tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post3602056933074130054..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: to the stationSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-59527291968067423472014-03-08T17:24:46.594+00:002014-03-08T17:24:46.594+00:00It's great to heal those stupid family rifts. ...It's great to heal those stupid family rifts. It's amazing how persistent they can be, despite the fact that often no-one can say exactly what it was that went wrong! I've got personal experience of this in my family, but then again I think most people can say the same.<br /><br />Glad it went well, Dave. Cheers for the comment.Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-26672989236555959552014-03-08T13:06:59.949+00:002014-03-08T13:06:59.949+00:00Hi again Spence...no engineering works...train rid...Hi again Spence...no engineering works...train ride into town and a bus ride towards the northern outskirts...sadly a family funeral.<br /><br />Being positive, however, my daughter and I made acquaintance/reacquaintance with a cousin I hadn't seen in forty years, (a now-healed family rift inherited from my late mother), and her husband and daughter, who I'd never even met before...so a great deal of good came out of a sad event in the end..<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Davecogidubnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542717738481600745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-13920272898175636332014-02-10T05:17:06.438+00:002014-02-10T05:17:06.438+00:00Hi PH
I suppose there is a connection - those comp...Hi PH<br />I suppose there is a connection - those compulsive thoughts & actions. The more you think you shouldn't do something, the more power you invest in it, until it becomes irresistible. <br /><br />BTW - I'm the sleepy looking one. (Will be today - can't believe it's only just gone five and I'm getting ready to go out :/ )Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-41102240151584466982014-02-09T23:44:24.602+00:002014-02-09T23:44:24.602+00:00I always look out for you when I'm over your w...I always look out for you when I'm over your way - not that I know what you actually look like!<br /><br />And I couldn't help but see the similarity between Cynthia's obsession with the train station and her addiction to smoking. As a smoker, your subconscious is always thinking about when the next fag is coming from, much like Cynthia's station obsession. petrolheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-46571649528749296792014-02-08T18:43:58.543+00:002014-02-08T18:43:58.543+00:00Hey Dave! Sorry about the bus ride. Engineering wo...Hey Dave! Sorry about the bus ride. Engineering works? <br />Next time I see a bus I'll wave, just in case... :0)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-80822482678083580822014-02-08T16:54:37.763+00:002014-02-08T16:54:37.763+00:00I was up at that railway station on the 5th - brie...I was up at that railway station on the 5th - brief visit... I did think about you actually when I saw an ambo during my bus ride across town!<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Davecogidubnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542717738481600745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-55278502740544009032014-02-06T20:55:41.782+00:002014-02-06T20:55:41.782+00:00It's an interesting - and terrible - phenomeno...It's an interesting - and terrible - phenomenon, where your thoughts are so externalised you feel threatened by them in the same way you might feel threatened by an evil person wishing you harm. You'd think you'd just be able to say: I won't go to the station. But of course in Cynthia's case, it's not so easy. <br /><br />I completely understand that desire to be taken care of (I <i>so</i> do!). But I find it hard to get into Cynthia's mindset, where a repetitive & compulsive thought takes on a malevolent power of its own. I just hope I never get hooked like that! <br /><br />Thanks very much for the comment, Cass. I hope things are okay with you today. :) xSpence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-39413693791923092092014-02-06T20:28:23.336+00:002014-02-06T20:28:23.336+00:00I can relate to Cynthia. Sometimes you just get ti...I can relate to Cynthia. Sometimes you just get tired of fighting your body and mind, and you just want someone else to take over worrying for you. "They'd be able to keep an eye on me" sounds just like how I'm feeling these days. "I'm done. Can someone else worry about keeping me safe, sane, and healthy?" Poor Cynthia. I hope she can break through her glass ceiling.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407466438773284596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-57445569188405899532014-02-06T11:52:33.129+00:002014-02-06T11:52:33.129+00:00It's interesting how these thoughts can become...It's interesting how these thoughts can become so obsessive, isn't it? Almost like self-hypnosis - with a darker underside. We've been to Cynthia before, always with the same thing. The staff and other agencies do everything they can, but it's an uphill struggle - esp. for Cynthia, of course! <br /><br />True what you say about the state of the railways, though Jack. Way too expensive to tempt me out of the car (much as I'd want to). :/Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-64100217660972613882014-02-06T11:47:43.575+00:002014-02-06T11:47:43.575+00:00Perhaps it's a good job Cynthia didn't go ...Perhaps it's a good job Cynthia didn't go to the railway station.What with strikes and the cost of a ticket these days.Enough to depress anyone.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.com