Older People 55 and Up

[Tom10]

Hello Tex,

You and your family will be in my prayers. May God give your family peace and comfort like only He can give.

 

[n9emz]

Hmmm, n9emz, esmoke and TJ have been kind of quiet lately. Actually n9emz has not checked in for a while - sure hope everything is okay...

The hurrier I go, the behinder I get, and I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm not going to catch up. Third week on the new job and, after pounding on a computer all day at work, my heart just hasn't been in it for doing it again at night. Wife's been gone vacationing in Indiana with her family for a week. In the past I've been able to handle the added workload because I was unemployed, but it's a real bear now.

However, I've missed you folks and will continue to check in when I can.....oh, forgot I have to water all her danged house plants. I may or may not get a chance to grab some sleep tonight.

Thoughts, condolences and prayers from emzville, Tex....the reaper has visited here again and I feel him coming closer. We just keep on keeping on and regards to you and all.

 

[wendallb]

May the Lord be with you and your family Tx, it is never easy even when you can see it coming..

Good morning folks, Happy Hump Day!!

 

[FranC]

 

[toothfairy]

The hurrier I go, the behinder I get,

OR.....
The faster you go, the longer it takes !
as we say in the machine shop, meaning go ahead and hurry up, make mistakes and it will take you that much longer.
Good morning senior citizens.

 

[FranC]

Good morning toothfairy.

 

[NGIB]

Tex, my condolences as it's not easy to lose a parent. I lost my Dad in 98 so I know exactly how you feel.

Spent the evening playing with the eGo Twist at different voltages and about vaped myself silly. It works very well and some of the flavors I like really benefit from the added power. It's a lot longer than my eGo with a 650 mah battery but I'm bringing it to work today to see how it is carrying it around. Another day staring at numbers - I miss actually working like I did in my youth...

 

[FranC]

My condolences tx. I lost my Mom when I was only 17. Since then my father and sisters have gone and I'm left. But I do have my own family, 2nd hubby and my 4 kids ,grand-kids,great grand-kids so all is well.

 

[toothfairy]

Good morning FranC

 

[Tiny]

Howdy everyone and thanks for your continued prayers and support because they have helped. It was a pretty rough long night and day but my mom went to be with her Lord at 6;30 this afternoon. She wasn't in any pain but it was a struggle for her to let go.

Sorry for your loss Tx. I hope your and your family's grief is short and you carry on her spirit and love. Considering what I know of her son she must have been a great woman. Peace and strength to you as you carry on from here and take care of yourself.

 

[Tiny]

Happy Hump Day!!

Everybody Hump!

Where can I get one of these retirement jobs so many of you seem to have? After the last couple of work I'm ready for a career change.

Hope everyone has a great day.

 

[Semiretired]

Sorry for your loss Tx. I hope your and your family's grief is short and you carry on her spirit and love. Considering what I know of her son she must have been a great woman. Peace and strength to you as you carry on from here and take care of yourself.

Tiny, that was almost poetic.

Tex, you are poetic. Your Mom is proud of you - strength be given to you and your family in the years to come.

 

[Semiretired]

Good Morning to the Late Crew and the Early Risers...

And ya'll be nice - I love my dungarees (LOL)...

 

[Semiretired]

I live in Southwest Oklahoma just South of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, so we are just a few miles away from over 30 lakes. My wife and I go fishing together and we usually throw back what we catch. We mainly just go to relax and love to watch wildlife. Here, we get to watch buffalo, longhorn, deer, elk, and a variety of smaller animals anytime we want to. I usually carry a fully charged EGO with an EMDCC on the end of a lanyard, and I'm good for the day. I keep spares in the glove-box.

Tom10, I lived outside Witchita when I was 9 used to go fishing in a river in the area, but cannot remember the name now - that is where I was introduced to quicksand. I did not know that Oklahoma had an area like that or had forgotten over the years. I have been going through there for years, but only to Oak City and Tulsa in recent years... And of course I know I-35 and I-40 like the back of my hand. Sounds like I need to venture further.

Sounds like a beautiful place and me and my wife never pass up a good chance to go camping and fishing...

 

[FranC]

Morning Semi. Still gloomy and wet here.

 

[Semiretired]

Wife's been gone vacationing in Indiana with her family for a week. - - -

However, I've missed you folks and will continue to check in when I can.....

Yep, stay in touch and enjoy your time playing bachelor... Let's see - make sure when she gets home the dishes are washed, clothes are hung and folded, counters are all dusted, carpets are vacuumed, windows are washed, garden i weeded and of course the grass is cut...

 

[Semiretired]

Morning Semi. Still gloomy and wet here.

We had severe lightning all night, but almost no rain fell... The weather is just weird...

 

[Semiretired]

Spent the evening playing with the eGo Twist at different voltages and about vaped myself silly. It works very well and some of the flavors I like really benefit from the added power. It's a lot longer than my eGo with a 650 mah battery but I'm bringing it to work today to see how it is carrying it around. Another day staring at numbers - I miss actually working like I did in my youth...

Is that the new Joye Ego Twist you are trying?

I love numbers, love playing with them and seeing what I can make them do or what I can discover within them - just not from an accounting standpoint.

For about 3 years - in one of my careers - I was the guy the accountants did not want to see walking through the door...

 

[sandybeach]

The hurrier I go, the behinder I get, and I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm not going to catch up. Third week on the new job and, after pounding on a computer all day at work, my heart just hasn't been in it for doing it again at night. Wife's been gone vacationing in Indiana with her family for a week. In the past I've been able to handle the added workload because I was unemployed, but it's a real bear now.

However, I've missed you folks and will continue to check in when I can.....oh, forgot I have to water all her danged house plants. I may or may not get a chance to grab some sleep tonight.

Thoughts, condolences and prayers from emzville, Tex....the reaper has visited here again and I feel him coming closer. We just keep on keeping on and regards to you and all.

We missed you!

I hear you on the work thing. I wonder how my kid types all day long for work (software engineer) and at home. Though for those kids, I think the line between work and home is blurred. They have gourmet chefs, and a gym, and lots of toys, and can bring their pets, so work is more a lure to stay longer.

 

[harleydiva]

I feel like a voyeur. There's really an RV community? I guess that's as logical as a vaping community:

... I peeked in and found this:

Speaking of snakes -- For 10 years prior to retiring a year ago my job was to be personal assistant/house manager/monkey nanny for a busy female executive at her 6,000 sq ft home. I know, because of the skin that the exterminator found, that there is a 6' non-venomous snake living in one of the attics.

I never told her about it because I checked to make sure the attic was sealed from the inside of the house as long as the door is kept closed and it eats any mice that we have seen evidence of up there. I was afraid she would over-react and want it removed and chances are good that it comes and goes thru some attic to outside access point.

Anyone think I should tell her about it now that I'm no longer there? I left on good terms and we have remained friends. Her monkey passed away before I retired so she now only has a part-time person doing my previous job as well as preparing her meals. So telling the new person really isn't the answer.

If you had a snake in your attic would you want to know, or would it be easier to sleep without that knowledge?

If someone told me that, I'd probably have to sell the house and move....lol.
When I was in grad school, I saw a HUGE brown recluse spider. Tried to catch it with a cup (that would have won funniest home video). It got away, and ran under my bed. After a few days of sleeping on the couch, I found a new apartment and moved.