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Name some things you can't live without. (Original Post) debm55 Oct 5 OP
Debm55's daily question. Makes my day. :-) CincyDem Oct 5 #1
Thank you CincyDem. Love You. debm55 Oct 5 #2
Food Maninacan Oct 5 #3
Thank you Maninacan debm55 Oct 5 #7
My animals UpInArms Oct 5 #4
Very true, Thank you UpinArms debm55 Oct 5 #8
Ditto here ailsagirl Oct 11 #75
Mobility RoadRunner Oct 5 #5
Agree. Thank you RoadRunner debm55 Oct 5 #9
Books. LisaM Oct 5 #6
Thank you LisaM. I like the real books too--yhe feel and the smell of a book is so different then a e-book debm55 Oct 5 #10
What floors me is people talking about the "percentage" they've read LisaM Oct 5 #13
Very true, Thank you LisaM debm55 Oct 5 #19
You will laugh, but my phone/tablet. It has become a mandatory part of my day...It would be very hard to run my business Ferrets are Cool Oct 5 #11
Ferrets are Cool--I did/n't laugh. They are very important to businesses and for just for people. debm55 Oct 5 #20
Tastl Wachauer Marillennektar DFW Oct 5 #12
Thank you very much DFW, debm55 Oct 5 #21
After serving guests a glass of that stuff DFW Oct 5 #71
Ha. I'll see you Streichholzschaechtelchen (which is easy to pronounce) and raise you Ocelot II Oct 5 #46
With a word that long DFW Oct 5 #70
Oxygen, gravity, magnetosphere... GreenWave Oct 5 #14
Agree, GreenWave, Thank you very much debm55 Oct 5 #22
Democratic Underground biophile Oct 5 #15
Me too, Thank you biophile debm55 Oct 5 #23
Oxygen, water, food, cats. More or less in that order. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 5 #16
Thank you so much eppur_se_muova, Great list debm55 Oct 5 #24
Sounds good to me!! ailsagirl Oct 11 #76
Okay, I have more than one. Polly Hennessey Oct 5 #17
Great list, Polly Hennessey. Thank You very much. debm55 Oct 5 #25
My Medications,,,, KarenS Oct 5 #18
Thank you KarenS. I am on meds too and they are very important. debm55 Oct 5 #26
Human interaction with like minded people. LakeArenal Oct 5 #27
Thank you, Lake Arenal. Me too. debm55 Oct 5 #29
🎶🥰🎶. Music too right? Need it. LakeArenal Oct 5 #34
Agree. debm55 Oct 5 #37
My family PennRalphie Oct 5 #28
Hi PennRalphie. I agree with you. Rich has been buying TimHorton coffee and loves it. Fellow yinzer here debm55 Oct 5 #32
Things that I cannot live without OldPilot Oct 5 #30
Thank you OldPilot and welcome to DU. I have found that most of the older products are better made and last longer then debm55 Oct 5 #39
My job displacedvermoter Oct 5 #31
Thank you displacedvermoter. You are very lucky to be able to work. I am 69 and know I could no longer teach full time debm55 Oct 5 #40
Work at a museum displacedvermoter Oct 5 #60
I would have loved to have that job. What a joy it must be to go there everyday. Thank you debm55 Oct 5 #61
Caffeine. This time of year it's the pumpkin spice latte! Shermann Oct 5 #33
Thank you Shermann . I used to get a cup every morning at the local Sheetz before I went to school It was soooo good. debm55 Oct 5 #42
My cat, frozen yogurt, cheddar cheese and TV TommieMommy Oct 5 #35
Great choices, TommieMommie. Thank you. debm55 Oct 5 #36
Birds. I love their sounds. The geese and cranes are migrating - it is wonderful. 33taw Oct 5 #38
Thank you 33taw. I haven't seen or heard any geese fly overhead. I love to go out in the front yard and watch them. debm55 Oct 5 #44
Air, water, food, cats, coffee, Mozart. Ocelot II Oct 5 #41
Thank you Ocelot II All great choices. debm55 Oct 5 #48
My golf clubs 😊 gab13by13 Oct 5 #43
Thank you gab13by13. Has the weather been nice in Central PA? It's a little chilly in SW PA. debm55 Oct 5 #49
Pretty nice, gab13by13 Oct 5 #55
HAHA, Thank you debm55 Oct 5 #56
I'm sure I'm not alone in this...my pups! imaginary girl Oct 5 #45
Great choice and thank you imaginary girl. debm55 Oct 5 #50
Cats and cat litter 💩 Ziggysmom Oct 5 #47
Great choice Ziggysmom and yes the litter. debm55 Oct 5 #51
I have several Diamond_Dog Oct 5 #52
Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog You have a great list. debm55 Oct 5 #57
Not a thing BUT BOSSHOG Oct 5 #53
Excellent choices, BOSSHOG, Thank you very much. debm55 Oct 5 #54
Cats. 3catwoman3 Oct 5 #58
Thank you very much, 3catwoman3. Great list for the heart and soul. debm55 Oct 5 #59
1. Strong cup of black tea in the morning, 2. Whole wheat, buttered muffin Jrose Oct 5 #62
Beautiful. Thank you Jrose. debm55 Oct 5 #63
A few items come to mind: Niagara Oct 5 #64
Thank you for your wonderful list,, Niagara. debm55 Oct 5 #66
You're welcome Dear Debbie! Niagara Oct 5 #68
DU Lunabell Oct 5 #65
Thank you, Lunabell and I agree. debm55 Oct 5 #67
My husband and son debm55 Oct 5 #69
Tea Wicked Blue Oct 5 #72
Agree. I love my tea, Thank you Wicked Blue, Not a coffee drinker debm55 Oct 5 #73
air, water Doc_Technical Oct 10 #74
Air conditioner (car, businesses) in southern calif in the summer Demovictory9 Oct 11 #77
Plant based proteins Demovictory9 Oct 11 #78
Books. Coffee or tea. Green foliage. Birds. Good bread. Moving outdoors under my own power. RockRaven Oct 11 #79
Lots of stuff sorcrow Oct 11 #80
Guitars and cats. johnp3907 Oct 11 #81
Coffee. I will kill if there is no coffee. AKwannabe Oct 12 #82
Food and water. Emile Oct 12 #83
Honey XanaDUer2 Oct 12 #84

