On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 05:15:37 +0000, williamwright
wrote:

On 20/11/2020 19:56, T i m wrote:
I actually feel sorry for all those who need excuses to be happy, like
having a big wedding when the cost of doing so stops them getting on
the housing ladder for 20 years and they are divorced 5 years later.
;-(

What makes me laugh is all those who give*me* the 'bah humbug' line
when it's them who have bought into the whole commercialism and
*******isation of the (alleged?) event, albeit at a different time in
the year. On top of that they stress themselves out rushing about to
get crap no one wants and buy enough food to feed a small city.

Tim, different things make different people happy.

But they often aren't happy. They are simply conditioned to do what
they do and don't stop for a second and think about why they do what
they do ... and what drives many to kill themselves whilst under the
social / psychological pressure of it all.

Live and let live.

And I wish they would ... rather than trying to pressure me into
joining in with their habit / beliefs when I don't want to and no one
is suffering because I'm not?

And how many people (in round numbers) do you think I have influenced
(or tried to) with my comments above?

Remember, my comment above was on the comments I have to endure when
people aren't happy I'm not joining in their celebrations when for the
most part they don't have a clue what or why they are celebrating?

Just as I believe they should have a 'For people buying fuel only'
tills in *Petrol Stations* that also sell groceries (they may exist
but not round ere), they should have 'Christmas Shoppers' only
checkouts at the supermarkets so that the people with two trolleys
full of excess can't hold me up when I'm still / just doing my weekly
shop. Live and let me get on with my *normal* life! ;-)

Cheers, T i m