Welcome to the Machine.

It does feel to me like the end of an empire, not just for this country but for quite a few, the world is full of turmoil and strife, wars and people simply hating each other, I don’t get it at all, I honestly thought that the human race were on an upward trajectory!

I didn’t intend to start on such a downer, but that’s where my head is at the minute, as life can be a piece of shit, now I have known that for quite a while, I’m not surprised or shocked in the least, just when you think that no more shit can rain down on you, the bucket gets tipped all over you! Primarily this blog is about family life, mine and my loved ones, I’m not going into detail I simply wish to vent my spleen, just so I don’t feel as helpless I have been these last few weeks.

Essentially the system is failing (the original title of the blog) there’s an issue in the family and there hasn’t been any support for an issue that has been dragging on for more than 5 years, and for once its not me, the torture never seems to stop, and its bleeding through every part of the family, its not just us and ours its pretty much all over the country in every street and what seems to just about every household.

At work there is a gentleman who has a serious life threatening condition, it was diagnosed in December he has an appointment in August, you read that right a life threatening condition, he was warned at his appointment you’ll not get an appointment before august, and it has turned out to be true, the turmoil that he is going through is unbelievable, no support, no information just see you in August, LIFE THREATENING, you have to scream at the top of your lungs to get attention, everything seems to be spinning out of control, I’m not here to knock the NHS, but I have friends who became medical professionals to help people, not to spend 70% of their time doing paperwork, time its seems is not relevant, paperwork is, the only people who thinks that time is relevant are the people going through the crap that is levelling their lives with pain and misery!

I have to wait  at least 5 months for my replacement knee, I’m not complaining as I have been seen relatively quickly, in total its been four years, shit happens and the world keeps spinning no matter what, but the multitudes of people who are suffering some worse than others from our extended family and friends is frightening, am I looking through rose tinted glasses? when I was a kid if I was ill I got seen and I got sorted really quickly, I know the population has exploded but so has the NHS, the largest employer in the country, do I have solutions of course my brain isn’t good enough to tackle the issues concerning this beloved institute, but issues it does have by the bucket load,  here are pet my peeves in my misinformed brain, why cant nurses be allowed to nurse, why are doctors allowed to do more operations privately than they do in their “main” job, why do there need to be so many “middle managers” (it’s the same at my current place of work) I bet a multitude of them hide in their nice offices earning tons of money, people in charge of trusts earning more than our prime minister, you know the person allegedly running the bloody country it’s all wrong, I wish I could wave a magic wand , I don’t want to see people made redundant, but spend the money on front line staff, as  I sit and watch friends and family go through the giant machine!

I’m sorry about this being a grumpy blog it wasn’t my intention, I just see everything going to hell in a hand basket, and no I don’t have any faith in anybody in our country (politicians wise) being able to resolve any of the issues as they feed at the trough and they are ok, the bulk of them do not care for us the general public, its simply where I am today, roll on tomorrow hopefully life wont be as bleak, until the next one stay safe and stay alive, ….Toodles!

And yes, the name game is in place, its so easy you shouldn’t have to Google it!