On 8/14/2017 9:53 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >
> On 8/14/2017 6:28 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 6:38:22 PM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >, says...
>>>> Subject: pot luck item
>>>> From: Cheri >
>>>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>> On 8/13/2017 8:14 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The baby boomers are no longer relevant as far as tracking trends
>>>>>>>> goes.
>>>>>>>> How can they be? Mostly they wish to live in the latter half of the
>>>>>>>> 20th
>>>>>>>> century - before all this "stuff" happened. They reminisce while
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> rest
>>>>>>>> of the world have moved on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What a load of crap. This is how baby boomers live here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b68Kl39nk0Y
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgX6VTJcMm8
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://voiceforarran.com/images/mag56/Acrc1.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB21-KzCWKU
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.arranholidayretreats.co.u...r-Mhor-summit-
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Corinna-Goeckeritz-Arran-Mountain-Festival.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Janet UK
>>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you, Janet UK! The "boomers" around here enjoy kayaking,
>>>>> playing
>>>>> tennis, golf (of course), bicycling, boating. There aren't any hills
>>>>> to
>>>>> climb but the "boomers" go fishing, net up fresh shrimp, haul in crab
>>>>> pots, etc. And gee, everyone has a computer.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Are you saying they are relevant as far as tracking trends goes?
>>>
>>> Have you never heard of the grey dollar/pound, the grey vote, silver
>>> surfers? ? WE ARE a boom generation, our sheer numbers mean businesses
>>> and politicians can't afford to ignore our voices, votes and spending
>>> power. Just look at the number of retired home owners downsizing to
>>> smaller property; they are freeing up capital to spend.
>>
>> We've got all the money; Millenials have all the debt.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
> I wonder how many credit cards these so-called millenials have. Got a
> mortgage? Make payments on cars? Can you afford to buy a new mattress,
> dsi1? To replace the one your wife alledgely nearly bled out on? He's
> an idiot stuck on a rock. Eating sugar laden spagetti with hot dogs and
> calls it good.
>
> Jill
>
> ===
>
> Why do you have to constantly drag up how he had to deal with his wife's
> illness??
>
Constantly? Sorry, but I really don't think so.

Jill