tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post8572119572089218310..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Monday MeanderingsWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40354154376462198422020-03-12T03:39:04.881-02:302020-03-12T03:39:04.881-02:30 I salute your spirits, dear!! It is a cause worth... I salute your spirits, dear!! It is a cause worth fighting for. I request all the readers to mention Support our Senior campaign in all the social media accounts and spread the news. I am sure many will come forward to support this cause. Great going, dear!!Andrea Charleshttps://www.bloghasting.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6399475052001448592020-03-06T10:16:07.864-03:302020-03-06T10:16:07.864-03:30We have exhausted every other means, Nick, nothing...We have exhausted every other means, Nick, nothing seems to work, even appealing on the floor of parliament.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47933281236416886332020-03-06T10:15:23.446-03:302020-03-06T10:15:23.446-03:30Some days not so much Gemma but I will take the co...Some days not so much Gemma but I will take the compliment.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-673770251240410752020-03-06T10:14:55.759-03:302020-03-06T10:14:55.759-03:30I try to laugh at the irony of life and its challe...I try to laugh at the irony of life and its challenges Gigi, We have to!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47008629439796311442020-03-06T10:14:30.746-03:302020-03-06T10:14:30.746-03:30I hope so too Ramana and we are willing to go to j...I hope so too Ramana and we are willing to go to jail for the cause.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70990958072491269362020-03-04T17:40:14.822-03:302020-03-04T17:40:14.822-03:30Unfortunately you're right. You have to do som...Unfortunately you're right. You have to do something really dramatic to get the politicians' attention. Blocking roads with oldies in wheelchairs and risking jail would surely do the trick?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62816791091819603312020-03-03T16:27:52.780-03:302020-03-03T16:27:52.780-03:30My dear woman , you have the fortitude of a millio...My dear woman , you have the fortitude of a million warriors.Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91485199806130809742020-03-03T14:11:44.904-03:302020-03-03T14:11:44.904-03:30Haha. Even in distress, you have a sense of humor....Haha. Even in distress, you have a sense of humor.gigi-hawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674279919813089732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43913695752685653932020-03-03T11:13:54.855-03:302020-03-03T11:13:54.855-03:30I wish you all the very best for your planned prot...I wish you all the very best for your planned protests for the Senior Poverty in Canada. I hope that it would generate enough noise to get some action from the powers to be.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63253331471265984232020-03-03T09:07:26.192-03:302020-03-03T09:07:26.192-03:30We're planning it for late April/early May, it...We're planning it for late April/early May, it takes a huge amount of planning and we are old and tired. But it will be done.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-92096545600947325872020-03-03T09:06:40.672-03:302020-03-03T09:06:40.672-03:30Well LOL, so many millions being thrown their way....Well LOL, so many millions being thrown their way. Odd situation that, but bully for them for breaking out of that dysfunctional RF.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-58439777070276744842020-03-03T09:05:33.138-03:302020-03-03T09:05:33.138-03:30It may be the only thing to get attention, nothing...It may be the only thing to get attention, nothing else is working.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80083209686068572152020-03-03T09:05:09.071-03:302020-03-03T09:05:09.071-03:30I wish you were here Joanne, we could make signifi...I wish you were here Joanne, we could make significant use of you.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-49101995108415057462020-03-03T09:04:43.960-03:302020-03-03T09:04:43.960-03:30EC, if we can rally enough across the country to b...EC, if we can rally enough across the country to blitz. They are relying on our illness and decrepitude.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66029226442806976952020-03-03T09:04:04.758-03:302020-03-03T09:04:04.758-03:30Railways were blocked here by First Nations recent...Railways were blocked here by First Nations recently to protest the pipelines across their treatied territory. Sometimes these harsh disruptive protests are the ONLY way to get attention to injustice.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24190203561054605122020-03-03T09:02:39.953-03:302020-03-03T09:02:39.953-03:30No railways here unfortunately, ripped out in the ...No railways here unfortunately, ripped out in the 80s, a crime, but then crimes seem to be part and parcel of the landscape of dem wot rulez., right?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46817232947990624662020-03-03T09:01:26.525-03:302020-03-03T09:01:26.525-03:30A limping old warrior but nevertheless......:)
XO...A limping old warrior but nevertheless......:)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-54563671154036033492020-03-03T04:55:39.453-03:302020-03-03T04:55:39.453-03:30With the weather you’re having I think I’d want a ...With the weather you’re having I think I’d want a protest indoors somehow, so don’t know where in your community that would attract the most attention and garner the most publicity. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68472178996513528502020-03-03T00:34:03.761-03:302020-03-03T00:34:03.761-03:30At least you won't be paying for security for ...At least you won't be paying for security for Harry and Meghan<br />They should pay it themselvesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45164363550451207632020-03-02T22:41:44.158-03:302020-03-02T22:41:44.158-03:30I'm not a fan of blocking traffic, but if that...I'm not a fan of blocking traffic, but if that's what it takes, I hope it works.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82979677737432086342020-03-02T21:39:24.155-03:302020-03-02T21:39:24.155-03:30I don't know how to organize or promote an eve...I don't know how to organize or promote an event, only to jump in and make noise. I have stood in front of traffic, and a bulldozer.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82890751222534725912020-03-02T18:19:19.674-03:302020-03-02T18:19:19.674-03:30Good luck.
I hope the flotilla of wheelchairs, wal...Good luck.<br />I hope the flotilla of wheelchairs, walkers and canes get the attention it deserves.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-35553825937759097962020-03-02T18:00:31.157-03:302020-03-02T18:00:31.157-03:30I don't agree with blocking railways. You have...I don't agree with blocking railways. You have to block a major road or street to receive maximum publicity and there will be footage of queues of cars and blocked up intersections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18127135137400345432020-03-02T17:53:45.120-03:302020-03-02T17:53:45.120-03:30Why not take a page out of the First Nations book ...Why not take a page out of the First Nations book and block some railways? I wonder what people would say about THAT! They have no compunctions about condemning First Nations people or environmentalists for such actions, but senior ladies ... would they dare say a word??? -KateStubblejumpers Cafehttp://stubblejumperscafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2860608308479541602020-03-02T17:43:22.209-03:302020-03-02T17:43:22.209-03:30I have no ideas, but you're a warrior. Go for ...I have no ideas, but you're a warrior. Go for it!Charlotte (MotherOwl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01059356989361649639noreply@blogger.com