Knowing WHO your REAL/TRUE Friends are

[SGVBOB]

this is meant for ONE person, Although I believe it is important to share w/ everybody. It is NOT meant as a BASH to ANYONE.

Last night, after foruming, I watched a bit of tv, and started to develop trouble breathing/fully inhaling, without it REALLY hurting. I had had pneumonia prior in my life, so I shrugged it off to that.
Then I figure, maybe it will get better. WRONG!! The pain only intensified, so I thought to myself "Better to be safe than sorry, since my maternal Grandma had heart probs". So I called 911 and was taken to the hospital. Tests were run, and it was found out that part of my lung is not inflating, thus, causing this pain. The dr gave me some medicine to help.

I tell you this background, because this VERY SPECIAL ONE person, texted me in the hospital, inquiring how I was doing. Then that person TOLD ME, when you are ready to come home, you call me, and I will come to pick you up/take you home, or to get whatever you need to get.

I am feeling in a unsurmountable debt of gratitude to this person, for all that that person has done for me, out of the goodness of the heart.

NOTE:
I PURPOSELY left the 2nd party ambiguous, as I feel it is that person's choice as to whether/not to divulge who that person is.

 

[MissDeidra]

I have to say, I know who that person is and I think they are pretty amazing too. Probably one of the most awesome people I know.

 

[lubetube]

I bet you posting this means a lot to that person. But chances are he didn't do it for the accolades.

This was a nice thing to read. Hope you're feeling better.

 

[lovelumps]

Bob, anyone who knows you would have done the same. I was happy to help you when you needed it. That's what friends do for each other. I'm grateful we live close enough that I could help you, and only wish I could have done more.

Take care of yourself and please don't hesitate to call if you need me.

Laura

 

[gwr19569424]

SGVBOB, I too hope that you are feeling better. Here's wishing you a full and speedy recovery.

Gary

 

[Markymark]

Amen!

 

[Jayman01]

I certainly hope that you are doing better. It sounds like you have had a close call. My prayers are with you.

Wow, visiting the Land of Forum this evening has been very interesting. I have spent a lot of time on my knees this evening. I have nothing against prayer for another person. I enjoy it more when the circumstances are not meloncolly. Occasionally it would be nice to savor the moment doing other things. LOL

 

[slimvintage]

Bob, even more awesome when you factor in the family and other domestic responsibilities she may have had, and which she'd have had to organize before setting off for your place. It's much easier to be drop-of-the-hat if you are single.

What you report is not surprising however when you think that your rescuer is the same person who so sensitively calmed the furor on the RIP thread yesterday. When we start to speak in pornoglyphics, we'll need one for Wisdom and Saintliness (both of which will be useful when discussing Tyler as well). We could have a cartoon version of JW's avatar to represent Bigheartedness. Thanks for your story. Glad to hear you sounding ok. Keep us informed.

 

[SGVBOB]

Thank you for the well wishes Lube, I appreciate it. Although, in still trying to keep w/ my promise to 'this person', I will just say this.....remember not EVERYBODY on the forum is male.

Once again, I thank you for the well-wishes, and I just wanted to 'straighten out' that supposition.

Yours,
Bob

I bet you posting this means a lot to that person. But chances are he didn't do it for the accolades.

This was a nice thing to read. Hope you're feeling better.

 

[SGVBOB]

Thank you, Laura!!

(forgive me B, but )
Love you, and cherish our friendship!
Bob

Bob, anyone who knows you would have done the same. I was happy to help you when you needed it. That's what friends do for each other. I'm grateful we live close enough that I could help you, and only wish I could have done more.

Take care of yourself and please don't hesitate to call if you need me.

Laura

 

[SGVBOB]

This is true, Slim, I KNOW I am NOT PRIORITY/nor should I EVER be, in her family, as that is what B and the kids are for. I did not know who else to call. I would HOPE that we are good enough friends, (this person & I) that she would tell me an "HONEST NO", if she is unable to help me, w/o fear of me holding a grudge, which that in and of itself is absurd!.

Bob, even more awesome when you factor in the family and other domestic responsibilities she may have had, and which she'd have had to organize before setting off for your place. It's much easier to be drop-of-the-hat if you are single.

What you report is not surprising however when you think that your rescuer is the same person who so sensitively calmed the furor on the RIP thread yesterday. When we start to speak in pornoglyphics, we'll need one for Wisdom and Saintliness (both of which will be useful when discussing Tyler as well). We could have a cartoon version of JW's avatar to represent Bigheartedness. Thanks for your story. Glad to hear you sounding ok. Keep us informed.

 

[JLipps4u]

Wow Bob,

Glad you are doing better! I'm glad that she was there for you. I guess it is possible to make a true friend through the forum. I was beginning to have my doubts. Your story was very timely, and one we needed to hear these days.
Stay well, and God bless you and Laura both.

JLipps

 

[lovelumps]

This is true, Slim, I KNOW I am NOT PRIORITY/nor should I EVER be, in her family, as that is what B and the kids are for. I did not know who else to call. I would HOPE that we are good enough friends, (this person & I) that she would tell me an "HONEST NO", if she is unable to help me, w/o fear of me holding a grudge, which that in and of itself is absurd!.

I will always be honest with you, Bob. But I always find ways to work things out, so put your mind at ease. If I''m not available, I'll find a way help if you need it again.

