tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post1173968596398351293..comments2024-03-28T17:46:36.997-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: A NEWRY ISLAND TALE.....CHAPTER TWO....Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-11957960997003859022021-05-02T16:48:41.721-07:002021-05-02T16:48:41.721-07:00Hi Beatrice...I can see no point in embellishing. ...Hi Beatrice...I can see no point in embellishing. Doing so and getting found out would be very embarrassing...certainly not worth the effort.<br /><br />It was a wonderful outcome and I'm sure Glen has never forgotten it, either.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-63386382350123384442021-05-02T06:01:46.196-07:002021-05-02T06:01:46.196-07:00Lucky for Glen, you persevered and thanks to your ...Lucky for Glen, you persevered and thanks to your efforts, he was rescued and apparently has shared that tale. Your caution about not stretching a story’s details were well taken, Lee, as indeed you never know who would also know the facts. The world is similar in many ways the. We would lime to believe.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-92098469178558441812021-05-01T14:33:05.621-07:002021-05-01T14:33:05.621-07:00Yes, Dave...the ocean can be cruel...weather can b...Yes, Dave...the ocean can be cruel...weather can be cruel. Risks should not be taken when out on the water, whether the ocean or lakes. I hope your brother enjoys his new acquisition.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-61836107539165303682021-05-01T05:28:23.924-07:002021-05-01T05:28:23.924-07:00My brother bought a sailboat last year and is inte...My brother bought a sailboat last year and is intent on taking it out far enough on one of the Great Lakes here so that he sees nothing but water. But he says he has several high tech devices on board to detect bad weather, ascertain his position, contact the coast guard if necessary. As your story demonstrates, you must be prepared for anything.Big Dave Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363712781308133633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-10121242883916486872021-04-26T18:33:52.308-07:002021-04-26T18:33:52.308-07:00Yes, Jan...there were long, loud sighs issued, tha...Yes, Jan...there were long, loud sighs issued, that is for sure!!<br /><br />You, too, stay well and take good care...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-5697321393219125862021-04-26T16:03:15.568-07:002021-04-26T16:03:15.568-07:00I am so pleased it ended well :)
Stay well Lee, m...I am so pleased it ended well :)<br /><br />Stay well Lee, my good wishes.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-69283374057951364672021-04-25T15:08:43.781-07:002021-04-25T15:08:43.781-07:00Hi, Kay. To embellish and lie when relating a tru...Hi, Kay. To embellish and lie when relating a true story soon let's one know how small the world really is. I can never see any point in doing so. Fact, it has been said many times, is stranger than fiction. :)<br /><br />Take good care...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-84317114426781476822021-04-25T13:25:35.278-07:002021-04-25T13:25:35.278-07:00What a great story! And yes indeed, don't ever...What a great story! And yes indeed, don't ever embellish your telling of it, there just might be someone listening who knows it already! So glad it had a happy ending too. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-5944012639968995902021-04-24T22:37:53.399-07:002021-04-24T22:37:53.399-07:00I reckon you and I would have had some fun togethe...I reckon you and I would have had some fun together, Pauline, if our paths had crossed back then.<br /><br />My late es, Randall's also now late uncle, lived at Midge Point...Percy Peters and his wife We stayed with them back in 1981 when we did a caravan trip to the North...when we were living at Sunshine Beach. Percy, like many others who lived there at Midge Point, used his tractor to launch his fishing boat, and then drag it back to the foreshore when his fishing trips were over. <br /><br />I wasn't going to give up...even if I went hoarse, that is for sure!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :) <br /><br />Our Kiwi mates are on my mind today...and on the minds of other Aussies...on this day of remembrance...ANZAC Day. Lest We Forget...Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-13834332733397742062021-04-24T21:13:13.234-07:002021-04-24T21:13:13.234-07:00I was hoping there's be a happy ending. I was...I was hoping there's be a happy ending. I was thinking as I was reading what a shame I wasn't in Proserpine at that time, I had several friends with holiday homes at Midge Point. I could have rung them and got them to go have a look for you. At least I would have listened! Good on you for sticking to your guns. I'm sure you will long live in Glen's reminisces.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-23274481961724932152021-04-24T12:49:19.764-07:002021-04-24T12:49:19.764-07:00I felt so helpless, Sandra...I was helpless except...I felt so helpless, Sandra...I was helpless except for my voice. The motor on my boat was playing up, so I only had my voice. I HAD to be heard...and I would keep speaking until I was heard.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-23311505368509784452021-04-24T08:39:36.793-07:002021-04-24T08:39:36.793-07:00Amazing. Kudos for keeping on in the face of insur...Amazing. Kudos for keeping on in the face of insurmountable odds.