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WmChris

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1. Ageing

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:23 PM

Dec 30

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.

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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. [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Dec 30 OP

Ageing WmChris Dec 30 #1

True that! Floyd R. Turbo Dec 30 #2

We no longer send xmas (flame me if you want) because of the outrageous costs of the cards... Enter stage left Dec 30 #3

I send them and get them Easterncedar Dec 30 #4

time to demolish the mantle... nt msongs Dec 30 #5

We're old school them, we still send them. Sadly, the list gets shorter every year. surfered Dec 30 #6

I sent ten and received six. quaint Dec 31 #7