WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR DECEMBER 2020

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  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member
    My dad got hacked by ransomware and he gave his banking info to the "tech support" number that showed up. I got him to call the bank but they wanted a password that he doesn't have so they wouldn't talk to him. We are so vulnerable and now he feels bad so he is hoping the whole thing will blow over. My stomach is in knots. This part of caregiving is terrifying.
  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    edited December 2020
    Anniesquats100 wrote: »
    My dad got hacked by ransomware and he gave his banking info to the "tech support" number that showed up. I got him to call the bank but they wanted a password that he doesn't have so they wouldn't talk to him. We are so vulnerable and now he feels bad so he is hoping the whole thing will blow over. My stomach is in knots. This part of caregiving is terrifying.

    The bank should be able to verify his identity another way. If the front line support won't, ask for a manager and explain the situation. Keep going up the chain until someone helps. Keep notes of names, times, and dates you speak to people.

    I am very surprised they wouldn't talk to him. They are ultimately responsible for fraudulent charges, especially if they are reported that quickly.

    Tina
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,145 Member
    Machka- a big round of Conratulations!!! Hip Hop Hoorah..
    Stunning pick of you and hubby....thats a framer..
    Me i got out for my INR bloodwork and stopped to see the pups at Toms house.. they were sooo excited...and of course it was great to see them...
    But wow it takes alot out of you.. going out..
    So came back and took a nap,my brother is out riding around the snow covered yard on his quad to make paths for his dog lol
  • OregonMother
    OregonMother Posts: 1,665 Member
    Faetta wrote: »
    I refuse to accept the nonownership of negative actions


    I made a post in good faith about the disagree button and my disagrees jumped from 12 to 32 overnight. I received a couple of patronizing and insulting responses to which I answered in general, labeling the kind of people that would participate in such behavior. This was a violation of the strict forum rule about negative labeling even though it was in general and to no one personally. I received a warning.

    My land!! I do not believe any of those disagrees were from regular contributors here. I have to believe you were being trolled by someone (some people) who do not regularly participate in this particular thread. I know the women in this group, not super well, but I have participated for a few years now, and I can say confidently that they would never do that. This is a very supportive thread, even when we don't agree about everything. No one would purposefully hurt another person, and 32 disagrees is purposeful, in my opinion, which makes me think that they are from trolls.

    <hugs> Fae.

    Flea
    Willamette Valley, OR
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,306 Member
    Tina thanks, that's good advice. The frustrating thing is that he won't take advice from me. Never mind my computer science degree. All I can do is vent!
  • fanncy0626
    fanncy0626 Posts: 7,152 Member
    Machka Congratulations on your accomplishment! <3
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    I'm hoping to sleep better tonight. :) I have been so annoyed with my son for offering, then dilly dallying with the Christmas purchases. I have bought some things, told him what I have bought and he is happy with that. He will get a few more bits next Monday and bring them round Tuesday for wrapping. :D
    I know it's ridiculous to get annoyed by it all, as I know the enormous pressure he is under from work etc, but if he could just have told me what she wanted I could have got it done and dusted. No worries. The usual problem of crossed wires! :# Of course I have nothing better to do than sit and ponder and agitate my brain. ;):p
    Feel better now.

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,885 Member
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    Whidislander wrote: »
    Barbie, Received your Christmas card today and loved it. Loved the stickers too! Your card is #21, as I have been punching holes in the top and stringing with twine, and making two swags each entry, from the front door to living room, and from the living room to dining/library. Each seem to handle 5 cards nicely, plus its nice to look at them when I am on the couch.

    I have been on a classic movie kick for awhile now. Husband and I watched "A Touch Of Mink", with Doris Day, Cary Grant, Audrey Meadows, and lots of baseball players of that era. My husband got a kick out of it! "Oh that's Mickey Mantle and that's Yogi Berra! Cary Grant is so suave, and classy, love his movies! I spend as much time looking at all the beautiful clothes as I do following the movie. <3

    Tomorrow I want to look for the Debbie Reynolds movie, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown". Plus watch a sappy Christmas movie.

    I wanted to look for a Lauren Bacall movie, but most you have to buy or rent. It's interesting to see each actors movies all listed out. I can say into my Xfinity remote, "show me Cary Grant" and there are a lot of movies free to me, yet Lauren's forget about it. Maybe in their contracts, or wills, it says that movies can't be out there for the general public, who knows.

