WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JULY2022

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  • exermom
    exermom Posts: 6,513 Member
    edited July 2022
    Went bowling, had dinner, it looks threatening outside so no walk (boo). Made a pork roast for us for during the week, now making pineapple zucchini muffins (yes, Barbara, in the mini-muffin tin) because I know Jess won’t eat them and neither will Vince, but I think Colby will and I know I will.

    Leslie – I do hope Pumpkin comes back soon. Ceramics is very relaxing to me, I even wish Vince would go more often. But I understand. Since they just bought her a new kiln, I do think they’ll look for another place

    Lanette – so glad you found someone to do your driveway

    Lisa – isn’t that always the way it is? You make an appointment and suddenly whatever is bothering you is better

    I was very surprised, there weren’t many fireworks around here. At least not compared to previous years. Maybe it was because things have gotten so expensive, it’s even expensive to drive to SC to buy them, that people didn’t have as many to shoot off

    Anne DE – I do hope you get away. As was said, even if it’s just in your own town. You deserve it

    M – honestly, most of the people who go to ceramics aren’t computer savvy. You’re supposed to register to go, you have no idea how many people ask Michelle to register them because they can’t! To find a way to view random posts – I think not. I couldn’t be bothered and I highly doubt anyone else would. Not the people who go there. And so what if someone finds out ceramics will be closed temporarily? Who will die? Word is going to get out eventually. Wouldn't surprise me if someone else had a friend in one of the classes there and the friend mentioned how they have to find someplace else to have their class and the reason why. I'm just not going to be the one to tell the people there that we will be in a different location in the future, but we will have ceramics. You know, if someone here isn't on for a week or two, we all get worried. That's what friends do. So you're saying that we shouldn't tell someone we're going away? If I ever posted something on Facebook that we're going away, Vince would kill me. Too many people on Facebook. But not that many, certainly not thousands, of people here. Kim - so what if you find out my street address? You can stop in and have a cup of tea (or right now more like iced tea. Unsweetened, of course) Actually, I have better things to do with my time than trying to find out someone's address. Just so everyone knows, Vince has a concealed carry permit and NC is a castle doctrine state :smile:

    Oh, it seems that the mgr at BK is really concerned about this "inspection". She told Jerry today that when he gets things for me (like the lettuce and tomatoes) to put them on these trays that the bread comes on so that nothing is touching the ground. Whatever. Jerry wants to put it on a pickle container. I told him that that probably isn't a good idea because there isn't enough surface. He did it today and when I went to tie the bag of lettuce up to put it back in the refrigerator, the box (natch) fell off. So what I'm going to do is just put out the trays and THEN ask him to get things for me. Eventually he'll get the idea. And if that doesn't work, I'll ask him to tie the bag for me and he'll see first hand that the box falls off the bucket.

    Michele NC
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,240 Member
    Stats for the day -

    Walk home to gym- 11.12min, .51mi= 72c
    Strava app = 59c
    Treadmill jog- 29.90min, 6.1-7.2sp, 9.51min mi, 134ahr, 171mhr, 5k= 310c
    Walk gym to home- 12min, .52mi= 50c

    Total cal 412

    Had an appointment with the oncologist so I missed my walk. instead of every 3 months, I will b going every 6 months. When he was examining me, I felt a pinch so they are going to set me up for a cat scan to make sure it’s nothing.
  • barbiecat
    barbiecat Posts: 17,188 Member
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  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,037 Member
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    edited July 2022
    GodMomKim wrote: »
    Because I really want us all to be aware from this forum I could probably figure out 9 of your street addresses, I could also glean first names, DH names, and in many cases last names which makes googling your info so much easier. And then the dates you are leaving and returning from home for vacation. We have become comfortable and as a result not as careful as we should have been. it's easy to assume that no one has the time to scroll through our rambles and get info, but computer programs can be written in moments to do just that.

    Kim in N. California

    I agree!

