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Post by 2old on Apr 2, 2023 16:13:30 GMT -5
Text from our daughter, yesterday. I immediately responded, "Are you okay?" She answered back, "Just shaken up." About that time, the phone buzzed with her calling. Sounded like she was almost in tears. "Was on my way to the library and this lady in a minivan pulled out in front of me. Kids in the minivan but no one hurt." By now, the heart rate had dropped a little, but still racing. Then, all of a sudden, she said "April Fools!" The photo is a car identical to hers! The SIL had found it on the internet and they thought it might be a good April Fools joke. It wasn't!!!! Told her she's no longer our favorite kid!! The SIL played golf with our group this morning. Says the daughter is scared to drive to work this week, wondering if karma will cause her to actually have an accident. Let's hop karma was sleeping.
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Post by birdgal on Apr 2, 2023 18:25:40 GMT -5
Not funny at all. It's called April Fools day. Not scare the Hell out of your family day. Nope. Not funny. I'd be a little mad. I am mad and it doesn't have any thing to do with me. Weird, huh?
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Post by formerlyme on Apr 3, 2023 5:44:56 GMT -5
I'd say that was a rather thoughtless/insensitive joke.
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Post by nkat on Apr 4, 2023 14:11:08 GMT -5
She is so bad.
Nkat
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Post by louie on Apr 6, 2023 8:32:53 GMT -5
Yikes...
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Post by 2old on Apr 9, 2023 8:00:48 GMT -5
Oldest daughter began having stomach issues on Thursday. Diarrhea, upset stomach. Thought it was food poisoning. In 2 1/2 days lost 12 pounds!! SIL took her to the ER, yesterday. They gave her two units of saline to take care of the dehydration. Not COVID. Told her a wicked virus in going around the community. Some have minor intestinal discomfort. Others, like her, get hit hard with it. Sent her back home after spending about 4 hours in the ER getting rehydrated.
And, yes, she was here at our house for a couple hours on Friday. Hope we don't catch it. I take a multi-vitamin every morning plus an additional 1,000 mg Vitamin C. If I do catch it, maybe my immune system will keep it a mild case.
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Post by birdgal on Apr 9, 2023 10:59:57 GMT -5
That sounds awful and very scary. I'm glad she's feeling better and I hope every day she gets stronger. I also hope everyone in your family, including you stays healthy!
Be Well!
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Post by rosa427 on Apr 9, 2023 13:59:06 GMT -5
Text from our daughter, yesterday. I immediately responded, "Are you okay?" She answered back, "Just shaken up." About that time, the phone buzzed with her calling. Sounded like she was almost in tears. "Was on my way to the library and this lady in a minivan pulled out in front of me. Kids in the minivan but no one hurt." By now, the heart rate had dropped a little, but still racing. Then, all of a sudden, she said "April Fools!" The photo is a car identical to hers! The SIL had found it on the internet and they thought it might be a good April Fools joke. It wasn't!!!! Told her she's no longer our favorite kid!! The SIL played golf with our group this morning. Says the daughter is scared to drive to work this week, wondering if karma will cause her to actually have an accident. Let's hop karma was sleeping. Yeah, not funny at all.
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Post by Drifter on Jun 19, 2023 19:03:19 GMT -5
What I learned today....
Ran into an old friend I haven't seen for a while. She's in her mid 70's. She wasn't walking too well and I asked how she and her husband were doing. (He had open heart surgery a year ago.) She tells me they were in a car accident. They were on their way to church at 6am, she fell asleep at the wheel and they crashed. She was driving a Honda CRV. The air bags deployed with such force that their breast bones broke and caved inward. Both had internal bleeding and were hospitalized for a few days. Her knees are screwed up too from the accident and will eventually need replacement.
Also learned my attorney what shot in his office this week! A disgruntled woman from Long Island, NY. My attorney handled a deed for her sister on a property she bought here. This woman insisted her name also be added to the deed. When he tried to explain to her, her sister would have to contact him to do that, this woman went ballistic, punched him the face and scratched him, bit him in the leg and trashed his office.
He tried removing her, when she put a gun to his thigh and shot him. Bullet went through the leg and lodged in the wall. The gun then jammed, and she took off. They arrested her quickly and is locked up, no bond, pending her hearing. She said she didn't have a gun, yet they confiscated one from the house she went to. We live in such a quiet town...things like this never happen here. My attorney said this is just an isolated incident...the woman was from NY and they do things differently up there.
