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Mr.Bill

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2. The scary thing is when I was their age

Reply to tanyev (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 02:23 PM

Aug 2021

I probably would have been just like them.

I'm old enough and have led a good enough life to not be afraid of dying, but it scares me that if I caught the virus I could have to live the rest of my life with some very inconvenient symptoms. At least I won't have to live 70-80 years like that as some of them may have to.

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So, without going into a whole lot of detail, [View all] Mr.Bill Aug 2021 OP

Amazing how many people have to learn the hard way. tanyev Aug 2021 #1

The scary thing is when I was their age Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #2

My wife and I had a similar coincidence. Xoan Aug 2021 #3

Same here. The only people getting sick around me are anti-democracy Rs ffr Aug 2021 #4

Wish we had a national mask mandate in place. KS Toronado Aug 2021 #5

The only people against it dianaredwing Aug 2021 #7

Would they ever.... KS Toronado Aug 2021 #11

there's a lot of people for it ! me too ! monkeyman1 Aug 2021 #6

Indeed a heluva coincidence... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #8

Almost half of the anti-maskers/vaxers that I know have had it. JanMichael Aug 2021 #9

My favorites are my two grandchildren Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #10

"There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observating. struggle4progress Aug 2021 #12

Man I love Will Rogers dianaredwing Aug 2021 #13