"Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
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On Mon 14 Aug 2017 09:12:21a, Cheri told us...
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> news
>> On 8/14/2017 9:53 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "jmcquown" wrote in message news
>>>
>>> On 8/14/2017 6:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 6:38:22 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>> Subject: pot luck item
>>>>>> From: Cheri >
>>>>>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>>>> news
>>>>>>> On 8/13/2017 8:14 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>> ..
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The baby boomers are no longer relevant as far as
>>>>>>>>>> tracking trends goes. How can they be? Mostly they wish
>>>>>>>>>> to live in the latter half of the 20th century - before
>>>>>>>>>> all this "stuff" happened. They reminisce while the rest
>>>>>>>>>> of the world have moved on.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What a load of crap. This is how baby boomers live
>>>>>>>> here.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b68Kl39nk0Y
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgX6VTJcMm8
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://voiceforarran.com/images/mag56/Acrc1.jpg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB21-KzCWKU
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.arranholidayretreats.co.u...lides/3-Cir-Mh
>>>>>>>> or-summit-
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Corinna-Goeckeritz-Arran-Mountain-Festival.jpg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Janet UK
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you, Janet UK! The "boomers" around here enjoy
>>>>>>> kayaking, playing tennis, golf (of course), bicycling,
>>>>>>> boating. There aren't any hills to climb but the "boomers"
>>>>>>> go fishing, net up fresh shrimp, haul in crab pots, etc.
>>>>>>> And gee, everyone has a computer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you saying they are relevant as far as tracking trends
>>>>>> goes?
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you never heard of the grey dollar/pound, the grey
>>>>> vote, silver
>>>>> surfers? ? WE ARE a boom generation, our sheer numbers mean
>>>>> businesses and politicians can't afford to ignore our voices,
>>>>> votes and spending power. Just look at the number of retired
>>>>> home owners downsizing to smaller property; they are freeing
>>>>> up capital to spend.
>>>>
>>>> We've got all the money; Millenials have all the debt.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> I wonder how many credit cards these so-called millenials have.
>>> Got a mortgage? Make payments on cars? Can you afford to buy a
>>> new mattress, dsi1? To replace the one your wife alledgely
>>> nearly bled out on? He's an idiot stuck on a rock. Eating
>>> sugar laden spagetti with hot dogs and calls it good.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>> ===
>>>
>>> Why do you have to constantly drag up how he had to deal with
>>> his wife's illness??
>>>
>> By the way, you're one of the people dsi1 deems irrelevant when
>> it comes to tracking trends. Would you agree you're not
>> relevant? Sorry, but I don't think so.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> How would you know though? The thing is Jill, I have been your
> age, and I have lived to old age, you haven't yet, so get back to
> us with your opinions on old age and relevance when you reach it.
> This isn't snark, it's a fact.
>
> Cheri
>
>
I don't think Jill was being critical or cheeky about what she said.
I'm gussing that you, Ophelia, and I are of the same generation, and
I believe that Jill was saying that in her opinion we are relevant.
Wayne Boatwright
==
Is that what you really thought???
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