Soda Shoppe August 1 , 2023

phyllis · August 08, 2023, 10:35:12 AM

What percentage am I in, Patricia? I was born in 1929...three weeks before the stock market crash that began the Great Depression. Your chart doesn't even go back that far. That makes me 93 and I will be 94 in October. Apparently, I am so old I am in the less than 1% group.

Big storms went through here last night. I was prepared to go down to the basement but didn't have to. Trees down everywhere and lots of power outages. Several thousands are still without power. We had a short blip but came right back on. We were lucky....one large limb came down in the back yard but did no damage. Sunny and humid today. Back up into the 90's. Summer is still with us.

patricia19 · August 08, 2023, 12:14:12 PM

Good morning, folks; we didn't have any of the wind, rain, or promised thunder and lightning. I don't know where it went, but none came here. They're saying wait until tomorrow for rain and Friday for the thundershowers and wind.

Everyone is cautioned to stay inside because of the dense smoke, telling us it's unhealthy. I think most of us could have told them that. It seems the entire world is either ablaze or flooded, and there's no going back; this is our new normal.

Phyllis, since "99% generational one percenters "born between 1930 and 1946 worldwide are now dead," I'd say you are in a rare generation. From Wikipedia, "The Silent Generation, also known as the Traditionalist Generation, is the Western demographic cohort following the Greatest Generation and preceding the baby boomers. The generation is generally defined as people born from 1928 to 1945. By this definition and U.S. Census data, there were 23 million Silents in the United States as of 2019. '

From the Britiantania Encyclopedia, "Silent Generation, generation of people sandwiched between the "Greatest Generation," which fought World War II, and the "baby boomers," the generation born during the surge in births in the United States and other countries in the years immediately following the war. The range of birth years ascribed to the Silent Generation varies slightly according to the generational scheme employed, beginning with either 1925, 1928, or 1929 and ending with either 1942 or 1945. In the early 2020s the Silents were mostly in their 80s and 90s.

Constituting roughly 50 million individuals in the United States, this generation was both less populous (owing to diminished birth rates in the 1930s and '40s) and, at first blush, seemingly less dynamic than the larger-than-life generations that bookended it. Sometimes also called "Traditionalists," the members of this cohort are generally characterized as cautious conformists who sought stability, worked hard, and thrived by not rocking the boat in an era of booming postwar economic prosperity. But a closer look reveals a rebellious tendency that slowly emerged across the social, political, and cultural landscape during the years in which they came of age—roughly the late 1940s to the early 1960s—even if it was rebellion more grounded in reforming the system rather than in tearing it down." https://www.britannica.com/topic/Silent-Generation

I was born in 1951; we're the babyboomer generation who thought we never would get old and that we had changed the world. Unfortunately, the world continuing on unchanged was a harsh lesson for many of us.

patricia19 · August 08, 2023, 12:23:29 PM

Lloyd's getting closer but still has a ways to go. I found him in photos.

Today at 08:20:16 AM
Good Morning everyone. we are at 68º and clear skyes. I slept in this moning un till 930 Am. I had milk toast for breakfeast, with lot of butter. Have a good day today and a better tomorow.

Lloyd

JaneS · August 08, 2023, 10:08:13 PM

Nice to know LLOYD is still around. I miss people when we don't hear from them.

Nice to hear from PHYLLIS, too. I don't care which category you find yourself in, just keep on hanging on!

I'm heading for the haystack. Tomorrow I go to get the "sticks" out of my eye and then we'll see what has happened. I've been concentrating on what I'm seeing and I do not see double any more. If that's the only improvement, I'll take it! But I'm thinking that he expects me to see better out of that eye. It won't take much to make that happen! I couldn't see much of anything out of that eye anyway.

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. God bless!

Amy · August 09, 2023, 06:49:59 AM

Good morning...

Not sign of rain today, but will have rain and t storm tomorrow .Will get the outside work done I hope later today.

Kyle goes for blood work this morning and if we are lucky the line won't be too long! He was in and out of the hospital yesterday for an xray in good time! We thouht here we go a 2-3 hour wait but no one ahead of him made our wait maybe 30 min!

Better get the pups fed and us ready.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

JaneS · August 09, 2023, 07:33:11 AM

Good Morning Everyfriend!Right now the temp here is 65 but headed for a high of 84. Not too bad for this time of year.

I can't wait for this afternoon and my visit to the eye dr. I hope all's well and I don't have to go through any more of this "stuff" in my eye! I'll try to come back to let you know what's happening. Enjoy your day, Everyfriend. Make it a good one!

patricia19 · August 09, 2023, 12:11:41 PM

Good morning. We finally had some rain yesterday, which was noticed, even if the dense smoke never lessened. People on the bus discussed whether the signs were changing in light, scent, or smell, as we couldn't see any clouds through the smoke.

