Stress!

**James Deuce** · 16th June 2004, 13:23

Originally Posted by Hitcher

No. But only because I am nearly out of hard disc space. I need a CD writer, that way I can offload a squillion jpgs from our digital camera...

I am currently in lust with a Corsair...

Four models of Corsair modelled in Aces High - F4U-1, F4U-1c, F4U-1d, F4U-4

I can get you a CD Writer for silly money. Do you want an internal or external?

**Blackbird** · 16th June 2004, 13:23

Originally Posted by MikeL

When I was a student stress hadn't been invented. No semesters, internal assessment, student loans...
Now some of the most stressed-out people I know are students. University has been turned into a factory and the excitement of intellectual discovery has become drudgery.
Brave new world...

Mike - when I was a student, stress HAD been invented, albeit self-imposed

Lack of continuous assessment meant that I could be drunk all year and piss about until a month before Finals and then stress bigtime in an attempt to cram, haha.

Geoff

**k14** · 16th June 2004, 13:28

Originally Posted by MikeL

When I was a student stress hadn't been invented. No semesters, internal assessment, student loans...
Now some of the most stressed-out people I know are students. University has been turned into a factory and the excitement of intellectual discovery has become drudgery.
Brave new world...

Yeah i know some students that stress about everything. Dunno if it is pressure from home to get really good marks etc, nothing really worries me. When I think about the $20000 debt and growing i have, i get a little depressed but doesn't last for long. Not worth stressing about things like that, it will sort itself out one day. There are alot more things to life than money and a little piece of paper that says you went to uni.

**Eddieb** · 16th June 2004, 13:30

Definately the gym and riding. It's amazing what an hour of lifting weights can do, not just for the stress relief but also the energy levels.

Blackbird is also onto a good thing, I've recently done ii and am looking for ways I can do iii.

**Holy Roller** · 16th June 2004, 13:45

I Didn't know that i was under stress

I hadn't had a proper holiday where I could unwind for several years. Anyway who needs holidays when one only works less than half a year on shifts. The problem came when I started up a business due to the restructuring at work, needed some backstop incase I was one of those who were down the road. Working two jobs, really just the business as work was a break from getting the business up and going. We were taking the business home every night and still do. Boy its a hard road getting a successful business up and going. Any way I got grumpy and hard on the family, no time to go hunting, my stress relief in the past.The kids reacted to my grumpiness and exploded back, nearly 20 yrs of mariage down the gurggler. The Mrs booked me into the doc. The Doc gave me 3 weeks off work, hence I could go to the brass monkey. The real blessing was just being by my self not having to do anything or be anywhere. It was the best holiday I have had in years. Though I was worried at the prospect of being single again.

Now I have to see a shrink and go through all the probs from my childhood, hopefully it will be good for me and my family. The Mrs realised that I do actually need time away and have put in place provision to be able to do this.
We have taken on staff this week to reduce the work load in the shop, and a bit down the road I will be able to look at leaving work and just be in the shop. A bit scary for someone who has always worked for a wage.
So far I have learnt to handle stress
1: Take time out , away from work
2: Get some help for personal probs
3: Use this help to be a better dad and husband.

**Racey Rider** · 16th June 2004, 14:47

Originally Posted by Hitcher

titting about with stuff in the basement

Titooing.

Don't want you to Stress about it,
but isn't it "Titooing" about with stuff?

! !

1 2 3 4 5 6........

**Dr Bob** · 16th June 2004, 14:56

Originally Posted by SPman

Work used to be stressful, so I said to meself " Fuckit - I dont need this", left the office job, went back on the tools, decided I could live on not much, and cruise through approx 40rs a week renovating houses for cruisy people who actually pay me.

My job isn't the stressful part of my life, I drop my kid of at school, go to work, come home at 2:30 to pick her up. We live about 5 metres from her classroom (a gate in our back fence meets up with the back door of the classroom).

But.... The stressful part of my life is the renovating. It used to be fun, but the specifications lady has been more demanding of late.

**NordieBoy** · 16th June 2004, 14:58

Originally Posted by MikeL

Would probably be easier to ask who hasn't got a stressful job. (If there is anyone who fits that description please let me know, along with details of any vacancies...)

After 7 years I'm still getting paid to ride around on a motorbike all day and play with computers.

I still can't believe I get paid for doing this.

**Dr Bob** · 16th June 2004, 15:00

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Mike - when I was a student, stress HAD been invented, albeit self-imposed

Lack of continuous assessment meant that I could be drunk all year and piss about until a month before Finals and then stress bigtime in an attempt to cram, haha.

Geoff

Unfortunately it seems some students still do this. However, the biggest stress for students is that some of them try to cope working 20 hours a week (quite a few that I have met do 30) and still cope with a full time University load. And then they have a cheek to complain that there is too much course work.

**Hitcher** · 16th June 2004, 15:02

Originally Posted by Jim2

Four models of Corsair modelled in Aces High - F4U-1, F4U-1c, F4U-1d, F4U-4

I can get you a CD Writer for silly money. Do you want an internal or external?

F4U-4, Hmmmmmmm

Silly money? You're talking my language! I'd need a techo to install an internal version, as I don't have any spare external ports...

**Hitcher** · 16th June 2004, 15:05

Originally Posted by Racey Rider

Titooing.
Don't want you to Stress about it,
but isn't it "Titooing" about with stuff?

Depends on the "stuff", I guess...

**vifferman** · 16th June 2004, 15:05

Originally Posted by Dr Bob

Unfortunately it seems some students still do this. However, the biggest stress for students is that some of them try to cope working 20 hours a week (quite a few that I have met do 30) and still cope with a full time University load. And then they have a cheek to complain that there is too much course work.

Yeah, well maybe they wouldn't have to do that if the student loan debt wasn't such a weighty problem.
My eldest son is living at home, and even with no board, free food and clothes etc., AND working all weekend in a shitty supermarket job, he still has a horrendous debt - just for course fees!
I reckon that at the very least, tertiary students should receive a benefit to cover their fees, if not the same as the unemployed get for doing nothing.

**James Deuce** · 16th June 2004, 15:06

Originally Posted by Hitcher

F4U-4, Hmmmmmmm

Silly money? You're talking my language! I'd need a techo to install an internal version, as I don't have any spare external ports...

I'll PM you.