Still told to 'get over it, it's done.

My sister lives in Brisbane - above the flood line these days, go worries mate on that score. Tough being retired there but at least they don’t have winter fuel worries.

”Tough being retired there but at least they don’t have winter fuel worries”

True David but they have air-con worries because of the intense heat.

My sister and her husband used to go into the air conditioned shopping malls to keep cool, but they can’t get out now due to their health issues, so are having to use a lot of electricity to power their air-con system at home.

Doodledog

What does ‘getting over it’ mean, please?

I don’t like the way discussions these days are centred on cliches and popular phrases that are essentially meaningless.

What does ‘getting over it’ mean, please?

Good question.

You might, for example, mention it in a discussion on the economy. And someone will tell you to "get over it".

Lord knows why. It happened. It had an effect - is still having an effect, so there is no logical reason why it shouldn't be mentioned, or even discussed if it relates to the topic.

Political decisions have consequences - all of them. I sometimes refer to the Blair / Bush Iraq War, which also had consequences, and that happened long before Brexit, but no-one has ever told me to get-over-it.

We are currently on another thread discussing events that partly stemmed from a decision taken in 1948 - but no one as far as I know has suggested we 'get over' that.

So, yes - what does it mean precisely? 🤔

good considered post Dickens

LizzieDrip

^”Tough being retired there but at least they don’t have winter fuel worries”^

True David but they have air-con worries because of the intense heat.

My sister and her husband used to go into the air conditioned shopping malls to keep cool, but they can’t get out now due to their health issues, so are having to use a lot of electricity to power their air-con system at home.

Sister has aircon in the bedroom, ceiling fans elsewhere, along with a shady patio and a small pool.

So, yes - what does it mean precisely?

I suspect in some cases it indicates a slight stirring of a guilty conscience. Who likes to be constantly reminded that they did something a bit silly?

Or just innate bossiness?

MaizieD

^So, yes - what does it mean precisely?^

I suspect in some cases it indicates a slight stirring of a guilty conscience. Who likes to be constantly reminded that they did something a bit silly?

Or just innate bossiness?

Not a bit silly, REALLY STUPID.

Maggiemaybe

I voted to remain, can see the damage Brexit has done to our economy, but can’t get myself worked up about something we can’t change. We have to work with what we’ve got, not fret endlessly about what could have been. The ballot was ill advised and inexcusable imho, but it happened, the majority of voters who turned out wanted us to leave, and yes, because we’re a democracy the rest of us do have to accept that majority vote and “get over it”. We’re seeing closer cooperation now - we’re back in Horizon and plans are afoot, not before time, to try to ease the difficulties travelling musicians and other performers have experienced.

I think this BBC summary is interesting and even-handed, and yes, it gives examples of some Brexit benefits, small though they may be at the moment. We are, for example, finally starting to see savings on the EU net payments we used to make, though the financial commitments we have are still torturously complicated.

As for us being a laughing stock - what nonsense. I’ve lived and worked in Europe and our friends over there have more than enough to worry about in their own countries to give us a second thought. We’re really not that important!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrynjz1glpo.amp

Good comments 👏🏻👏🏻

Maggiemaybe

I voted to remain, can see the damage Brexit has done to our economy, but can’t get myself worked up about something we can’t change.

... but why the assumption that those who talk about or mention Brexit under a topic, say, discussing the economy / shortage of labour / whatever, are worked up about it?

I was once patronisingly told that it was bad for my mental health to 'go on' about it! In fact, I wasn't "going on" about it at all, I mentioned it because it was relevant to what we were debating... I don't agonise over it, it doesn't keep me awake at night, in fact I don't think about it other than when there are political discussions. And I'm sure I'm not unique... so what is there to get over?

I have, to use another favourite phrase, "moved on" - because that's how human nature works - like millions of other people do when an event or whatever upsets their normal way of life or their routine. But I'm blowed if I'm going to excise the word because it offends the sensitivities of those who insist I "get over it". It's nonsense!

MaizieD
So, yes - what does it mean precisely?

I suspect in some cases it indicates a slight stirring of a guilty conscience. Who likes to be constantly reminded that they did something a bit silly?

David49

Not a bit silly, REALLY STUPID.

The really guilty consciences should belong to those who didn’t bother to vote at all.

But they’re probably too busy slating those who voted leave.

The current figures show that there is a 34% reduction in the export of food and beverages to the EU since Brexit.

The cost to the UK is massive, just for this, and especially a disaster for UK farming. Urging us to buy British is great, I am all in favour- but it won't make up for this.

Interesting to see that Ms Johnson (Boris' sister) - is urging for another vote as she says, quite rightly, that as the vast majoritay of those who voted for it are now dead- it has become obsolete.

A debate on rejoining is happening in Parliament on March 20th so the European Movement is asking everyone to contact their MP's, if they are in favour, to ask them to attend...

sorry 24th March..

pascal30

A debate on rejoining is happening in Parliament on March 20th so the European Movement is asking everyone to contact their MP's, if they are in favour, to ask them to attend...

Thank you for the information, pascal30.

DH & I voted Leave. We would dearly love to be asked again because we would vote Rejoin. I truly believe there are many like us. I think that 51/49 vote could easily be reverse, they only have to ask us. I wish they would because the way the world is going there is strength in being part of a bloc, and the USA is turning out to be a new Russia in the making.

Huge respect for anyone who is honest enough to accpet they made a mistake, possibly due to all the claims on red bus, and so many other promises. I went to a U3A Conference this week on AI, and the Professor explained how anyone who was undecided was targetted again and again on social media, with all sorts of promises and claims, which turned out all to be false.

+ demographics- a huve proportion of those who voted for Brexit have no died.

Ooops, sorry for typos. Always forget no editing on this site!

Claremont

Interesting to see that Ms Johnson (Boris' sister) - is urging for another vote as she says, quite rightly, that as the vast majoritay of those who voted for it are now dead- it has become obsolete.

Charming!! 😯

As sensitive as her brother, then.

No, just common sense!

‘The vast majority who voted for Brexit are dead now^? And it has become obsolete ?

What a load of nonsense. Far from ‘common sense’. If the vast majority who voted for Brexit are now dead, should not the vast majority who voted to remain also be dead?

Allira

Claremont

Interesting to see that Ms Johnson (Boris' sister) - is urging for another vote as she says, quite rightly, that as the vast majoritay of those who voted for it are now dead- it has become obsolete.

Charming!! 😯

As sensitive as her brother, then.

I always thought she’s similar to Boris in that she enjoys being in the limelight so she says any old rubbish😁

Claremont

No, just common sense!

That doesn’t take away the fact that the comment was in very bad taste 🤬

Barleyfields

‘The vast majority who voted for Brexit are dead now^? And it has become obsolete ?

What a load of nonsense. Far from ‘common sense’. If the vast majority who voted for Brexit are now dead, should not the vast majority who voted to remain also be dead?

Good call Barleyfields of course it does!
Acti never joined those particular dots either! 😂

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