Very special thanks to Karen, who made up a webpage for my son, you can all go to it to see a copy of the flyer that was e-mailed to me by my nephew who lives in Long Beach.
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Still praying Marlys...
Was he carrying credit cards? Maybe one will be used somewhere.
Angela
lives in Long Beach.
I expect that Mark is safe and sound someplace, sleeping it off, rehydrating, or trying to reach Tina. He probably is not aware of y'alls concern. (My folks used to get very worried whevever they knew that my 30-something self was off on a long drive to Texas or wherever. It got so that I wouldn't tell them of upcoming plans because they always misremembered the departure date. 40-somethings don't necessarily call "the 'rents" on a regular basis.)
Plan on getting them all a family plan phone set for Father's Day!
--Karen M.
lives in Long Beach.
Maybe not the parents, but *somebody* ought to know where you are, or at least where you plan to be, and when you expect to be back. Actually, when my family travels my mom AND my sister get an e-mail copy of our itinerary, including flight numbers, hotels, the name and location of the kennel we're boarding the dogs at, phone numbers, etc. If we're delayed or disastered at least somebody knows when to alert local authorities (and go bail out the dogs). And it keeps my mom calmer, too.
Kathleen
Yes, this is somewhat how our family does it too. If I am going anywhere out of the ordinary I always notify someone and then give a quick call when we have made it home to say "back - everythings o.k." Maybe this is not a standard practice and perhaps their family didn't have this policy. I first learned how important this was when I went to Girl Scout Camp and I was having soooooo much fun doing all these great exciting things...I never once thought to sit and write a letter home. Every couple days I would get a lovely letter from home telling me how much they missed me and how the garden was growing and what the dog and my brother was doing and sending all their love. It wasn't till the day before I came home that a letter from my father came....that said...."not one word from you."......"not one letter telling us how you are and if you are enjoying yourself or anything....your Mother is WORRIED SICK!" Boy did I feel crummy. So now I always remember to give a heads-up to my folks when I leave and when I make it safely home.....so they don't have to worry. AND...I send a postcard when I can!! Joy
Seems like a kid sent away to a known location for a week is in a different league. IIRC Mark is 43, married and presumably on his own more than a couple decades, living several time zones away from parents. And wasn't this a day trip?
Many years back, when I was doing my own oil changes, I messed things up and ran out of time to fix it before having to leave for a bicycle club potluck party. Shut the garage door, loaded my tupperware in my bike basket, and pedalled away. My sister, meanwhile, got the bright idea to surprise me by arriving early, and we'd go out to dinner. She found the house quiet, and the car in the garage. Oh, oh, oh!! Called the cops. (!!) Officer shone the flashlight in and they all noticed the puddle of oil. Oh dear oh dear!!! Panic panic! Meanwhile I hitched a ride with a buddy, seguing from the potluck to a contra dance where Sis was headed anyway. Because she'd fallen off the deep end and called in the cavalry, she screamed at me, like I'd done something wrong. I was recalling this Friday evening when I was out riding. Left at twilight, returned 12:30 am after a nice long on-line session at Kinko. Didn't tell anyone I was going out or where, nor did I have anyone to inform once I returned.
Marlys, tried sending Mark an e-mail? Is the car still stuck where they left it?
HTH
--Karen M.
Yeah....it's totally different.....but the theory is the same. I mean, I don't call my Mom and inform her of my every move or anything like that...but if I am doing something out of the ordinary that might have an element of risk associated with it.....then I let someone know. When you hike in the Grand Canyon you have to notify the Park Rangers of your contact person in order to get your permit. You also agree to check back in as soon as you "re-surface" back out of the canyon....so that you are accounted for. Sometimes it is just a simple note I might leave on the kitchen counter saying where I went. Picnic in the park - No Bikeride round & about - No Daytripping for lunch in a town within 200 miles (paved roads/good wheather) - No Offroading or trips in severe wheather (especially anything over 200 miles) - YES Mind you....my favorite fabric store is 3 hours away.....and I WILL go rain or shine....but I want someone missing me if I don't make it back on schedule!! (By the way....your sister worries a bit more than my family - or she loves you more. Since I don't cook....mine might not miss me and if I didn't leave a note....who knows.) Joy
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I have discovered since I now live alone that my adult daughters get concerned if they call and don't reach me. Before, If I fell or something, my DH would have been around eventually to help, but now I would just lay there...
I've made it a habit to let one of them know when I plan to be away from the house for more than an hour-or-so. That way, if they call and I don't answer, no is gets alarmed. And we all have cell phones, so sometimes it just means contacting one of them if a "quick-trip-to-the-store" turns into something longer.
I've been wondering, too. Marlys, is there any progress at all? I'm continuing to send good thoughts your way.
Joy wrote: ...
Fields? The one in Kalamazoo is closest to the metro.
--Karen M.
DH and I are on the road a lot. We think nohting of getting up in the morning and packing the car to go to Cape Cod or see one of our children. We would usually let one of the 4 know where we were going. A couple of summers ago we decided to go to The Cape and told 2 of the kids. We didn't tell any one else. WE were there a couple of days and decided to check our answering machine at home. There were messages from 4 of our frieinds, all were frantic because they didn't know where we had gone. We called them all and let them know we were fine. laughed about the fact that we now had to check in with friend when we leave town, appreciated that they were all so concerned and now never leave without telling friends as well as family. It's a good feeling to know that our friends have such great concern for us. Juno
I agree! ;-) My daughters know my day-to-day schedule well enough to be concerned if they can't reach me over a longish period of time. I wouldn't want it any other way.
I hope you feel better. It's probably the stress getting your immune system down. I hope he shows up by next week....but if not, I'll keep my eyes peeled when I am out there. Thanks for posting his picture!! You know your WHOLE SEWING COMMUNITY is pulling for you even if we have different points of view on different subjects. Joy
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