if it's not one thing, it's another
By Elizabeth
@Poppylicious (11133)
February 17, 2016 6:36pm CST
Dear 2016,
I think we need to break up. I can't cope in a relationship with a year who assumes it's okay to haemorrhage money. First you desired two new tyres, then a fridge-freezer, now a blasted washing machine.
It's funny, 2016. We talk about buying a new washer-dryer and then it breaks. Did you meddle with it? Are you that much of a consumer whore? Well, the joke is slightly on you. I knew that insurance policy would be worth it ... maybe we won't have to fork out money we don't have. But I still don't like you very much.
And let's not mention the fact that you think it's fine to just give me all the evil illness bugs which are doing the rounds.
Seriously 2016, it's just not going to work between us anymore. I'm sorry. It's not you, it's me. Now, bog off!
Love, Me Xx {Can somebody wake me up when 2017 comes knocking, please?}
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
I'm hoping they won't get worse. I don't think my bank balance will cope. Or my head!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
18 Feb 16
I do not know why it is, but it seems that appliances either break at the end of a year or at the very beginning. It is as if they know that you are either spending money or getting money. (tax season for the US : the beginning of the year and all that)
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
And they all break at the same time ... they don't space themselves out. Grrr.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
Oh, goodness. I'd forgotten about the extra 24 hours. I think that will really be the icing on the cake. *sigh*
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
18 Feb 16
I've decided to give up on many things this year and I will live my days out as a mountain man. I think I will just not shave for a while and see what happens. After all, I've never tried a beard before (well I never got past the itching part). I might as well see what it looks like before I get more silver hairs in it.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
18 Feb 16
@Poppylicious I have no idea. I have to wait and see. It takes a long time for my facial hair to grow. A week's worth of growth is less than some men's 5 o'clock shadow.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
@OneOfMany Maybe just a neat little one then; it will take years for you to achieve a big fat chunky one!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
Are you going for a big fat chunky beard or a neat little trimmed beard?!
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
18 Feb 16
I could say some of that about my "retirement". I had plans of what I hoped to do.......
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
Aww. I have no expectations for my retirement. By the time I can retire financially safely I'll be about eighty-five! And everything will break at the same time. Humpf.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
18 Feb 16
I would be thinking that it will all be over with soon. That the money and illness will all pass and the entire rest of the year will be fine.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
Uh oh. You may join the 'I hate 2016' club, if you want.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
If I do that I suspect everything will plod along nicely whilst I sleep like the princess I'm not, and as soon as I awaken from my peaceful slumber, it will *all* break. :)
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
18 Feb 16
I haven't had a stable relationship with a year since 1990 lol
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
19 Feb 16
@Poppylicious I would have loved 1660 the year of the Restoration it was a year long party in Britain apparently
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
*chuckles* There's a year out there for you somewhere, I'm sure.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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20 Feb 16
@arthurchappell Unfortunately you popped into the world slightly late to catch that year. Maybe there's another 1660 just waiting to get your attention!
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@iamshane487 (1139)
• Manila, Philippines
18 Feb 16
I wish my 2016 is luckier than 2015. Nice letter for 2016.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
Well, not too quickly. I don't want to wish my life away!
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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18 Feb 16
I'm waiting for my dishwasher to decide it's had enough. I was quite convinced the microwave was throwing in the towel earlier. I am so paranoid!
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
26 Feb 16
I have a bad start too.
The compressor of the air conditioners stop working.
Ours is a system 4 air conditioners. That means 4 air conditioners connected to that single compressor.
When it breaks down, we have to replace the whole set.
It cost a lot of money.
@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
19 Feb 16
@Poppylicious Spooky!! It was obviously such an important comment the internet Gods decided it needed to be posted twice!!
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