SuOOO After reading your sweet comment to James, I have to tell you that I have watched the soaps since the 1950s, just about every one that came down the pike! Five days, all day long and somehow I managed to fit in a family. Don’t get me wrong, Iam not bragging, but more admitting to my addiction and the fact of how my life revolved around ” my stories”. Sounds pretty pathetic right? Things were so different then and my daughter watched them right along with me as well as a granddaughter and great-granddaughter. My favorite was probably Guiding… Read more »

Hi Violet — hope you’–re doing well. ___WOW you’ve soaped since the 50s _________Soap Operas and Rock and Roll .. lol_______ That’s decades before me– ____The way I see it, Violet-The soaps gave you hours of happiness!________ It was your time of the day just for you. AWESOME! —–(((how did you survive the 20 minutes of commercials?))_______ ___When I was volunteering to deliver food and drugs to the housebound seniors (covid19 lockdown) ___One of my ladies said;___ ___ 0ooh I’m watching my stories -then a little talk then she said; _____When I die I pray heaven has my stories I need to know what happens… Read more »

SuOOO
Loved your comment, you’re a sweetheart, and I’ll treasure my medal. Stay well, hope you get your shot soon.

You stay healthy and well, Violet!
That’s an order 🙂

Su000, please forgive my intrusion here. I just want you (and anyone else reading this) to know that YOU also deserve a medal: for volunteering to deliver food and drugs to housebound seniors (extremely generous of you); for being so sweet and kind to Violet and Nancy, among others; and for promoting the vaccine to prevent Covid. I hope you are able to receive the vaccine(s) soon. Best wishes to you and your loved ones!

Hi James 🙂 Thanks for my medal- I don’t deserve it but nice to get it- When seniors are alone and they can’t do for themselves then you do it for them and throw in some personal time and love. It was no big deal- I am strong and healthy and I enjoyed doing/helping. Everyone needs the shoot so we can live on without fear, be normal. A relative died of covid- It’s a horrible horrible death. She told me via skype to breathe it was trying to breathe when drowning – she got worse and passed- roll up your… Read more »

Su000, I think the theme of this thread has now become: “Posts we’ve missed” (see Reed). I surely miss the days when we received an email alert about a reply to a post… I am so sorry I missed this kind reply from you to me back in April. Sorry also to hear about your relative who died of Covid. Back in April, there was so much hope, given that people were getting the vaccine. But now, because of the vaccine deniers, the numbers are rampant again. So instead of eradicating this virus, we’re now living with it. I am… Read more »

Jamesj– Thank you 🙂 you’re very kind..
Always a pleasure to be commenting with you 🙂
I get a notice when I get a reply..
That’s how I know you replied LOL 🙂
when you get the email that your post was
approved.. scoot down a bit and it will ask you-
__ to subscribe ..
click on that..then you should get
notifications of replies..
Hope that will work for you..
This board has many bugs..
PS–
I miss the original ”black board” that we would post to.
I really do miss it 🙁
it was friendly family-like and had a good many posts a day, remember???

Hello again, su000! All sincere on my part. Thanks for your kind words as well! And thank you for explaining to me how to subscribe. I have totally missed that.

When I learn that this post is accepted, I will subscribe, sung to the tune of “I Will Survive.” I know you’re too young to remember that song upon release, but I suspect you’ve heard it! And I also miss the “black board.” Anyway, Friend, take care.

Thanks, James– just a reply for you to check if you’re now getting reply notifications..
take care be safe 🙂

It worked, Su000. Thank you. Take care.

Jamesj75
You are right about Su. It goes without saying how much she has done for so many people, as well as her service to the U.S. Before I get maudlin here,you deserve your medal too,the way you befriend everyone and I think your friends are luçky to have you.

Violet, just seeing this now. Just another one I’ve missed… With an assist from Su000, I am not being notified when I have a reply. Thanks for your kind words. Same to you, Friend!

Hi Violet, I don’t believe I’ve had the pleasure. Apologies for commenting on an April post but I finally got current on my viewing and I’m only now reading a year’s worth of GH threads (hate spoilers, so I go full-on news blackout). During the course of catching up, I’ve wanted to respond to many a post from the usual suspects but my failure to remain in the present shouldn’t transport others along with me in the wayback machine… So, you struck a chord. In this particular thread, Su000 was “conferring awards” upon everyone for some reason or another (and… Read more »

Reed, here I am again injecting myself into a conversation between others. I just want to say it’s good to see you again! Your post allowed me to notice a post from Su000, so that I could make a delayed reply. Also, I enjoyed reading your introspective post here to Violet. Thank you for sharing. Best to you, Friend!

to All– A big group {{{{{HUG}}}}}
Great to be in the company with awesome special people!—
All are– The best of the best 🙂

Beautifully said, Su000. A big group hug, similar to the last episode of Mary Tyler Moore… Cheers!

Su000 “confers medals” and long ago I conferred the nickname to you of the “Dean James” of this site, although Shay’s “Gentleman James” is also befitting for one of the finest and most respectful contributors here (the occasional Sonny rant notwithstanding). And what about Shay? I’m still “in April” but I’ve gotten through five months of GH posts and I haven’t seen a word. I know she would “lurk” but it’s sad to no longer see her as part of the discussion. She’s a terrific writer—probably still uses pen and paper. I hope she’s not going to stay away until… Read more »

Reed, you’re a kind, thoughtful man whose generosity and insights in these pages have been so important to me and, I’m sure, to the other readers. I have always enjoyed and appreciated your posts (when I have seen them). I know I haven’t always lived up to certain positive characterizations of me, but I thank you sincerely for what you’ve said. I like to think that we are all not as bad as our worst day and not as great as our best day. (For me, the Sonny rants go back a long way; they’re seemingly in my DNA. I… Read more »

Hi Reed and all on this thread. It’s early in the AM. I checked emails and found so many beautiful, heartwarming thoughts and memories from everyone here that really touched me in a way that only this time of night will do. One I will point out…Reed, while they weren’t a total loss, I only wish I had bridged certain younger years with parents and grandparents better. So many stories I would love to ask about and share with them now. And a side of Su000 I didn’t know. Keep well everyone.

Rose, our posts crossed, as I mentioned you in my reply to James (above). As you are one of my favorites, I would have much preferred our paths to have crossed when I drove through your state in July…at no small expense, I might add–$18 in tolls, what the heck! And it was an even longer ride back, I took the scenic route, no tolls, but lots of Mellencamp on the radio! I’m a “hawk” to your “buck” (eye). My current arrangement is a bit of an experiment, opened a map and plopped down a finger—or was it U.S. News… Read more »

Reed…I’ve always liked Lucy and they way she reinvented herself since her library days. Except when she wanted to sell the GH to developers once. As for Mellancamp, great driving music. And Ohio, always my heart, but not the Ohio I grew up in. But still interesting…my sister and her husband have been exploring the Indian tribes that populated the state at one time and those ancient BC tribes who built mounds, some of which still remain.

I’ve been watching since the very first episode.