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lots of people are like that AlexSFCA Mar 2020 #1
Someone went out and bought all gldstwmn Mar 2020 #31
I'll be headed out to get toilet paper this weekend SnowCritter Mar 2020 #66
If Costco has TP. My Costco has been out for days. stopbush Mar 2020 #76
My husband was mocking me for my Zicam/Emergen-C routine Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #48
I got him to turn on the TV to CNN alittlelark Mar 2020 #2
He sounds exceptionally intelligent renate Mar 2020 #11
You can do your best to keep him safe OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #73
limbaugh has been calling it a hoax, overblown, another liberal scam. ask him certainot Mar 2020 #85
;-( elleng Mar 2020 #3
I am sorry. Does he have dementia? Doodley Mar 2020 #4
I believe he is in early stages alittlelark Mar 2020 #12
He's an old man, probably with dementia. What is there to gain by Doodley Mar 2020 #36
Cuz I don't want him dying from this virus. alittlelark Mar 2020 #40
Whether he believes it or not does not affect his chances jberryhill Mar 2020 #57
the best way to protect him handmade34 Mar 2020 #78
Very good advice, I am sorry about your father. Doodley Mar 2020 #84
Having lived 81 years, he feels that he knows what's best for him. Butterflylady Mar 2020 #79
What do you want him to do that he isn't? Is he independently living, going out and mixing Doodley Mar 2020 #83
I am hopeful this will be another event that turns out not to be as bad as Hoyt Mar 2020 #5
My husband is 83 CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #6
I've watched a few AIDS documentaries lately.. Kittycow Mar 2020 #33
Understand CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #46
As a chronic pain patient myself... Kittycow Mar 2020 #62
Very sorry you are going through this, and the moonscape Mar 2020 #69
I'm beginning to wonder if this rash is stress related CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #71
and reagan not believing that AIDS was dangerous samnsara Mar 2020 #59
Right! CountAllVotes Mar 2020 #67
I read an article about coronavirus on Medscape this morning renate Mar 2020 #7
I think they 'say' things to make themselves feel safe........... alittlelark Mar 2020 #15
Are you sure they are MD's Strelnikov_ Mar 2020 #23
Good point, but I'm almost entirely sure renate Mar 2020 #39
As though you have to be deranged marybourg Mar 2020 #43
A few days ago I got text blocked by one of my children. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #8
Re: your daughter Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #50
Wise words. chia Mar 2020 #54
My situation is entirely different. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #64
It's tough Dorian Gray Mar 2020 #75
Thank you. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #77
Show your dad this from Johns Hopkins DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #9
I told my democrat 93 yr old mom marlakay Mar 2020 #10
Casinos are interesting labs/petrie dishes. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #18
I know I absolutely hate that she marlakay Mar 2020 #65
Likely the community where she is living will curtail trips outside, and will do No Vested Interest Mar 2020 #72
Good luck Dad. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #13
My father said the same greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #14
a physician relative told me recently that Big Foot was an alien. She learned it from Maraya1969 Mar 2020 #16
Sounds like the old Art Bell crowd. defacto7 Mar 2020 #17
I know someone who's a long, long-time Coast to Coast listener. He's a successful engineer. chia Mar 2020 #55
I saw a Mariachi band in a tree once gldstwmn Mar 2020 #32
Does he still live in Albuquerque? I would let him continue not believing. He will be happier Quixote1818 Mar 2020 #19
We r in the house I grew up in. alittlelark Mar 2020 #25
Green chile can cure anything! (n/t) wackadoo wabbit Mar 2020 #28
I just made a big pot of it the other day! eleny Mar 2020 #35
Here's the deal... intelligent or not, NOBODY is an expert on EVERYTHING. Goodheart Mar 2020 #20
I know that - but he knows he is right about EVERYTHJING alittlelark Mar 2020 #29
Can I ever empathize there. Duppers Mar 2020 #51
That is his personality. He is dug in. No point in arguing with him. eilen Mar 2020 #68
10% of the human race has been quarantined, anyone intimating this is no big deal is in denial now uponit7771 Mar 2020 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Doodley Mar 2020 #37
Tell him if he says it one more time he gets shipped to the Life Care Center in Kirkland WA. grantcart Mar 2020 #22
So true.. dawg day Mar 2020 #27
I sincerely hope he is correct and it is nothing. But the entire nation of Italy would disagree. GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #24
Have you looked at Iran? Newest Reality Mar 2020 #80
Oh yeah. But I am using Italy as a benchmark GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #81
I see. Newest Reality Mar 2020 #82
Tell him about all the scoffers dawg day Mar 2020 #26
My son in law is flying to Seattle gldstwmn Mar 2020 #30
Don't like reality? Create your own! John Fante Mar 2020 #34
Denial is a method of self preservation. procon Mar 2020 #38
you can tell him to believe what he wants KT2000 Mar 2020 #41
My wife doesn't take it seriously either. Kablooie Mar 2020 #42
Well, he's right in this in that for most it'll just be a cold. Hortensis Mar 2020 #44
Tell him to stick to his own field Warpy Mar 2020 #45
So sorry Meowmee Mar 2020 #47
Early onset dementia perhaps? Duppers Mar 2020 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #52
It doesn't matter KentuckyWoman Mar 2020 #53
At the end of his life, my Dad was like that too. no_hypocrisy Mar 2020 #56
my uncle is the same way...ugh...these old farts. Just wear a mask around your dad.. samnsara Mar 2020 #58
I came home early from a birthday trip mnhtnbb Mar 2020 #60
It is said that faith moves mountains Chainfire Mar 2020 #61
PhDs .... Locrian Mar 2020 #63
Well it's real ismnotwasm Mar 2020 #70
Offering a virtual hug lambchopp59 Mar 2020 #74
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