This idea that peasants had it better because there were more “holidays” (which were feast days for specfic groups and religious holidays, mass was not optional) is asinine. There are good reasons they had a shorter expected lifespan.

You don’t know how bad peasants actually had it.

Well, there are several methods:

*Cold turkey: just stop and ride it out. You can do things like chew gum to help deal with the cravings. *Medication: Talk to your doctor *The Patch: follow instructions on box. *Nicotine Gum: use as directed *Vape: not the best method, but works for people.

Not an exhaustive list

Best we can do is a broken airline.

I am not a knife merchant either, but do think people carrying knives is a good thing. Not asking everyone to carry a Bowie knife (the average person doesn’t need one that big normally), a pen knife is good enough.

Is there a place you could row?

Yeah, I would stop, or at the very least get a professional opinion. And stay away from hobbies that beat the shit out of your hands.

Long distance cycling might not have a crazy mental workout but it’ll wear you out. You could do more challenging hikes, or you might need to replace it with 2 hobbies, I’m just some dude on the Internet.

Take care of your hands.

No, blame our close trading relationship with the states and a unfathomable thought process by Parliament during the transition to metric.

You know they aren’t tennis players right?

We don’t do that here.

Thank you and good luck!

May Dionysius withhold his blessings.

You’re new here and don’t seem to understand how things work. Take a moment to adjust and then look at how long Linkerban has been here.

Get fucked with a barrel cactus.

You keep driving and don’t stop until you are 2 counties over at that point.

At least there isn’t a black 67 impala.

Wow, a talking pile of excrement. What fucking Republican shit you out?

but also ensure that the population keeps growing in order to produce more and more human labor to “pay back the debts” of previous generations, because all money is borrowed from somewhere else…

This seems like an issue with accepting the current economic system as the only system or leading to some neo-feudalism.

We could restructure society and the economy so that the “debts of previous generations” weren’t such a fucking weight.

I don’t know if they’ll retaliate. I would prepare for that, though. Whatever you do, do not give them more ability to contact you. Try to keep records and keep it professional with Ann until you are out of the position. Once you are in the new job, it will be easier to distance yourself from them. And if Ann starts shit after you have started, it will be easier for you to point her out as the instigator.

The situation sucks, and I hope you have a better and easier time going forward. But it sounds like Ned and Ann are predators, and should be outed as such.

Ignore him, warn others about him and Ann. This is problematic behaviour. Especially since they seem to be acting in concert.