Busy And Busy Bodies, And Emotional Vampires

Green is for envy and jealousy

Some people are emotional Vampires. They drain all your energy.

There are some strangers who chip into your conversation when it has nothing to do with them; bear in mind they have little interest in their own lives, and their lives may well be very boring.

There are some people where I live who pounce on dog walkers…Are you going to pick that shit up? Equally, they pounce on people who dump rubbish in the wrong colour bag or leave rubbish outside someone else’s house.

Another hostility is queue jumping at bus stops.

Do you encounter busybodies? Or curtains twitchers?

This morning, in the post office (Oh, I'm blond, and many are darker here), I was asked for my passport as my ID. I have an ID card from this country, but I am usually taken as a tourist. Oh, the remarks that came out of the blue over that when I asked why a passport. And during Covid, I was told… Go back to your F…ing country! You brought Covid here! Never mind that all airports and ports were closed. My retort was,…Yes, I came illegally on a banana boat with fifty people! Did you? Laughter, of course! Oh did you. Yes! LOL, Busy bodies.

Do you encounter busybodies? Do you take any notice when they chip in? Do you joke or ignore?

Patty Loveless - Blame It On Your Heart

Laurel & Hardy - Busy Bodies

Pink Floyd - Green Is The Colour

Elvis Costello - Busy Bodies

The Beatles - Run For Your Life

Remember, no politics or religion…post anecdotes, memes, or gifs.
Enjoy!

Lian and Kieran

Animal Capers

I might add human capers too.

Pets have the capability to ground their owners and actually love us. They don’t care about how much we have in the bank. They can heal or comfort us as real friends.

I loved my collie, he thought he was human! He was more caring than any human I know.
He prided himself on being good. Unless he saw a cat, then he might chase.

My favorite animal story was ‘A lion called Christian’ and how he was introduced into the wilds of Africa. Interesting name for a lion!

A Lion Called Christian - The True Story of Christian the Lion 

Collies are exceptionally intelligent and love to learn. I think it was partly his nature and, of course, undivided attention every day.

I  know everyone here is dotty about the pets they have. There is Mr Lee, who rescued Sally Mae. Layla, who belongs to Kieran, who rescues all animals, hedgehogs and dogs, and has horses too, and cares for and rescues them. Greenwood, too, rescued her dog. Thunder, who even communicates with wild animals.

Animal antics make us laugh, and pets can be amusing. Some trained dogs even do CPR or rescue humans in tragic situations.

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Curious Cat Leaps Onto Ceiling Fan // Cheeky Pawsome Pets

Patti Page - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window

Danny Kaye - Inchworm

I feel sorry we stuff animals into our world and very often split them from their mothers.

Not all people are kind to their animals or even their human partners.
I just read of a woman who couldn’t board a flight with her pet pooch, soshe killed him in the airport….unthinkable…..news cutting below…..How could anyone do such a thing?

So, the theme is animal and human antics: post music, memes, gifs, stories.

Enjoy!

We steer from religion or politics on LFE…respect all commenters.

Lian and Kieran

Do You Flirt With Danger? / Accidents Do Happen!

Some people take huge risks, dangerous sports, builders not practising safety rules on building sites,even in my house.I hold my breathe sometimes.
People risk their lives, taking selfies…some die. Mr Lee loved dangerous sports, white water rafting for one.People scale cliffs with no safety measures, walk tight ropes, take high dives into the sea, tightrope walk between high rise buildings. Some love danger, my cousin is one and can climb almost anything. Even driving or crossing the road has its dangers.
Accidents are waiting to happen…
Have you had some near misses or bad accidents?

I was atop a ladder about 30 ft high cutting the branches of a tree. The  branch snapped and I fell backwards.
The ground underneath was concrete and I was positioned near my well.
I might be killed or a paraplegic……Help!

I remembered reading about a man whose parachute didn’t open at 130 ft. He fell into a field, got up and walked out unscathed.
He said backwards and distribute your weight, if you fall forwards you will rupture every vital organ and relax, relax, relax.
I outstretched my arms, relaxed and meditated. Flew like a bird in seemingly slow motion. Adrenalin.
Fell flat on the concrete, landing between my well and a metal table on my back. Couldnt feel a thing. Always stay down for some time. I looked at the blue sky….was I paralyzed? I wiggled my toes, so back not broken! Rolled over, got up and made a coffee, not even in shock. Noticed a few days later I had hurt my little finger.
My friends asked if the ladder was ok…of course, it was tied.
I’ve had so many lucky escapes. The doctor didn’t believe me and a great many other people. But I remembered the advice of the parachute jumper for some fifteen years. Often wondered upon the seeming miracle.

The best motorcycle jump ever!!! HD

Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (Easy Rider) (1969)

The 30 Most Dangerous Bridges in the World

Bridge Over Troubled Water (Live at Carnegie Hall, NYC, NY - November 27, 1969 - Audio)

TOP FIVE BUNGEE JUMPS | PEOPLE ARE AWESOME

Claude King- Tiger Woman

Post: music, trailers, videos, memes, gifs, chat with friends.

Lian and Kieran

Sing A Song Of Sad Young Men

The news is bad again…in fact it’s depressing.

I still religiously read the news every day. I used to enjoy my newspaper.
Then we changed to the internet. I miss the feel of news print, and I looked forward to reading the news.

Recently, I really wonder why I continue reading about unmentionable horror, talk of annihilation, cruelty to children, murders, The Oscars and Meghan's new venture in Netflix. Ugh.
And her new claim to be called Meghan Sussex…Sussex was given as a title. Her surname is Mountbatten Windsor. A title is not a family name. Buck House is horrified ( The Palace).

It’s enough to drive one to drink, but I don’t drink. Alcohol doesn’t like me, it makes me quite sick. I enjoyed pubs way back, with live music, sometimes plays, and meeting people. I do have one drink at Christmas…Bailies or a Snowball!

Then my mind wandered back to Eric Clapton…he was addicted to drink and drugs, many were in the sixties and seventies. There were lots of songs about drinking.
Eric said he should have been dead long ago. He abused drink and drugs for over twenty years. I had a crush on him and he asked me out…but I was only thirteen. I bumped into him quite a lot and we always chatted over the years. He’s happy with his family these days. But it’s a wonder he survived.

Roberta Flack - Ballad of the Sad Young Men

Morgan Wallen - You Proof

Eric Clapton - Cocaine

The Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper (1966)

Steve Earle - Copperhead Road 

So let’s drive ourselves to drink, musically, and songs about drinking or drugs.

I had no idea that my mother’s favorite song, Puff the Magic dragon, was about smoking dope until Thunder told me. LOL

So the theme is as above.
Music, trailers, memes, gifs, and meeting up with friends to chat.

Enjoy: Lian and Kieran