Just Wondering

SeaBreeze is on a camping trip. We have known each other for many years from another forum, due to unfortunate events happened to a few long time members (very sad), we always send each other a message if one leaves for a while.

Ozargal hasn't posted for a week, but her profile shows her last visit was two days ago.

Has anyone heard from TWHRider?

I often worry too much, I hope our active members can post a note on their profile (visitor message for example) when leave for more than a week.
 
Maybe it would be a good idea, if you're so inclined, to post a "be away for a few days" note. At our age when one is away for awhile, it causes concern, especially those that post regularly. Hope Seabreeze is enjoying her trip and will tell us all about it when she returns.
 
I remember Seabreeze saying she was going camping, but haven't heard a thing from Ozarkgal or TWHRider. I'm hoping they are out partying together.....
 
Katybug said:
Maybe it would be a good idea, if you're so inclined, to post a "be away for a few days" note.
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I strongly suggest every active member doing it.

When a member on another forum stopped visiting suddenly, we all were very worried and tried to contact him for weeks. Until several months later, we learned from another forum that he died of pancreatic cancer. It happened so quickly that he didn't have the chance to tell us.

When another senior lady passed away, a forum member had her phone number, we learned that from her family immediately.
 
I remember Sea Breeze mentioning that they were going camping over the Labor Day holiday, but I sure don't remember hearing anything specific from either OG or TWH lately. I have been worrying about them , too !
We all listed an email address when we registered here, so , at least , Matrix can email and see if everything is ok if we don't hear from a member for an unusually long time.
I think that giving a notice to the group when we intend to be away for a while is a great idea !
 
I'm glad you brought this up, Pappy. Been wondering, myself, and glad to hear everything is okay. Learned many, many years ago to not ask what happened to whomever as it was usually bad news. So, I tend to just keep my head down and roll on...
 
Happyflowerlady said:
We all listed an email address when we registered here, so , at least , Matrix can email and see if everything is ok if we don't hear from a member for an unusually long time.
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I really want to do that, but I'm not sure if it's appropriate, members may feel being pushed. Actually, if you PM someone, an email will be sent out automatically, I also use PM to contact members.
 
I wouldn't feel pushed to do so and if I knew I planned to be away for any length of time, like vacation, I would post it -- mostly out of elation. But I'm new and it's not at all like the long time regulars who disappear for a while.

On previous boards, none as active or as fun as this one, I've posted in spurts. Being a nanny to two (one 7 and his dad, 48....LOL, but not kidding. He's ADD, divorced, has the energy of a 10 yr old -- requiring FAR more attention than his son) and it sometimes saps every oz of my energy. Not complaining, I love 'em both to pieces. After 4 yrs they're like family, but it/he can be a challenge for someone my age at times. Keeping up w/an ADD person w/endless energy is hard enough when you're young. When I'm on overload, I take a break from everything, phones unplugged, computer off...and just chill. My kids can always reach me on my cell phone, so I feel very comfortable doing that when the need arises.

Hopefully, those MIA are just taking a lil break.
 
I always let people know when I'll be gone for more than a few days on forums I have been on for awhile and very active on.

Because I had a dear friend die and another I am positive died, but I was never able to find out anything for sure. Another friend years ago, we were chatting on-line and she said somebody was at the door and she'd be right back and never returned to her computer. She ended up being brutally attacked and raped, it took days to find out what happened to her, so I have a tendency to think the worst when folks I am in constant contact with just "disapear". After a few days in the hospital she was able to tell a friend to get a hold of me on a forum we were both on to let me know what happened.
 
Doesn't just happen on the 'net. My neighbour moved to a care hostel and I called her every couple of weeks then one day I phoned and was told by someone who answered her phone that "she isn't here" I asked was she in hospital but was just told "I have no further information, that person is not here." and HUNG UP!
Next day the phone was disconnected so I just had to presume that she had died. The head office there wouldn't even tell me more than "she is no longer a resident here." because I wasn't a relative. How rude! Her ratty family never bothered to inform me either. Poor old thing, if the two I spoke to were indicative of the care she was getting it wasn't much of a facility.

Most forums mention posters who 'vanish', some with delight, but more often out of a genuine concern.
 

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