ChainedExistence -> RE: Who Does this happen to more frequently? (4/8/2008 8:37:39 PM)
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Ok, here's my "stood up" story. I had a lengthy exchange with a "Dom" around the DC area. He assured me he was leaving in an hour on his 12 hour drive to meet me. I started to get concerned when no phone calls came along the way, and even more anxious when more than 12 hours passed without a word. I waited for the phone call that never came. I tried calling him, but there was never any answer. At first I imagined the most terrible things had happened to him on the way...Amazingly about two weeks later, he surfaced back on line....now, this is the good part. He claimed to work for FEMA and be part of the "shadow government" that was put in place after 9/11 and that he'd been suddenly called in to go "underground" and he was not allowed to call anyone to let them know where he was. Ok, sometimes I have been a shade naive, but that even stretched MY very vivid imagination! So, of course, Miss Research that I am, I looked it up...and not only was he not employed by FEMA, but even those highly critical persons who were operating in a more secure location were permitted phone calls to family and friends. It took a long time for him to admit the entire story was bogus, even though I called him on it right away. He said he just didn't feel ready, but couldn't think of a way to back out and save his "reputuation." It wasn't the only time I was ever stood up, but it was certainly the most creative story.
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