Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
I love Ontario...the air is so clean and the land is beautiful. I love woods!
Imagine kids today using a crank telephone on the wall, which was a party line. Or that little house behind the the big house on a cold winter night.... or using a chamber pot which was hid under the bed.
My parents didn't buy their first car until 4 years into their marriage. Ha, imagine young couples doing that today? Dad took the bus to work, and Mom walked to the grocery store.
LOL, the party line was the Twitter of 60 years ago :)
Drop off the list on Monday and the groceries were delivered on friday. The baker came three times a week with the bread still warm. The milkman came everyday and you put out a note with the empties if you wanted extra. Fisherman came on fridays. Don't remember how often the butcher came but I am sure he did. Of course the postman came every day and knocked on the door if he had a parcel. He rode a bike. The village policeman also rode a bike and knew everyone. We also had a district nurse/midwife and naturally the Dr made house calls if it was something the nurse could not cope with. No school buses we either walked or rode our bikes. My gma had a phone courtesy of gpa's employer but we could not use it. If you needed to get in touch with someone you walked to the post office and sent a telegram. neither of my parents ever owned a car. Mom couldn't drive but Dad could drive anything & did. He was a driver/mechanic in WW11. Mum never owned a TV but she did rent one or a washer and dryer. Gosh how things have changed but I am glad I still know how to do things the old fashioned way
I saw him at the old Anaheim something-something Center, now I think that's Honda Center? That was great! The other time I saw him... I'm not even sure where. Maybe at Hollywood Bowl. I think that was it. Both fantastic shows. I would go see him again, given the chance. He still puts on one heck of a performance.
The stadium venue is interesting, but could be a lot of fun. It's different. I've never been to a stadium concert, I don't think. I hope you go if you've always wanted to see him. Never know when he's going to retire for good, or die. Ack. If "only the good die young," I don't know why he's still around, haha. He's a goodie. But he's only 67, and with the way he exercises his lungs and heart, hopefully he'll live to a good old, old age. ;-)
And the social was lovely.....I truly think Mom (who had the forsight to have a Will and Trust and, share in her hand-written notes, how she preferred her her final remembrance to be.....every detail.....yesss....).....would be pleased....very....it was truly lovely.....
And then there are the lovely little vagaries of life that always manage to hit you at the worst possible time (my beautiful, pristine, 10 YO SUV w/only 40,000 miles and many years paid-for vehicle, blew up....well, the d*mn computers blew up and turned off ABS, Stabilitrak, and Traction Control.....in 20" of snow and ice)......
So.....2016 has not been my favorite year.....my response: Since after 4 days in the shop, no resolution: screw it.....I just traded in for the most beautifiul, loaded brand new 2017 Buick Encore.....I love it.....and, after 10 years (such a great little truck)....I just deserve it!....hey, I can afford it, am pushing 65 YO, have no immediate dependents and......late to the game.....have, in Mom's demise, realized that I better enjoy the fruits of my own labor, much as I can now......because plenty of charities (that I already contribute to) will be enjoying all that's left of my worldly estate all too soon......
I can guarantee you....I'll still be around.....but thank you so very much for asking....
xo.....mina
Yes! He is awesome in concert. I have seen him several times dating all the way back to the 1980's. This most recent time was last year and it was an outdoor stadium. I do prefer the indoors venues but he is worth seeing anywhere.
I haven't been to a lot of concerts in my life though. I guess the biggest act I ever saw live would have to be The Who. I wasn't even a fan but a friend had tickets to give away so I went. It was a big group of us and they were all heavy pot smokers so I spent the evening in a cloud of pot smoke. LOL The air was ripe with it.
I never thought it was a big deal at the time but when I met my husband and told him I'd seen The Who he was blown away. "you saw the Who!" Wow!" I personally don't remember much about the evening cause I was choking on pot smoke.
Gershun your Pot cloud reminded me of seeing ZZ Top in the 80s...LOL They did not need the smoke machine...
I HATE HATE HATE IT
So, Churchmouse, just Who or what is doing the dreaming?Is it the dog, or a person? Maybe the dream team will come and take us all away soon, and there will be no more torture for us.
Posters/readers: You will now be required to read further down the page to find the comment made by Churchmouse. It will no longer be on a previous page!
It will enter your mind "as if" what I said was first, ha ha ha,
Dog nightmares, bad dreams all around.
Try clicking on next-you get three days ago.
Try clicking on LAST, you get the first page, first comment when this thread was started, two months ago!
The learning curve is steep.
Bah humbug.
I'm thinking of signing off permanently.
As an aside, I went to the movies today....saw "Hidden Figures" and it was really good!
Here now.
Do you think AC is trying to help improve our memory by having us use all our brain power ?
If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!!!!!