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Javaman

(62,439 posts)
27. Yeah, I know what you mean...
Tue May 29, 2012, 10:21 AM
May 2012

when we were looking for a house, I insisted on a single story.

My mission now, while I'm still reasonabily "young", is to make sure there are ramps to all the external doors. And bar assists in the bathrooms.

I know, I can wish in one hand and poop in the other and see which fills up first regarding my "hope" of a senior type of commune. LOL

Well, Good luck to you and yours. We will all need a little of that in a few years.

Behold the benefits of zero population growth. Zalatix May 2012 #1
I worked in a nursing 20 years ago HockeyMom May 2012 #13
Yeah, that is sad. Abandoned by your own kids is doubly tragic. Zalatix May 2012 #18
wait..what? You're pushng zero population growth, yet you have kids? madmom May 2012 #26
Woah, I'm NOT pushing zero population growth. I'm pointing out one of its nasty side-effects. Zalatix May 2012 #28
Zero population growth means averaging 2 children per couple. It does not mean having no children Cal33 May 2012 #31
Because everyone knows the earth can support an infinite number of people. ret5hd May 2012 #14
I'd say it's more the benefits of cheap energy The2ndWheel May 2012 #21
Or so they think. I would trade all the wealth in the world for the real life community I have. Zalatix May 2012 #22
I'm not sure people have that level of control over the situation The2ndWheel May 2012 #24
Yet we have a lot of unemployed people My Good Babushka May 2012 #29
That job is a calling. A lot of people simply aren't suited for that kind of work. Zalatix May 2012 #30
But some people are My Good Babushka May 2012 #32
All of that, 150% true. Zalatix May 2012 #34
I like your intentional community idea. silverweb May 2012 #2
That is what I hope for RobertEarl May 2012 #10
It starts with the intention. silverweb May 2012 #36
Thank you for the ideas... n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #38
there are a lot worse things than being alone Skittles May 2012 #3
I have thought about this. JNelson6563 May 2012 #4
55, Divorced, No Kids - I Am The Statistic Referenced In The Article - The Last Years Will Be Rough cantbeserious May 2012 #6
Similar sitch here.... ProfessionalLeftist May 2012 #15
Same here... Javaman May 2012 #16
That's a fine idea, but lacking in reality, IMO. Hippies were young, strong and able. CTyankee May 2012 #23
Yeah, I know what you mean... Javaman May 2012 #27
I think the problem with that plan is that a community composed entirely of old people may HiPointDem May 2012 #7
Yes, a very good point. JNelson6563 May 2012 #19
You'd have to have a "pay-it-forward" committment Auggie May 2012 #39
My dad always wished I would get married so I would have someone to take care of me in my old age... DesertDiamond May 2012 #5
I was going to say, two can live cheaper than one, and you don't have to be married JDPriestly May 2012 #8
My next door neighbors, when I was growing up Mariana May 2012 #12
56, no kids, no job, no future... chervilant May 2012 #9
My GF and I have a plan... Javaman May 2012 #17
You're misinterpreting the statistics from the article: surrealAmerican May 2012 #11
You're right, I wrote that wrong. Thank you. n/t jtuck004 May 2012 #35
The Green House Project looks promising. klook May 2012 #20
Very interesting sorefeet May 2012 #25
A counter-argument - "The Myth of Isolation" bhikkhu May 2012 #33
that last part sounds good. i'm in. eom ellenfl May 2012 #37
Nest empty, divorced 12 years, last four serious girlfriends turned out to be hopelessly damaged. slackmaster May 2012 #40
I am 73 years old, alone, and I like that way. RebelOne May 2012 #41
I can see me moving in with my daughter arikara May 2012 #42
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