Back in 2018 while I had a layover in Detroit I was chatting about horses with some random lady I was sitting next to about her horses. A young black man between 20-25 started chatting with us and he said that Obama did nothing for him as he walked away. The lady looked at me and said that there is hope for this country.
Not long after the scamdemic started, I was in the grocery store without my mask and there were two 30ish black guys who weren't wearing a mask. They stopped dead in their tracks as did I. I knew they knew and they knew I knew that I knew they knew. I wanted to run up and hug them, but didn't want them to think I was some weirdo. We just stared at each other. Good grief, really odd times.
Sounds like a priceless moment! At least the 3 of you had common sense even if no one else did in the store.
Hubby and i belong to our local HAM Radio Club in our small town. Last June in our Field Day Event, which is a 24 hour Nationwide Contest among clubs to make Radio Contacts, a fellow from a nearby city came to work CW(Morse Code) for the contest. He is a CW whiz and would rather do Field Day with our small town club than his city club. Anyway, he happens to be black guy and walked in with a "FJB" shirt on AND made stack of DVD's to hand out to club members about the scamdemic! Another of our members had shirt on that said, "Pure blood".
My sisters bf, now passed, well, her husband is black, he is still alive. It caused quite a kerfuffle back then when they married, back in the 60's. They had met while teaching in a Harlem school, she was the librarian, and he was a music teacher. During a teachers union strike, he was arrested for opening up the school and not supporting the union, he was an activist. His stance was, you all go ahead and strike, these children cannot afford one day out of school. Well, you would think, off the cuff, that they were leftists. They were not. When Obama ran for President, he told me that it broke his heart how "his people" were falling for it, just because of color. In his opinion Obama was one of the "worst of them", meaning of course, the deep state. My son grew up calling him Uncle, and we had some good times during summer trips to their "country home" in Upstate NY. Since his wife died, we don't get to see him that often, what a wonderful role model he was for my son, though.
Thanks for sharing, makes me feel not alone. I too remember being in grocery stores without a mask, feeling anxious that the mask police would show up (they never did), and seeing the occasional other person without one. We would smile at each other and shake our heads. I couldn’t believe how long it took for people to stop wearing those filthy masks in public. Still sad to see a few have never given them up.
Back in 2018 while I had a layover in Detroit I was chatting about horses with some random lady I was sitting next to about her horses. A young black man between 20-25 started chatting with us and he said that Obama did nothing for him as he walked away. The lady looked at me and said that there is hope for this country.
Not long after the scamdemic started, I was in the grocery store without my mask and there were two 30ish black guys who weren't wearing a mask. They stopped dead in their tracks as did I. I knew they knew and they knew I knew that I knew they knew. I wanted to run up and hug them, but didn't want them to think I was some weirdo. We just stared at each other. Good grief, really odd times.
Totally agree with your comment.
Sounds like a priceless moment! At least the 3 of you had common sense even if no one else did in the store.
Hubby and i belong to our local HAM Radio Club in our small town. Last June in our Field Day Event, which is a 24 hour Nationwide Contest among clubs to make Radio Contacts, a fellow from a nearby city came to work CW(Morse Code) for the contest. He is a CW whiz and would rather do Field Day with our small town club than his city club. Anyway, he happens to be black guy and walked in with a "FJB" shirt on AND made stack of DVD's to hand out to club members about the scamdemic! Another of our members had shirt on that said, "Pure blood".
It's accelerating!
Do it! And, you'll be able to communicate if/when everything goes down. Plus, you will make some great friends!
My sisters bf, now passed, well, her husband is black, he is still alive. It caused quite a kerfuffle back then when they married, back in the 60's. They had met while teaching in a Harlem school, she was the librarian, and he was a music teacher. During a teachers union strike, he was arrested for opening up the school and not supporting the union, he was an activist. His stance was, you all go ahead and strike, these children cannot afford one day out of school. Well, you would think, off the cuff, that they were leftists. They were not. When Obama ran for President, he told me that it broke his heart how "his people" were falling for it, just because of color. In his opinion Obama was one of the "worst of them", meaning of course, the deep state. My son grew up calling him Uncle, and we had some good times during summer trips to their "country home" in Upstate NY. Since his wife died, we don't get to see him that often, what a wonderful role model he was for my son, though.
2 types of people in the world now:
Type A - Those who don't know; don't know that they don't know & don't want to know. Type B - Those who know that they know because they want to know.
I just took a screenshot of your statements… so right on.
Well said fren!
Thanks for sharing, makes me feel not alone. I too remember being in grocery stores without a mask, feeling anxious that the mask police would show up (they never did), and seeing the occasional other person without one. We would smile at each other and shake our heads. I couldn’t believe how long it took for people to stop wearing those filthy masks in public. Still sad to see a few have never given them up.
Dude; next time in that situation (store w/o masks) do something!
A fist bump, handshake; reach out to your fellow man!
:-)