Don't Worry
Tuesday, 1. July 2008, 20:42:18
Now, it's official.
Denmark is in a state of technical recession. Two consecutive quarters of a year our GNP has dropped significantly, and all predictions state that we're heading towards higher interest rates, unemployment and inflation.
Well, I never expected anything else. There is high tide, and there is low tide. Now it's low tide time.
I sat thinking about the consequences. Luckily we don't owe any money to anyone and we still have the wonderful, wonderful soup-stone from last time the market economy fell on it's ass.
I guess we'll just have to cut down a bit on the things which weren't even invented when our grandparents were at our age.
We'll survive.
Denmark is in a state of technical recession. Two consecutive quarters of a year our GNP has dropped significantly, and all predictions state that we're heading towards higher interest rates, unemployment and inflation.
Well, I never expected anything else. There is high tide, and there is low tide. Now it's low tide time.
I sat thinking about the consequences. Luckily we don't owe any money to anyone and we still have the wonderful, wonderful soup-stone from last time the market economy fell on it's ass.
I guess we'll just have to cut down a bit on the things which weren't even invented when our grandparents were at our age.
We'll survive.
By Cynthia23, # 1. July 2008, 20:53:45
By musickna, # 1. July 2008, 21:15:53
By ellinidata, # 1. July 2008, 22:00:38
I smile so much that I have to put my head on one side in order to pass through a revolving door.
Seriously, I think it's the only attitude possible. I can curse and swear, and it won't make any difference whatsoever. A positive attitude won't help either, but at least I'll be in a better mood when going down, if I have to go down.
I want to go down singing like this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duOoqDu2H70
Excuse me while I polish that soup-stone.
By ricewood, # 1. July 2008, 22:09:50
Nice one!
By musickna, # 1. July 2008, 22:27:29
I hope we all make it through without too much hardship.
By Mickeyjoe_irl, # 1. July 2008, 23:25:20
By cakkleberrylane, # 2. July 2008, 00:15:27
By nopanic, # 2. July 2008, 06:32:45
Hi Allan !
You´re right about the economy..things go up and down.....I´m not worried about myself, unless I was unimployed, a refugee, entitled to some kind of pension, not able to work of many reasons.....and that´s because I´m worried about our governments attitude...what they will do and which group of people has to pay the bill....Danish Peoples party and "Venstre" are not known for taking care of these groups....so for these I would worry about inflation etc....
friendly thoughts Anita
By anonymous user, # 2. July 2008, 06:56:37
Anita - I agree about our government. It seems to work wonders, but only when sailing downstream. Upstream is another business, and that's where we'll really see what it's good - or bad - for. I don't have high expectations to this bunch of....err - never mind.
Thanks all for commenting.
By ricewood, # 2. July 2008, 07:53:26
Hey, maybe that's the answer to all of this. Seemed to work during the inflation of the 70s.
By edwardpiercy, # 2. July 2008, 16:03:34
By ricewood, # 2. July 2008, 16:41:44
By edwardpiercy, # 2. July 2008, 17:05:16
By 1bluebox, # 3. July 2008, 01:44:05
I'm up on that smoke-in, brothers...
I was a lad in the 70's when my older sister used to bleach her brandnew jeans in the bath and my brother got his first super-hi-fi B&O stereo recordplayer. On the car-free sundays we kids used to play on the street. Both my parents had to work, off course, but that was none of my concern, they did it without complaining and I simply never knew how much efford they had to make to make ends meet. The unemployment-rate rose 72.000 clicks every year, the rise in oil-prizes hit 2 figures. Then came the 80's... And it got even worse.
But off course your right, Ricewood: Let's pretend all is good and keep our shit together.
Groove on...
By anonymous user, # 3. July 2008, 22:25:39
By ricewood, # 3. July 2008, 22:43:40
As long as we can eat and a have a roof over our heads, we don't need a lot more. You can do without new TVs etc and going abroad on holiday. Some people need to sit down and examine what they already have before they complain that they're having a 'tough' time.
By pjbatty, # 4. July 2008, 11:21:54
By musickna, # 4. July 2008, 16:39:31