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Mendalla said:
Good morning. In other news, my sister-in-law (middle brother's wife) died suddenly in her early 50s on the weekend. Two kids, both grown and one married but no grands yet. Eerily reminiscent of Mom. So I have a funeral to attend next week. I'm too young to be losing family members younger than me. This is the conservative, evangelical brother so might have to grit my teeth a bit. Oddly, the last time I was in their church was for her father's funeral.
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Well that sucks. Feels weird over here, slowly aging out of our early-50s and with a 10-year-old. I get the impression we didn't do this right.

Our condolences.
 
Thank you all.
paradox3 said:
Oh my, such a terrible shock that must have been for all of you @Mendalla
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Not the phone call I was wanting or expecting, that's for sure. That said, as soon as I saw brother's name on call display, I had a bad feeling. We mostly use email to keep in touch so a phone call is usually something bad or urgent (or both).
 
Mendalla said:
Not the phone call I was wanting or expecting, that's for sure. That said, as soon as I saw brother's name on call display, I had a bad feeling. We mostly use email to keep in touch so a phone call is usually something bad or urgent (or both).
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Our extended family have about the same system. I hadn't thought of it like that, but yeah, seeing some names on caller ID is never good, now that you mention it.
 
Good morning, all! We grieve with those who lost an s-i-l at what seems to be way too young an age; may you find peace in her memory, even as you grieve her passing. We gather here at the Coffee Cart to support, as well as to chat, and make connections. May we remember the webworks of life, the joins us all.
The Room is ready, the tea and coffee are fresh, and the Baker has supplied us today with assorted muffins for is to share in. The tea water is boiling, coffee is freshbrewed, and the muffins are warm and soft, ready to be buttered. All is ready, everybody more than welcome. Come in, and join in the conversation!

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Does anyone else find Gen Z are a PITA to get ahold of? My son doesn't respond to email on a timely basis, so i SMS him. But he's not responding to those on a timely basis either. Calling him just gets voicemail. I mean, they just moved but surely he could respond to a text with some kind of acknowledgement. (/end rant)
 
Mendalla said:
Does anyone else find Gen Z are a PITA to get ahold of? My son doesn't respond to email on a timely basis, so i SMS him. But he's not responding to those on a timely basis either. Calling him just gets voicemail. I mean, they just moved but surely he could respond to a text with some kind of acknowledgement. (/end rant)
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My oldest grandson is Gen Z..... so yes, a long delay between replies.....but my son's who are in their early and late 40s take their own sweet time too.
Then there's the old saying....a son is a son until he takes a wife. A daughter's a daughter for the rest of her life. Although I doubt that is always the case. Hang in there.....
 
Found a couple summer job listings at Holland Bloorview Hospital that interest Claire. Problem is, the first closes this Friday. Helping her edit her CV.

That would be a full circle moment, wouldn't it?
 
One of mine checks her texts very frequently & is good about responding. She seldom uses the phone.

The other one might not look at her texts for a day or two but always responds to a phone call.
 
Mendalla said:
Does anyone else find Gen Z are a PITA to get ahold of? My son doesn't respond to email on a timely basis, so i SMS him. But he's not responding to those on a timely basis either. Calling him just gets voicemail. I mean, they just moved but surely he could respond to a text with some kind of acknowledgement. (/end rant)
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My daughter is actually pretty good about responding.

Maybe you should start again and have another kid. Give up on that one.
 
paradox3 said:
One of mine checks her texts very frequently & is good about responding. She seldom uses the phone.

The other one might not look at her texts for a day or two but always responds to a phone call.
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Oh yeah, you could always hide your name on the phone and the curiousity will force them to answer.....kidding......maybe
 
Good morning all! Thursday has appeared right on schedule; a cold start to the day here. Getting in contact with the next generation can be a bit of a pain. I have a few contacts that love to text; some prefer email, etc etc. It's a tangled web oft times.
We gather once more round about the Coffee Cart for conversation, support, and solidarity, as well as for the tea, coffee, and baked goodies to enjoy. Today the Baker has provided us with wonderful eclairs, which really look and smell wonderful! The coffee is freshbrewed, tea water is boiling, and eclairs very alluring. All is ready; everyone welcome. Come join us!

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Is everything that is happening in the world right now tending towards questions being asked?

How does one counter this other than placing an ad to be one of the better-off? It seems to be a factor in the Epstein chemistry!

Is that far to complex for the drive towards simplicity ... our return to the ameba state ... single cells? Imagine the breakdown ... some complex digestions ...

And the mystery cried: "teach my children" and mortal interference occurred via division and conquering ... and it fell down!

A sacred message of missal to Alberta ... "feed you enemy"!

The s' elf wilts ... fiddling hoedowns and other breakdowns ... for return to the dance! Thus kin crawling home in the wee hours ...
 
The times have definitely changed when it comes to communication. My generation grew up with telephones and snail mail only.

It was a big deal when we got rid of our rotary phones and went to the push button models. And I am old enough to barely remember a party line in our home.
 
paradox3 said:
I am old enough to barely remember a party line in our home.
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We never had one at home but the cottage had one until the eighties, I think.

paradox3 said:
It was a big deal when we got rid of our rotary phones and went to the push button models.
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Same. That's also when got the wiring in to have a phone in the basement as well as the one in the kitchen. Like, wow, two phones. We didn't have to race upstairs just to take a call.

SciShow had a nice piece on the history of telephony this week. It's framed around why on hold music sounds terrible, but uses that as a framework to look at the history of how home phones developed (business systems are a bit of a different beast once you get to the advent of PBXs). They kind of stop with digital lines, though, and don't get into cell or VOIP. I will post the video later today, probably in its own thread in Pop & Chips.
 
When we moved into our 70's era home, we were delighted to discover that phone jacks had been installed in multiple locations. Apparently every home was entitled to 5 of them.

Imagine! We could unplug the phone and take to another room! We even had a phone jack outside.
 
I keep in touch with my kids on Messenger. We have a group called "Mom and her kids" and they are pretty good to respond when I write something there. They also communicate with me there too.... remember, they still need babysitting help sometimes!!! My three are interesting in that they have a fair bit of nostalgia about their childhood and the host of relatives that surrounded us. Therefore, they like me to keep them up to date on what is happening in the family. We also have a site called "Fam-damily" where relatives on my side of the family post info and jokes. Communication seems to be regular and when it slips, I feel bereft. My brother-in-law then revs it up with more jokes. (He would give you some competition @chansen!)
 
Nancy said:
My brother-in-law then revs it up with more jokes. (He would give you some competition @chansen!)
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I'm not sure that what I do counts as "jokes". I don't really know any jokes. I have a few "bits" I do, but they're generally variations on a theme, not prepared lines or stories. I guess I have anecdotes, but those actually happened and are not so much created as they are recalled.

Overall, I'm exceptionally boring. Ask around.

If I seem funny to the rest of you, that's not good. You people should get out more.
 
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