I was oblivious to the escalating panic
I will begin at the end, Tammy is safe and sound. The reason she never answered her cell phone is because Sprint has no cell phone service or agreement with the cell phone service providers in Rapid City, South Dakota.
Now to the begining. All week I had been communicating via email and cell phone with a Tammy S. who happens to live in Denver. She is in the process of buying a condo and wanted some real estate advice which in the end saved her from a questionable realtor. (another story) I knew Tammy was leaving Friday to drive to Rapid City and would continue her negotiations for the condo on Monday. Late Friday afternoon I emailed her for the last time and ended my email "... drive safe."
Saturday evening I returned home to a message from Deb saying that Tammy left Denver Friday and told her mom, as she was driving out of the city, that traffic was bad and that she would call when she got to Rapid City. For what ever reason Tammy never called Friday night, Saturday morning nor all day Saturday. Tammy's mom called Deb in a panic Saturday. Deb then left a message for me since Tammy's mom told Deb that Tammy and I had been talking about her condo all week. However, none of us knew who she was going to see in Rapid City. As the hours ticked by all of us grew more alarmed by the lack of communication with Tammy. Was she in a car accident on a rural part of highway? If so which state? Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota? No one knew her route or where she was staying. No one answered her cell phone.
Late last night, as Tammy rejoined the technology age by returing to Denver, she found out that without her knowledge the world was frantically looking for her and had left 39 voice messages on her cell phone. Tammy broadcast a Monday morning email to try and communicate with everyone that was drug into the group of concerned people or Chicken Little League (as I am calling us now). As Tammy stated, "I was oblivious to the escalating panic. Thank you for all your prayers. I hope that since they were not needed, I hope they are now deposited in my 'Husband Search' prayer account."
At leaste she has a sense of humor.
Now to the begining. All week I had been communicating via email and cell phone with a Tammy S. who happens to live in Denver. She is in the process of buying a condo and wanted some real estate advice which in the end saved her from a questionable realtor. (another story) I knew Tammy was leaving Friday to drive to Rapid City and would continue her negotiations for the condo on Monday. Late Friday afternoon I emailed her for the last time and ended my email "... drive safe."
Saturday evening I returned home to a message from Deb saying that Tammy left Denver Friday and told her mom, as she was driving out of the city, that traffic was bad and that she would call when she got to Rapid City. For what ever reason Tammy never called Friday night, Saturday morning nor all day Saturday. Tammy's mom called Deb in a panic Saturday. Deb then left a message for me since Tammy's mom told Deb that Tammy and I had been talking about her condo all week. However, none of us knew who she was going to see in Rapid City. As the hours ticked by all of us grew more alarmed by the lack of communication with Tammy. Was she in a car accident on a rural part of highway? If so which state? Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota? No one knew her route or where she was staying. No one answered her cell phone.
Late last night, as Tammy rejoined the technology age by returing to Denver, she found out that without her knowledge the world was frantically looking for her and had left 39 voice messages on her cell phone. Tammy broadcast a Monday morning email to try and communicate with everyone that was drug into the group of concerned people or Chicken Little League (as I am calling us now). As Tammy stated, "I was oblivious to the escalating panic. Thank you for all your prayers. I hope that since they were not needed, I hope they are now deposited in my 'Husband Search' prayer account."
At leaste she has a sense of humor.
posted by MTOguy at 4:29 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home