tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post11917701123374197..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: Late Night Calls, Police, & New PhonesKathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-16781119345304686982010-01-20T21:53:02.824-06:002010-01-20T21:53:02.824-06:00Sorry so late...my kids are too small, but that wa...Sorry so late...my kids are too small, but that was too funny Christie!!!Brandie Nickersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-70324273161399002752010-01-20T10:20:53.488-06:002010-01-20T10:20:53.488-06:00Hey,
Like I told him, as long as he shows up wit...Hey, <br /><br />Like I told him, as long as he shows up with a shovel and can dig a path to my door, he's welcome. LOL<br /><br />FayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-22346482167666827422010-01-19T23:21:57.842-06:002010-01-19T23:21:57.842-06:00Donna,
Your calls are the exact reasons I get pan...Donna,<br /><br />Your calls are the exact reasons I get panicked when the phone rings. <br /><br />God love ya girl. <br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-17118192557147406552010-01-19T23:20:54.940-06:002010-01-19T23:20:54.940-06:00Leona,
Thanks. And I appreciate you popping in.
...Leona,<br /><br />Thanks. And I appreciate you popping in.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-62602542394775193792010-01-19T17:39:59.494-06:002010-01-19T17:39:59.494-06:00Your son rocks, Christie! :-)
I had a middle of t...Your son rocks, Christie! :-)<br /><br />I had a middle of the night call last year. My mom was in the hospital and needed to call me before an emergency operation. Her gall bladder had exploded.<br /><br />Though usually when I get a 'bad news' call, it's during the middle of the day. Once, I received one while next door at my inlaws. It was a Chicago police officer; I live in Green Bay, WI. She insisted I sit down before she told me why she'd called. Which was that my dad had died. :-( I was almost 6 months pregnant, so that was hard.Donna Marie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642269808104367931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-20664240147256275252010-01-19T16:57:52.838-06:002010-01-19T16:57:52.838-06:00Wow, I'm glad your son is okay!Wow, I'm glad your son is okay!Leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-53119161768258436652010-01-19T15:03:10.056-06:002010-01-19T15:03:10.056-06:00Refhater,
I'm not sure I would want to find i...Refhater,<br /><br />I'm not sure I would want to find it out on face book. Yikes. And man, losing you care about is hard, especially when they little. You have my sympathies.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-79361461616668315932010-01-19T15:01:19.460-06:002010-01-19T15:01:19.460-06:00Faye,
Yup, I'm sure that was sight for sore e...Faye,<br /><br />Yup, I'm sure that was sight for sore eyes. Remember, he's up there close to Aunt Faye, he might just pop in. <br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-46778445297095494212010-01-19T14:59:59.124-06:002010-01-19T14:59:59.124-06:00Terri,
And you don't the worst of it. He'...Terri,<br /><br />And you don't the worst of it. He'd just come back from a month in Alabama. So his normal Texas drawl was extra drawn out with the Alabama twang. <br /><br />And girl, you were lucky the cop had a sense of humor. LOL. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />CC<br /><br />Oh, the daughter to sweet to stay mad at. She has a big heart, big smile, and so easy to like.Christie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-50418074897836545412010-01-19T14:56:24.419-06:002010-01-19T14:56:24.419-06:00Tori,
Sometimes "nothing happening" is ...Tori,<br /><br />Sometimes "nothing happening" is a good thing. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-54794982313611452482010-01-19T14:55:32.722-06:002010-01-19T14:55:32.722-06:00Sandy,
I'm kind of proud of them myself.