    Out of curiosity I did exactly that with Michele and it took about 5 minutes to find out all sorts of things. I could probably even guess her passwords. If one of her kids or friends was even remotely tech savvy they'd know everything she says about them.

    That said it would likely be fairly easy to connect several dots with me too. I know I have dropped several clues.

    And yes there are computer programs that do data matching which could do what I did in about 5 minutes in about 5 seconds or less.

    BTW it's easier to find things on here with a simple Google search than it is to find things on Facebook if people aren't posting publicly on Facebook ... which I hope no one here is. Please make sure whatever you're posting on FB is for Friends Only or has some degree of protection about it. :)

    M in Oz
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    edited July 2022
    exermom wrote: »
    You know, if someone here isn't on for a week or two, we all get worried. That's what friends do. So you're saying that we shouldn't tell someone we're going away? If I ever posted something on Facebook that we're going away, Vince would kill me. Too many people on Facebook. But not that many, certainly not thousands, of people here. Kim - so what if you find out my street address? You can stop in and have a cup of tea (or right now more like iced tea. Unsweetened, of course) Actually, I have better things to do with my time than trying to find out someone's address. Just so everyone knows, Vince has a concealed carry permit and NC is a castle doctrine state :smile:

    Michele NC

    Kim and I are both saying that. :)

    I wouldn't talk about a trip till I'm back. If we disappear from here we disappear from here. It happens. And what you consider your protection doesn't do much good if you're both in Florida and the house is empty. :)

    As for "Too many people on Facebook. But not that many, certainly not thousands, of people here." People don't need to be members of MFP to do a Google search and find our everything we've posted on MFP. Several billion people can do a Google search. Facebook at least has some measure of privacy. MFP has none.

    Is Vince's family from Louisiana or eastern Canada?


    M in Oz
  • wizzywig
    wizzywig Posts: 1,246 Member
    Hi ladies,

    Just a quick hop in and out :) trying to catch up, but now need to get off the PC and do some work, it's surprising how long it can take reading five or six pages! :)

    Belated happy birthday to Beth and and get well soon Heather and Johnny.

    Welcome newbies.

    We heard fireworks a few nights ago, not sure why, seems people want to set off fireworks for any type of celebration these days. I think they should be banned and only supervised firework shows available, or at least stop selling the really noisy bangers to the public. Luckily they only lasted for a few minutes. It will be between the end of October (Halloween) and most of November (Bonfire Night on 5th) that it gets bad, then there may be a few weeks break early December before it starts up again Christmas and New Year. Our poor dog is a nervous wreck for many months afterwards, jumping at any loud noise like a car door being shut.

    Better get on, I have washing to put away and more to get out to dry - if it stays fine, it's not looking too promising.

    This afternoon I'm going to look at finding a bed and breakfast or a small hotel at the coast for me and mum to have a few days break. I think we could both do with a mini holiday.

    Take care and love to all <3

    Viv UK
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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    Snowflake1968 wrote: »
    I was concerned that I had nothing to look forward to really for the month of July on weekends when Rodger was at work.
    I have it all booked up now.
    Michaela is coming for a sleepover Friday. Sunday I am going to meet the new baby from last week.
    Next weekend Jonah and his friend are coming for the weekend. We are going to a movie.
    Weekend after that I am going for a girls night at Kaitlyn’s.
    Exciting stuff!

    Tracey in Edmonton

    I'm glad you found things to fill up your July. :)



    I came across this on FB ...

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    My very first thought is/was: "I would go back to sleep".

    That's pretty much what I've got planned for my July weekends. :) And perhaps some gardening.


    Machka in Oz


  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,702 Member
    Page 10 :)
  • KetoneKaren
    KetoneKaren Posts: 6,412 Member
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  • 1948CWB
    1948CWB Posts: 1,587 Member
    Kelly ~ Happy Anniversary!

    Carol in GA
  • Anniesquats100
    Anniesquats100 Posts: 3,283 Member
    Tracey the mother is several months pregnant. She could be fine but will likely need lots of rest. And the older boy is a full-time child by himself. He gets into things. I've seen him get into the kitchen knives and turn on the stove just for attention.