 

[SGVBOB]

As, I hope you would(be honest with me)*,that is. That's what makes you so special. Having said this, however, your FAMILY is/comes FIRST. If Bill, I, or D, have something that they would like you to attend/do for them, and it coincides w/ what WE previously had planned, THEY COME FIRST, deal?

 

[jwglass]

As, I hope you would(be honest with me)*,that is. That's what makes you so special. Having said this, however, your FAMILY is/comes FIRST. If Bill, I, or D, have something that they would like you to attend/do for them, and it coincides w/ what WE previously had planned, THEY COME FIRST, deal?

Bill, I, and D will be fine, just give me a call and i'll hop onto the xbox to distract them!!

 

[Ms. Kianna]

Wow Bob,

Glad you are doing better! I'm glad that she was there for you. I guess it is possible to make a true friend through the forum. I was beginning to have my doubts. Your story was very timely, and one we needed to hear these days.
Stay well, and God bless you and Laura both.

JLipps

JLipps,

It is more than possible to make true friends here. There are many real and strong friendships, right here in forumland.

 

[MissDeidra]

Word. MsK. I met my best friend here. I also met my Queen Bee here, another one of my closest friends. The relationships made here are true and real. It is possible. I absolutely think I met one of my soulmates right here through PM's and thread banter. And let me tell you we have amazing chemistry in person.

I've also met some really horrible people here, but they are just a small price to pay for the amazing connection I have with Joe and Laura.


Oh and I aint gonna lie, I have made some super amazing friends on the tour too. Sha, Diesal and Austin are the cat's pajamas. )

 

[jwglass]

Word. MsK. I met my best friend here. I also met my Queen Bee here, another one of my closest friends. The relationships made here are true and real. It is possible. I absolutely think I met one of my soulmates right here through PM's and thread banter. And let me tell you we have amazing chemistry in person.

I've also met some really horrible people here, but they are just a small price to pay for the amazing connection I have with Joe and Laura.


Oh and I aint gonna lie, I have made some super amazing friends on the tour too. Sha, Diesal and Austin are the cat's pajamas. )

^^word! this place has brought me people i utterly detest, and it gave me someone that helped to bring me out of the darkness that was myself. without deidra, laura, troika, and yes, even my little asian invasion girl yami, i would be lost. they helped me find out who i really am. through their help, i was able to allow myself to say what was truely on my mind rather than censor myself. not to mention partying it up with diesal, austin, and sha was the shit! i wouldnt trade any of this time on the forum, hence why im so hesitant to let it go. sometimes i hope beyond hope this place can purge itself of the shit storm sleeper cell that suddenly took over and get back to its roots. i might not have 7 million posts and am just over my 1 year anniversary, but to be honest, i feel like i belong here. with all you crazy fucked up bitches.

 

[Ms. Kianna]

^^word! this place has brought me people i utterly detest, and it gave me someone that helped to bring me out of the darkness that was myself. without deidra, laura, troika, and yes, even my little asian invasion girl yami, i would be lost. they helped me find out who i really am. through their help, i was able to allow myself to say what was truely on my mind rather than censor myself. not to mention partying it up with diesal, austin, and sha was the shit! i wouldnt trade any of this time on the forum, hence why im so hesitant to let it go. sometimes i hope beyond hope this place can purge itself of the shit storm sleeper cell that suddenly took over and get back to its roots. i might not have 7 million posts and am just over my 1 year anniversary, but to be honest, i feel like i belong here. with all you crazy fucked up bitches.

Hey now! I'm not always crazy, and only occasionally fucked up. But, I am glad you figured out that you belong here. I hated the thought of you disappearing for good.

 

[slimvintage]

i wouldnt trade any of this time on the forum, hence why im so hesitant to let it go. sometimes i hope beyond hope this place can purge itself of the shit storm sleeper cell that suddenly took over and get back to its roots. i might not have 7 million posts and am just over my 1 year anniversary, but to be honest, i feel like i belong here. with all you crazy fucked up bitches.

This is going to really resonate with the people who are celebrating two year anniversaries and more, members who posted for the first time within hours of the forum being set up and are considered by some to be the backbone of this place. About a year ago it looked to a bunch of the ur-forumites that the forum had taken a serious turn for the worse. In comparison to what it had been up to then it got superficial and banal, with some guys treating it like their twitter page. We were hearing that a member was bored, or what the weather was doing outside my window in Northwestern Nebraska. But over time those changes have produced a new forum where members share a lot more day to day personal stuff, where people open up their emotions to others, where even medical emergencies can be address in person. This new forum, about a year old, is an example of the evolution that an open society inevitably undergoes. This isn't a club where people get blackballed if the members don't agree unanimously to their being allowed to join. I don't know why we all have this strange nostalgia for things as they were. We have moments of joy in our recent or not so recent past, all of us, and believe that if the exterior circumstances that were in place then could just, please, be somehow repeated, we could be happy again. And sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

The forum has always given each of us something different. Some of us depend on it more than others just to get through the day. All of us make friends here and deepen the relationships away from the forum. Speaking personally, I love it for the variety of people, all the crazy, fucked up bitches and scary members of sleeper cells I find here when I open the door. I hope it always stays the same and never, ever changes.

Even though it was awesome for the first year