Senior Citizens

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NEW YORK - Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life — unless they take estrogen until age 50, a new study suggests

I just read this article, we need to know these things.

2007-08-29 15:11:31 · 10 answers · asked by kayboff 7

When service stations use to give out dishes and glasses and towels. I remember once we won a shuffle board, that thing was huge, it must have been 15 feet if it was an inch.
Also, in detergent there was always hand towels or a glass.
Nobody gives out anything anymore:~(

2007-08-29 14:45:25 · 21 answers · asked by Cheryl 6

Just this year I've bought an iPod (use it on the treadmill and going to sleep) a plasma screen television, and a Global Positioning System for my car. OH, and the aforementioned treadmill, which tells me my speed and pulse as I trot along ! How on earth did we all survive without these high-tech gadgets ? Do you love 'em.....or hate 'em ?

2007-08-29 14:20:26 · 20 answers · asked by Stella 6

My Dad had pretty strange looking cars. One had a pointed nose like something out of a Buck Rogers space movie. Wish I could remember what type it was.

2007-08-29 14:08:41 · 14 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6

My mothers' father was the first to have a car and a television in their area. I had many relatives who lived in the country with out houses. Everyone did have electricity. Quite few in the mountains had only radios. I have known one family with 5 sons who lived up a mountain with no electricity or plumbing. And this was only 30 years ago. My grandmother had her bathroom on the back porch as it was added before I was born. I helped use a wringer washing machine but it was electric. I remember the first electric sewing machine before that we should a treadle machine and our first color tv. My uncle was a traveling pastor and parishioners invited us to Sunday dinner. Ny friend told me they bought toilet paper as a special tribute cause the preacher was coming. Otherwise they used catalogs. This wasn't all poverty it was just the times. I am very interested inothers memories and if/how they vary from one part of the country/world compared to the south.

2007-08-29 14:06:09 · 14 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6

None of us have roles as we did in the 50's and 60's and marriage is no longer in vogue. and we have a professional solider that fights the wars?

2007-08-29 13:14:34 · 4 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

2007-08-29 12:39:20 · 7 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

I never did.

I did have a tendon cut in my hand and needed stitches. Then a soft cast. It was cool because I didn't have to wash dishes. ha ha

2007-08-29 11:43:18 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-29 10:48:04 · 14 answers · asked by Granny 6

I remember being 32. I think I was at Busch Gardens. I wondered when they would finally realize that I was a grown woman. Now I never get asked. They don't even challenge me when I show my 10% discount card at the department store (you have to be 55 or older).

2007-08-29 09:29:19 · 30 answers · asked by Granny 6

...and I don't mean your spouse!

2007-08-29 09:20:08 · 38 answers · asked by Granny 6

What do you think the sorry state of affairs of having unclaimed human remains still in the morgue in New Orleans? Do you ever think they will be claimed? Do you think that forensics could be used to recreate their features to reunite tham with family? Someone should recognize them, don't you think?

2007-08-29 08:34:57 · 20 answers · asked by slk29406 6

What kinds of things have you learned about marriage over the years? What advice can you give a married couple (5 years in) that could help them make it when all odds are against them? Do you see marriage differently now than you did when you first got married? Do young people not understand how it should be in reality?

2007-08-29 07:43:13 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3

I hear about fried ice cream treats. How do you fry ice cream?

2007-08-29 07:35:40 · 14 answers · asked by Lady G 6

You probably have, but it still makes me laugh.

A very self-important college freshman was attending a recent football game. He took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation.

"You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one," the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear.

"The young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space
travel, man walking on the moon, our spaceships have visited Mars. We have nuclear energy, electric and hydrogen cars, computers with light-speed processing, and....," pausing to take another drink of beer.

The Senior took advantage of the break in the student's litany and said, "You're right, son. We didn't have those things when we were young........so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little wise guy, what are you doing for the next generation?"

The applause was deafening

2007-08-29 07:33:43 · 21 answers · asked by Lady G 6

Do you have garage sales or shop at garage sales? I hate them, especially when my neighbor has one and people begin parking by my house at 6:00 a.m. and slamming their car doors.

I think garage sales are a pain in the rear. I've already got enough stuff and don't need any more. I won't take the time and trouble to have my own garage sale. I give my good used items to charities.

2007-08-29 06:30:21 · 29 answers · asked by Miz D 6

Not me, not well. I will go out of my way to avoid having to do so. And I'm not likely to get one of those new cars that would do it for me.

2007-08-29 06:25:41 · 34 answers · asked by LadyG 4

2007-08-29 06:16:58 · 18 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

2007-08-29 05:04:42 · 29 answers · asked by Lady G 6

I'll use the motel pillows to prop my back when I read in bed, but when it's time to snuggle down to sleep, I need my own pillow.

2007-08-29 03:37:57 · 35 answers · asked by felines 5

I can't bake a decent biscuit, and I've quit trying, because it's frustrating and the results are always awful.

A friend of mine, who used to be food editor of the local paper, told me about the frozen ones at Kroger, and I was astounded at how good and fluffy they are.

Now, why would I frustrate myself in the kitchen when I can just pop a few of these in the oven?

2007-08-29 03:31:11 · 14 answers · asked by felines 5

I love Greek, Chinese, Italian, Mexican and German foods. If I had to choose a favorite among those, it would probably be Italian, with Greek a close second.

I also enjoy Southern-style cooking (pork chops, gravy), but not grits. No, not ever grits.

And I'm crazy about vegetables -- all vegetables, that is, except Okra. You can keep that. I like traditional fruits, but not exotic ones like mango, star fruit, etc.

2007-08-29 03:08:49 · 26 answers · asked by felines 5

We have one at home and except for recently, I've never used one. I don't get this thing about not cleaning it. Just wiping it out. Re-seasoning every now and then. It just doesn't seem to be sanitary. What am I not getting?

2007-08-29 02:29:38 · 15 answers · asked by Lady G 6

Don't wanna go to work.
Don't wanna deal with everybody's petty issues?
Just don't wanna to anything but take it easy?

2007-08-29 02:27:58 · 11 answers · asked by Lady G 6

Two years now since the disaster and so much is left to be done. Why it takes so long to get the money to where it's needed is beyond me. All those trailers sitting in a parking lot rotting away when people could have used them. Billions of dollars sitting around not being disbursed except into someone's pocket. Let me in there....I'll straighten them out! Better yet, let's send Goldwing!

2007-08-29 02:26:47 · 16 answers · asked by Lady G 6

2007-08-29 02:24:08 · 12 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

We do have land-line service and we also have two cordless phones, but we don't have cell phones. In fact, up until 15 years ago, we still had rotary service and we still have one rotary phone.

We don't have caller ID service. Instead, we keep an intercom beside the downstairs telephone set on transmit with its receiver upstairs so we can hear who calls when we're in bed. (We never answer until we know who it is.)

The land line is the only service we can get when we have a power failure. The cordless phones won't work without power.

2007-08-29 02:14:21 · 16 answers · asked by felines 5

I need to lose some weight and tone up. I'm thinking about swimming. I know I'll float really good!

2007-08-29 01:37:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you feel anxious while you are driving on the above?

2007-08-29 00:55:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-29 00:12:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous