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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,240 posts)
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:19 PM 9 hrs ago

There were fewer cards on the mantle this year; fewer than last year when there were fewer than the year before.

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There were fewer cards on the mantle this year; fewer than last year when there were fewer than the year before. (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo 9 hrs ago OP
Ageing WmChris 9 hrs ago #1
True that! Floyd R. Turbo 8 hrs ago #2
We no longer send xmas (flame me if you want) because of the outrageous costs of the cards... Enter stage left 8 hrs ago #3
I send them and get them Easterncedar 8 hrs ago #4
time to demolish the mantle... nt msongs 8 hrs ago #5
We're old school them, we still send them. Sadly, the list gets shorter every year. surfered 8 hrs ago #6

WmChris

(619 posts)
1. Ageing
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:23 PM
9 hrs ago

Jessica Tandy said old age ain't for sissy. Those of who get old have to deal with the fact that some of our friends aren't as lucky as we've been. Old age is full of challenges but it still beats the hell out of the alternative.

Enter stage left

(4,220 posts)
3. We no longer send xmas (flame me if you want) because of the outrageous costs of the cards...
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:37 PM
8 hrs ago

And postage!

Texts and emails suffice today.

Easterncedar

(5,458 posts)
4. I send them and get them
Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:51 PM
8 hrs ago

Some of my younger relatives even send them, and I got a lovely picture card from a cousin I haven’t seen in years.

I guess there are pockets of persistence.

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