<br />Great story.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-54036373212987525972021-04-23T02:34:46.864-07:002021-04-23T02:34:46.864-07:00Thank you, DUTA. It was a harrowing time, that is...Thank you, DUTA. It was a harrowing time, that is for sure. It was a huge, huge relief that it ended well...particularly for Glen!<br /><br />There is still mystery surrounding Malaysian Airlines Flight MHS370...much conjecture...many theories. I imagine we will never know the truth...<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-78345331637427339382021-04-22T18:56:27.450-07:002021-04-22T18:56:27.450-07:00Very well written! A lot of suspense and concern f...Very well written! A lot of suspense and concern for the life of Glen. Glad it had a happy end.<br />Your post reminds me of the search for the Malaysian plane(2014) which was thought to have disappeared near Australia. It's still a mystery, and I remember there was talk of searching in the wrong direction, wasting time and money.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-15154611559782096522021-04-21T03:07:54.237-07:002021-04-21T03:07:54.237-07:00Hey there, Graham. I was glad it was a good outco...Hey there, Graham. I was glad it was a good outcome...as was Glen, of course. He even more so than me, of course! :)<br /><br />Yep! It's foolish to embellish, and downright embarrassing if you do so and get caught out! lol<br /><br />Take good care...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-55251622731928790452021-04-21T03:05:17.192-07:002021-04-21T03:05:17.192-07:00It was very frustrating, River. I was tearing my ...It was very frustrating, River. I was tearing my hair out, but I wasn't going to shut up, either. A voice in the wilderness, I seemed to be...<br /><br />Take care...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-89769951408080682302021-04-21T01:04:01.004-07:002021-04-21T01:04:01.004-07:00I didn't leave a comment on the last post beca...I didn't leave a comment on the last post because I only read it a few minutes ago and couldn't wait to get to the second half. Quite a story. I'm glad that it had a good out come. I agree about never embellishing a story or it may come back to bite you on the bum. I wonder if I've ever blogged about that...must check.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-78824735330668807712021-04-20T22:09:14.246-07:002021-04-20T22:09:14.246-07:00How silly of the Air and Sea rescue team to not li...How silly of the Air and Sea rescue team to not listen, they could have kept searching and sent another person to scout the area you'd mentioned. Glen would have been found much sooner>Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-79850118920510703872021-04-20T21:29:44.786-07:002021-04-20T21:29:44.786-07:00Hi, messymimi...yes...it can be very frustrating a...Hi, messymimi...yes...it can be very frustrating at times, that is for sure.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-20627122279266158752021-04-20T17:52:44.058-07:002021-04-20T17:52:44.058-07:00The list of men i would love to see spanked for no...The list of men i would love to see spanked for not listening when a woman talks sense gets longer and longer. messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-66450079715671120522021-04-20T14:40:21.500-07:002021-04-20T14:40:21.500-07:00Hi, Annie...Famous, I wasn't, but certainly ve...Hi, Annie...Famous, I wasn't, but certainly very happy and relieved..and, surprised to have met someone who was aware of that particular event. I think that both Glen and I have related that event often over the years. It's one not easily forgotten! :)<br /><br />Take good care, Annie...thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-49551873045857352362021-04-20T07:56:58.401-07:002021-04-20T07:56:58.401-07:00I knew you would turn out to be right. Thanks for...I knew you would turn out to be right. Thanks for the story and for learning that Glen carried the tale to all he encountered. You became a famous Lee!!!Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-37168353035258925512021-04-20T04:17:44.152-07:002021-04-20T04:17:44.152-07:00It was a harrowing episode, EC, that is for sure.....It was a harrowing episode, EC, that is for sure...and it was so damned frustrating trying to get someone to listen to me! I was banging my head against a 12ft thick brick wall it seemed. I was so, so happy and relieved Glen was found safe and sound.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. Take care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-70859661288152663902021-04-19T23:31:33.141-07:002021-04-19T23:31:33.141-07:00I am so glad it ended well even if it could have e...I am so glad it ended well even if it could have ended much sooner if you had been listened to. And of course Glen remembered it. How could he not.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-3641309074473550202021-04-19T18:57:33.691-07:002021-04-19T18:57:33.691-07:00Hi, Arleen...it certainly was a worrying time. Ha...Hi, Arleen...it certainly was a worrying time. Having no other person at hand to discuss it with didn't make things easier, either. All's well that ends well...and that particular episode did end well, thankfully.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...take good care. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com