The “Water Cooler” is a feature on Claycord.com where we ask you a question or provide a topic, and you talk about it.
The “Water Cooler” will be up Monday-Friday at noon.
Today’s question:
QUESTION: Do you plan to get together with your family on Thanksgiving? If so, how many people will you be with, and do you plan to travel?
Talk about it.
Just with immediate family this year, whom we’ve been associating with the whole time. My wife and I also test regularly to ensure we don’t have it while being asympomatic.
We are only doing immediate family as well that are in our bubble. Both families baby sit for us while we work. There will be no extended family and friends this year unfortunately. We also have family members that are in the high risk group so it’s just not worth the risk.
i wouldnt admit it here😳. for gods sake gruesom newsome would have his nazi force smashing down my doors😳😳😂😂😂🇺🇸😎
plead the 5th
so newscums privste SS police force doesn’t arrest me as a collaborator
at least with the knowledge of the past
some people are ahead of the liberal takeover tactics
Thanksgiving is real this year. Helping our daughter, a twenty year resident of San Francisco, move her and her husband up to Oregon. She is very thankful. Thankful she got out of that s***hole. Way to govern Slick. You lost two more. Let your illegal immigrant criminals know there’s an apartment on the market available after Thanksgiving..
Oh YES!! We always get together! Kids, grandkids, grandparents, cousins etc! We’ll probably have 10-15! Can’t wait to be together…and eat and have fun!!
Absolutely 100% the whole family!
Yes, in the backyard.
Yes, for any of my family that is comfortable celebrating together. It is more than 3 households … we will try to do it outside, but if it is cold/wet … we will just go inside.
We missed Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, birthdays …. done missing family.
Civil disobedience is on my family’s menu. We’re tired of Sars Nov 3.
Nope. My son will go to his mom’s house so I’ll just take it easy.
Would like a Wayback machine to experience a previous Thanksgiving
Well….. if you do, don’t go back as far as 1609
In his “Cannibalism in Early Jamestown,” Mark Nicholls explains that “When death and disease swept through Jamestown, reducing its population perhaps by 80 percent in the catastrophic Starving Time of 1609–10, some individuals had turned to cannibalism out of hunger.” Pilgrims told of sporadic cannibalism and the breakdown of colonial society in the face of disaster.
Wait a couple years ’till there’s turkey on the table.
NICE TRY…. of course I will not social isolation as ordered!
Like my handle says….
Doubt it. My daughter, husband and 2 grandchildren are my only family here in the States. They live by Pasadena and with my work schedule at Macy’s I don’t get enough time off to go down there. Even if I flew down it would be too rushed for everybody. Often I have gotten together with one or 2 friends on Thanksgiving one of those friends passed away a few months ago. I might just spend a quiet day by myself, but I will definitely have a nice traditional meal.
When I lived in my condo in Benicia I would often cook for my neighbors, we shared the cost, but I did all the cooking, which I love to do anyway. I was self employed in the insurance industry and could take several days off. Working retail much different.
Sounds great.
I prefer hanging with the fam off holidays.
And Turkey is not my motivation to drive over the meadow and through the woods, to g-ma’s house.
Do what makes you happy.
Yes, but we will adhere exactly to Gavin Newsom’s rules, because he knows what’s best for us. And when we say Grace, we will thank him for all of the incredible gifts he has given us Californians.
And after dessert, we are having a recall signing party.
Most likely. Still up in the air about which house.t
Maybe if you had read more of the article it’s because Flu vaccination rates are very high this season. But keep up your lies.
Not this year, still get the smell of the turkey roasting though…wife is very good cook…
One member from each household will be leaving about noon with food cooked from that house and do a delivery for the other households. Kinda of a group meal without the group but all the food from each cook.
@Gr8scot – What a great idea! I hope everyone enjoys the day.
No change for us. It will be me, Jim, and dogs Sid and Lexi. Will slow roast a 14-16 lb turkey, always turns our so moist and tender. We prefer our Holidays to be quiet and relaxing. Too many negative experiences in past with family arguments, dislike of food, and other extended family drama.
Nope. Staying local for Thanksgiving.
However, we’ll be traveling to San Diego for Christmas.
