Victor Meldrew syndrome?

[Twoshoes]

Not a topic to have a whinge about what irritates you,  more have you become more or less tolerant as you have got older. Do the little things that used to pass you by now irritate the hell out of you or can you let them go. I've had several conversations lately with men of a similar age , some with friends and others with strangers at the bus stop for instance. It usually starts moaning about the bus being late and progresses from there  into the general lack of respect, manners etc and onto the current hot topic of the week.

      Please don't turn this into your own personal bug bear we've had threads before on that and I know Mike isn't keen on a moan fest. I'm more interested in the "is it just me" aspect , do life's minor irritations get to you more ,do you avoid the news and live in your own bubble, I watch the news more now than I have ever done and maybe that contributes to me joining  more conversations being better informed, it used to be a mantra of mine at work that no I don't watch the news I've got enough crap going on in my own life without worrying about things I have no control over. 

   Due to the positive attitude of Lou my partner I am a lot more philosophical about things that go wrong like a recent dropping of my phone in the toilet, Ah well s**t happens ,it wasn't fully submerged ,wouldn't charge afterwards but thankfully Professor internet offered the solution. Years ago I would have moped about for days cursing my luck.

   I got talking to a guy outside my Granddaughter's  school waiting to take her home, she recently moved schools, when i told the guy I wouldn't be there anymore and I'd miss our conversations he said more or less the same adding "who am I going to have a good moan with now". Do you find it does you good to get things off your chest especially to another man, does the Victor Meldrew in us leach out as we get older. I have changed from a glass half full to being thankful for everything I have.

   Mods please feel free to lock topic if you think it's going to turn into the above mentioned "moan fest" which wasn't my intention.

[Greedy]

Up until recently I could be a grumpy old Victor Mildred.  But since being told I have a fatal disease,  I don't give a f##k anymore and try to be positive and make someone smile with my weird/sick sense of humour.   Life is short and very very precious.  Do what you can do to make you and everyone else smile.. 

Don't forget a stationery store never moves  

And a poorly octopus costs six quid

And I went to see a psychotherapist but the sign on his door was very narrow and said 

Psycho

The 

Rapist. 

 

 Ps only a play on words , not to upset anyone

Edited 2 hours ago by Greedy

[Twoshoes]

1 hour ago, Greedy said:

Up until recently I could be a grumpy old Victor Mildred.  But since being told I have a fatal disease,  I don't give a f##k anymore and try to be positive and make someone smile with my weird/sick sense of humour.   Life is short and very very precious.  Do what you can do to make you and everyone else smile.. 

Sorry to hear of your illness , good that you try to have a positive attitude and yes as I know all too well from a family tragedy life is very very precious. Give me someone with a sense of humour every time, unfortunately mine has often missed the mark with the recipient.