    My parents get wiped out easily. I have my own issues. It just was overwhelming to think of two wild children and nobody active enough to keep them entertained.

    My sister came up with a compromise. The kids are coming but only for a day, and using a hotel rather than brave the fleas. So that works for everyone.

    Funny thing about internet security- I have been careful to keep my address off the internet because of the online dating. But if you search on my town and my name, there is another lady of the same name who posted her address. My internet double. Hope I don't cause her any trouble!

    Heather hope you and your DH get well soon!

    Lisa hope your tooth stays painless!

    Rebecca glad you had a great trip!

    Annie in Delaware
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    edited July 2022
    1948CWB wrote: »
    Please remember that there are many of us who live very quiet lives and have very little outside of our daily visits here. I must say that some of you are making it very uncomfortable to post photos and talk about our daily lives! That's all I have to say about the subject. :(

    Carol in GA

    I'm truly puzzled why the topic of being careful on the internet seems to upset people. ???? I've heard something about that topic about once a week for years in my employment. It's just how things are and have been for quite some time ... pretty much since the beginning of the internet. This is nothing new.

    We shouldn't feel comfortable posting everything about our lives.
    We should be selective about what we post.

    We shouldn't feel comfortable posting every photo we might want to share.
    We should feel uncomfortable posting photos (especially photos with children in them) without permission.

    This forum is very open. It is not private at all. Anyone can google a phrase and discover what we've posted. Anyone can find the photos.

    What we're saying to each other, to all here, is ... stop and think before you post. What if your post was found ... by a family member, by a friend or neighbour, by a work colleague, by a complete stranger?
    Would that be OK ... or not?


    And aside from a few people who post in this thread who have actually met each other, we don't know who other people who post in this thread or in this forum are. We could be exactly who we indicate we are ... or we could be something completely different. It certainly wouldn't be the first time I've come across someone who was presenting themselves as someone they weren't on a forum!!

    Please be careful.


    M in Oz



  • SophieRosieMom
    SophieRosieMom Posts: 3,643 Member
    Happy Thursday Ladies! <3

    Regarding finding info on people - In a previous life, part of my job was doing internal investigations and pre-employment backgrounds on law enforcement applicants. Amazing what I could find on people with just a little detective work. Nothing to do with social security numbers, etc. But plenty on other aspects of their lives that might impact their ability to be good employees. That was 20 years ago, and there's so much more available now.

    I still know many people who refuse to be on social media, and I get it. For me, dealing with DH's mental and physical decline over the past few years, it was a life saver, especially with the pandemic restrictions.

    I check the bank balances and credit card activity every single day.

    Michele - I understood when you posted the info about the shop closing was "hush-hush" that you simply meant the folks going to the ceramics shop hadn't been told yet. When DH was here and healthy, I was often tempted to post something on FB that we were going on vacation for 2 weeks just so some thugs could show up to rob the place and get a nice surprise from DH. That would have "made his day!" ;)

    Yesterday was a busy day:

    *Neighbor finished burning the grass out of the driveway - it looks a lot better, but still needs leveling and re-graveling.

    *I started cleaning out DH's office in the shop. He had a computer out there that he built = put all the components together, used it to play video games. I plan to drop it off at Staples for recycling but want to pull the hard drive out first. I don't think he has anything of importance on it, but who knows. Anyhow, it's easy to find YouTube videos showing how to remove the drives from old Dell laptops and towers, but this will be a new adventure. Of course, the other option is to just put the whole darn thing in the garbage can.

    My walking buddy texted me last night, her knee replacement surgery is evidently a "go" for this morning, so things must have improved at her house and necessary ducks lined up.

    Just returned from a quick walk to the end of the road where there's a wooded area. Caught a mouse in the live trap overnight and decided rather than toss the trap and him into a bucket of water, would do a "catch and release" for the little guy. Hope he didn't follow me home, next time the bucket!

