What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. | |
Lex User ID: 56059635 United States 12/28/2020 11:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Before The Revolutionary War in the early 1700s both sides of my ancestry came from Ulster Northern Ireland (Protestant) and also from Wales. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 They were all iron workers, coal miners and machinists. Short, stout, huge arms and always ready to fight anybody. Today these same ancestors are engineers, cooks, drunks, pilots, drug addicts, truck drivers and school teachers. And none of them know anything at all about their family history or even care... Hello. Brother. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79076729 12/28/2020 11:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. My mother was a tough, loud, outspoken, proud, loving woman. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Her life was not easy raising 3 kids alone, but she was always too proud to give up or to take welfare. Those people and the way that they lived is completely lost today. We lose SO much when previous generations die out. Never be too proud for welfare. Your kids will suffer nutritional deficits and hunger, while immigrants grift the taxes you paid. Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. are you stupid? |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/28/2020 11:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. not to shit on your parade but people in my family did the exact same thing but this is apples to oranges regardless Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12965513 my generation has witnessed the .com crash the housing collapse (let's not forget about Enron and Madoff scandals) several years of president who increased surveillance and wars terrorism covd19 and much more so please, do tell us younger folks just how good we have it That would a complete waste of your time and mine. You really don't care or want to know. Just know this: Those generations led a completely different type of life than ours today. Not worse or better, just completely different. To be ignorant of that is not very intelligent or wise. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77876249 United States 12/28/2020 11:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. People think that they have things so rough today. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 They have lost all knowledge of what real hardship used to be. In 20 years when kids ask about the 2020 toilet paper shortage, I'm telling them we had to drag our butts across the lawn. In the snow. Uphill. Both ways. Dodging murder hornets. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/28/2020 11:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. My mother was a tough, loud, outspoken, proud, loving woman. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Her life was not easy raising 3 kids alone, but she was always too proud to give up or to take welfare. Those people and the way that they lived is completely lost today. We lose SO much when previous generations die out. Never be too proud for welfare. Your kids will suffer nutritional deficits and hunger, while immigrants grift the taxes you paid. Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. are you stupid? Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79464536 Czechia 12/28/2020 11:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Alabama was hit very hard by the pandemic of 1917-1918. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 In the old cemetery in downtown Birmingham, AL there is a large mass grave with a statue of those that died due to the "Spanish" Flu in 1918. It is in a bad part of town now and very few even know that it exists today. Why is the murder rate so high in Birmingham now? they love killing people. it's in their genes. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79543875 United States 12/28/2020 11:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. My mother was a tough, loud, outspoken, proud, loving woman. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Her life was not easy raising 3 kids alone, but she was always too proud to give up or to take welfare. Those people and the way that they lived is completely lost today. We lose SO much when previous generations die out. Never be too proud for welfare. Your kids will suffer nutritional deficits and hunger, while immigrants grift the taxes you paid. Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. Adults might not need a lot of food but kids do. Never be so proud that your kids go hungry. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/28/2020 11:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Before The Revolutionary War in the early 1700s both sides of my ancestry came from Ulster Northern Ireland (Protestant) and also from Wales. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 They were all iron workers, coal miners and machinists. Short, stout, huge arms and always ready to fight anybody. Today these same ancestors are engineers, cooks, drunks, pilots, drug addicts, truck drivers and school teachers. And none of them know anything at all about their family history or even care... Hello. Brother. Erin go bragh! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79076729 12/28/2020 11:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: President-Elect SafeandSound Never be too proud for welfare. Your kids will suffer nutritional deficits and hunger, while immigrants grift the taxes you paid. Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. are you stupid? Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic |
FireBorn
User ID: 71278399 United States 12/28/2020 11:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Before The Revolutionary War in the early 1700s both sides of my ancestry came from Ulster Northern Ireland (Protestant) and also from Wales. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 They were all iron workers, coal miners and machinists. Short, stout, huge arms and always ready to fight anybody. Today these same ancestors are engineers, cooks, drunks, pilots, drug addicts, truck drivers and school teachers. And none of them know anything at all about their family history or even care... I have always cared. Love my Scot Irish and Welsh heritage. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79543875 United States 12/28/2020 11:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. are you stupid? Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic Yup. And if the parent starves themself the kids get sent wherever. Not cool to starve when you don’t have to. Or watch the kids die. There is no dignity in that. If you won’t feed your kids because of so called dignity then give them to someone else who will feed them. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76891554 United States 12/28/2020 11:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. are you stupid? Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic You aren't capable of abstract thought or extrapolating outward for decades with a pattern of behavior such as the one you are advocating. It would be better that your own children die than to subjugate the entire species. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 50318129 United States 12/28/2020 11:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Alabama was hit very hard by the pandemic of 1917-1918. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 In the old cemetery in downtown Birmingham, AL there is a large mass grave with a statue of those that died due to the "Spanish" Flu in 1918. It is in a bad part of town now and very few even know that it exists today. My grandfather died in 1918 in Rome, GA of the Spanish Flu. He had 8 children, youngest was my dad, age 1. The very day he died, their family home caught fire, with my dad still inside, laying in the crib. His older sister, Gussie, ran back in to save him. Sadly, she died from her burns. So in 1 day, my grandmother lost both her husband and her daughter. My father had a huge burn scar on the back of his neck his entire life (sadly lost him in 2014, 97 yrs old). He was a good man. At least I have his resting place to visit....wish I knew where my grandfather's grave is located in GA, probably no longer exists. Yeah, we have it real tough don't we..... |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/28/2020 11:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. My mother was a tough, loud, outspoken, proud, loving woman. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Her life was not easy raising 3 kids alone, but she was always too proud to give up or to take welfare. Those people and the way that they lived is completely lost today. We lose SO much when previous generations die out. Never be too proud for welfare. Your kids will suffer nutritional deficits and hunger, while immigrants grift the taxes you paid. Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. Adults might not need a lot of food but kids do. Never be so proud that your kids go hungry. Kids need to respect and trust their elders. The kids need to know that their parents will give their very life for them. YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY! I saw my mother not eat at times so that we had food! She would go into the kitchen while we ate so we didn't see her go without! DO YOU HEAR ME? She had honor, dignity and was proud of who she was. Losing your dignity for food was not something worth giving up. You really need to look at yourself real close. I find you rather disgusting. Enough! |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/28/2020 11:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Alabama was hit very hard by the pandemic of 1917-1918. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 In the old cemetery in downtown Birmingham, AL there is a large mass grave with a statue of those that died due to the "Spanish" Flu in 1918. It is in a bad part of town now and very few even know that it exists today. My grandfather died in 1918 in Rome, GA of the Spanish Flu. He had 8 children, youngest was my dad, age 1. The very day he died, their family home caught fire, with my dad still inside, laying in the crib. His older sister, Gussie, ran back in to save him. Sadly, she died from her burns. So in 1 day, my grandmother lost both her husband and her daughter. My father had a huge burn scar on the back of his neck his entire life (sadly lost him in 2014, 97 yrs old). He was a good man. At least I have his resting place to visit....wish I knew where my grandfather's grave is located in GA, probably no longer exists. Yeah, we have it real tough don't we..... THANK YOU! I love you. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79820607 Australia 12/28/2020 11:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Sometimes there are more important things than food. Like your dignity, that few people have today. are you stupid? Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic the two strongest motivators.....fear and hunger. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/28/2020 11:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. All of my ancestors from both sides of my family fought in the Revolutionary War of 1774-1778. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 And they all also fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. I thought about joining the Salvation army when I was young, but I'm a free spirit. So many childish sad clowns on this site. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79076729 12/29/2020 12:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic You aren't capable of abstract thought or extrapolating outward for decades with a pattern of behavior such as the one you are advocating. It would be better that your own children die than to subjugate the entire species. Yeah...well, you failed at trying to prove how ideologically pure you are.. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76379179 Canada 12/29/2020 12:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. In 1918 the "Spanish" Flu was ravaging Alabama very badly. They were worried about the children dying from the pandemic. So, he decided to take his whole family including his wife and four kids from Florence, Alabama to Wichita Falls, Texas in a covered wagon pulled by a pair mules. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 My mother, before she died still remembered riding in the wagon, since she was the smallest child, while the older kids walked. My grandfather was a machinist by trade and later moved on to Port Arthur, TX during the oil boom of the 1920s. okay interesting tidbit in history.. but that was A REAL PANDEMIC. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/29/2020 12:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. In 1918 the "Spanish" Flu was ravaging Alabama very badly. They were worried about the children dying from the pandemic. So, he decided to take his whole family including his wife and four kids from Florence, Alabama to Wichita Falls, Texas in a covered wagon pulled by a pair mules. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 My mother, before she died still remembered riding in the wagon, since she was the smallest child, while the older kids walked. My grandfather was a machinist by trade and later moved on to Port Arthur, TX during the oil boom of the 1920s. okay interesting tidbit in history.. but that was A REAL PANDEMIC. And this one isn't in your eyes because you are too damn dumb to see it. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76891554 United States 12/29/2020 12:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic You aren't capable of abstract thought or extrapolating outward for decades with a pattern of behavior such as the one you are advocating. It would be better that your own children die than to subjugate the entire species. Yeah...well, you failed at trying to prove how ideologically pure you are.. Communism is a trap, you might end up learning the hard way if Sleepy gets in. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71719446 United States 12/29/2020 12:08 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. People think that they have things so rough today. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 They have lost all knowledge of what real hardship used to be. They're plastic soulless azzholes who care for nothing but their nudge and personal shi*. They are urban artificial dependents? Where's the loss? They all need 6 figures for their lousy adhd ghey kid - it just keeps getting worse. The govt always keeps piles of yack and never kills anybody. Its all bull. They will turn on and prosecute who did it for em to get the money and look legit. All a bunch of non human shi**ers |
DuckNCover
User ID: 79811802 United States 12/29/2020 12:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Aspirin overdose was the major killer during the spanish flu epidemic. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79789227 This is what they say. Aspirin was new and people took too much not realizing correct dosage. People didn't die from overdose of Aspirin... When the children and young adults used Aspirin, it caused Reye's Syndrome. Reye's Syndrome causes swelling of the Liver and Brain especially from children recovering from Flu... [link to www.mayoclinic.org (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 71883211 United States 12/29/2020 12:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. Communism is a trap, you might end up learning the hard way if Sleepy gets in. Quoting: President-Elect BFD There are many. many things much more dangerous in the world right now than your childish droning on about "Communism". For one people no longer have any honor, self respect or dignity. Society itself is dying while you talk silly gibberish. You are a poster child of why the whole world is collapsing. While you talk silly rubbish in every post. You and all of those like you are the real enemy of humanity. Not some stage act called "Communism". |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 71719446 United States 12/29/2020 12:13 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71883211 Maybe so, but things like dignity, loyalty, honor, freedom and honesty are more important to me than food or even my life! All my ancestors understood that! That is what we have now lost. People no longer have any honor or dignity. So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic You aren't capable of abstract thought or extrapolating outward for decades with a pattern of behavior such as the one you are advocating. It would be better that your own children die than to subjugate the entire species. Yeah...well, you failed at trying to prove how ideologically pure you are.. Fk you? You are dead anyway and that is why you grudge on the "take everything for me and spoiled brat" team Fk of you. Tek and corporate people were always artificial disposables and character to match? Why argue with what is already wrote off for a dam hindu? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 79076729 12/29/2020 12:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 79076729 So it's dignified to let your kids starve rather than take help? Twisted logic You aren't capable of abstract thought or extrapolating outward for decades with a pattern of behavior such as the one you are advocating. It would be better that your own children die than to subjugate the entire species. Yeah...well, you failed at trying to prove how ideologically pure you are.. Communism is a trap, you might end up learning the hard way if Sleepy gets in. You really are stupid. I know exactly what is happening and no need for me to learn the hard way. The country is over. No private business will be left and the middle class will be destroyed..Private property ownership is going to be a thing of the past. Agenda 2030 and sustainable cities network is coming full steam ahead and is going to run over this county. The lock downs will not end until this is achieved. The past year has made that abundantly clear WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LETTING YOUR CHILD STARVE?...Stop the virtue signally crap..I get it you are a constitutionalist..A libertarian...A free sovereign citizen We all applaud you |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 76891554 United States 12/29/2020 12:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. ... Quoting: President-Elect BFD You aren't capable of abstract thought or extrapolating outward for decades with a pattern of behavior such as the one you are advocating. It would be better that your own children die than to subjugate the entire species. Yeah...well, you failed at trying to prove how ideologically pure you are.. Communism is a trap, you might end up learning the hard way if Sleepy gets in. You really are stupid. I know exactly what is happening and no need for me to learn the hard way. The country is over. No private business will be left and the middle class will be destroyed..Private property ownership is going to be a thing of the past. Agenda 2030 and sustainable cities network is coming full steam ahead and is going to run over this county. The lock downs will not end until this is achieved. The past year has made that abundantly clear WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH LETTING YOUR CHILD STARVE?...Stop the virtue signally crap..I get it you are a constitutionalist..A libertarian...A free sovereign citizen We all applaud you It sounds like you want the state to take care of you and your family until they take the boot off your neck, instead of being forced into action to reclaim the society we had prior to the shutdown bullshit. You are begging for scraps from your oppressors, how dignified. |
Nemus Hero
User ID: 79726102 Singapore 12/29/2020 12:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: What my grandfather and his family did in 1918 to escape the pandemic that was killing hundreds in Florence, Alabama. My grandfather was strong as an ox - his diet consisted of practically all parts of the animals he ate. He loved to suck out the marrow, chew on the sinews and ligaments, even munched on the fish eyeballs. Quite often, bone broth would be part of that diet. Hardly ate vegetables. He lived through all the pandemics and crises, nothing would touch him. In his late 80s he fell multiple times and one time in his 90s, he fell down an escalator and survived (practically got back up the next day). That was how strong he was in terms of bone and ligament structure. He was never a freemason, but came to Jesus in his 70s. He intended to live to a hundred, but one day at the ripe old age of 94, he went to the doctors for his his first ever flu shot, afterwhich his health completely deteriorated. The degradation was quick, it was swift. In a few weeks he couldn't bathe himself or go to the toilet himself, dementia set in, had to be placed in a hospice for 2 more weeks. One his last night of his earthly existence, the doctors shot him up with something unbeknownst to my grandmother (who was by his side). He died several hours later. MORAL OF THE STORY : PANDEMICS are caused by Toxins and Pathogens (created by man). DON'T TOUCH NEEDLES Yeshua reigns. Period. |