Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

Old Goat in FL wrote: An observation from an OLD GOAT: When we moved to Sun City Center in 1997, one of the first things we learned was that in a Senior Cmmunity you are going to make friends and lose friends. If I wanted to get remorseful I just have to look across the street. There are 6 houses in our association over there. When we moved in all had married couples. Right now there are 5 widows and one vacant house (up for sale) where both people, husband & wife recently passed away. One of the homes has had TWO different couples where widows were created. The attitude here is that you enjoy life to the fullest while you can. All those widows have great memories of the fun and enjoyment they had while there husbands were alive as well as the great time most of them are having now with friends made here. At the present time my only surviving sibling, my Brother, has Hospice in attendence and is expected to pass any day. He had a great life both in Florida and Brooklyn & Long Island. If he could speak right now( he can not) he would tell you so. From what I could read, most of the people you are mentioning are from my generation. Yes, some are younger and that is sad. But most have had there day in the sun. It is time for them (and me, hopefully not too soon) to make way for the next generation which the majority of you fall into. Most memorial services today are called "A celebration of the life of..." Celebrate their life, enjoy your memories of them Do not dwell on the negative. [-o< :roll:

Suzie wrote: MY SON'S FIANCEE JACQUELINE'S DAD JUST FOUND OUT HE HAS BONE
CANCER......HE FELL DOWN ABOUT 4 STEPS IN THE HOUSE AND WENT
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ...BECAUSE HE FELT HE PULLED
SOMETHING IN HIS CHEST ......WELL THE XRAYS SHOWED THE CANCER
ON HIS COLLAR BONE

I SPENT THE DAY AT MY MOM'S ....WE MANAGED TO TAKE HER TO
THE DOCTOR'S FOR HER APPOINTMENT .......BUT IT TOOK ME, MY SISTER
MY DAD AND MY NEPHEW TO PICK HER UP IN AND OUT OF THE WHEEL
CHAIR UP AND DOWN STEPS AND TRYING TO PARK LEGALLY IN
PARK SLOPE WHILE DOING THIS!

BUT WITH ALL THIS GOING ON ........ID LIKE TO CRY MY ASS OFF .....BUT
I CANT BECAUSE ANTHONY JUST CRACKED ME UP

THANK YOU 100X FOR ALWAYS BEING HERE FOR ME AND US
WE STILL NEED EACHOTHER AND WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE
THIS BOND AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

WE ARE HERE FOR BETTER OR WORSE, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
AND I NEVER LIKED THE ENDING OF THAT SAYING.

SORRY FOR NOT SAYING HELLO TO EVERYONE UP THERE!

CAROL ......WHAT YOU SAID ON HERE TOUCHED MY HEART SO MUCH!
YOU REALLY SCARED US FOR AWHILE.....IM SO GLAD YOUR BACK ON HERE!

PAUL.....IM SURE WILL BE BACK ON 1 DAY

HI DANNY, FREDDY, WARREN, JOE, JIM EVERY NOW & THEN

AL ......IM ALMOST AFRAID TO SAY THIS ....BUT I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
MAKE IT BACK IN TIME ON SATURDAY......WE PICK UP OUR NEW PUPPY
OUT IN LONG ISLAND ON SATURDAY.....WE HAVE TO BE THERE FOR 2.
IM GONNA TRY MY HARDEST TO GET THERE

JUDY AND FESTINA .......YOU KNOW MY HEART IS WITH YOU ALL


TERRY ....THOUGHT OF YOU AND YOUR MOM & DAD TODAY....I HAD
TO PARK MY TRUCK IN MIKE'S LOT ......BROUGHT BACK SO MANY
MEMORIES.......HAPPY ANNIVERSARY IN HEAVEN MARGIE

WAIT IM NOT FINISHED