Tha...Sandy,<br /><br />I'm kind of proud of them myself.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-39227553594030976542010-01-19T14:26:08.950-06:002010-01-19T14:26:08.950-06:00My family doesn't call with bad news, they pos...My family doesn't call with bad news, they post it on facebook. <br />Dad needs emergency surgery, Sister in law and toddler niece's plane forced to make an emergency landing after hitting birds, Grandma with dementia lost in the woods...all posted on facebook. Gotta love the electronic age!<br /><br />I can't say that I've never gotten "Late night" type calls though. I did hear over the phone that my younger niece accidently amputated her thumb in a toy box lid, but that was 2 days after the fact when I called to tell my parents that my apartment flooded. (They were able to re-attach the thumb.) And when my mom called from the emergency room to tell me that one of my foster brother's had been murdered by his bio. father. He was 10 months old.Refhaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064218599795539844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-63440643006035767852010-01-19T13:38:02.101-06:002010-01-19T13:38:02.101-06:00Christie,
I'm imagining Junior trying to walk...Christie,<br /><br />I'm imagining Junior trying to walk that straight line and laughing my butt off. Poor kid. And poor you for getting awaken in the middle of the night with these calls. LOL.<br /><br />FayeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-65107629585273176532010-01-19T13:15:01.865-06:002010-01-19T13:15:01.865-06:00Forgot to say I've never taken a breathalyzer,...Forgot to say I've never taken a breathalyzer, but I almost got busted drunk and underage once. I was in the backseat (not driving, of course!) and it was Halloween. The cop looked at me, asked how old I was (19) then asked if I'd been drinkig. I said, "Pshaw, no." With hand movements.<br /><br />Thankfully, he chuckled and told me to have a good night.Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-49984845060605199532010-01-19T13:12:36.633-06:002010-01-19T13:12:36.633-06:00I just keep thinking those cops must have had a fi...I just keep thinking those cops must have had a field day with his accent. (I used to live in PA then moved to AR. Big difference. LOL!)<br /><br />Good kid! But I'd have killed the daughter. I hate that heart-racing panic!Terri Osburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176989488447450585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-4738280870957147772010-01-19T13:05:40.922-06:002010-01-19T13:05:40.922-06:00What a great kid you've got! :)
Nothing going...What a great kid you've got! :)<br /><br />Nothing going on here that I know about. Thankfully, I don't have any kids to call me late at night. *g*Tori Lennoxhttp://www.torilennox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-74642056624922129782010-01-19T12:48:21.557-06:002010-01-19T12:48:21.557-06:00I loved it, CC. What good kids you have.I loved it, CC. What good kids you have.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-64237268522173985562010-01-19T11:16:31.519-06:002010-01-19T11:16:31.519-06:00Mary Jo,
I'm so sorry. I think that is the h...Mary Jo,<br /><br />I'm so sorry. I think that is the hardest thing that could ever happen. My heart bleeds for you and I'm sending you lots of hugs.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-44542528117350442132010-01-19T11:14:55.315-06:002010-01-19T11:14:55.315-06:00Edie,
Being short, I'm with you. I don't...Edie,<br /><br />Being short, I'm with you. I don't have one drink and get behind the wheel. We had a neighbor's brother who went to jail for runnning over a guy changing his tire on the freeway. The guy fixing his tire was crazy to do it, but the brother was drinking and that got him for it.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-57577620398945290532010-01-19T11:11:36.427-06:002010-01-19T11:11:36.427-06:00Becky,
Yikes...calling your boss would have been ...Becky,<br /><br />Yikes...calling your boss would have been tough. LOL. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping in.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-88700475611653309272010-01-19T11:09:12.639-06:002010-01-19T11:09:12.639-06:00Colleen,
It's never funny when they do that t...Colleen,<br /><br />It's never funny when they do that to us. Well, not funny until later. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping in.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-91345207122135918912010-01-19T11:07:54.600-06:002010-01-19T11:07:54.600-06:00Anna,
You are right. I reenforced the message. ...Anna,<br /><br />You are right. I reenforced the message. See even if you'd had one beer, you wouldn't have been able to pronounce yourself innocent. And I think my son is smart enough to remember it.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-58515767967850916272010-01-19T10:38:07.597-06:002010-01-19T10:38:07.597-06:00Christie,
I've had my share of late night pho...Christie,<br /><br />I've had my share of late night phone calls from the kids. Two of them I'll never forget. First one, youngest son in an accident. Hurry to ER. He recovered without any serious effects. Second call several years later. Middle son in ER nurse says come quickly. Not good. <br /><br />It wasn't. Twenty minutes later I'm at the hospital, but son had died while I was driving.<br /><br />I hate hearing the phone ring at night.Mary Johttp://www.maryjoscheibl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-36829551265827135712010-01-19T09:35:00.965-06:002010-01-19T09:35:00.965-06:00Christie, your son sounds like a great guy. I had...Christie, your son sounds like a great guy. I had one of those calls in the middle of the night, and it wasn't funny. My son wasn't driving drunk, but his friend was. That was years ago and he's fine, but it was scary.<br /><br />I'm so short that I don't dare have more than one drink when I go out. I don't mind that I can't drink as much as a taller person, but I can't eat as much either without gaining weight. Not fair!Edie Ramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084144940233965447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-23679583470899638952010-01-19T09:31:23.287-06:002010-01-19T09:31:23.287-06:00Oh, wow! Great story.
I've not had to take a...Oh, wow! Great story. <br /><br />I've not had to take a breathalyzer before. Our roommate did last year, though, and called us. My boyfriend went back to bed without answering. When I reminded him that calls that late are usually bad news, he got up to check it out, discovering that roomie had called another friend who went to bail him out in the meantime. Said friend was also his boss and made him go to work at 5am as thanks for waking him up at 3 to get him from jail.Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.com