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KY_EnviroGuy

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45. Thanks, I couldn't stand to open the link to it. Too much unnerving stuff right now.

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 05:32 AM

Mar 2020

That is one of the most sad situations I've heard of in a long time. What on earth has happened to our older generation (I guess I'm just a kid at 72, LOL)?

When I was young in TN (50s, 60s), our older folks were very wise, compassionate and tolerant, all Democrats and regularly read the newspapers out of Nashville to stay abreast - even though some had difficulty reading due to poor Depression era education (my mom and dad only made it through the 8th grade). But they were sharp a a tack with general knowledge!

Both sad and heartbreaking.

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My parents live in The Villages in Florida. [View all] Mariana Mar 2020 OP

I'm shaking my head. They're putting lots of others at risk here with this behavior. NT SWBTATTReg Mar 2020 #1

Good luck to them. The Villages is notorious for watching Fox news. dem4decades Mar 2020 #2

Yes edhopper Mar 2020 #4

So true! Rebl2 Mar 2020 #6

Same thing happening/happened here, sort of... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #3

Parents are not Boomers. Oldest boomers 73-74 unc70 Mar 2020 #5

Yup, Boomers' parents are not Boomers! Freddie Mar 2020 #9

They're "The Greatest Generation" sop Mar 2020 #10

To further clarify: scarletlib Mar 2020 #19

I'm 75 and a War Baby (born during WWII) kskiska Mar 2020 #46

That's the headline of the story, which isn't about my parents Mariana Mar 2020 #16

50 can be gen x boston bean Mar 2020 #22

50 *is* Gen X moose65 Mar 2020 #23

I was being nice. boston bean Mar 2020 #28

hate to say it, but The Villages will probably get decimated steve2470 Mar 2020 #7

I hope the Democrats are staying inside mcar Mar 2020 #25

me too! nt steve2470 Mar 2020 #26

are they conservative?, I think that portion of the population follows trump and his advice Demonaut Mar 2020 #8

My friends moved there several months ago BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #12

I've heard customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #39

I think I was the last person to hear about their STD thing. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #40

Yes, they are, but they know Trump lies. Mariana Mar 2020 #34

Given that Florida's beaches are still packed with spring breakers, muntrv Mar 2020 #11

All the more reason for the old people to take precautions. nt. Mariana Mar 2020 #18

The spring breakers are all headed home MontanaMama Mar 2020 #29

My husband took Rebl2 Mar 2020 #13

My mother lives in Florida matt819 Mar 2020 #14

I feel for you BlueJac Mar 2020 #15

Uggh... Nearly all are Trumpsters there. I love the guy who single-handedly protests Trump when hlthe2b Mar 2020 #17

He's come to a few of our protests in nearby Citrus County mcar Mar 2020 #27

Sending wishes to your parents to remain healthy & safe. FM123 Mar 2020 #20

Just had the same conversation with my wife ok_cpu Mar 2020 #21

I live near The Villages mcar Mar 2020 #24

I sense some irony here. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #35

I'm so happy you have your good D Governor! mcar Mar 2020 #36

That's one of the last things we need is for our security infrastructure.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #37

Yes, TSA at Orlando is very crowded, many lines maybe three feet apart, Blue_true Mar 2020 #41

I think most churches have stopped having their congregations meet. Mariana Mar 2020 #42

I was trying to explain to my mother 92 marlakay Mar 2020 #30

I thought about communities like the Villages when I first heard about this virus... spanone Mar 2020 #31

One stray thought nitpicker Mar 2020 #32

That's why I sat in my car for 10 minutes at Aldi's nitpicker Mar 2020 #33

If it were not for thousand of old, white upper middle class republicans moving here every year, GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #38

An article in the Villages-News.com says.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #43

That isn't an article, it's a letter to the editor. Mariana Mar 2020 #44

Thanks, I couldn't stand to open the link to it. Too much unnerving stuff right now. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #45