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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:14 PM
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UPDATE: They found my brother!!
Edited on Mon Dec-22-08 07:58 PM by bicentennial_baby
He just called me to ask for help, his car is stranded between 2 hills, can't get up either of them (bad roads). He's in the middle of nowhere, and I only got the name of the town, not the location, before his cell phone died.

I called the regional dispatch and gave them the town, his name, car make and model and color, and his cell #.

It's 16 degrees where he is. I'm so worried. x(

Vibes, please?

UPDATE: The Conway Police just called me, they found my brother. He's being taken to a residence to call a tow, etc. I am SO glad I made that call.

Thank you all so much. :grouphug:
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:16 PM
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1. (((((vibes)))))
:hug:
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motely36 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:16 PM
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2. hope he's ok
vibes being sent!
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:18 PM
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3. They'll find him
or he'll get himself out.

:hug:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:18 PM
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4. jeez good vibes to him and you and i hope help is on the way.
hopefully he's got warm clothing on.


;(
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:22 PM
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6. I'm hoping they asked for the cell # for GPS
I'm trying not to freak out, but it's so cold there and he wouldn't call me unless he was really stuck.

x(
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:23 PM
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7. they'll find him for sure and i bet it won't take very long and i bet you anything someone
has pulled over to help him out or wait with him.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:19 PM
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5. VIBES ))))(((( sent.
You did the right thing.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:29 PM
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8. When you say "middle of nowhere"...
Do you REALLY mean "middle of nowhere", or the Boston definition, which means "someplace past Woburn"?

Regional dispatch will find a cop in the town who knows the geography and the dead spots. he is going to be fine?
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:33 PM
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9. No, Western MA hilltowns, I'm from out there
He's in Conway. Very deep rural, plenty of desolate roads.

I hope you're correct. :)
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 11:47 PM
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14. I've never heard of that town, and I grew up in MA
That tells me it IS in the middle of nowhere. I'm glad they found him. :hi:
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whistler162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 12:04 AM
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15. I was thinking.....
I don't want tobe there in winter middle New Hampshire Conway area!

Glads he is safe.
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boilerbabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 01:49 AM
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16. That's the Conway I was thinking of, too.
Am about a half-hour away from North Conway (NH) in Maine right now. It's really cold here.... Hope BiBaby's brother is OK
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 07:59 PM
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10. And there was much rejoicing!
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motely36 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 08:00 PM
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11. YAY!
:bounce:
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 08:00 PM
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12. excellent! Thanks for letting us know.
:)
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-22-08 10:25 PM
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13. good news, BB

:hug: Not a good time to be stuck outdoors. Glad he is safe and well.
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amitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 01:50 AM
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17. Thank God. I'm happy to hear it! n/t
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boilerbabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 01:50 AM
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18. That was a good move on your part.
Hope he is OK---best wishes to you!
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SalmonChantedEvening Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 08:36 AM
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19. Excellent news bi_baby
:hug:

My best to your brother please
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 08:38 AM
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20. Oh thank goodness- you probably saved his life.
Happy Holidays Bi-baby. You just got the best gift ever.
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 09:16 AM
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21. Where was he?
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:00 AM
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22. That's pretty cool. Sounds like they know a few areas where people get stuck
I would have been found going forward and reverse up and down the entire hill to try get out.
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:28 AM
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23. Conway, NH?
like Pinkham Notch area? he is lucky, lots of people die every year around there from things like this
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:36 AM
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24. No, Conway MA, which is a very rural town with a lot of backroads
Depending on where he was, it's possible that nobody would have passed by him for hours. His plan was to walk down to Bill Cosby's farm and ask to use the phone. Luckily, that didn't have to happen.

:)
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:53 AM
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28. yeah, it would suck to get shot
by Bill Cosby in the middle of a blizzard at Christmas time
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:56 AM
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30. Our thoughts exactly!
:rofl:

Naw, Bill's really cool. He even does his Jury Duty in my town when he's called up! :)
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:06 AM
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31. I know, but it don't mean he might not
start blasting away at noises in the dark... he might be having a bad dream about, oh, "I Spy" or something
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:39 AM
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25. YAY - I just saw this,
but I was thinking about you two when I woke up this morning.

:hug:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:46 AM
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26. Aw, thanks so much. He's fine now, we talked after he got home
He was very grateful for me making the call. He called his friend Matt, who we affectionately call Squash (all 285 pounds of him, star linebacker on their HS football team back in the day), and Squash came out with his big pickup, and pushed my brother up the hill, and then followed him for 20 miles to the State HW.

I'm very happy that it turned out so well. :hug:
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:51 AM
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27. holy crap i am just NOW reading this!
i hope everything is O.K. I apologize in advance if you already gave updated info within the thread, I didn't read any of the posts, just the O.P. I wanted to add my comments before reading through the thread. it's one thing after the other for you it seems lately. :hug: :hug:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 10:54 AM
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29. The update is at the bottom of the OP!
He's fine, he was really tired when he got home last night, but he's ok. He was very grateful that I called the police. Whew!

:hug:
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:22 AM
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32. yup. i read after i posted.
yay!
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 11:23 AM
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33. Glad he's OK
Take care and happy holidays :hug:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-23-08 02:32 PM
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34. Glad he is safe.
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