Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Thanks Fren.
The neighbor angle might be a possibility. I don't think any of them are awake like your community (this is deep blue New England) and most are elderly so they may be also needing help.
As for the family, they all got their shots and think we are dumb for not being lemmings. But in a time of need, they might pull through as my kids are the youngest in the family.
I am sorry the neighbors and family aren't much help, but it sounds like you and your immediate family will be the ones to comfort and guide those in your family and neighborhood when everything breaks out onto the surface. I have several family members who took the shot, but now regret taking them. They are teetering on the verge of being awake, but they are just barely waking up. There is still so much going on that they seem to be clueless about, and I keep telling them to get stocked up and get ready for what's coming. They are finally starting to realize, it's better to be prepared and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Wow, you've made great progress on your battlefront. God bless and thanks for the tips!
I've got a long way to go in this region. 🤞
I bet you have made a bigger impact than you realize. For a while, I felt like the black sheep of the family, and still do to a point, but at least I am seeing signs of life in them now. Perhaps I had nothing to do with it, as it could have been a neighbor or a coworker that gave them that little nudge down the rabbit hole that I couldn't get them to budge, but now suddenly, whatever it was that stirred their curiosity, has caused them not to keep quite such a distance anymore. Your loved ones will come around, perhaps just in the nick of time, or perhaps they will have to adjust to the rude awakening instead of the gradual awakening. Hang in there, it will happen.