It's amazing the things one learn when you get out and about among people.
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Post by formerlyme on Jun 20, 2023 8:01:41 GMT -5
Holy Cow, Drifter! Your poor friend & her husband, and your Attorney is probably lucky to still be alive!
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Post by birdgal on Jun 20, 2023 11:21:22 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear your friend and the other people are ok. I'm so sorry for what happened to her, and I live on Long Island, NY.
Disturbed people are everywhere. Humans are the most dangerous and destructive species on the planet, and yet we insist on calling ourselves the intelligent species.
The first step to recovery and sanity is to admit you have a problem. Humans have a BIG problem. We think because we can drive a car we're special and yet we drive drunk or stoned. Special? Smart? I think not.
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Post by Drifter on Jun 20, 2023 12:04:26 GMT -5
Holy Cow, Drifter ! Your poor friend & her husband, and your Attorney is probably lucky to still be alive! Yes, I felt awful for what my friends went through. We all called her the "chicken lady" because she raised so many chickens, selling the eggs. But she had to give that up since she can't haul the feed and water to them anymore. My attorney (who is also the DA) said he was lucky because after she shot him in the leg, she brought the gun up to his face and it jammed, wouldn't fire, so she fled. The bullet went clean through, luckily didn't hit any major artery or bone. He went to work the next morning with his black eye and scratches to his face.
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Post by Drifter on Jun 20, 2023 12:08:03 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear your friend and the other people are ok. I'm so sorry for what happened to her, and I live on Long Island, NY. Disturbed people are everywhere. Humans are the most dangerous and destructive species on the planet, and yet we insist on calling ourselves the intelligent species. The first step to recovery and sanity is to admit you have a problem. Humans have a BIG problem. We think because we can drive a car we're special and yet we drive drunk or stoned. Special? Smart? I think not. Thanks birdgal . It's weird to me that 2 sisters (in their 30's) coming from Long Island, would even think about buying property here. It's so remote, nothing but rolling mountains. One has to find their own entertainment here in such a tranquil place. The PA Attorney General is going to handle this case.
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Post by 2old on Jun 20, 2023 13:42:17 GMT -5
What I learned today.... Ran into an old friend I haven't seen for a while. She's in her mid 70's. She wasn't walking too well and I asked how she and her husband were doing. (He had open heart surgery a year ago.) She tells me they were in a car accident. They were on their way to church at 6am, she fell asleep at the wheel and they crashed. She was driving a Honda CRV. The air bags deployed with such force that their breast bones broke and caved inward. Both had internal bleeding and were hospitalized for a few days. Her knees are screwed up too from the accident and will eventually need replacement. Also learned my attorney what shot in his office this week! A disgruntled woman from Long Island, NY. My attorney handled a deed for her sister on a property she bought here. This woman insisted her name also be added to the deed. When he tried to explain to her, her sister would have to contact him to do that, this woman went ballistic, punched him the face and scratched him, bit him in the leg and trashed his office. He tried removing her, when she put a gun to his thigh and shot him. Bullet went through the leg and lodged in the wall. The gun then jammed, and she took off. They arrested her quickly and is locked up, no bond, pending her hearing. She said she didn't have a gun, yet they confiscated one from the house she went to. We live in such a quiet town...things like this never happen here. My attorney said this is just an isolated incident...the woman was from NY and they do things differently up there. It's amazing the things one learn when you get out and about among people. Sure easier when life is boring! Things supposedly happen in threes. That's two! Cross your fingers and hope there's not a third!!! :>)
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Post by birdgal on Jun 20, 2023 18:10:55 GMT -5
Drifter, I'm not sure where you live but we just got back from visiting a friend who used to live here on Long Island. Now she lives in Maine. Very remote and quiet. She loves it!
Years ago she vacationed up there, fell in love with the place, sold their house down here and moved up there. Quiet. Very quiet.
We get raccoons, fox, squirrels, all kind of birds, opossums, wild turkeys, deer, etc down here. We like the wildlife and enjoy having them as neighbors.
In Maine we were walking to our car one day and a bobcat was walking across the yard. She looked at us probably thinking that much meat could feed her family for a week. Thankfully she kept on walking. Phew.
My fingers are crossed that two is enough and there is no three!
I'm sick and tired of nutjobs! Too many of them out there!
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