The random discussion between strangers continued through the mall and into the grocery before we heard the rumbles, thuds, and sharp booms of approaching thunder and the pounding of rain. There were cries of praise and then rude exclamations when the lights flickered and went out.

Everyone had to leave their carts, and we all gathered in the cart area before the thirty-minute pounding stopped, the lights returned, and we were allowed back to our waiting carts. Through it all, the smoke prevailed.

I read about Maui, where people jumped into the ocean to escape marauding wildfires caused by strong winds from Hurricane Dora, so I can't complain.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/it-s-apocalyptic-people-jump-into-the-ocean-to-flee-maui-wildfires-as-patients-overwhelm-hospitals-and-911-gets-cut-off/ar-AA1f0tYn?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=42e975ba02bb473ea38d0719be0b3c17&ei=16

JaneS · August 09, 2023, 04:00:35 PM

HE TOOK THE "STICKS" OUT OF MY EYES! For the first time in "I don't know how long, I'm not seeing double out of my left eye! I think I'm in love with that eye dr. and he's less than half my age!

Now I have to change my clothes and take a walk! Have a good rest of the day!

JaneS · August 09, 2023, 09:20:01 PM

Good Night Everyfriend!

Denver · August 10, 2023, 12:15:36 AM

Shame on me again....I got so far behind reading your nice posts. Seems
I have just so much going on that I just cannot keep up🤪

JANE, I am so pleased to read that the eye doctor did a great job on your eye and now you are not seeing double‼️ How wonderful. I hope you are sleeping well tonight🥰🥰

CALLIE, I am sorry to read about the crack in your foot. I hope it heals well. I can't believe it is nearly the wedding time🥰

AMY, I sure appreciated you checking on me‼️

There is a lot going on in our family.

The one thing I am so pleased to share is that Dr. Dave is engaged to a wonderful lady. We like her a lot and are so happy that they have found each other. They do not plan to marry until next June. Dave want his oldest son to have a special senior year of high school. His lady has two daughters, 10 and 12. I will finally have 2 more granddaughters❣️

We got home this afternoon from a nice overnight visit to Vail with our oldest son and grandson from Boston. It was so good to get to spend time together.

Our Colorado grands all started back to school this week. Seems strange as we feel like we really did not have much of a summer due to cool temperatures and all the rain we had.

I wish you all a good night....sleep well.

Jenn

Amy · August 10, 2023, 06:59:01 AM

Good morning..

Weather is to be rain with tstorms today sure hope it holds off till I get the outside work done.The past couple of days have ben busy and I hope it soon slows down.

Jane, I forgot to tell you last night. I was at the kitchen window and the crows were flying in for their buffet. I told Kyle to come and see all the crows ,I was counting and said 9 crows!! He was counting also and looked at me and said 7, no I said 7 outside and two old crows watching them!!

Patricia, I hope things are better and the fires have simmered down . Hope the rain put them out!Stay safe.

Jenny good to see you.Good that Dr Dave found someone special in his life. You have been busy with family! School starts in Sept here.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

patricia19 · August 10, 2023, 12:23:04 PM

Good morning everyone.

Amy, we haven't had any rain since that thirty-minute deluge the other day. They keep promising rain, always the next day, and so far, none and no sign of any different than what's forecast.

The smoke is denser than ever, but if you look around the world, that's happening in so many other places and with so much loss of life, damage, and history. You feel presumptuous complaining when so many have so much worse.

Even the buildings falling into the rivers after glaciers have melted aren't unique to our capital city, as the same is happening in Norway. Harry Truman once said, "There is nothing new in this world except for the history you do not know."

I liked your old crows' bit. I wish I were that creative on the fly. I also wish I could see more wildlife here, but I'm no longer very active outdoors, and presently access to the wildlife refuge and sanctuary is closed.

I'm sure Jane is happy to have the "sticks" and seeing double gone and that when she checks in, it will be more of the same.

Good morning Jenny, it's nice to see you this morning and with good news.

Today is Junee's one hundredth and one birthday! Now that is a milestone! If she receives the usual congratulatory letter from the king, that will be a bit of history as she received one last year from Elizabeth.

JaneS · August 10, 2023, 12:55:24 PM

Good Morning or Noon or whatever it is! I've been busy doing laundry today and changing beds for company for the weekend!

I went to bed with a scratchy eye and when I woke up in the middle of the night it occurred to me that maybe doing some of the moisturizing drops in the middle of the night would help. IT DID! Now, whenever it gets a bit itchy, I use the moisturizer drops!

