On 8/13/2017 7:04 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Virtually every generation talks about "their younger years, their
>>> music, their parenting style etc." Do you not yourself?
>>
>> Of course, that's why I posted "That's mostly true of every generation."
>> Dsi1's assertion that boomers are no longer relevant to trending is
>> absolutely true and has nothing to do with excercise etc.
>
> Retired people taking up sports, musical instruments and new
> activities, IS a very new trend. The baby boom is the first generation
> to have the life-expectancy, health care, financial independence and
> social freedom to enjoy this kind of old age.
>
> In the West, pensioners will soon be the largest demographic group;
> and will spend two decades consuming food, clothes, services,
> entertainment. So every business selling those goods and services WILL
> be focusing on the trends that market sets.
>
> Janet UK
>
>
>
>
I take online surveys all the time and companies certainly aren't
focused on 20 year olds. They want to know what people with established
incomes spend money and time on. And no, it's not just pharmeceuticals.

Jill

On 8/13/2017 6:38 PM, 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...r-Mhor-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?
>
Of course. Regardless of age, they're people who are relevant. They
are consumers just like any 20 year old might be. But the 20-something
might not be able to pay the bill. The 50-something probabaly can.

> 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.
>
> Only to the
>> pharmaceuticals, as evidenced by every commercial.
>
The only reason we see more ads for drugs is because they pay to
advertise. On every possible channel. Too bad I don't need or take all
those medications. Heh.

> If that's the only baby-boom commercial trend you can think of, you're
> out of touch.
>
> http://www.economist.com/node/13888110
>
> Janet UK
>
I'm not a "boomer" per se (depends on which war you're talking about)
but people my age certainly do have an impact on what sets trends.
We're the ones with the money. That makes us relevant.

Jill

On 8/13/2017 11:10 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-08-13 10:29 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> That's my life. I try to get out on and to bicycling every morning.
> When I am on the biking trail there are lots of people my vintage out
> there bicycling or hiking. The average age of those cyclists is probably
> about 60. I belong to a kayaking club that schedules 3 paddles a week,
> minimum 2 hours and 10 km (6 miles), often much more. I play pickleball
> 3 times a week, 2 hours per session. I go to the shooting range once
> or twice month. I have been retired for 13 years and it is rare for me
> to watch daytime TV. If it is cold and snowing or pouring rain I might
> watch a movie, but I am more likely to go to the gym.
>
But hey, you're not relevent!

I'm more likely to sit outside with a book (if it's not raining). Cook
and enjoy a good meal. I'm happy, that's really what matters.

Jill

"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>
>
>> I ain't dead. I just ain't trending. Old folks shouldn't try to be
> >trendy anyway.They should act their age.
>
> What would that be; sitting in an armchair, slippers and daytime TV
> early to bed, pop a pill to get to sleep? LOL
>
> You have a very backward old fashioned notion of how old people should
> behave.
>
> Janet UK

No, it would be sitting in front of a computer making snarky remarks
instead.

Cheri

On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 1:57:24 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 16:23:35 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 1:14:42 PM UTC-10, Janet wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> dsi1yahoo.com says...
> >>
> >>
> >> > I ain't dead. I just ain't trending. Old folks shouldn't try to be
> >> >trendy anyway.They should act their age.
> >>
> >> What would that be; sitting in an armchair, slippers and daytime TV
> >> early to bed, pop a pill to get to sleep? LOL
> >>
> >> You have a very backward old fashioned notion of how old people should
> >> behave.
> >>
> >> Janet UK
> >
> >You have no idea of how I think old folks should act. They certainly shouldn't be on Usenet all the time bitching, trolling & baiting, and gossiping about other people. That's not how old people should act. Hope this helps.
>
> So what do you know? I've been here (usenet) since just before that,
> bulletin boards they used to be called here then morphed into usenet,
> and if you have some thought on 'how old people should act' more fool
> you. I have always done what I wanted to to do and will always do
> so, without any consideration as to whether its the social norm.

I'm not impressed. Proclaiming that you're a fully realized woman every chance you get means that you're not a fully realized woman. Sorry about that, I don't make the rules.

Do you dress like a person that's 40 years younger? No? That's good. When you were thirty-something, did you and your friends enjoy hanging around with 60 year olds? No? That's good.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
news
>
> > wrote in message

>> Shnorror: (shnor-ror) A begger; someone who always looking for a
>> handout or a free ride; the guy who's always in the bathroom when the
>> check comes; the person who's constantly borrowing but never
>> returning; someone who's continually sponging off others.
>
> I have seen people do this. Thankfully not too many. One even took all of
> the crackers from the basket and the after dinner mints, wrapped in a
> napkin.

