tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post3671909868862441039..comments2023-12-27T15:55:56.749+02:00Comments on She means well, but...: Letter from Athens: 21 June 2012She Means Well...http://www.blogger.com/profile/11606884423689767178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-35604679787351872362012-06-21T17:37:27.705+03:002012-06-21T17:37:27.705+03:00I meant puppeteers at the head of my second paragr...I meant puppeteers at the head of my second paragraph, but the Freudian slip is telling; who pulls the strings of those who pull our strings?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778669464916348661.post-74506301472055977052012-06-21T12:48:37.727+03:002012-06-21T12:48:37.727+03:00I love your thoughtful balanced writing, your powe...I love your thoughtful balanced writing, your powers of description and how you bring Athens to life for someone who has never even visited it, let alone stayed there for any length of time.<br /><br />The Husband was made redundant in March, after thirty-two years with the same company, so we too know what it feels like to have unseen puppets pulling our strings and making decisions where we get no imput. We have decided to leave his professional pension alone until he is sixty (he is 56 now) and spin out the redundancy money for as long as possible. This means we too cannot have a fortnight on a Greek island, regrettably, as we'd like to put some money their way. Even a week on Skopelos (my favourite) would see me right, but it is not to be, as we are down-sizing properties to release equity but it's a bloody awful time to try to sell a house at present so nothing has happened even by way of an offer, not in two months.<br /><br />If I were Greek I might be more patriotic, but I am English, so I am not. I love my country but its sports teams don't represent me in any way. I say let the best teasm win, and if that could be Greece it would be wonderful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.com