RoadRunner

(4,598 posts)
5. Mobility
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:55 AM
Oct 5

Just being able to get around on my own & take care of myself. I can get by nicely without Social Security, a car, the latest Apple gadget, even baseball. But lack of mobility is terrifying.

LisaM

(28,563 posts)
6. Books.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 08:55 AM
Oct 5

I panic if I don't have reading material, and not eBooks, either. I need the real thing.

Cheese is a distant second.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
10. Thank you LisaM. I like the real books too--yhe feel and the smell of a book is so different then a e-book
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:00 AM
Oct 5

LisaM

(28,563 posts)
13. What floors me is people talking about the "percentage" they've read
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:06 AM
Oct 5

It's odd and annoying. "I have 35% left". What a weird way to approach reading a novel.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,951 posts)
11. You will laugh, but my phone/tablet. It has become a mandatory part of my day...It would be very hard to run my business
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:01 AM
Oct 5

without those two things.

DFW

(56,439 posts)
12. Tastl Wachauer Marillennektar
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:06 AM
Oct 5

(OK, you guys, say THAT three times in a row, fast without stopping!) **

https://bauernladen.at/produkte/tastl-wachauer-marillenbauer/wachauer-marillennektar-33485

It's a tiny production, and they don't ship in quantities large enough for a store to maintain a stock, and they will not ship beyond Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

It is made, bottled and sold by the Tastl (TAHS-tle) family in a tiny village in the Austrian Wachau Valley. It is almost worth learning German and living here for this alone.

** When I first met the sister of my younger daughter's SO (they're German), she automatically assumed I was another dumb American who was incapable of learning a foreign language. So, she spoke to me in English. She remarked that Americans just couldn't pronounce German words.
Without letting on, I just said, "really? It doesn't sound so complicated to me."
She said, "Oh, yes, you people just can't pronounce our words at all."
I said, "like what?"
Thinking she would throw me a curve, she said the word for "little match box," which in German is "Streichholzschächtelchen."

I repeated it perfectly: "Streichholzschächtelchen. What's so hard about that?"
She nearly fell over backwards with shock, saying, "well, MOST Americans can't do that."
I asked. "Are you sure about that? Have you taken the time to ask 'most Americans' to be sure of what you are saying?"
Uhh, well no, she hadn't.

DFW

(56,439 posts)
71. After serving guests a glass of that stuff
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:56 PM
Oct 5

I have had serious inquiries as to the required documents needed to emigrate to Austria.

