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blues90,

Nice to hear from you again.
Sorry to hear from you that life has been a little unkind to you, but don't worry that never helps, as you know life has a regular habit of ups and downs.
Just a thought, try saying hi, to the young people first, you may get a response that surprises you, and don't forget to play that guitar more, music is good for the sole, and will uplift you, and make the wife feel better.
Last, a bit of info, I have had dentures since I was 23, and think they are great, haven't had toothache for almost 50 years.
Don't stay away so long and keep in touch with your guitar friends in the Cabin. 😀

blues90, can't add much to what Derick and TonyKgull have already said,but you have my sympathy and I hope things turn around quickly for you.

The new couple who now live in the apt that our only person we know moved out of is right below ours , it's a 2 story 10 unit building. I walked down last week when working on the car, she was sitting on the back step of her apt and I just looked her way and she gave me a look that didn't make me feel like saying anything. They have the garage right next to mine and both of then have opened their garage my door was open and they just glance and say nothing like I don't exist of they look at me like some old fool. I don't care.

The other young couple down stairs across from us where the other older woman lived who we knew and moved in 2015, there were at least 4 different people living there since then. I walked out to go to the store and the young female said hello yet her boy friend has ignored me. A few months ago I had my garage open and they drove in to park and a friend of theirs a young lady from Germany ran over to see my car since it's a German old car yet the other 3 were all males , they looked over like they were afraid and started walking over then she left and off they went. I do see guitars in their living room when the curtains are open and drums and thought I would bring up that I played I just don't feel comfortable.

It's just the way it is. And the slum lord, sure they spend money fixing up apartments so they can rent them out yet we have been here since 81 and I ask for anything and get I'm not replacing the windows which are all rotted and difficult to close, point is she takes the money raises the rent and we get nothing.

It's mostly the teeth situation and our cat. There were so many things I used to eat , not junk food or candy or soda. I loved trail mix and nuts and shredded wheat so many other things I have not had in a long time. I can live without them and have. I can't afford implants and still don't know how much dentures will cost plus my wife needs new ones. I see all the adds when my wife turns on the tele with all the people with new implants sure how much can I buy a house no, a new luxury car , fat chance. It's really a sick joke and who knows if any of these paid actors even have implants.

I had good dental for a bit covered my wife's dentures and most of the work I had done. I paid $33 to have 6 of my front teeth that had decay under the gums fixed then where i worked changed the plan and it covered nothing. In Nov I'll be 71, it's just a number, I am still able to do hard work it just takes longer for the soreness to go away. Heck all I need are new glasses so I can see farther as does my wife and teeth and a plan to get as far away from Hollywood CA and the entire state as we can. No idea where we would want to live we know it's not here. They just can't charge enough for gas and food and just about anything else one needs to live . It's $5 per gallon for gas, the rent is more than half of my SS.

I've read that many people are in the same boat yet I look around here and see nothing but new cars and all these electric scooters everywhere which started out a few and in a few months they are all over the place. I see a lot of tents as well on side walks and parking lots. I know half the young people living in this building their parents pay the rent, I've run into the parents who are far younger than I. One fellow is 45 and his parents pay his rent.

I try to play guitar yet it's been difficult, our cat used to like it now he howls like it bothers him.

blues90, you make it sound like you live in a 3rd world country. But what you are describing sounds like what, when I lived like that, I now see as slums.

I was actually assaulted by one of those 'young' neighbours. Now days that neigbourhood features in home invasions and murder's and gangwars…

When we lived in a hi-rise, we knew NO ONE. Now that we have a home, we know 4 of our 5 neigbours as well as can be expected. My wife helps two learn to care for their garden as they are new. Very diverse: English/Sikh, Polish-Italian, Venezuelan, English, Tamil, Haitian...

So sorry to hear about your little buddy William. We lost both of our cats a while back and Maggie and I both shed quite a few tears. We can't bring ourselves to get another cat, but there are a number of cats in our neighbourhood and if I go out on the back deck with my coffee in the morning, there are often 2 or 3 cats in the yard. We know about five of the neighbourhood cats by name.
Folks who haven't lived with an animal often don't realise how close we can get to them. They're family. My sympathies go out to you.

I don't have much to add. Praying brighter days your way.

I will say that I have only visited Calf., I was glad I didn't live there.
But, I am not a city person, I like people but not crowds.

I have always had bad teeth. I am trying my best to let them outlive me. But I am afraid plastic teeth will be my future.