A reminder of how bad things are for ordinary Greeks

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

This letter from a young Greek to the Financial Times is a good window on how bad things are for the ordinary Greek people in their current crisis:

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/1be16...#axzz3eiUYWMMf

[shaggy Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close shaggy]

That is so terrible and so sad.

[susieq Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close susieq]

How scarey!! And that but for the grace of god ...............

[M. Henley Class President Find all posts View Profile Close M. Henley]

Sounds like '29 in the US. Lived through some of the aftermath. Lived without indoor plumbing and no electricity. Rode a mule bareback to borrow books to read. Big event was getting a new battery for the radio. It all works out. When the going gets tough the tough git going!!