HazyDavey
Western Exposure
- Location
- Northern California
71 and just coasting along.. 
Who is the Oldest Person Here?
- Thread starter Mitch86
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CallMeKate
Well-known Member
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic US
I have not seen anyone here who is precisely your age... but there are a number who are 90 and above.
I'm glad to see you back!
Lewkat
Senior Member
- Location
- New Jersey, USA
Wow, you beat me by 5 years. Good for you. Here, I thought I was the elder citizen of this forum. How wrong I was.
oldsunbird
oldsunbird
Thanks Kate. I'm still learning the place. I guess I am a slow learner. Exploring forums and trying to find a way to access profiles.I have not seen anyone here who is precisely your age... but there are a number who are 90 and above.
I'm glad to see you back!
CallMeKate
Well-known Member
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic US
Nah, not slow learner... this place is massive with all the threads/topics and it takes a while to navigate. When it comes to profiles, there's a setting we can choose to limit access to that, so you won't be able to see everyone's profile if they have restricted it.
gruntlabor
Well-known Member
- Location
- Last Frontier, Age 82
You stay well, girl!
oldsunbird
oldsunbird
Well, you ARE one of the elder citizens of this forum. I've been searching this place for those close to my age. We've lived through a lot of history that others have not. Are you too young to remember WW II? I believe I was 14 when the U. S. entered. Life seemed so innocent then. It was certainly less complicated.Wow, you beat me by 5 years. Good for you. Here, I thought I was the elder citizen of this forum. How wrong I was.
oldsunbird
oldsunbird
Thanks Kate. That may explain my problem.
Your avatar reminds me of the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen on South Padre Island. It really did just take your breath.
oldsunbird
oldsunbird
I guess that's me. I feel quite fortunate. Many fine people here of all ages.
bettieboop57
New Member
I am 66, I was the very youngest of my family and the only one left. (whoops there is a brother 10 years older than I but I would say we are not family any longer, long story)! I am thankful I had children and lots of grandbabies.
MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
Wow, you beat me by 5 years. Good for you. Here, I thought I was the elder citizen of this forum. How wrong I was.
Isn’t it great to be the ‘young one’, even amongst nonagenarians? When I still taught I was one of the older ones but at home and on here I’m not even in the running .. for now.
StarSong
Awkward is my Superpower
- Location
- Los Angeles Suburbs
I clock in at 71. The number is so bizarre because I feel a lot like I did in my 30s. And my early 30s, at that.
I think that all over 80s, should have two Birthdays, like
the Queen did and Charles will do the same, the Queen
was in April and June, I believe, Charles I think will be in,
June and November, June is the official birthday of the
Monarch, the other date is the actual day.
I am looking for two birthday parties every year, we don't
eat or drink much at this age, so two would bring us back
into line.
Mike.
the Queen did and Charles will do the same, the Queen
was in April and June, I believe, Charles I think will be in,
June and November, June is the official birthday of the
Monarch, the other date is the actual day.
I am looking for two birthday parties every year, we don't
eat or drink much at this age, so two would bring us back
into line.
Mike.
Alizerine
Senior Member
I am 86 and have some memories of WWII. We had dark shades on the windows which were closed during air raids. The top half of headlights on our cars were painted black to avoid detection from above. My sister and brothers were older as were all my cousins. Cousin Bob was a pilot from an aircraft carrier called The Fighting Lady (I think) and there was a movie made about it. We had meat, sugar and gas rations. We knitted squares for the red cross and saved foil. We had a Victory Garden.
helenbacque
Senior Member
- Location
- Central Florida
Second place also gets a ribbon, don’t they?Wow, you beat me by 5 years. Good for you. Here, I thought I was the elder citizen of this forum. How wrong I was.
hollydolly
SF VIP
- Location
- London England
what a lot of people don't realise when they restrict people from viewing their profile.. that they also block themselves from receiving PM's (Private messages). Certainly some will have blocked their profile for that very reason, but others will not have realised that blocking PM's is a consequence of blocking profile Info..
That 2nd picture, with the dog in it, gave me a Joni Mitchell moment?
CallMeKate
Well-known Member
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic US
I restricted my profile and get PM's just fine.
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CallMeKate
Well-known Member
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic US
Yes, I just checked. I have my "view your details on your profile page" set to "nobody" and I do PMs every day.
hollydolly
SF VIP
- Location
- London England
that's odd, I wonder if you have something unticked in it which allows your to get PM's...so many people have their PM's blocked because they've blocked their profile..
CallMeKate
Well-known Member
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic US
Yep, you got it. I'm set for nobody to see my details, but set to "members only" for who can start conversations with me.
MarkD
Keeper of the Hounds & Garden
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
helenbacque
Senior Member
- Location
- Central Florida
I was 8 and I vividly remember the expression on my Grandfather’s face when he heard about Pearl Harbor. In looking back I’m sure his first thought was to his only son, early 20s and single. What I remember of the war … male family members going away and being in danger, rationing and coupon books, frequent letters on tissue thin paper, The slightly sick to the stomach feeling when seeing the symbol of Germany or Japan (swastika or giant red ball).