    OK ladies, that's the quick version.

    Make it a fabulous day! <3

    Lanette B)
    SW WA State
  • Whidislander
    Whidislander Posts: 3,784 Member
    Good morning ladies!
    Last night I had a nice long phone call with eldest Navy son.💖👍. It was much needed and I went to sleep content. Yesterday I sent a message to my youngest sailors Chaplain, just an unofficial health and welfare check. He was happy to do it and will get back to me.
    Getting back to a sort of normal here. Nice to be cooking my own meals again!
    Have a good day all!
    Rebecca
    Whidbey
    Wa
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    edited July 2022
    Have any of you seen the Sandra Bullock film, The Net (1995 film).

    I watched it many years ago and have seen it probably 2 or 3 times since.

    It had an impact on me ... as much as I would feel very comfortable with a completely at home, online existence (confirmed in recent years when I've had more of that opportunity), it's a good idea to get to know people in real life.

    Through my stay-at-home husband and the neighbourhood pets, we've gotten to know several of our neighbours at least a little bit. We hadn't bothered for the first few years we lived here, but I'm glad we have in recent years.

    Plus "they" recommend that maintaining some sort of real life social life is good for the brain and may help reduce the risks of dementia. Lots of articles and things on that topic available by googling. I'm not much of a social person. I think I could be a hermit. But with my husband's brain injury in mind, we have included social-ness in our lives. It's good for him ... and who knows, maybe it's good for me too.

    M in Oz


    PS. Have you ever Googled yourself? Try it sometime. :)
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,082 Member
    Morning ladies
    Well what you see is what you get with me.. there is nothing to hide..
    I mean im an open book,I consider you all dear friends and share my life with ya'll..
    .I no longer work. And whatever anyone wants to find out about me .have at it...
    Honestly im not that interesting.. i know my health and bank records are safe.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,583 Member
    minicooper452 wrote: »
    Thank you for being the voice of reason Mary!

    PLEASE don't feel uncomfortable about posting pix if you have permission from your/the family or they're your children and you want to. For heaven's sake people! We are adults. Yes, this forum is open, but are people really coming to MFP and to "Women Ages 50+" looking for kids pix?!? Think about it! Let's be rational for a minute. Okay... off my soapbox.

    Off to Canton. 12-hour drive ahead of us. Wish us luck. Chat tomorrow... I think, if I'm coherent. LOL
    Thanks for all the well-wishes already.
    GO VIXEN!!!

    Carla, in MN... headed to OH

    You don't have to come to this particular thread to find posts and pictures. This is what we are trying to explain. I know it is difficult to understand if you don't have a computer background.

    You can open Google and Google someone's user name or a phrase or something and find what people here have posted. You might be looking for something else but a phrase of what you are looking for might be in this thread. It may not matter. But if someone is bored one evening and googling random things like maybe their name ... they might be surprised to discover it mentioned here.

    Try it. Copy a phrase you've typed here, something with a couple relatively unique words or word combinations, and paste it into Google.


    Meanwhile for Mary etc. I will continue to remind people to be careful what you post.

    I post photos of my exercise areas, quite often. I exercise all over the place and don't care who sees those photos. So I am comfortable posting them.

    However I will not be posting photos of my grandchildren. I don't feel comfortable with that.

    If you are comfortable with what you post, by all means carry on. No one is stopping you.


    M in Oz
  • grandmallie
    grandmallie Posts: 10,082 Member
    Katla- oh dear he has had his share of struggles will be praying for a speedy recovery.. and you ..please take time to take care of yourself..let your kids help if they can xoxo
  • pipcd34
    pipcd34 Posts: 17,240 Member
    Katla49 wrote: »
    DH had a heart attack and spent several days in the hospital. Yesterday he was transferred to a skilled nursing facility in a town twenty plus miles from here. I expect to visit him every day until he can come home.

    Our daughter and son are here with me. They are each squeezing in time to be here and I am grateful they are with me.

    Katla

    Hugs to you, thinking of you and your family

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