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Irish_Dem

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34. Right. People didn't go to the pool or to movies. It was like now.

Sun Aug 15, 2021, 03:20 PM

Aug 2021

My great aunt and aunt were nurses, like my mother, and I would hear them talking.
I was a little pitcher with big ears.

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My daughters friends don't want face masks [View all] samplegirl Aug 2021 OP

I never get a break from idiotic people anymore... I'm starting to have real problems keeping hlthe2b Aug 2021 #1

I mean her Dad and I samplegirl Aug 2021 #2

They're idiots PJMcK Aug 2021 #3

I assume that the political posts to which you refer are on Facebook Sherman A1 Aug 2021 #4

I'd say your daughter is lucky to be rid of such ignorant friends. MLAA Aug 2021 #5

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Aug 2021 #19

Exactly! MLAA Aug 2021 #24

We all know only a very few die, not nearly enough to have kept Hortensis Aug 2021 #26

"Vaccination are ticking up, especially among those who didn't "get around to it," LenaBaby61 Aug 2021 #33

In a way, it is good Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #35

Ask them how they feel about ventilator masks since kids are not immune. Vinca Aug 2021 #6

I donated platelets at the blood center I'm retired from and almost none of the crew brewens Aug 2021 #7

That little "throw-in" was a great laugh! MyOwnPeace Aug 2021 #11

Damn! My blood center is all vaccinated and masked TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #18

That center, Vitalent, had just sent out the mask mandate for staff again that morning, which brewens Aug 2021 #39

I don't understand how a medical group could reject the vaccine most of them! viva la Aug 2021 #23

YOU are advocating for the safety health of your grandchild's friends. no_hypocrisy Aug 2021 #8

The anti-maskers/anti-vaxxers are saying that they are the only ones with rights. Lonestarblue Aug 2021 #9

The same people who believe that wnylib Aug 2021 #28

Morons Chicagogrl1 Aug 2021 #10

These younger people never grew up with communicable diseases like older folks. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #12

didnt i read somewhere that polio was JUST recently completely eradicated? samnsara Aug 2021 #14

Right, even these old diseases could make a come back if people don't believe in Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #15

Polio still pops up in the developing world viva la Aug 2021 #22

Seems to be down to just Afghanistan and Pakistan now TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #42

Yes to this. Let's hope we beat Covid before a variant comes Hortensis Aug 2021 #27

My mother was a registered nurse during the polio epidemic. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #31

Dreadful. I was a little child and protected from fear, but Hortensis Aug 2021 #32

Right. People didn't go to the pool or to movies. It was like now. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #34

:) thinking of little pitchers. Hortensis Aug 2021 #36

Ha! Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #43

That is very true. roamer65 Aug 2021 #41

my grand daughter had a virtual HS graduation in 2019.. she was the ONLY one to mask up.. samnsara Aug 2021 #13

Find a different car pool SkylineChili Aug 2021 #16

Cardinal Burke-- he'd been "fired" by Pope Francis years ago for "being out of step" viva la Aug 2021 #21

Ray Ray is on a vent?!? musette_sf Aug 2021 #29

I'm an old fart and have multigraincracker Aug 2021 #17

Good riddance to bad trash. She will look pretty smart when they all get sick. flying_wahini Aug 2021 #20

Well, she's probably not friends with bad trash (what would that Hortensis Aug 2021 #25

Well, I don't want to clean my oven, but it needs to be done. MissMillie Aug 2021 #30

Odd, isn't it? They want to go on with life as usual but not be "judged." They want to be the judge. halfulglas Aug 2021 #37

If they get sick they will like them. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #38

Sounds like ur daughter needs better friends. roamer65 Aug 2021 #40