JENNY, it's so nice to see you check in with us. Congrats to your son for finding a lovely lady to share the rest of his life! That's special!

AMY, keep watching those OLD crows...both inside and outside!

It's raining off and on here today and I'm hoping they have it right for the interlude so Cooper and I can get a walk in without getting soaked!

Enjoy the rest of your day! Make it a good one, whatever you do!

JaneS · August 10, 2023, 09:27:41 PM

Good Night...if there's anyone around to hear it!

RAMMEL · August 10, 2023, 10:28:50 PM

I'm here. --- but nodding off.

Denver · August 10, 2023, 11:11:23 PM

So sad to hear the news about the fires in Maui. We were lucky enough to see Lahaina on our Hawaii Cruise back in February. It poured rain the entire time we were there but we sure enjoyed seeing the area and the HUGE Banyan Tree😩 The news is causing a lot of upset with memories about out terrible fire here in the Boulder area. These type of fires spread so quickly with the raging winds. So many lives lost and businesses/ home that are gone FOREVER 😩

JANE, I hope you can use the moisturizing drops as often as needed to relieve the itching in your eye.

HAPPY 101th BIRTHDAY to JUNEE❣️ WOW, how exciting. I hope she did get a Birthday greeting from the new King🥰

Haha, AMY. Love the counting of the crows‼️‼️

Pleasant dreams to all.

Jenny

Amy · August 11, 2023, 06:31:24 AM

Good morning..

Love these cooler mornings , no rain is happening today so outside work will (I hope) get done. Taking neighbour in to pick up his vehicle ,then home to decide how much to trim off the trees.

Back ribs are on sale and I want to cook up a few racks then seal a meal them for the freezer.

Jane, hurray for the drops!! Happy to read that they do work for you!!

Patricia,sounds like we are in for more rain/storm tomorrow.If it is like in the past we will just get a bit and not all the pounding downpour that others have had.

Jenny, watching the fires in Maui is heart breaking. Between fires and floods this year has been a year to forget! Now, a new varient of covid is starting up EG.5

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

JaneS · August 11, 2023, 07:59:14 AM

Good Morning Everyfriend! I just wanted to let you know that I had an email from Gloria Zifchok. She's currently living in a nursing home and trying to get used to a new laptop computer! She said she's going to try to find her way back in here so be on the lookout for her! She doesn't seem happy to be in the nursing home but her son thought she needed it so that's where she'll be!

Have a great day

phyllis · August 11, 2023, 11:03:06 AM

It is so nice to hear from Junee in Australia. Nice to know that someone who is even older than I am is still here in S&F. Keep coming back, Junee......love hearing from you.

And, to hear from Gloria by way of Jane is a wonderful surprise. I knew her children had moved her to someplace where she would get assistance more easily if she needed it. I know that Gloria didn't want to go but it should ease her mind not having to deal with the problems she had to deal with before. Hope she can get her new computer going soon. I have missed her.

Congratulations to Dr. Dave, Jenny. It's nice that he is moving on from such a sad time in his life.

Hot today but not quite as hot....90 deg. expected and no thunder storms or tornados. David is off to the grocery store. I'll help put things away when he gets back and then decide what mischief I want to get up to.

Take care, All.

Amy · August 11, 2023, 11:03:21 AM

Jane, thank you for the news on Gloria. How is your eye this morning?
Neighbour shuttled to pick up his truck, trugs moved, ribs in oven and now to tackle the tree limbs..
We were going to take them today to the dump but traffic is a toot so tomorrow we will load up and go..

Denver · August 11, 2023, 11:43:39 AM

Good morning EVERYFRIEND‼️. Wishing you all a nice Friday morning. We sure are enjoying having the doors open and letting cool air come in.

So happy to hear that GLORIA is getting set up to join us again. I think of her often and hoped she is doing well. Thank you JANE for sharing this news.

I thank you all for the nice supportive comments regarding Son Dave. PHYLLIS, it is just so nice to see Dr. Dave smiling and happy again🥰

AMY.....as always you and Kyle are ON THE MOVE again this morning. Yummmm, ribs in the oven‼️
There is a lot of new cases of the EG.5 virus with hospitals filling up again😩. You are spot on for this being a year to remember with all the fires, floods and tornadoes.....now MORE COVID😩😩. UGH😡

JANE, hope the eyes are feeling better and better.

