Thursday 27 March 2008

Scams and Drugs

Had a very pleasant dinner with artist friends last night. The food was good and it was great to see them again. However, things are a bit grim for one who has become a victim of a share selling scam and who has lost a huge amount of money. The talk turned to ways of decreasing commitments, and increasing one's income. Worse, another revealed that she had recently suddenly discovered in her late forties, that drug taking in her teenage years had left her with hepatitis C which will require a year of very unpleasant medicaltreatment. What a dreadful discovery, so many years later, but apparently this is not unusual as hep C can be symptomless for a long long time.

They both have lodgers in their houses to try and help with financial problems generally, and one works part time, but the one with hep C will be unable to work for the foreseeable future.

They both laughed at my experiences with telly towers, and can't wait for my to fall flat on my face in a nationwide display of idiocy - I am hoping against hope that they will decide not to transmit the programme - but if they do, at least my friends will have a well deserved giggle.

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