housing arrangement was rather tenuous, so I am being patient a lil longer lest cops showing up there worsen his relations with the management. He has never instructed us what to do if we don't hear from him![]()
ATTENTION TREEFAM! We call ourselves a family. Are we, really? I have the phone numbers of most of my blood-relations, though I admit that I don't feel the need to contact any of them and, if they fell off the planet, I probably would not know about it for many months when someone else casually mentioned that old-what's-his-name drove off a cliff. BUT... I care a lot more about several of the people on this thread and, even though @Uncle was only offline for a couple days (and I understand his stated "need"), obviously many of us were worried about him. So, I have a suggestion: How about those of us who feel such tight connections share our phone numbers and e-mail addresses with a designated "keeper" (ummm, pick someone you trust... someone like @liblue1 ?) who will solemnly swear not to give that information to anyone else. We could all pick Uncle, but given this recent disappearance, it probably would be best if there were two people so entrusted in case one of them goes missing without prior notification. What do the rest of you think about this?He has never instructed us what to do if we don't hear from him
Thank you for the honor Fuzzy......11/16 #1
ATTENTION TREEFAM! We call ourselves a family. Are we, really? I have the phone numbers of most of my blood-relations, though I admit that I don't feel the need to contact any of them and, if they fell off the planet, I probably would not know about it for many months when someone else casually mentioned that old-what's-his-name drove off a cliff. BUT... I care a lot more about several of the people on this thread and, even though @Uncle was only offline for a couple days (and I understand his stated "need"), obviously many of us were worried about him. So, I have a suggestion: How about those of us who feel such tight connections share our phone numbers and e-mail addresses with a designated "keeper" (ummm, pick someone you trust... someone like @liblue1 ?) who will solemnly swear not to give that information to anyone else. We could all pick Uncle, but given this recent disappearance, it probably would be best if there were two people so entrusted in case one of them goes missing without prior notification. What do the rest of you think about this?
But you and Uncle will always be here... right? And what if GMO is in the hospital again? Then again, maybe I am just a worry wart... I LUVS YOUSE GUYS and don't want nothin' bad to happen to any of you - EVER!people come & go on this thread over the years..and that's just how it is....some return and some don't....
Sad but true. We are a family in the way that we do care about each other, but we also must remember that this is cyberspace and people come and go for many reasons--and that the anonymous nature of the medium can also foster ill-minded impostors with nefarious ideas in mind. I think the connections are there to be made for people who wish to share email, physical addresses, or phone numbers if people wish, but it's also worth remembering that trust is best built by several different means.people come & go on this thread over the years..and that's just how it is....some return and some don't.............
@Uncle - Whew, I'm glad you're okay! (I understand the need to unplug, etc.) Self care is sexy!#3
11/16
Uncle updated his FB cover photo @ 1 hour ago so he's out there somewhere.
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