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re: Camden lady is the oldest living American, and 2nd oldest in the world currently
Posted on 7/7/14 at 5:04 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Posted on 7/7/14 at 5:04 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
ok, on a serious note,,, for once.. 
thinking about this chick is so intriguing!! admittedly, I'm fairly old compared to most of y'all, well, real old, but not in the grand scheme of things. I was visiting with a dear friend about this the other day. I'm pretty countrified and grew up in a very, very rural setting, like carrying my lunch to school in a syrup bucket with a couple biscuits and a sausage or two, 2-3 hour bus rides, partly from distance and partly from getting stuck on the unpaved, muddy arse roads enroute and back from school. So that kind of stuff gave me views back even farther in time, cause we were behind the times.. Ive seen things happen in my life that are amazing, like indoor plumbing for most, air condition, tv's, (yes, black and white tv's), going to the moon (maybe), party line telephones, etc, I could go on for hours.... I am shocked to think of all the inventions and changes that I've been fortunate enough to see, some very good and important, others that we all could do without.
I can't even imagine the mixed feelings that this woman has to have. I only know that I'd give just about anything to be able to sit and talk with her for a couple days.
Her remaining child is 93,,, holy deu deu, unbelievable!!!!
Ok, that's my serious side, guess I'll read the article now..
eta: tried but couldn't,, got a 404 error or sumptin' like dat??
thinking about this chick is so intriguing!! admittedly, I'm fairly old compared to most of y'all, well, real old, but not in the grand scheme of things. I was visiting with a dear friend about this the other day. I'm pretty countrified and grew up in a very, very rural setting, like carrying my lunch to school in a syrup bucket with a couple biscuits and a sausage or two, 2-3 hour bus rides, partly from distance and partly from getting stuck on the unpaved, muddy arse roads enroute and back from school. So that kind of stuff gave me views back even farther in time, cause we were behind the times.. Ive seen things happen in my life that are amazing, like indoor plumbing for most, air condition, tv's, (yes, black and white tv's), going to the moon (maybe), party line telephones, etc, I could go on for hours.... I am shocked to think of all the inventions and changes that I've been fortunate enough to see, some very good and important, others that we all could do without.
I can't even imagine the mixed feelings that this woman has to have. I only know that I'd give just about anything to be able to sit and talk with her for a couple days.
Her remaining child is 93,,, holy deu deu, unbelievable!!!!
Ok, that's my serious side, guess I'll read the article now..
eta: tried but couldn't,, got a 404 error or sumptin' like dat??
This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 5:07 pm
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 8:03 pm to Ole Geauxt
I mean, this woman can actually remember being an adult discussing the American entry in to World War I. I spend most of my free time studying World War I these days, and that's just incredible to me. She was 18 turning 19 in April 1917 and had turned 20 when the war ended. She was turning 21 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed in Paris in June 1919.
She was an adult worried about the Spanish Flu.
Amazing.
She was an adult worried about the Spanish Flu.
Amazing.
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