Augie Posted July 14 Posted July 14 3 minutes ago, Guffalo said: Did anyone bother to look for them? Check under the couch, maybe in the shed..... I’m guessing some of them are quite accomplished at hide and seek by now. Quote
Draconator Posted July 14 Posted July 14 (edited) On 7/12/2025 at 10:08 PM, Wacka said: Some people were waste products or a-holes, but can change. One guy I thought was a waste product got a PhD in Sociology. Don't let what the person was bother you , You may have been one yourself, but the other people may have gone through more changes tha you. If the person is still an a-hole, just say hi and move on to others.There are plenty of people to talk to. Besides, you may never see them again or see them in maybe 10, 20,or more years, Reminds me of a cool story. There was this one guy in high school, who would literally kick or punch me every day, just because I was in drama club. Some 17 years later, I'm meeting a friend at the Marilla Carnival. My friend Steve said his best friend would be with him. When I met Steve, there was Dennis, the guy who would kick and punch me. The very first words out of his mouth were "Ken, I'm truly sorry on how I treated you in high school". Dennis and I got to be very close friends until his untimely passing in 2006. At least he died doing what he loved, playing golf. (Heart attack). Edited July 14 by Draconator 2 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted July 14 Posted July 14 I feel like Social Media has ruined the idea of Class Reunions for us younger generations. I can already know what everyone is up to, usually way more than I need to know. And I still keep in contact and regularly see all my real friends that I actually want to hang out with. I have no desire to go back for an in-person meet up. If I really wanted that, I could just hit up my suburbs local bars at my leisure and see most of the folks who never left. And that's coming up on my 30yr reunion. Maybe 50 might be more interesting, to see who is still around. 1 Quote
Augie Posted July 14 Posted July 14 15 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said: I feel like Social Media has ruined the idea of Class Reunions for us younger generations. I can already know what everyone is up to, usually way more than I need to know. And I still keep in contact and regularly see all my real friends that I actually want to hang out with. I have no desire to go back for an in-person meet up. If I really wanted that, I could just hit up my suburbs local bars at my leisure and see most of the folks who never left. And that's coming up on my 30yr reunion. Maybe 50 might be more interesting, to see who is still around. The Social Media stuff sometimes even has a hint of truth to it! Everybody has a cheery story to tell, but it’s not the whole story. My wife went to a sorority reunion at the beach with decades of ladies all renting houses and getting rowdy. My wife’s closest friend showed up and things got interesting. She wanted to hear about everyone’s “real life”, not the lovely FaceBook version. She said “I’ll start! I’ve got one kid in rehab, another in prison and the third one is a doctor. Go figure!” My Facebook page had been blocked for several years for some unknown attempted intrusion before I even realized it. It was no great loss, obviously. 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted July 14 Posted July 14 1 hour ago, Augie said: The Social Media stuff sometimes even has a hint of truth to it! Everybody has a cheery story to tell, but it’s not the whole story. My wife went to a sorority reunion at the beach with decades of ladies all renting houses and getting rowdy. My wife’s closest friend showed up and things got interesting. She wanted to hear about everyone’s “real life”, not the lovely FaceBook version. She said “I’ll start! I’ve got one kid in rehab, another in prison and the third one is a doctor. Go figure!” My Facebook page had been blocked for several years for some unknown attempted intrusion before I even realized it. It was no great loss, obviously. Yeah, in reality I havent been on any socials since 2015 and dont miss it at all. Maybe it's a generational thing, but folks my age had (have) no problem putting their dirty laundry out there too. It was so much "latest fight with the spouse", kids in trouble, etc etc. Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 14 Posted July 14 I have never had any social presence except this place... Never registered Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc... Gotta find me here, it's like radio vs. TV and even that's NOT even half the story. Why people fall for the illusions is beyond me, even when the camera was invented, the propagandists figured out how to take snippets of time. Wasn't FB invented for "front porch gossip" anyway... In order to keep track of people. Quote
Orlando Buffalo Posted July 15 Posted July 15 This year is my 30th from WNY high School and I have no idea if they even had one. One of my good friends used to be in charge of 10th and 15th but we lost touch years ago when I stopped dealing with Facebook. Quote
Wacka Posted July 15 Author Posted July 15 The head organizer used every method she could. She said she searched al the social media, people finder, find-a-grave,etc. She wasn't able to track down only 15 people. Quote
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