Loneliness

Packerjohn

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I just read a good article on the "Think Tank" section of our local paper. It says that there are many bad health issues that result from people being lonely such as early death. It sure makes me glad that we sold our home & now live in a rented apartment with some social outlets such as coffee mornings & Happy Hour on Friday. Unfortunately not everyone is so richly blessed. Read the following excerpt:

Technological change shares some blame, as anyone who has walked through a crowd of people staring at their phones can confirm. But we’re the ones who buy the phones. Not to mention the walled-off houses sitting in suburbs that seem designed to isolate us from our neighbours and communities rather than bring us together.
 

Many things can create loneliness but the phone situation does not help. We like our phones but not glued to them. Occasionally I call certain people instead of texting and they think something is wrong. Lolo no just want to hear your voice so I can determine how well your really doing. ☺
 
IMO the same type of isolation is happening in many families where kids have been raised in daycare with every conceivable electronic device in their rooms a private bath and parents that are running from morning until midnight to stay ahead of the bill collectors.

Years ago young people developed interpersonal skills at an early age in a close family setting, it wasn't perfect but it had its advantages.

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Packerjohn said:
It sure makes me glad that we sold our home & now live in a rented apartment with some social outlets such as coffee mornings & Happy Hour on Friday.
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Yeah, there were times when living at the cabin, the edge of the civilized world, that I actually missed being around folks.

Oh, sure, I had my squirrel friends, but after being around them for over four years, well, I sorta got a bit squirrely myself

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Packerjohn said:
I just read a good article on the "Think Tank" section of our local paper. It says that there are many bad health issues that result from people being lonely such as early death. It sure makes me glad that we sold our home & now live in a rented apartment with some social outlets such as coffee mornings & Happy Hour on Friday. Unfortunately not everyone is so richly blessed.
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I couldn't think of a worse situation of living in an apartment and having to buy [generally poor quality] coffee and wait for Happy Hour to get a cheap drink. I've moved out of town 10 years ago and setup an orchard and vegetable garden. The climate doesn't allow me to grow coffee so I have to get mail order, but I do have a decent espresso machine to make my own at less than 1/4 the cost. I brew my wine from my own grapes, along with apple cider and elderflower champagne. My menu is extended every year as I learn new techniques. My days are filled with pleasure, and I have excellent health as a result.
 
Hey, sorry Foodie that you have experienced cheap coffee & cheap drinks. Not so for this Packer. We brew our own coffee in our apartment & I take it to the common room in a thermos. My coffee are never cheap. You want cheap you go to places that give you "free" coffee.

As for the the cheap drink at Happy Hour, HA! I bring my own "Sailor Jerry" mixed with coke the way I like it. If we want wine, it's wine that I made myself. We live in a pretty high ended place & there is nothing cheap about it. Sorry you had experiences with cheap. Perhaps you should have made your own coffee & brought your own drink instead of waiting for someone else to make a bad drink.

On further thought, I think the concept of cheap coffee comes from banks or social gathering where you get that awful stuff in cheap cups. It looks like coffee & smells like coffee but it just so watered down that it makes my stomach sick. About the booze, the compliant must come from people that go on these all-inclusive cruises or resorts. When I mix my rum; I pour it exactly the way I like it.
 
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I live in Marathon in the Florida Keys. Not everyone here is a zillionaire. I have an inexpensive lovely first floor one bedroom condo apartment a few steps away from my boat slip and heated swimming pool. I eat in restaurants or take-out three meals a day. Dinner is almost always a happy hour joint where two drinks and a small meal costs less than $11 plus tip.

I always meet old friends and make new. A couple nights ago I was joking with a lady about picking up ladies in a bar. She told me she’d love to see where I live. I immediately blurted out “ I don’t know what to do now, I’ve never gotten this far”😊 Utopia is different for everyone but I’m as happy as a clam on Zoloft (which I am)
 
Islandgypsy said:
I live in Marathon in the Florida Keys. Not everyone here is a zillionaire. I have an inexpensive lovely first floor one bedroom condo apartment a few steps away from my boat slip and heated swimming pool. I eat in restaurants or take-out three meals a day. Dinner is almost always a happy hour joint where two drinks and a small meal costs less than $11 plus tip. I always meet old friends and make new. A couple nights ago I was joking with a lady about picking up ladies in a bar. She told me she’d love to see where I live. I immediately blurted out “ I don’t know what to do now, I’ve never gotten this far”😊 Utopia is different for everyone but I’m as happy as a clam on Zoloft (which I am)
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...but did you show her the apartment in the end? :sneaky:
 
Islandgypsy said:
I live in Marathon in the Florida Keys. Not everyone here is a zillionaire. I have an inexpensive lovely first floor one bedroom condo apartment a few steps away from my boat slip and heated swimming pool. I eat in restaurants or take-out three meals a day. Dinner is almost always a happy hour joint where two drinks and a small meal costs less than $11 plus tip. I always meet old friends and make new. A couple nights ago I was joking with a lady about picking up ladies in a bar. She told me she’d love to see where I live. I immediately blurted out “ I don’t know what to do now, I’ve never gotten this far”😊 Utopia is different for everyone but I’m as happy as a clam on Zoloft (which I am)
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I thought you lived in Canada. Do you live in Florida full time or are you a snowbird?
 
