Comments on: Don’t dis his savior on the Saturday OPEN thread

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:34:20 +0000

What a cool story Dan and Steve C! It is indeed a “small world” sometimes and cool when we notice.

Steve C, you are doing fine with honoring your mom, I promise!

Time to share my favorite lines from “The Grapes of Wrath”. “I’ll be all around in the dark. I’ll be everywhere. Wherever you can look, wherever there’s a fight, so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever there’s a cop beatin’ up a guy, I’ll be there. I’ll be in the way guys yell when they’re mad. I’ll be in the way kids laugh when they’re hungry and they know supper’s ready, and when the people are eatin’ the stuff they raise and livin’ in the houses they build, I’ll be there, too.” Anyone who ever taught you anything or gave you a model to live by will always be with you and shine through you.

By: dobbs

dobbs — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:53:28 +0000

Mr Hicks, you lost me at 10:08 last night. I have trouble with all of these initializations.

By: pammala

pammala — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:12:42 +0000

““I blame my short fuse on menopause…”
And how many more years are you going to use that?

Comment by John Wilburn — January 12, 2013 @ 7:42 pm”

gotta say in sandis defense, John until you’ve been there dear do not comment on menopause as you have NO idea !!!!!

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:08:31 +0000

Frank @ 12:11 am You’re right, something that is easily forgotten on here sometimes. At least by me.
Steve C and Dan, that is a wonderful story.

By: Dave Hicks

Dave Hicks — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:58:01 +0000

Re: Comment by Frank — January 13, 2013 @ 12:11 am

and

Comment by J.M. White — January 13, 2013 @ 12:48 am

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Yup, and yup.

By: Dave Hicks

Dave Hicks — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:55:25 +0000

As this is an OPEN thread, for those who like to hype the Brit’s healthcare:

http://tinyurl.com/a3bhuok

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17 hospitals with unsafe staffing, says Care Quality Commission

Seventeen NHS hospitals are among 26 healthcare providers that are failing to operate with safe staffing levels, the Care Quality Commission has said.

SNIP
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By: J.M. White

J.M. White — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:48:20 +0000

Comment by Dan Casey — January 12, 2013 @ 10:27 pm
Comment by Steve C — January 12, 2013 @ 11:14 pm

That was wonderful. Thank you both for sharing.

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:11:25 +0000

hey Dan and Mon, oops, Steve c,

Good story!

Roanoke’s a small enough place that, if for know other reason, we should always treat each other with dignity and respect, ’cause you just never know…

Good story!

By: Steve C

Steve C — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:14:37 +0000

Damn, man, you’re getting me all teary eyed now.

Mrs. Liz was an incredible woman. Not sure I could ever accomplish enough in my life to honor this woman’s inner strength but I’m doing my best. She truly made the world a better place.

If I could ever be a quarter of the person my Mom was I’d be successful beyond my wildest dreams.

By: Dan Casey

Dan Casey — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:27:25 +0000

SMALL WORLD DEPARTMENT

So on Saturday afternoon Steve C and I went for 25-mile bicycle ride. It was great. We both need the miles. And during the ride I said, “Hey, we’re grilling tonight. Come on over for dinner.” So he does.

During dinner, Steve mentioned that his (late) mom had worked at a very well-known church nursery school in SW Roanoke. It just so happens that my wife Donna worked at that same nursery school when our kids were young.

And then Steve noted that his mom’s name was Liz. OMG. Donna worked right alongside Liz. Liz, before she died, had been over to our house on more than one occasion. Donna loved her like a mother. She was kind of like a grandmother to 3 of our 4 kids. She was a true lady of the highest order.

“Your mom is Liz!?” Donna cried.

“Yep,” Steve said.

He’s been over here before. None of us had ever made the connection.

Whereupon Donna gave Steve a big hug. “Oh my God I loved your mom.”

And much reminiscing commenced. The wine flowed.