crack sarcasm about it.

[JoeLeg]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> I read Sue's Original Post and thought how

> condescending it sounded.

>

Takes one to know one...

>

> Very insensitive post.

>

> DulwichFox

What, yours? Yes, very much so.

If Louisa feels there?s some kind of anti-Foxy mentality on here, it may be because you insist on holding yourself up as the absolute barometer of morality and decency. Louisa at least has the ability to admit when she feels she was wrong.

[DulwichFox]

Seabag Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

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> > Why don't you put a poster up on Lordship Lane

> >

> > so all those who are on the streets and will

> not

> > see this post

> >

> > will know that someone is thinking about them.

>

>

> I actually thought this was one of DF?s funnier

> posts.

>

> It?s got that whip crack sarcasm about it.

No.. Not Sarcasm... Dont do sarcasm .. More Satire with a twist Wry Irony..

Foxy.

Serious PS.

Anyone wishing to actually do something positive to help those on the street ?

Get down to The Den Millwall Saturday 3rd March Before 15.00 Zampa road Gate.

They are asking for people to donate Sleeping Bags.

warning Game is subject to being called off due to bad weather.

[Angelina]

Satire with a twist Wry Irony..

sounds like a cocktail, with gin

[Sue]

Angelina Wrote:

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> It's good thing to make a concerted effort to be

> thankful frequently. It's a good post Sue.

>

> It makes you more aware of what you really have.

Yes, thank you.

That was exactly why I posted it.

I was making a cup of tea and looking at all the snow out of the window.

I thought how extremely lucky I was compared to many people in the world, and how I should focus on that more often instead of dwelling on things which get me down but in the great scheme of things are really not important at all.

I genuinely can't understand how anybody could have taken it any other way.

[Sue]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> I read Sue's Original Post and thought how

> condescending it sounded.

>

> Apart from those on the street, there may well be

> people here on EDF struggling and not able to turn

> up the heating.

>

> In fact there have been on many occasions people

> in need of simple thing like a Kettle or a

> Toaster.

>

> Sue. Enjoy your Tea and Toast. Quince Jam. ??

>

> Very insensitive post.

>

You didn't even bother to read the post properly, did you?

Having a roof over my head is just one of the things I am grateful for.

The things were separate. Read it again.

ETA: The heating part was because somebody was posting on the Nunhead Facebook page yesterday that her boiler had broken and she had three children under four, including two under two.

All the council could do was say somebody would call but they couldn't say what time, so she couldn't even take the children somewhere warmer because she had to stay in for the boiler person. I really felt for her.

A load of local people independently posted on the page offering to take round electric fires etc to her.

That is what community spirit is, Dulwich Fox.

[nods]

We should all sponsor a weekend in Paris for Dulwich fox and sue . That should sort things

[Sue]

nods Wrote:

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> We should all sponsor a weekend in Paris for

> Dulwich fox and sue . That should sort things

OMG it's bad enough living down the road from him :)) :)) :))

[lavender27]

Making love.

[siousxiesue]

Sue Wrote:

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> Having a roof over my head.

>

> Having a functioning heating system and enough

> money to pay for it.

>

> Having a kettle and a toaster, tea and bread.

>

> Having warm bedding.

>

> Having food in the house and not having to worry

> about not being able to afford food for others.

>

> Not having to go out onto slippery pavements.

>

> Thinking of all those who are not so lucky x

>

> Oh, and apart from the snow, and despite all the

> hideous things wrong in this country at the

> moment, grateful that it is unlikely that I will

> be bombed in my own home, that my grandkids will

> be shot in their own classroom, or that I will be

> a person fleeing a desperate situation in their

> own country who no other country is willing to

> take in.

I'm often conscious of what I'm grateful for, whatever at the time that may be. I saw the OP and said to myself here,here.

I read somewhere that doing a 'gratitude meditation' can help improve mood in a short time frame. Anything's worth a go!