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In reply to the discussion: In all of my 81 years living in this country, I have never felt so unsure and just plain scared [View all]CTyankee
(63,903 posts)15. If I had the means I would really like to live in Italy for a while but the EU won't have us!
My mother, who was a veteran traveler well into her 80s would go anywhere and wanted to pack in as much travel as she could. She worked in the airline business and could get passes through an exchange system with her airline and others. She would be LIVID right now that she couldn't just up and go to Europe. She took me when I was 16 and didn't want to go but she dragged my lazy butt over there and I was glad she did!
But with Trump we're dealing with a monster and his capabilities for massive destruction is truly frightening. I'm paying attention and don't want to. I had to give up drinking wine because it was making me sick so I don't even have that bit of relaxation...
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In all of my 81 years living in this country, I have never felt so unsure and just plain scared [View all]
CTyankee
Oct 2020
OP
We're all in this together, and we are going to win this and win our country back!
DonaldsRump
Oct 2020
#3
The only people who aren't scared are the people who aren't paying attention. - n/t
Jim__
Oct 2020
#4
If I had the means I would really like to live in Italy for a while but the EU won't have us!
CTyankee
Oct 2020
#15
It keeps me up nights. I have a very small group of friends and family-friendly
Arkansas Granny
Oct 2020
#14