Doc - I know the feeling. I really hated when they quit putting in the cause of death in the obits. At least now, if a family wants to pay a little extra, it can be done. (There was a period of time when they only would run the minimal info for free - no extras allowed at all.) I knew I was getting older when my high school classmates started dying of natural causes.
When I first started reading alumni news from my college, I first checked the marriage column.
Then I began checking births of children and career news.
After that, I would check retirement news.
Now, I just go directly to the obituaries.
Does that tell you how old this plugger is?
I think I’m once again approaching the point where the men “my age” who are dying are getting killed in 125-mph car crashes. The main difference is how much the car cost.
A “Dear Abby” Column told of a woman whose mother would read the obits every, when the lady asked her mother why she read them, she replied “Oh, I just wanted to see who quit smoking” When I came back after living in Vegas for 10 years to San Diego, all my friends were dead.
ejcapulet almost 15 years ago
Oh, that’s called “cardio-vascular exercise”.
JerryGorton almost 15 years ago
Updating your list of friends!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 15 years ago
Scary, that!
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 15 years ago
been there, done that
Smiley Rmom almost 15 years ago
Doc - I know the feeling. I really hated when they quit putting in the cause of death in the obits. At least now, if a family wants to pay a little extra, it can be done. (There was a period of time when they only would run the minimal info for free - no extras allowed at all.) I knew I was getting older when my high school classmates started dying of natural causes.
CheekyWeeMonkeys almost 15 years ago
Pluggers don’t have a page or two of obituaries–they have a whole obituary PAPER.
Woodsman1035 almost 15 years ago
When I first started reading alumni news from my college, I first checked the marriage column. Then I began checking births of children and career news. After that, I would check retirement news. Now, I just go directly to the obituaries. Does that tell you how old this plugger is?
McGehee almost 15 years ago
I think I’m once again approaching the point where the men “my age” who are dying are getting killed in 125-mph car crashes. The main difference is how much the car cost.
anserman38 almost 15 years ago
A “Dear Abby” Column told of a woman whose mother would read the obits every, when the lady asked her mother why she read them, she replied “Oh, I just wanted to see who quit smoking” When I came back after living in Vegas for 10 years to San Diego, all my friends were dead.