    I watched "Hans Christian Anderson" with Danny Kaye yesterday. And yes I sang along. "Inch Worm, Inch Worm....." He's always been one of my favorites. I looked up Bing Crosby and BOY there are a lot of movies that start out with "The Road To......" I like the one to Morocco, but I haven't seen a lot of the others. :-)

    Enjoy the evening all!
    Rebecca



    I love the classics. I used to spend New Year's Eve at home watching them with my cats. It was very nice. Danny Kaye is one of my favorites too, as are Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

    Tina

    Audrey Hepburn is wonderful in that westeren with John Wayne, "Rooster Cogburn", and of course so endearing with Peter Fonda in "On Golden Pond". I have a tendency to watch movies over and over, like a good book, but for your eyeballs:-)
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,885 Member
    barbiecat wrote: »
    :)Rebecca, Thanks for letting me know that you got the Christmas card. You're the only person who got a card from me. I loved that you wrote a personal message and enclosed a little ornament cut out. Your display of cards sounds great.

    :) I listened to "A Christmas Carol" as an audio book during my walks. Now I am watching several versions of the movie starting with "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol". In only an hour it stayed close to the original story and used a lot of the language of the book, and it has some great songs.

    <3 Barbie in NW WA

    Well, I buy the cheap 20 pack of cards for a $1 at the dollar store, I always feel like I need to write MORE <3 I bought 4 20 packs for next year today. All the cards I receive this year will be cut up for bookmarks or to just take on the cards next year. My husband just rolled his eyes at me when I told him I needed to go to the Dollar Store today before they all get sold out. I told him flat out, "Card writing and letter writing keeps me outta YOUR hair dear, so your welcome"! Haaahaa!
    Rebecca
  • LisaInAR
    LisaInAR Posts: 2,020 Member
    Heather - thank you for asking. The answer on the antibiotics is that I'm hoping they worked, but reserving judgment for now. Will make that decision between New Year's and Christmas.

    Machka - You and your husband look equally happy. What a wonderful accomplishment!
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,885 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Thank you all so much. :):)

    I think this is probably the best photo of my husband and me today ...

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    M in Oz

    Congrats, you two look so great! So proud of you!!
  • Peach1948
    Peach1948 Posts: 2,473 Member
    Fae
    I don't understand what you are saying! How did you get so many disagrees? Do you post on other forums than this one?

    Glad you are hanging in there.

    Carol in GA
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,885 Member
    So this afternoon I have the rest of my hollandaise sauce over poached eggs, and bacon. I tried my best yesterday to do a complete fast, but it wasn't meant for me. after going onto the computer after noon, I logged off and announced to "no one in particular" I AM HANGRY". I that I attacked the frig getting out stuff for a salad.
    Spinach leaves (a heavy handful)
    cut up 1/2 tomato
    6 slices of pickled beet
    bacon (from the little baggies for salad, but not that fake bacon stuff)
    candied walnuts (homemade)
    black sliced olives
    drizzled with yogurt avocado dressing

    Then an hour later
    beef broth and toast.

    On the good side it wasn't an OOPs day as I had fasted for 20 hours at 2pm. The good thing about fasting, is that you can't really mess up. I mean some days are better than others with everything.

    Today I mailed the last of my late Christmas cards. Hey, to me, the holidays are Dec and Jan anyway. I had 4 international cards, so I just put 3 stamps on them. Even though an international stamp is $1.20, the thought of standing in line to save 45 cents on a card seems silly. Time is money, and time in a line where I could get COVID is not worth the hassle.

    We are getting another wind advisory warning. I guess the "King Tides" are going strong out on the Oregon coast. That roar, its a reminder that mother nature is in control!

    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Washington


  • sh0tzz99
    sh0tzz99 Posts: 971 Member
    edited December 2020
    I love the classics. I used to spend New Year's Eve at home watching them with my cats. It was very nice. Danny Kaye is one of my favorites too, as are Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

    Tina
    Audrey Hepburn is wonderful in that westeren with John Wayne, "Rooster Cogburn", and of course so endearing with Peter Fonda in "On Golden Pond". I have a tendency to watch movies over and over, like a good book, but for your eyeballs:-)

    That was Katherine Hepburn, I believe. But I agree on watching over and over. It's a treat.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I loved Rooster Cogburn, and I think John Wayne did a great job portraying his character. :star: I always liked Katherine Hepburn in any role she played. :heart:
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    Fayetta: I'm the guilty party. I wrote a post, made a typo, and tried to fix it. I didn't do it on purpose and had no intentions of hurting your feelings. I hit the undo button 3 times. I couldn't undo a trembling hand because I was upset with my own typo. Then I was timed out.

    Katla

    You didn't hurt my feeling. I am an old country girl and such doesn't hurt my feelings. When I get a shipload of negative emotions for expressing my opinion, it fires up the warrior mode in me. Not hurt feelings, but disgust for unidentified opposition.
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,355 Member
    sh0tzz99 wrote: »
    I love the classics. I used to spend New Year's Eve at home watching them with my cats. It was very nice. Danny Kaye is one of my favorites too, as are Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

    Tina
    Audrey Hepburn is wonderful in that westeren with John Wayne, "Rooster Cogburn", and of course so endearing with Peter Fonda in "On Golden Pond". I have a tendency to watch movies over and over, like a good book, but for your eyeballs:-)

    That was Katherine Hepburn, I believe. But I agree on watching over and over. It's a treat.