Have a wonderful day💐

Jenn

Amy · August 11, 2023, 12:37:08 PM

Rick , I didn't forget about the sugar free pickles just needed to slow down a bit and look. I did find some at your Walmart store. Hopethis helps you.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Vlasic-Bread-and-Butter-Pickle-Chips-No-Sugar-Added-16-Oz-Jar/10308911

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mt-Olive-Sweet-Gherkins-No-Sugar-Added-Pickles-with-Splenda-16-fl-oz-Jar/10290700

patricia19 · August 11, 2023, 01:36:08 PM

Good morning from a still smoky Interior with all the forecasted promises of rain still a mirage. I feel horrible about the news of catastrophic fires and floods around this poor earth. It's so true that you reap what you've sown.

It is nice to hear news from Gloria, Jane. I hope she's able to return. Now about Lloyd, Beverly, and others...

Morning Jenny, it's nice that Dave and family are enjoying life again!

Phyllis, today I read about a woman's 114th birthday celebration with five generations of family. She was born during the Taft administration.

Amy, you are always busy while I search for the energy to do more than the morning routine. You could make a mint by bottling and selling that energy! I can see it now in bold red print in a circular, Canadian woman finds the secret to a compromise-free life! The residuals alone would be substantial

phyllis · August 11, 2023, 04:34:51 PM

Mt.Olive pickles are made right here in N.Carolina and I can tell you they are good. You won't go wrong with them, Rick. Amy made a good choice for you.

Jane, I meant to say that I am so glad that your eyes have improved. I'm having a problem with dry eyes, a common complaint for us older people. My optician has me using Systane eye drops and eye wipes for inflammation. It helps briefly but I think I should do as you did and find an Optometrist who could give me better options. I know that I use these devices too much and that strains the eyes. If I am not on the desk computer, I am looking at either the pad, or my phone, most of the day and often times during the night. All of that takes a toll on my eyes. Besides being a reader I am also a news junkie. Don't know if I could exist without my eyes.

So now I will turn this computer off and think about dinner. Take care, All.

RAMMEL · August 11, 2023, 06:17:29 PM

Amy, - Thanks for that PICKLE info. My son does our food shopping so will put him on to the NSA (No sugar added)pickles. Both Vlasic and Mt.Olive are brands I recall around here. It would be nice if he spots the pickled watermelon rind.
Phyllis - Thanks for that evaluation of Mt.Olive. I've always stuck with the known brands, and those I've had and liked. Will add the Mt.Olive to those. Thinking about pickles has my mouth watering.

JaneS · August 12, 2023, 09:00:19 AM

Well I have a busy time coming up! My neighbor across the street was over this moring with a bag asking me if I want some zucchini. I accepted it and discovered that it has two immense zucchini in it. Along with what Christy brought from her carden, we could be eating it forever. Or....I could can it! I tried looking up how to can it and I found what I thought was a a good one. However, when I went to print it, they inserted all kinds of little notes from fancy chefs and it was right over the instructions. I tried going back and copying what it covered and I got most of it by the last one didn't go away.

Have any of you ever canned zucchini? I'm open for suggestions.

I've read everything in here and there's lots of good news...from all of you! I'm especially happy for Dave! He deserves the best! I had another email from GLORIA and she's still trying to come in here!

Have a great day Everyfriend!

Lloyd Hammond · August 12, 2023, 09:53:46 AM

JaneS put it in your food prosser snd griend it and freeze it, that is what Nancy dose. Lots of things you can do with it that way. my left eye is swolen mostly shut this morning, I acused Nancy of hitting me but she swares she never

Amy · August 12, 2023, 10:17:27 AM

Good morning..

My morning started out on the run....to the hospital! Kyle, woke me he was having trouble breathing after getting a med stuck. Dr said that his throat was swelling up but would be better after a bit.

Laundry is on the go, tree limbs won't be loaded to the dump as the rain put a damper on that!

Rick ,you're welcome.

Phyllis, thank you for your help on the pickles.

Jane, I don't think I would can it as a veggie. You can do thishttps://www.healthycanning.com/zucchini-pineapple
I made a zuchinni marmalade aand it is also good. As Lloyd said grate it up ,freeze it for muffins/cakes etc.

Better get back to work.
Enjoy your day and stay safe.

Amy · August 12, 2023, 10:31:34 AM

Jane. check your email.

Denver · August 12, 2023, 04:28:48 PM

Another cooler morning to enjoy here in the Mile High City.

Gee, I sure wish I could find some nice yellow squash or zucchini to buy. I love them both and the ones in the grocery store look awful😩

We just finished pitting a couple of pounds of cherries.....what a mess‼️

We are going to Dave's this evening for dinner to help celebrate Dave's youngest son's birthday. Luke turned 15 yesterday‼️ The entire group of them went to Meow Wolf today. We passed as I really do not think I would enjoy it.

AMY, sad to hear you had to take Kyle to the hospital.......good to read it proved to be nothing too serious.

Need to get a move on.

Enjoy your day EVERYFRIEND💐

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