My good friends brother usually takes the sugar packets/condiment packets
from restaurants, he is quite well to do, so who knows why. He also hangs
his used paper towels to dry. I guess it's just his thing, but she is
embarassed by it.

Cheri

"Janet" > wrote in message
...

> All the people in those links are baby boomers, retired pensioners
> who are energetic, active, learning new skills, looking forward not
> back. Our generation is creating a new social blueprint for old age.
>
> Janet UK

Only if *your* blueprint is sitting in front of your computer acting like an
asshole all day long in a cooking newsgoup.

Cheri

On 8/13/2017 2:04 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 13 Aug 2017 07:27:25a, Cheri told us...
>
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Really? I have to admit that it was interesting to watch. The two
>>> teenage cousins were very subtle about it. They would take a
>>> bite out of a piece of food and then set it on a plate and walk
>>> away, and within minutes she would come along and take the half
>>> eaten food that was sitting on a plate in the sun.
>>
>> Only someone like you would think it's interesting to watch, but
>> then it gives you something to add to your hundred posts a day.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
>
> If you had to put up with the situation, you might not be so tolerant,
> and you might also find it amusing to watch.
>
> There are a lot of "not nice" things that happen and there always will
> be.
>
I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
"don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
That would definitely not have gone without comment.

Jill

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
> Cheri, your school kids story reminds me of when my boys were in grade
> school (literally two houses and across the street from me),
> often some of the kids would start grappling/wrestling in my front yard
> (they were then out of range of the school crossing
> guards). All I had to do was lean out the front door and yell, "You know,
> there is dog poop in the yard..." LOL. The kids
> would immediately stop and run on down the sidewalk. It worked like a
> charm.
>
> N.


LOL, how funny.

Cheri

On 8/13/2017 9:24 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "Janet" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> All the people in those links are baby boomers, retired pensioners
>> who are energetic, active, learning new skills, looking forward not
>> back. Our generation is creating a new social blueprint for old age.
>>
>> Janet UK
>
> Only if *your* blueprint is sitting in front of your computer acting
> like an asshole all day long in a cooking newsgoup.
>
> Cheri
>
>
What's wrong with you? Your posts are very snarky lately.

Jill

On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 21:51:21 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/13/2017 9:24 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> All the people in those links are baby boomers, retired pensioners
>>> who are energetic, active, learning new skills, looking forward not
>>> back. Our generation is creating a new social blueprint for old age.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>
>> Only if *your* blueprint is sitting in front of your computer acting
>> like an asshole all day long in a cooking newsgoup.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
>What's wrong with you? Your posts are very snarky lately.

I thought she was spot on. I guess that makes me snarky too.

On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>
> Jill
>
>
I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
news
> On 8/13/2017 9:24 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> "Janet" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> All the people in those links are baby boomers, retired pensioners
>>> who are energetic, active, learning new skills, looking forward not
>>> back. Our generation is creating a new social blueprint for old age.
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>
>> Only if *your* blueprint is sitting in front of your computer acting
>> like an asshole all day long in a cooking newsgoup.
>>
>> Cheri
>>
>>
> What's wrong with you? Your posts are very snarky lately.
>
> Jill


Just answering in kind.

