Helping each other without having to be asked.

Smoaky

Smoaky

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Many of us living alone at times need an extra hand or mind. In communities on line and local we need to do more to help each other without having them ask, but offer. Some are too proud to ask for help, others embarrassed, while some don't know who to ask or where to look for help. For some it is financial or lack of knowledge, while close by or within online ease, help is available. Instead of allowing our years of experience and knowledge go to waste use it to enrich others, make their lives easier and better and in return we too gain what some have always said, those who give, receive more than they give.
 
Marie5656 said:
Hi there and welcome. Very profound words. We all have wisdom we can share and wisdom we can learn
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Thank you for the welcome. Retirement for me now just shy of one year is nothing like I thought it would be and not what I know it can be. I have been looking for other like minded people to converse with, bounce ideas off of, and hopefully help make the last chapter of our lives not just better and easier, but more rewarding than the previous chapters.
 
I joined here in 2016, right after I retired. I like that I have learned a lot from many of the people here over the years, And enjoyed the virtual company. I had a lot of questions about how to "be" retired...as I had to retire early due to a disability. Managing finances, managing life and all that.
Also dealing with health and physical issues that come with growing older. Plus this is just a nice place to have friendly chat, share humor and our interests.
 
I am still trying to figure out how this site works. I got a computer in the 80's and kept up with most technology until 2000. I still have my flip phone, I still only use my computer for emails and research. I have mixed feelings about AI, and hopefully will feel about this site as you do. Yes, friendly chat, humor and common interest that are non judgemental are the way I remember conversations before computers. Again thank you for being kind and you.
 
Pinky said:
@Smoaky .. welcome to the forum! Where do you hail from? A general location would suffice. I'm in Canada (Toronto).
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I am a Florida native. My parents when alive rented their home while they traveled in their mobile home after Dad retired. They were to a husband and wife from Canada and they were the nicest, and became friends over the years not just helping each other. Mom and Dad did not charge what others did (much less) because they took such good care of the house while there. They got a nice discount and familiar place to stay year after year.
 
You don't have to be retired to need help. Our next door, single mom neighbor has 3 teens. In 2024, the boys had mowed our lawn for two years but last summer I realized that the Mom was doing it and I paid her the same. She looked so exhausted and knew she might be struggling as her divorce was ramping up. So, we called a yard service and got a quote for them to do both yards. She was so very grateful as she was touring with her middle son for baseball games all summer.

Now its winter and we have a plow guy for the driveway but the neighbors have come over with a snowblower and shovel to clear our front walk to the door and the kitchen entrance on the side - usually before we're even awake. I figure it is an even exchange. We plan to do it again this summer!
 
Don't be too kind. People take advantage. A woman from my mom's church, her daughter came over a few weeks. She lives in America. She asks my brother if her daughter can borrow his car. Weird thing to ask, but okay, does she need it to go somewhere for a day? No for the weeks she's here to drive around.

You can bike here, there are busses, you can rent a car and the mother has a car herself, but no they want his car. He has 1 car. Unbelievable. The audacity to ask. So he said no I need it myself. Well I can always try can't I?
I hate that. Just because he's friendly she immediately tries to take advantage.
 
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