    It was hepburn
  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 866 Member
    Lanette, gargling with Everclear! lol yup that oughta cure whatever ails ya! Especially if you swallow too!
    Evelyn
  • cityjaneLondon
    cityjaneLondon Posts: 12,786 Member
    edited December 2020
    I find Creme de Menthe a very good cure for winter ailments! :D Just had two tonight. >:)B)

    Proud of DH tonight. After a little prompting from me (he hates phoning) he rang his 94 yr old aunt, on his father's side, for a Christmas chat. He really enjoyed it. She was totally compos mentis, but in a quandary as to what to do about Christmas. Her family are not very intelligent, to say the least, and are planning a gathering of around 11 people. She doesn't really want to go.
    She used to look after DH when he was a little boy and his mother was having a bipolar interlude. He was shipped off to stay with her and she has always had a soft spot for him. He was adopted and I think she felt sorry for him. She was quite young then. The poor boy was often farmed out to friends and neighbours. His father was a Baptist minister, so parishioners lent a hand when his mother couldn't cope. Christmas was nearly always very difficult.
    How far we have both come! :D

    Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
  • evie1958
    evie1958 Posts: 866 Member
    This time of year almost any light makes me happier but Christmas lights are fun. Katla, I have to agree, to the point where I plug in the tree and the string that is in front of the (electric) fireplace, even though I'm going to work in a few hours! Hopefully, hubby enjoys the light when he gets up! Well, honestly, don't care if he does or not, I really like seeing it in the morning and enjoy seeing it lit up when I get home.
    Kelly, hope your back feels better soon!
    Allie, would you be able to go home with Alfie and some sort of home support? Sounds like you would be far more comfortable in your own home, not to mention happier having Alfie with you.
    Machka, I was unable to find you in the video, thank you for posting the photo of you and your hubby. You both look lovely and happy!
    Fae, I find it hard to believe that any regulars on this thread would have hit the disagree button on purpose, so it has to be trolls. Too bad the little weasels have nothing better to do!
    Had a few more thoughts in my head, but they vanished! Hugs to those needing them, congrats to all celebrating, and welcome to the newbies!
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island
  • Faetta
    Faetta Posts: 1,059 Member
    evie1958 wrote: »
    This time of year almost any light makes me happier but Christmas lights are fun. Katla, I have to agree, to the point where I plug in the tree and the string that is in front of the (electric) fireplace, even though I'm going to work in a few hours! Hopefully, hubby enjoys the light when he gets up! Well, honestly, don't care if he does or not, I really like seeing it in the morning and enjoy seeing it lit up when I get home.
    Kelly, hope your back feels better soon!
    Allie, would you be able to go home with Alfie and some sort of home support? Sounds like you would be far more comfortable in your own home, not to mention happier having Alfie with you.
    Machka, I was unable to find you in the video, thank you for posting the photo of you and your hubby. You both look lovely and happy!
    Fae, I find it hard to believe that any regulars on this thread would have hit the disagree button on purpose, so it has to be trolls. Too bad the little weasels have nothing better to do!
    Had a few more thoughts in my head, but they vanished! Hugs to those needing them, congrats to all celebrating, and welcome to the newbies!
    Evelyn, Vancouver Island

    Be careful with the T-word and also comparing members to weasels. Such got me a warning for attacking other members how be it anonymous ones. You deserve an inspiring for your courage.
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    I have been thinking about Tracey in Alberta. Has anyone heard from her lately? :star:
  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,701 Member
    evie1958 wrote: »
    Lanette, gargling with Everclear! lol yup that oughta cure whatever ails ya! Especially if you swallow too!
    Evelyn

    Evie- I posted gargling with Everclear as a joke but on second thought, might as well give the old GI a good scrubbing too! LOL. :D Hey why not?

    Rain on the way, I think you and Barbie and Sue Betsy and Rebecca have been getting quite a bit today?

    Lanette B)
  • Katla49
    Katla49 Posts: 10,385 Member
    edited December 2020
    Faetta: Congratulations on having a famous great cousin. Being related to the real Rooster Cogburn seems like a fun thing and a source of family pride, too. :bigsmile:
  • charsuzy
    charsuzy Posts: 234 Member
    edited December 2020
    Fae

    Glad to see this discussion that began with your observation of the disagree's you were getting!
    I'm glad the ladies here began discussing it in earnest because I don't want it to happen to me!
    You are quite the trailblazer!

    <3 charsuzy
    Western Washington state
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,071 Member
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