Cheri

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 6:53:06 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 4:22:00 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On 8/13/2017 8:56 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> > On 2017-08-13 7:40 AM, Janet wrote:
> >> >> In article >,
> >> >>
> >> >> says...
> >> >
> >> >>> his 60th birthday. It was a nice hot summer day and he hosted the
> >> >>> event
> >> >>> as his ski chalet. My cousin catered it. My son, about 16 at the
> >> >>> time,
> >> >>> and one of his cousins had some fun at her expense. They would get
> >> >>> some
> >> >>> food, take a bit out of it, leave it on a plate and then step back
> >> >>> and
> >> >>> watch for her to come along and eat the leftover bits. She was
> >> >>> like
> >> >>> a
> >> >>> seagull, swooping in and eating the food people had left on their
> >> >>> plates.
> >> >>
> >> >> Do you have any insight at all into your own behaviour?
> >> >>
> >> >> Your neice is mentally ill. You criticise your sister for not
> >> >> controlling her mentally ill daughter.
> >> >
> >> > Slight correction.... it is my sister in law's daughter. I did not
> >> > criticize SiL for not controlling her daughter. Her daughter is now
> >> > in
> >> > her late 50s. She has an eating disorder, a personality disorder that
> >> > she has failed to address on her own. It is not a mental illness.
> >> > She
> >> > is morbidly obese and diabetic, and had to have hip replacement in
> >> > her
> >> > 50s. Other than that, she is fully functioning. She is gainfully
> >> > employed and takes night courses.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Yet you, as a parent, completely failed to control your
> >> >> son's
> >> >> disgusting behaviour when he literally baited, "had fun with"
> >> >> her mental illness.
> >> >
> >> > They had fun with her compulsive eating and her apparent enjoyment of
> >> > stealing food. It was buffet meal. If she wanted more chicken
> >> > nuggets
> >> > she could have gone to the table and taken fresh food. She was
> >> > stealing
> >> > half eaten food from other people's plates.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> You should be ashamed of him, and your own parenting.
> >> >
> >> > Really? I have to admit that it was interesting to watch. The two
> >> > teenage cousins were very subtle about it. They would take a bite
> >> > out
> >> > of a piece of food and then set it on a plate and walk away, and
> >> > within
> >> > minutes she would come along and take the half eaten food that was
> >> > sitting on a plate in the sun.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> It really was not nice to do that, but it is what teenagers do. My
> >> kids
> >> would have done it too. That is the reality of life.
> >
> > Really? I'd be disappointed if my kids pulled a stunt like that because
> > that would mean they were evil pricks. It's not good to be an evil
> > prick.
>
>
> =======
>
> Fact of the matter is, my kids wouldn't do it while I sat around watching
> and doing nothing to stop it, that's the reality of their raising. I've
> always despised bullies, and the people that allow them to be bullies with
> lazy parenting, sadistic streaks of their own etc. Granted you can't
> always
> see what they're up to, but to actually watch it and do nothing is just
> hateful and ugly.
>
> Cheri

For sure, you were raised better than that.

====

+1

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Am Montag, 14. August 2017 03:19:58 UTC+2 schrieb dsi1:

> Do you dress like a person that's 40 years younger? No? That's good.

Dressing like a teenager? No. Dressing in a business suit? Double so.

> When you were thirty-something, did you and your friends enjoy hanging
> around with 60 year olds? No? That's good.

Why?

Some of our friends are about 30 years older than us and are our friends
since we were in our twenties - the parents of my husband's best friend
since high school, a former teacher, a Korean couple,...
We visit that now widowed mother at least once a year for a few weeks,
she visits her son (who lives in the same city as we) quite often (not
unannounced, and they are good friends to each other, too!) - she's 85
now and often mistaken for our friends wife!
We learn a lot from her, and she enjoys our company, too. She's always
a guest at our birthday parties, as are friends our age and - about 30
years younger than us.
And guess what - those younger friends enjoy our company, too; we get
invited a lot and vice versa, we meet quite often and have fun in
interesting conversations.
Many Koreans, btw.

We are always eager to learn from anyone, regardless the age. Aren't you?

Bye, Sanne.

On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.

My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.

I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!

JB

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...r-Mhor-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

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:50:41 +0800, JBurns >
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:
>
>>On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>>I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
>
>My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
>the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
>with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
>my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
>apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
>
>I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
>providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
>and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
>
>JB

Curious to know if you ever met her parents? Sounds like learned
behaviour.

On 8/14/2017 6:28 AM, wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:50:41 +0800, JBurns >
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>>>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>>>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>>>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>>>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>>> I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
>>
My brother is older than I am and his girlfriend even older than that!
(laugh) You don't get to pick and choose what food I am cooking. I'm
not running a restaurant.

>> My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
>> the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
>> with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
>> my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
>> apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
>>
>> I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
>> providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
>> and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
>>
>> JB
>
> Curious to know if you ever met her parents? Sounds like learned
> behaviour.
>
Probably so, lucretia. I still remember when I was in my 20's having to
tell a friend to take her child (3 year old, IIRC) home. She blithely
sat there and ignored her "adorable little girl" when she started
ripping pages out of an expensive hardbound book. Sorry, you may let
your child behave that way at home but she's not allowed to do that in
my house.

Jill

On 8/14/2017 5:50 AM, JBurns wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>> I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>> I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
>
> My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
> the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
> with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
> my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
> apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
>
17 year olds can be very stupid.

> I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
> providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
> and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
>
> JB
>
Good lord, JB! I don't blame you one bit! What made her think you are
required to stock food for her? Instant pasta packets. I might have
been flippant enough to call her a c*** right back and say, "You expect
me to feed you? Take it up with your mother you entitled little bitch."

