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Good Riddance Day!

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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 29 Dec 2009 11:13

what would you get rid of from the last 12 months?

New Yorkers and visitors have said goodbye to bad memories from 2009 by shredding documents, letters and photos in a public ceremony.
Hundreds of people flocked to Times Square to destroy mementos and papers representing unpleasant experiences.
Items included everything from photos from ex-lovers to redundancy letters and newspaper articles chronicling the failings of beloved sports teams.
"Good Riddance Day" was the third annual event of its kind.
Roxanne Rodriguez, of Manhattan, placed a piece of paper with "Writer's block" written on it through an industrial shredder.
She told the Associated Press news agency she hoped 2010 would be the year she finally writes a musical.
"This is going to be the year I'm going to be dedicated and focused, and I will get something down on the page every day," she said.
For items that could not be shredded the organisers, the Times Square Alliance, provided a sledgehammer and a large waste-container.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8433264.stm

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 29 Dec 2009 11:19

all of it

it was a nightmare year bring on 2010

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Persephone

Persephone Report 29 Dec 2009 11:21

My OH being made redundant.

Researching:
The latest tree member our Grandson, Stellan born 09/12/14

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 29 Dec 2009 11:23

A redundancy letter and a pile of bills that gave me sleepless nights.

That'd be a good start.

Bring on 2010. This year has been HORRIBLE !!! xx

Researching:
All comments made by me are all mine unless otherwise stated. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or real life events unless otherwise stated is purely coincidental.

TheLadyInRed

TheLadyInRed Report 29 Dec 2009 11:26

I'm having a proper sort out of my office, trying to find the floor which was covered in papers and a desk I couldn't get at to do anything! I've got a pile about 18 inches high of stuff to file or throw out. My New Year's resolution is to be more organised (ha ha).
Trouble is I keep getting distracted and looking on here to see what's going on!!!

Annina

Annina Report 29 Dec 2009 15:07

Gorden bl £$dy Brown and the rest of his cronies.

Muffyxx

Muffyxx Report 29 Dec 2009 15:50

Amen to that !!!! xx

Researching:
All comments made by me are all mine unless otherwise stated. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, or real life events unless otherwise stated is purely coincidental.