People have to accept the things you do Cody so what’s the problem of accepting what another person is as long as it doesn’t rain on your particular parade? As long as no one is grabbing by the shirt collar whilst telling you that you have to like them, then it is what it is.
(in red above)……..YOU tell that to many of the Seniors here that complain about the changes they've seen to the city. Actually, Bobby, we basically have nothing in common with folks here. Most people here, that we've seen at the local boat ramp, are much younger than we are. Loveland isn't Jacksonville, thank God, but there are certain things that seem the same. Anyway, I told my wife, after leaving that Safeway, "Guess we weren't here in Loveland long enough last year to see any of this stuff we now see. Think we would have moved here if we really knew what it was like?" She said, "Even with the nice Boyd Lake, probably not." Now we are talking about leaving here, most likely next summer. Will be leaving our boat here and moving to Cheyenne (possibly). We could drive the 43 miles from Cheyenne to here to take the boat out for part of a day. Guess there are things that can be worked out.
Most seniors, even this gentleman, might complain a bit or a lot but most of them know how to deal with generational change. No matter where you go Cody, there are going to be things you do not like and as you get even older, there will be even more things you will not like. How do I know that? Because it’s nothing new! My grandparents hated Elvis Presley and the like and my dad hated long hair on men and I vehemently dislike guys who have their pants down below their butts. But I had to face the facts as you must do. It’s not my body that is tattooed nor my butt that’s left out in the wind nor my music to enjoy. I have my own body, my own butt and my own music and I keep it all to myself because it’s mine. Not yours, not the guy down the street.....mine! No one is going to fault you for being who you are so quit finding fault in everyone else. A bad mistake is constantly being made in the Christian world. Too many Christians say “such and such stole my Joy”! Wrong!! No one can steal someone’s joy, they have to give it away and that’s just what you seem to continually do everywhere you go. Happiness is right there in front of your face but you allow those things that bring you joy to hide behind those things that make you unhappy. ..... Suck it up cowboy....make Louis L’Amour proud of ya!
Cody; it's always "same song, second verse" with you. You will never find that utopia where everyone looks like you, dresses like you, and thinks like you... no matter how many times you move. It's the same old complaints... tatoos, cowboy clothes, blah blah. Have you ever considered that other people may not be the problem here?
I'd be in the booby hatch if I carried all the woes of the world and it's people around like a huge burden, SO MUCH I cannot change. And I hope those who comment here, practice what they are preaching on "live and let live". I sure get some flack on my opinions.
Well...….none of you live here! Other than what I've told you, that we've learned since moving here and talking to other Seniors, I really can't accept that the problem is us. Many Seniors, and even our complex management, have told us how much they don't like how Denver has improved. They REALLY look at Denver as Colorado's version of Los Angeles and many are now saying that "version" has extended to here. When we stayed at the Indian Casino, outside of Kansas City, the Bag Porter, a fully retired truck driver, told us that he'd never/ever live in the Front Range area again. "Even though there is still some farmland, the Front Range has changed way to much for me". Then there is the Brand Inspector we talked to at Centennial Livestock Auction. He has lived in Ft Collins for years and told us he is looking forward to retiring next year and leaving the Front Range and Ft Collins. "It just isn't the way it use to be" he said. So, I simply can't see where any of this change has anything to do with us alone.
I just ignore things like people constantly using the F word or Drunken Behavior. Cody You are not very clear about THINGS OF TODAY What the hell are you specifically talking about. Please make some sense.
Everyone either agrees or disagrees or can even stay on the sidelines when it comes to a written or verbal Opinion. When one opens up an opinion to the public then one must expect some kind of retort be it for or against or neutral. In Cody’s circumstance, no one has to say anything at all and if he’s against it he somehow gets offended by it.
My brother will never accept people from India moving here. He has told me this before. He hates computers and says "they've taken away jobs", of which I find hard to believe. I have told him, if it weren't for computers, I would've still be typing out purchase orders on a typewriter and doing inventory on 3 x 5 index cards. No matter, he still totally dislikes them.
As I just stated, Bobby, ask my brother his feelings about folks from India or computers. I'm sure you'll hear a mouthful of complaints, like I did.
Technically, you may not live there either. If you haven’t been there long enough to vote then you’re not a resident so then you’re still a transient. If you are a legal resident then you’re still a newbie which garners you no attention with the folks who have lived there like....forever dude.
You don’t like your brother so what makes you think that I’d have a better experience with him than you. That said, if he told me that he hated folks from India, that is indeed his problem, not mine. I can’t help it if the Patels excel in convenience stores and high tech.....
The bottom line to all my statements is this: If you do not like what someone is, then don’t be like that someone. Be yourself and don’t try to force your self on someone else. They’re trying to be themselves.