Hopefully your grandson will learn he doesn't have to bend over
backwards or take being belittled to get a girlfriend. Just be a nice
guy. That's what really counts in the long run.

Jill

"JBurns" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.

My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.

I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!

JB

===

Good grief!!! Sounds like a real nightmare!



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On 8/14/2017 7:35 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "JBurns" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>> I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>> I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
>
> My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
> the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
> with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
> my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
> apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
>
> I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
> providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
> and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
>
> JB
>
> ===
>
> Good grief!!! Sounds like a real nightmare!
>
>
>
Thankfully he gave her up!

Jill

Am Montag, 14. August 2017 13:18:11 UTC+2 schrieb Jill McQuown:
> On 8/14/2017 5:50 AM, JBurns wrote:
> > On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
> >>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
> >>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
> >>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
> >>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>>
> >>>
> >> I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
> >> I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
> >
> > My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
> > the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
> > with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
> > my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
> > apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
> >
> 17 year olds can be very stupid.
>
> > I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
> > providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
> > and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
> >
> > JB
> >
> Good lord, JB! I don't blame you one bit! What made her think you are
> required to stock food for her? Instant pasta packets. I might have
> been flippant enough to call her a c*** right back and say, "You expect
> me to feed you? Take it up with your mother you entitled little bitch."

No. Never let someone like that pull you down to their attitude.

"You threaten my life, Miss (her last name)?
Get out of my house this instant or I'll call the police and get you arrested!"
In a really loud voice that all the neighbors have the chance to spot her.

> Hopefully your grandson will learn he doesn't have to bend over
> backwards or take being belittled to get a girlfriend. Just be a nice
> guy. That's what really counts in the long run.

It won't make him wealthy (sadly), but happy nonetheless.

Bye, Sanne.

On 8/14/2017 7:57 AM, sanne wrote:
> Am Montag, 14. August 2017 13:18:11 UTC+2 schrieb Jill McQuown:
>> On 8/14/2017 5:50 AM, JBurns wrote:
>>> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>>>>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>>>>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>>>>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>>>>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>>>> I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
>>>
>>> My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
>>> the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
>>> with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
>>> my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
>>> apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
>>>
>> 17 year olds can be very stupid.
>>
>>> I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
>>> providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
>>> and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
>>>
>>> JB
>>>
>> Good lord, JB! I don't blame you one bit! What made her think you are
>> required to stock food for her? Instant pasta packets. I might have
>> been flippant enough to call her a c*** right back and say, "You expect
>> me to feed you? Take it up with your mother you entitled little bitch."
>
> No. Never let someone like that pull you down to their attitude.
>
True, but sometimes you just want to give it right back to them. How
cheeky to be a guest in someone's home and *EXPECT* to be given
something. She was her grandson's girlfriend, not a member of the
family. She didn't live there, didn't contribute a thing to the
household. Why should she expect JB to stock something for her as if
she were entitled to eat there?

> "You threaten my life, Miss (her last name)?
> Get out of my house this instant or I'll call the police and get you arrested!"
> In a really loud voice that all the neighbors have the chance to spot her.
>
That would have worked, too.

>> Hopefully your grandson will learn he doesn't have to bend over
>> backwards or take being belittled to get a girlfriend. Just be a nice
>> guy. That's what really counts in the long run.
>
> It won't make him wealthy (sadly), but happy nonetheless.
>
> Bye, Sanne.
>
What's wealth got to do with it? Happy is more important.

Bye, Jill

In article >,
lid says...
>
> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 20:08:19 -0300, wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:48:29 +1000, Bruce >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 23:23:32 +0100, Janet > wrote:
> >>
> >>> All the people in those links are baby boomers, retired pensioners
> >>>who are energetic, active, learning new skills, looking forward not
> >>>back. Our generation is creating a new social blueprint for old age.
> >>
> >>LOL, you're so pompous.
> >
> >That is too true - I am more than pre-boomer but I see boomers around
> >that I would like to give a kick up the backside they're so damned
> >stupid! God help the future if the boomers are creating a new blue
> >print for old age.
>
> Maybe Janet should start travelling the world,

I do, like many other baby boomers.

> baby-boomers from her island could do gymnastics and lift weights.

