That's just depressing.
I've got a similar set of stages but mine also include:
Wondering if I should just restart at a new location, feeling intensifies when looking at the spagetti.
Walking away looking for hard drives for three hours.
Spending hours detailing a pipeline/belt system.
Realising that the last extension of my factory wasn't hooked to electricity/raw inputs, thus aggregating issues with previous stages.
We are all built differently, my dad still plays to this day the settlers 4. Not even the history edition, but the one I installed (from CD!) for him a decade or more ago. Don't know how he does it.
Why does everyone assume books equals novels. The books loaned might have been text books or even journals.
I often built one big tower on stilts with empty 'maintenance' floors in between factory floors in which I hide lots of spaghetti. I often have had a mall (subject to change now) and usually set out to built part X, get the raw resources needed and cram it all on one floor of the tower.
I have also previously abused the fact that you can use trains to get under the water line. Deep enough under it and you won't get damaged. Have built myself an under water base a la bioshock. Was great fun.
Now in 1.0 I have set up my main base and I am considering options of where and what to do. Just got my trains and will see where it takes me.
I'm currently over-engineering the starter base, I plan for tubes, increases in throughput, change of input requirements due to alternative recipes and separating the power grid to be able to toggle specific parts on and off. I soon want to produce reinforced iron plates..
Have currently the milestone for coal selected and am about half way. But my doggy collection grows I am at 5 dogs now.
It fails to load the post for me in the Voyager app, will check back in a bit. If the post is unsuitable let me know.
I find it extremely unsettling, this tactic. It could have hit anyone and I think it should be condemned. Just imagine the outcry if Russia should have done that in the Ukraine.
They said it's cracking down on crime within the train / subway system of which checking fares is a part. So they don't have them there to just check fares but their job is to reduce and prevent crimes and while they there they check for fares.
One guy skipped fares, he had a history of mental disorders and law violations, and their best course of action is to shoot him, and some bystanders. The fact that both officers shot the guy, with sufficient bullets fired that random bystanders can be hit. Their aim is dog shit.
Naive hopeful me: maybe they will use it in the way it's described. For gathering ideas, developing concepts. Hopefully a character generation tool. Where it leads you through step by step and keeps track of all things. Probably not gonna happen. Probably they use it to write the damn rule books with them including art.
I only ever saw the first episode and hated the guy whose girlfriend is run over. The whole character rubbed me the wrong way and I couldn't care for him at all despite the show trying to make me care. The star light lady that was the only thing that got me, where I was like I hope she will be fine. But it wasn't enough for me to commit to watching more.
You need to talk with her, be open address your fears and how you feel about the situation. It will be difficult to address, it needs some delicate wording.
By this I mean make sure that you don't blame her for having the pain, it is not her fault to feel it. It is understandable that she needs someone to rely on, but not at the expense of your own happiness.
There is the chance that she will feel attacked and mistreated. That is a risk when discussing any issue. It is best when you tell her that lately you feel exhausted, you wish you could help more but that you cannot. And that you guys need to find a way to deal with it together. It seems to me she is craving / needing the security and someone to rely on so when discussing the issue ensure her that you are there, you are not removing yourself.
It is also worth noting that you have had time to think about how you feel and what it is that bothers you, she did not have that luxury. For her it will be the first time, that she hears about that. Give her the time she needs, it will take time to adjust, to figure out what she is feeling and how to address the changes that are necessary.
Lastly, if you two can't discuss an issue within your relationship in a civil manner it begs the question, is there a point then? Over the years there will be more issues that have to be discussed, problems need solving and if communication fails then there is more hurt coming.
To be fair, they do use the same language often enough when reporting about police shootings. Which does not make it any better though.
