I'm feeling a deep surge of affection for you GDers

[canetoad]

Maybe because many of us are facing our own mortality. Maybe because the result of the primaries is pretty clear, or we've just hung in here long enough to give and also gain some trust and a few good friends.

I'm enjoying this interlude in GD; it can be a spikey, offhand place. Or it could be, as it is right now, a refuge of old friends. They mostly don't don't each others names, but we've hung together through the years. That counts for a lot.

Cheers to GD.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Cheers to you too! nt

[Afromania]

2. Huzzah

[madaboutharry]

3. Sending ❤️ back at you, Canetoad.

[riverbendviewgal]

4. I feel the same as you

DU is my hangout with friends I never met. I learn alot, get the lastest news, laugh at cartoons and videos, cry at sad stories, get angry, see different views and opinions.

I been here for years and I am thankful I found DU. You are family.

[gademocrat7]

5. Cheers to you, canetoad.

❤️

[Dennis Donovan]

6. I feel the same way.

It's like "Anonymous Cheers" - where no one knows your name, but you're always glad you came.

[Scarsdale]

10. Great comparison.

I log onto DU several times a day. So great to be with people who agree with my opinions on tRump and the gop. Also I learn about what is happening elsewhere without having to go there (like Faux).

[katmondoo]

14. Without DU i would be lost, there is no where else to go.

I had to get off Facebook the Trump lovers took over.

[canetoad]

17. So true Dennis

May have said this before, but you are a legendary poster. I truly appreciate the news and fact you share.

[Dennis Donovan]

21. Shucks!

Thank you.

[lunatica]

19. I love your analogy!

Cheers friend!

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Cheers to you too, canetoad. What a nice gesture!

All the best to you. ❤ nt

[pat_k]

8. Cheers to "old timers" (and "new timers")

I know we've been on different sides of things at different times, but the journey is one to be treasured.

More than 15 years.

Wow.

Here's to another 15 more!

[appalachiablue]

9. Well said Canetoad, good to see you here. An 'spikey' is us! Lol

[KY_EnviroGuy]

11. Compassionate, truthful, rational, humble, humanistic, humorous and...

very knowledgeable Democratic cyber friendships all around DU. What else could one possibly ask for?

Well, there is coffee, chocolate, good music and two great kids......

And an old Chevy truck......

KY...............

[safeinOhio]

12. It is great.

Back in the 90s I was a member of an online group and we all felt that way. Then we decided to meet up in real life. About 20 or 30 of us met up in a park in Bay City.
Just didn't work out so well. Ended up sitting at separate tables and posting each other. It were very strange.

[PA Democrat]

13. Right back at you, canetoad!

My despair over Bush's Iraq War is what drew me to DU in January, 2004.

The support we can give each other, the information we can share at times like this are invaluable.

[JimGinPA]

15. K&R

[canetoad]

16. Hey you!

Good to see you. Hope you and family are well. Just sitting here, waiting for the tsunami to hit.

[Cha]

18. That's Sweet.. Cheers to you, canetoad and

a Stay Safe to Everybody!

[Hekate]

20. Canetoad...

[malaise]

22. What a great post