Here you go.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/man-hau...in-to-support-
diabetic-daughter-1-4147967

The fund he raised for diabetes research is just under 16,000 pounds
you can support it here

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Davy-Ballantyne

Janet UK

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...r-Mhor-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

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I'm not a "boomer" per se (depends on which war you're talking about)

Wrong.
The 'baby boomer generation' only talks about one war. World War
2 ended in 1945
(Europe and then Pacific a few months later)

Then all those young men came home, had sex and in 1946
there was a "baby boom"

Basically the "baby boom" generation was born between
1946 to 1964. That's the time span that those old
WW2 soldiers made babies.

Generations are normally considered to be
20-25 years difference.

wrote:
>
> Curious to know if you ever met her parents? Sounds like learned
> behaviour.

I do so hate when parents of criminals, etc are blamed for
bad parenting. Such bullshit in some cases.

Even the best parents can end up with criminal adult children.
I've witnessed it here first hand.

Bottom line - children learn all their basic life values
when they are pre-school.
When they do elementary school, they get exposed to the
"real world" of friends with different values. At that
age though you still have control and advise them how to
deal with conflicts.

Once kids move into middle school and high school, they
often want to do what their new friends do...they just
want to fit in. Hopefully they make nice new friends
but not always. Some get in with the wrong crowd and
they go with friends not with values taught by parents.

I had some old neighbors once. Great family and nice kids.
Once their son got into high school, he got with some
bad ones and 'joined their gang' because it was "cool."

They ended up robbing a convinence store one night and this
nice kid shot and killed the clerk. Age 17 and tried as
an adult. He will spend most or all his life in prison.

I never would have believed that kid would turn out that way.
Such a waste for the clerk and the kid.

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:57:37 -0400, Gary > wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> Curious to know if you ever met her parents? Sounds like learned
>> behaviour.
>
>I do so hate when parents of criminals, etc are blamed for
>bad parenting. Such bullshit in some cases.
>
>Even the best parents can end up with criminal adult children.
>I've witnessed it here first hand.
>
>Bottom line - children learn all their basic life values
>when they are pre-school.
>When they do elementary school, they get exposed to the
>"real world" of friends with different values. At that
>age though you still have control and advise them how to
>deal with conflicts.
>
>Once kids move into middle school and high school, they
>often want to do what their new friends do...they just
>want to fit in. Hopefully they make nice new friends
>but not always. Some get in with the wrong crowd and
>they go with friends not with values taught by parents.
>
>I had some old neighbors once. Great family and nice kids.
>Once their son got into high school, he got with some
>bad ones and 'joined their gang' because it was "cool."
>
>They ended up robbing a convinence store one night and this
>nice kid shot and killed the clerk. Age 17 and tried as
>an adult. He will spend most or all his life in prison.
>
>I never would have believed that kid would turn out that way.
>Such a waste for the clerk and the kid.

There are always exceptions that prove rules. In the case of the
girl, where else would she learn it? The first time one of my kids
swore in front of me, I dropped on them. They knew that what they
might say with friends was not socially acceptable in front of us or
other parents.

On 8/14/2017 8:56 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I'm not a "boomer" per se (depends on which war you're talking about)
>
> Wrong.
> The 'baby boomer generation' only talks about one war. World War
> 2 ended in 1945
> (Europe and then Pacific a few months later)
>
> Then all those young men came home, had sex and in 1946
> there was a "baby boom"
>
> Basically the "baby boom" generation was born between
> 1946 to 1964. That's the time span that those old
> WW2 soldiers made babies.
>
> Generations are normally considered to be
> 20-25 years difference.
>
That's the accepted definition. I was born after the Korean "conflict"
after which my father came home and had sex with my mother. LOL

I still disagree with dsi1 saying boomers don't know what is trending.
If it means life being taken over by Google I'd rather not.

Jill

wrote:
>
> There are always exceptions that prove rules. In the case of the
> girl, where else would she learn it?

I just wrote all that to tell you. It comes from new friends with
different values that often can overcome the old parental values.
Teenagers are sick of mom and dad rules. They meet new cool
friends and go with that. They want to fit in.


Bottom line he

You raise your cute kids and love them to death.
Then they turn into annoying teenagers.
By the time they graduate HS at age 18 or so
you are glad that they will leave home soon
either college or out in the world.
Either way they are not in your house.

