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Got off the phone with my grandparents in Odessa

Grandma's notes:
-Out of all the years and possible wars that may have occured from her growing up as a kid, shes disappointed the people that decided to invade, were her own neighbors
-There is no current war in Odessa, it's relatively quiet, can't say the same for other cities, she does not even want to turn on the TV to see what's going on, it's horrific to think it's reality
-The borders are insanity, people that have cars, have up to days waits to cross due to the backlog to Moldova, etc
-There is still power and utilities in Odessa, once again, she can't say the same for other cities, her friends in Mariupol have not had water/power for some time

My mom's brother:
I asked him if people are leaving Ukraine, are they handing out firearms
-Sounded like most are sticking around as there is no immediate threat, those who have a car, and or are able to leave are. Mostly women and kids. Those who are 18-60 males, are not allowed to cross borders, unless you have medical or "made up" excuses to leave
-Firearms aren't being "handed out" per say, but you can go to certain "depot's" and get one if needed

Grandpa:
-Watches alot of YouTube from both sides, Russia/Ukraine and makes up his own opinions as to what is going on
-Made jokes about how when I was a kid, and my mom dragged me back to Ukraine for the summer, the first 3 days that I arrived, there was no water or power in our building, and how that was just a normal occurance x times per year.
- Furthermore I commented on how people in Canada/USA would have a temper tandrum if they did not have water / power for a span of 1 hour, not to mention days. My grandpa followed up with a local joke "Americans can't fight without pampers" while he coughed up several chuckles
-Not much to do, but that's okay, we will make it by, as long as the war does not make it to Odessa, we will be fine. We can still buy groceries, got a chicken and a couple kalbasas today