No Keesha. My cult emigrated to NYC in 1959. 😊 Haven’t been back to the frozen north in 16 years. Am a green card carrying alien. Served in the US military, married a Californian, retired from the auto salvage business, atheist, Republican because not everyone can be on welfare and not a Trump lover, type A blood, take 50mg of Zoloft daily to keep me so lovable, love old ladies with lots of wrinkles, 5”10” and 185 pounds of laziness, lasik surgery to right eye only 20 years ago, don’t smoke - anything, drink no more than two alcoholic beverages daily( usually none), don’t have a television because exchanges with folks like you are far more enjoyable💔
 
I would never diss a Honda product. My first bike was cb100. Later a 305 scrambler. Possibly the neatest I ever owned. Wife has an Accord Hybrid. I drive a 2002 Honda Insight that’s totally stripped to 1240# with a Yamaha R1 engine for power. I still do some heavy towing for my son so I have a Ram 3500 diesel duallie crew cab. It tows but is nowhere near Honda quality. 47k miles just put in the second lower ball joints. I would have bought a Chevrolet but the Ram was $10k cheaper similarly equipped.
 
Islandgypsy said:
I would never diss a Honda product. My first bike was cb100. Later a 305 scrambler. Possibly the neatest I ever owned. Wife has an Accord Hybrid. I drive a 2002 Honda Insight that’s totally stripped to 1240# with a Yamaha R1 engine for power. I still do some heavy towing for my son so I have a Ram 3500 diesel duallie crew cab. It tows but is nowhere near Honda quality. 47k miles just put in the second lower ball joints. I would have bought a Chevrolet but the Ram was $10k cheaper similarly equipped.
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Oh, I see. So you just did it to diss me personally.

Thanks for clearing that up.:)
 
Islandgypsy said:
No Keesha. My cult emigrated to NYC in 1959. 😊 Haven’t been back to the frozen north in 16 years. Am a green card carrying alien. Served in the US military, married a Californian, retired from the auto salvage business, atheist, Republican because not everyone can be on welfare and not a Trump lover, type A blood, take 50mg of Zoloft daily to keep me so lovable, love old ladies with lots of wrinkles, 5”10” and 185 pounds of laziness, lasik surgery to right eye only 20 years ago, don’t smoke - anything, drink no more than two alcoholic beverages daily( usually none), don’t have a television because exchanges with folks like you are far more enjoyable💔
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Wow! I wasn’t asking for a biography but ok. 😂lol
What’s with the 💔 if we ARE more enjoyable
 
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I’m new to this site but should I be increasing my Zoloft or are there thin skinned people here looking to be offended when no offense is there ???
 
Packerjohn said:
I just read a good article on the "Think Tank" section of our local paper. It says that there are many bad health issues that result from people being lonely such as early death. It sure makes me glad that we sold our home & now live in a rented apartment with some social outlets such as coffee mornings & Happy Hour on Friday. Unfortunately not everyone is so richly blessed. Read the following excerpt:

Technological change shares some blame, as anyone who has walked through a crowd of people staring at their phones can confirm. But we’re the ones who buy the phones. Not to mention the walled-off houses sitting in suburbs that seem designed to isolate us from our neighbours and communities rather than bring us together.
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You know, though...think a lot of it has to do with whether you are an introvert or extrovert. My husband, I often kid him, is a nature loving "reincarnated mountain man". Quickest way to kill him would be to put him in a room full of people and tell him," now socialize." He's like Clint Eastwood. He says I'm too friendly, and when we've gone on trips together other folks tend to seek me out, so he'd often joke about this and say "say goodnight Gracie"...lol.
 
Oh man. Island Boy is at it again. You've got sex on the brain creep. We are Thin skinned? In your last scuzzfest, you started wimpering that people on this forum weren't treating you right. I've also noticed more hostility in your past few posts...getting frustrated? The big boys have come out to play Georgie Porgy so run away.
 
Gary O' said:
Yeah, there were times when living at the cabin, the edge of the civilized world, that I actually missed being around folks.

Oh, sure, I had my squirrel friends, but after being around them for over four years, well, I sorta got a bit squirrely myself

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We thought of selling and renting..do you like renting?
 

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