Ocelot II

(120,601 posts)
46. Ha. I'll see you Streichholzschaechtelchen (which is easy to pronounce) and raise you
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:19 AM
Oct 5

Miinibaashkiminasiganibiitoosijiganibadagwiingweshiganibakwezhigan. Ojibwe for blueberry pie.

DFW

(56,439 posts)
70. With a word that long
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 05:49 PM
Oct 5

It sounds like they tell you the oven settings in both fahrenheit and celsius.

Polly Hennessey

(7,433 posts)
17. Okay, I have more than one.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:13 AM
Oct 5

My pets - they bring me joy each and every day.
My books - they transport me to other worlds.
Lemonade - it tastes good.
Toothbrush and toothpaste - my mouth appreciates it.

LakeArenal

(29,767 posts)
27. Human interaction with like minded people.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:35 AM
Oct 5

Had a rough childhood. Humans saved me.

And… will always have a dog.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
32. Hi PennRalphie. I agree with you. Rich has been buying TimHorton coffee and loves it. Fellow yinzer here
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:40 AM
Oct 5

OldPilot

(9 posts)
30. Things that I cannot live without
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:38 AM
Oct 5

My woodworking tools. I make furniture and cabinets by hand. My oldest machine was made in 1905 and it works very well.

debm55

(35,323 posts)
39. Thank you OldPilot and welcome to DU. I have found that most of the older products are better made and last longer then
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:06 AM
Oct 5

the new products.

displacedvermoter

(3,016 posts)
31. My job
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:39 AM
Oct 5

I am hitting 70 but can still work my five days a week. My wife says it keeps me out of trouble. I think she would hate me being around all the time!

debm55

(35,323 posts)
40. Thank you displacedvermoter. You are very lucky to be able to work. I am 69 and know I could no longer teach full time
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:11 AM
Oct 5

Shermann

(8,568 posts)
33. Caffeine. This time of year it's the pumpkin spice latte!
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 09:44 AM
Oct 5

I relish the seasonal cliches. Bring me a cider donut to go with it!

debm55

(35,323 posts)
42. Thank you Shermann . I used to get a cup every morning at the local Sheetz before I went to school It was soooo good.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:16 AM
Oct 5

debm55

(35,323 posts)
44. Thank you 33taw. I haven't seen or heard any geese fly overhead. I love to go out in the front yard and watch them.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:18 AM
Oct 5

Diamond_Dog

(34,536 posts)
52. I have several
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:31 AM
Oct 5

My family
Music
Books
My tablet/DU
Good friends
Morning coffee
Having my own car and ability to drive. The last one may sound a bit strange, but I am frightened over the thought of not being able to just jump in my car and go someplace.

BOSSHOG

(39,718 posts)
53. Not a thing BUT
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:31 AM
Oct 5

My Wife. My wonderful wife of 50+ years spoils me rotten for no apparent reason. Wonderful Cook and my best Friend.

And Budweiser in the fridge in the garage.

And a 2+ mile walk almost everyday, lifting light weights and wall pushups. Literally. I can’t live without those.

3catwoman3

(25,388 posts)
58. Cats.
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:39 AM
Oct 5

Could I survive physically without them, yes, but not emotionally.

Also, things to read, be it physical books for pleasure or the internet for fast access to information on all manner of topics, and DU, of course.

Jrose

(1,332 posts)
62. 1. Strong cup of black tea in the morning, 2. Whole wheat, buttered muffin
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 10:57 AM
Oct 5

with the tea, and 3. My love-mate smiling and saying g'mornin' sweetie' as I have my tea and muffin.

Niagara

(9,463 posts)
64. A few items come to mind:
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 12:01 PM
Oct 5

Coffee

Chapstick

Pack of playing cards

Razors

Access to phone/internet/PC

Art and Music

Love and Respect

White noise for sleeping







Lunabell

(6,781 posts)
65. DU
Sat Oct 5, 2024, 12:04 PM
Oct 5

The first thing I read when I wake up. I have my coffee and read the latest political and other updates. DU folks share some of the most interesting news and current events on tge web.

sorcrow

(502 posts)
80. Lots of stuff
Fri Oct 11, 2024, 11:56 PM
Oct 11

My wife
My dogs
Democratic Underground
Phone
Coffee
Good food

Not necessarily in that order... And lots more.

Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

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