tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post3934865957528412471..comments2023-10-12T06:15:43.466-07:00Comments on grannyfiddler-northofsanity: November 30gfidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-73717356790228421462009-12-14T14:13:21.056-08:002009-12-14T14:13:21.056-08:00claire - yes, there's good in anything, if we ...claire - yes, there's good in anything, if we look hard enough. and i think i've made some lasting friends through it all.gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-11871854485451015712009-12-10T13:34:28.044-08:002009-12-10T13:34:28.044-08:00not a good experience, however you found some good...not a good experience, however you found some good people and thats a blessing.clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-40338469416265578172009-12-07T09:40:26.049-08:002009-12-07T09:40:26.049-08:00Cicero - yes, it was frightening. i came close to...Cicero - yes, it was frightening. i came close to kissing the ground when i got off the plane at home.... except that my lips would have frozen to the pavement. home is beginning to feel like home now, thanks.<br /><br />Su - yes, i learned some important lessons... guess i was (and probably still am) pretty naive. yes, things are coming together. working at the ReStore is extremely satisfying, and i have only a few loads left of big things that i can't move myself, to bring to the house. kind words about storytelling from you carry great weight. (warm glow) <br /><br />Sera - i'll save the tip about extra copies in dif locations for later use, thanks. my board chair says she's never letting me out of her sight again, but i'll sneak off eventually. i love to travel. the house feels blessed, many thanks.<br /><br />Lindsay - yes, most unsettling... not something i care to repeat. i've heard, since, that there are services similar to what you mention, here as well. will check into them before venturing forth again. the best prevention of these things seems to be to be prepared for their eventuality. many times during my week in KC, and especially after one of the many encouraging conversations with folks calling to check on me, i thought, "these are my people." a very new, and powerful feeling from me, as i come from a very dysfunctional family background. none of them could be expected to provide such (or any) support.gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-37585215849770360762009-12-02T04:17:09.773-08:002009-12-02T04:17:09.773-08:00Hi Granny F
Sorry to hear about your wallet loss ...Hi Granny F <br />Sorry to hear about your wallet loss and the ensuing bureaucratic nightmare. I have often wondered with all of the modern day attention to security how you would recover from such events and you have confirmed my worst nightmares. However we do have an excellent service in Australia catering for such an event called Sentinel which guarantees to replace all of your stolen documents such as passports and credit cards anywhere in the world within 24 hours and cost $25 PA. I have taken out cover but I hope I never have to use it overseas. Locally however thieves recently broke into the back of our car by smashing the back window and stole my wife’s handbag. Although I notified the bank and police within 30 minutes that had already used my credit card to purchase cigarettes for $190 before I could cancel the card. <br />At least you’re ReStore folks in K C indicated their true helpful colors to add well deserved support. What a shocking ordeal, you did well to maintain realtive composure!! . <br />Best wisheslindsaylobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774918551798647046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-20316748906527908092009-12-01T22:41:57.053-08:002009-12-01T22:41:57.053-08:00blessings on your new home.
and what an insane exp...blessings on your new home.<br />and what an insane experience in kansas city. it's a good lesson though, about keeping money and identification separate. <br />i never leave my drivers license with my passport. <br />I pack an extra credit card and extra cash with my passport.<br />and i keep a xerox copy of my passport in my luggage "just in case." <br />thankfully, knock on wood, i've never had to use it.<br />and of course, when it rains, it pours, no matter what you do.<br />welcome home.Seraphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06527934346602655741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-31722025371357306292009-11-30T18:01:35.404-08:002009-11-30T18:01:35.404-08:00Oh Gfid, what a nightmare for you and yet too what...Oh Gfid, what a nightmare for you and yet too what a wonderful teaching you received about the kindness of strangers. Of course, you also got some lessons about the idiocy of bureaucrats that kind of balances the other one. <br /><br />I had a friend who had her passport and all the rest stolen in Madras while riding on a bus. The weird thing was that I'd made both of my friends comfortable 'valuables' bags they could wear under their clothing but she forgot hers because they were going to be late for a meeting. It ended up costing her an extra month in southern India which they enjoyed immensely. <br /><br />I hope everything is coming together with your new place and the Re-Store. You do tell a very good story :-)susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058484359631249331.post-31677663821828101412009-11-30T16:36:57.226-08:002009-11-30T16:36:57.226-08:00Oh my, what an experience! No wonder we haven'...Oh my, what an experience! No wonder we haven't heard much from you these days. What a terrible feeling when you realized all was gone. Dear,dear. But I'm glad you are safe and sound at home even if it is a new home and taking getting used to. Hope the pace settles soon into a comfortable dull roar.Cicero Singshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com