Oh,…it depends. Our Daughter & her Hubby are in the middle of buying a House in in their new location, Colorado. Plus, their household items are still in Coast Guard storage, up in Alaska,…OMG! They would like us to come to Colorado, but I’m still a bit shy about flying,…mainly of Covid,….but it’s a maybe(?). Had been going to my Aunt’s house for the last 4 years, but no gathers with them this year so far because of Covid, and I totally understand and agree. We don’t mind a peaceful kicked back T-Day, just the two of us. 🙂
@Roz – I personally am not flying anywhere, either. One mode of transportation to consider is to rent a small RV and drive, with pre-booked places to stop for the night along the way. That way you’ll be all self-contained, can prepare your own meals, etc. I had a client (she and her husband) who did that this summer to travel to see elderly relatives; she also slept in it when she arrived. Said it worked great.
Of course, the downfall at Thanksgiving is the weather and the hwy 80 terrain and possible snow storms. Maybe its something to consider on shorter notice, when you have a weather forecast, and assuming you can rent an RV on short notice? Just a thought.
Try driving and Air B&B. We went cross-county last month to visit our son. We have the Technology!
@ Mary Fouts~
Yes, the idea of driving is a bit iffy with the way the weather may be. Also, if we fly, we would be in Colorado for about a weeks time visit,…make the time there count. But they may not have the house or household items yet either. Would be in a hotel?,…think not. They have their dog, and have been living out of suitcases for 6 months. poor Kids. Thank Goodness, their cats have been with us for 3 year, otherwise it would be a crazier mess for them.
@Roz – Yikes, that’s A LOT going on! Being in a “between home” flux such as your Daughter and her Hubby can be so very stressful. Always remember that you can make any day of the year your Celebration Day for any Holiday. You can always plan a Thanksgiving Get Together with them next year after they’re settled and winter weather concerns are done.
And I wouldn’t stay in a hotel or Inn/Bed and Breakfast right now, either. In my opinion, not worth the health risk for me.
I will obey and do what the scientist say. I will be by myself and have a Banquet Turkey TV dinner. And I will have my mask on between bites.
Will you click your heels together 3 times before or after dessert?
Yep, I am protesting in Louisiana
All you cowards shying away from anyone and everyone. You crack me up.
Enjoy your families, have a fun evening. Do it before Newsom tries to declare martial law and you will literally be unable to do anything.
Bought a parcel of land in Montana – its exciting, just a little longer till I can put up a house and get out of CA. I’m 5th generation Contra Costa County…so sad to be getting pushed out by the crazy leftists and their cronies.
NICE!!! What part of Montana? I have family in Bozeman. Hope to move there sooner than later. Such a beautiful place to live.
Of course! The whole family. It’s Thanksgiving! You can’t stay locked in your basement forever! Life goes on!
We hope to have my mother over for diner if the facility she lives in will give her a day-pass. Right now I can only take her to essential doctor visits. She’s been a trouper, however, she now says she is going stir-crazy. Her fellow inmates, I mean residents, no-doubt feel the same way. These extreme lockdown/isolation measures are killing old people in at least the same numbers as Xi Corona Virus. BTW- 99% of residents have a DNR…my mom has two copies posted in her room, one with the facility and I have a copy.
Oh, yes. Will take some level of precautions, but family is what makes life worth living.
100% not getting together with anybody. Family is totally dead to me now.
I’m very sorry to hear this.
Thanksgiving with no Stove?
I’ll be spending the holidays in N Korea. Need a little freedom, so long suckas!!
Very interesting cannot wait to read about your time there, I’m sure it will be very enlightened
Just kidding. We should lose the mask and shutdown orders here by noon tomorrow when the governor gets out of court. Hopefully they spank him good for violating our rights for the last 8 months. I’ll wait a couple more years before touring NK. It would be interesting.
Wrong Jojo. Why are the ‘Doctors speak out’ being censored??? They are all mainstream.
Time to wake up, shut off the TV and quit believing lies.
99.99% recovery rate.
They have figured out why all of the flu cases took a nose dive, it was all of the handwashing, face masking, and social distancing.
Of course we are having a huge family Thanksgiving why wouldn’t we? We have family driving in from 3 different states and a few flying in. We put em all up and have a great time. No one is gonna persuade us not to, even if some dufus mandated we can’t tuff crap we’re doing it anyway.
Get over it already people everyone will get it so grip reality and embrace the new normal it ain’t going away and you can’t hide from it.
I agree with Silva… that makes sense.
In fact, it’s so obvious I don’t know why I didn’t figure it out & blurt out that answer all by myself…. except that I’m not a real Doctor, according to the fancy pants AMA (They want diplomas & licenses to practice & stuff, ridiculous!).
No, as I hope to have completed my move out of Californicate by then.
No way!
My family is in Colorado. COVID!!
100%
I think Newsom banned Thanksgiving. No Thanksgiving for you. I’m sure Christmas will be the same.
no
Absolutely not!
Absolutely, I’ve even invited gruesome Newsome, I told him I needed him to bring the cranberry jello, with shredded carrots and cottage cheese.
He said he might be able to make it after he hands out dollar bills (leftover from Wednesday nights clothes disrobed club visits) to all the homeless people outside his Napa Winery!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone, stay safe, love your family, and remember to vote early and vote often!
Weather permitting outside earlier in the day. Weather not permitting nope, staying home.
Make sure you lower your mask to eat🤣🤣
I am unwelcome in my family because I am a “DNC Walkaway.” Last few holiday seasons I left town, but now with “CoVID – might just stay home. I don’t discuss politics – or try to “red pill” people. It is a waste of time and energy. I was “outed” online – (by an outraged member of my family). I lost my FB account – and have not felt safe to ever look at my account again. I even lost work, along with most of my friends. It’s a sad and lonely experience – but I am 100 percent sure that we need to “take a stand” against unrelenting political corruption and abuse. Media has destroyed our lives and livelihoods – and we need to unite against media driven charector assasination (and media mind control).
I feel your pain fellow patriot. Keep up the good fight. Too bad your family is so unapproachable in their views. Unfortunately this will be the fight of the 21st century.
@ Clam Bake ~ I truly do not think any family should let something like political differences keep them apart.
Family is more important & it isn’t as though we’re choosing up sides in a civil war… yet.
You can all simply agree to disagree or not bring it up when having a family gathering, like many of us do with other sore subjects…. which I won’t elaborate on because I could tell you some real doozies that I am still pissed off about & will be till the day I die… but I digress.
Simply said it isn’t your families fault that they suffer from Liberalism. It is really a mental illness and you can’t blame a family member for having gone nutso…. it isn’t a choice.
Inability to apply common sense or recognize the obvious lies foisted upon them is all part of the illness… accept it, politely nod when they fly off on a tangent. It doesn’t really hurt anything unless they try to set fire to a Police car or something.
Remember, it’s a loved one & a little understanding goes a long way.
Plus, you’ll be scoring points with the Almighty & he’s a Republican too…. Lefties please, don’t argue that with me!
God does not loot and burn down family homes & businesses like a Looney Lib.
@Dr. Jellyfinger~
Enjoyed reading your post and the support to Clam Bake.
Clam Bake: I also suffer alienation from the family. I also came to the conclusion that “red pilling” on a personal level creates animosity. But
” but I am 100 percent sure that we need to “take a stand” against unrelenting political corruption and abuse.”. These are educated elite. These are family oriented good people. How could they be so hysterical about Trump? Such lockstep followers of the Big Lie.
If I don’t make a stand, then who will?
All of my older generation relatives are gone, and I really do miss them. Some of them were farther right leaning than others, but all good people with great big hearts and devout Christians, the kind that always tried to do what Jesus would do. We enjoyed each other’s company, and though we were spread out too many states away to visit in person much, we talked on the phone at least weekly. We were each of us smart enough not to bring up anything political, though. Blood was thicker than politics.
@Clam Bake: deactivated my FB account Jan 1, 2018. Never missed it at all. With their most recent censorship issues coming to light, I deleted it for good. I’m better for it.
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It really saddens me when I hear the good people are moving out of California. Please stay and fight for your beautiful state. I’m hopeful maybe in time we can get back what we once had. Wishful thinking I guess.
Californians are not moving to state’s with open arms. We are becoming despised by many, especially Oregon, Washington, Nevada. Californians driving up their property values and bringing their political ideals with them.
Newsom is in court tomorrow for his abuse of power under the guise of Covid (Same thing Gretchen Whitmar was ruled against twice in Michigan). I’ve read the legal brief, and if he successfully defends this, the court must not think much of our Constitution. Then we’ll have to rely on the recall effort. I learned a long time ago it only takes one person to ruin a company, the same can be said for a state. Expect a lot of defections and a higher tax burden for those that stay.
He already tried to switch the judge. I think we got him.
@ Mika ~ I don’t understand……. how could competition for buying homes (and prices rising due to that) be detrimental to the folk’s who are selling the homes or the buyers who will see their purchased property value rise?
