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Somhairle Kelly ([personal profile] mirrorshard) wrote2009-07-15 12:54 pm
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For a country that's simultaneously in the middle of two wars, a pandemic, and a serious recession, most of the population are really quite relaxed. Or obsessing over something completely different, of course.

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[identity profile] arkady.livejournal.com 2009-07-15 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
One friend of mine has just come home from a tour in Afghanistan and is likely to be sent back shortly. Another friend is currently in Iraq on his fourth tour thus far. [livejournal.com profile] reddragdiva lost his job (and his job has now been readvertised for £10K less than he was being paid, which pretty much confirms they were getting rid of him so they could hire someone cheaper). And we're now officially part of the pandemic statistics for London. :-/