God invented teenagers so you don't grieve
too much when your children leave home.
By then, you are glad of it.
:-D

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:18:11 -0400, Gary > wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> There are always exceptions that prove rules. In the case of the
>> girl, where else would she learn it?
>
>I just wrote all that to tell you. It comes from new friends with
>different values that often can overcome the old parental values.
>Teenagers are sick of mom and dad rules. They meet new cool
>friends and go with that. They want to fit in.
>
>
>Bottom line he
>
>You raise your cute kids and love them to death.
>Then they turn into annoying teenagers.
>By the time they graduate HS at age 18 or so
>you are glad that they will leave home soon
>either college or out in the world.
>Either way they are not in your house.
>
>God invented teenagers so you don't grieve
>too much when your children leave home.
>By then, you are glad of it.
> :-D

I must be the only person to raise my kids so they were civilised
around adults, whether parents or their friends parents. Offending
incurred instantaneous and undesirable punishment. Maybe mine were
cowards, but they seemed to avoid it.

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:50:41 +0800, JBurns >
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:
>
>>On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>>I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
>
>My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
>the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
>with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
>my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
>apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
>
>I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
>providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
>and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
>
>JB

I'd have banned the grandson as well,
the POD (Piece Of Dreck) invited her.

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:08:15 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/14/2017 6:28 AM, wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:50:41 +0800, JBurns >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:07:17 -0700 (PDT), "
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 8:24:49 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I've mentioned my brother's girlfriend who was completely "ewww" and
>>>>> "don't want" "don't like" when they stayed here for nearly two weeks.
>>>>> I'm a patient person but I finally told him, get her out of here before
>>>>> I strangle her. At least she wasn't eating her way through the pantry.
>>>>> That would definitely not have gone without comment.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I'm always appalled at how people want to act so entitled, actually
>>>> I call it rude, when they are a guest in someone's home.
>>>
>My brother is older than I am and his girlfriend even older than that!
>(laugh) You don't get to pick and choose what food I am cooking. I'm
>not running a restaurant.
>
>>> My younger grandson (17), who lives with us, had a new girlfriend at
>>> the beginning of the year. He would invite her over to spend some time
>>> with him. She thought nothing of starting screaming fights with him in
>>> my house. He broke up with her but not before he had spent months
>>> apologising for all his supposed shortcomings.
>>>
>>> I banned her from the house after she threw a tantrum over me not
>>> providing instant pasta packets for her use. Then she called me a ****
>>> and threatened my life. She must really like that stuff!
>>>
>>> JB
>>
>> Curious to know if you ever met her parents? Sounds like learned
>> behaviour.
>>
>Probably so, lucretia. I still remember when I was in my 20's having to
>tell a friend to take her child (3 year old, IIRC) home. She blithely
>sat there and ignored her "adorable little girl" when she started
>ripping pages out of an expensive hardbound book. Sorry, you may let
>your child behave that way at home but she's not allowed to do that in
>my house.
>
>Jill

"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...r-Mhor-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??



--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 8/14/2017 9:20 AM, wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:18:11 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> There are always exceptions that prove rules. In the case of the
>>> girl, where else would she learn it?
>>
>> I just wrote all that to tell you. It comes from new friends with
>> different values that often can overcome the old parental values.
>> Teenagers are sick of mom and dad rules. They meet new cool
>> friends and go with that. They want to fit in.
>>
>>
>> Bottom line he
>>
>> You raise your cute kids and love them to death.
>> Then they turn into annoying teenagers.
>> By the time they graduate HS at age 18 or so
>> you are glad that they will leave home soon
>> either college or out in the world.
>> Either way they are not in your house.
>>
>> God invented teenagers so you don't grieve
>> too much when your children leave home.
>> By then, you are glad of it.
>> :-D
>
> I must be the only person to raise my kids so they were civilised
> around adults, whether parents or their friends parents. Offending
> incurred instantaneous and undesirable punishment. Maybe mine were
> cowards, but they seemed to avoid it.
>

I wonder just how much the nature versus nurture matters. A good friend
has 3 boys. All were raised in a good environment, had college
education paid for, many good opportunities. The middle child was
adopted. He is still a very polite young man, but he did not go to
college used drugs, spent some time in jail for robbery.

Kids do notice things though. My son (now 47) did a few things recently
that I thought were commendable. When I mention it, he just said he saw
how I handled a similar situation in the past. That was 30 years ago
when he was 17. Made me proud he paid attention and made good decisions.

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...r-Mhor-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??
>
Constantly? Sorry, but I really don't think so.

Jill

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...

> Kids do notice things though. My son (now 47) did a few things recently
> that I thought were commendable. When I mention it, he just said he saw
> how I handled a similar situation in the past. That was 30 years ago when
> he was 17. Made me proud he paid attention and made good decisions.


Yes, they do grow up eventually and remember.

Cheri

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...r-Mhor-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

"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...r-Mhor-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