I also don’t believe that the people who have had it with California & decide to leave do not have the liberal, progressive, socialist, democrat political ideals that you contend the other states will despise us for….. in fact, it should be just the opposite.
Those people are the ones who stay in California!
I laugh at all you chumps running out of California. I’m Republican and Trump supporter and I’m sure not running from California and all the loons that run this state and protest Trump.
I laugh at the California politicians but you can’t make me leave..
Yes, Singledout. MY! California loves conservatives. WE! Preserved, protected and created the easy going lifestyle. LOVE of exploring ideas and enjoying the countryside, the farmlands, the incredible array of food. Freedom of religion, philosophy, conversation. What fun it is to mingle with others and sharing ideas. This was back when progressive meant reserve and compassion. Now it is a backdoor entrance into elitism.
Time to tip back the scales and invite intelligence into our lives. Only preservation of American ideals can halt the insanity.
Not a Trump supporter, but agree with your sentiment, why would you let a politician dictate where you live. I have lived in 4 countries and 5 states, every country and state has plusses and minuses. Worst state I live in was Louisiana (New Orleans) food was great, and the City has some charm, but I couldn’t stand the humidity about 10 months out of the year. Also I moved there from New York City and found New Orleans somewhat backwards, I was happy to move back to New York after one and a half year.
The airlines are all flying, so, if I had somewhere to go, I would go! I think the public is wising up and realizing they need to do what they think is best for them, not what the government thinks. People are tired of all this. Elderly/compromised people can stay home and isolate. But let the rest of us live again.
I will probably be alone like I was last year. Nothing to do with COVID. I am planning on cooking a good meal for myself.
When I was growing up in my native Denmark, Christmas, Easter etc. was spend in a very traditional way, traditional food, grandmother and grandfather visiting while they were alive. Then I moved to the US and until I got married I would travel back to Denmark to spend Christmas with my parents. My ex husband was part Norwegian and he had grown up in Madison Wisconsin with some of the same traditions as I, mostly for the meal and opening presents Christmas Eve, so we would combine traditions. When I got divorced Christmas was problematic, until I established new friendships and traditions. One Christmas that I was going to spend alone I was upset and was talking to an ex boyfriend who was a bit younger than me and a free spirit, and when I complained about being alone Christmas, he say why be so uptight about it, just let it happened. It showed me a new way to think of Christmas, and although I for the most part am able to get together with friends or family on Christmas, if I spend a Christmas or Thanksgiving alone, I make a nice meal, set a nice table with flowers and candlelight and just relax. It is not the end of the world, so be alone is only bad if you feel alone.
My partner and I will most likely be more alone than ever before, but there will at least be the two of us. Sometimes I find myself wishing it could be just one, but I don’t dwell on it for very long before I remember to be careful what I wish for.
Yes. I am hosting a “Famsgiving” a week before the actual Thanksgiving holiday so my mom and a close friend of ours will avoid the usual traffic woes. It’ll just be five of us total. They’ll be coming up here from SoCal enjoying the only buffet open in the entire state under our roof. 🙂
Yeah big get together everybody wants to meet up in North Texas kind of Central place for everybody.
My dad lives in Texas and he said the influx of liberal democratic Californians coming to Texas is ridiculous and they are wanting to change Texas to exactly what they’re running away from in California. Now that makes a lot of sense doesn’t it but with lib Democrats nothing needs to make sense.
Lot of the same thing going on in Montana. My brother from Red Lodge tells me how people are hating on the incomers. I think a good hard winter will send them back to wherever they came from. Today that area has 6-10 inch predicted. These Socal folks will be surprised that they need to keep survival gear in their car if they are driving anywhere.
Being safe is our number one priority so in our extended family we’re all staying at our own homes this year. We’ve made it this far and we’ll make it out of this, hopefully by this time next year. We chat, zoom and socially distance when we can safely see each other. We don’t expect our elderly relatives to stay inside so people who don’t care can go out and possibly infect others, that’s outrageous and extremely selfish, time to put your big boy/girl panties on and all work together to get through this. To those saying they’re tired of it, well, so is everyone else, get over it!
For those moving, don’t let the door hit you on the way out. This is a beautiful state and if you can’t take the diversity guess you should move.
Diversity is great. Unfortunately, it’s empty without diversity of ideas, and California is severely lacking.
of course…enough is enough
@grandmato3
I doubt very much that people moving has anything to do with diversity. More to do with this state being run by a dictator and extremely high taxes.
Absolutely, just like Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, birthdays, etc.