Hi Frank and Christine
Let me add my welcome. I don't post very often as I work a lot of hours and
find myself with no time and no energy when I get home at night.
I came from one of those small towns where everybody knows each other. In
fact I spread my growing up years between two of them, Bellevue, ID and
Carey ID. When I was there the town had 250 water hookups. (My dad was on
the city council and he discussed population in different terms than most.)
Before he died the town had grown to over 1000 water hook-ups. The growth
is due to the overflow from Sun Valley. Bellevue is only 17 miles from
there. Carey is even smaller than Bellevue was when I was growing up there,
and almost everyone was related to the three major family names in the
area. Now you talk about a town where everyone knows you and knows your
business. Carey was unsurpassed in that characteristic.
I left that area and moved to the "Big City" of Yakima, WA (100,000 +
metropolitan area) because the winters are milder but it still has a fairly
small town feel--the traffic is bearable and people are quite friendly. You
cannot, however just leave your doors unlocked, at least not anymore.
Liz
>I just wanted to welcome you to MOL (better late than never). I see you
>have already made many friends and been made welcome. I'm Christine and a 2
>year survivor of breast cancer. I live in a small community in Ontario. I
>don't know our population but I would think it is under 1000. It is called
>an inlet, the next closest town is actually a village as the population is
>small. It is nice to not lock your doors or your cars. Everyone knowing
>everyone can be a curse as well as a blessing. Gossip spreads like wildfire
>and it's pretty hard to keep any secrets. Gives you a good reason to be
>nice to everyone. LOL. Am looking forward to getting to know you better.
>Christine
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>At 05:34 PM 10/11/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Thank you mary ann for your letter,I really appericate it.I am originally
>>from Santa Rosa,Ca,but somehow i,m here in North Dakota.I live in a little
>>town of Mohall.It has around 900 people.Before coming here we lived in
>>Sawyer,ND.it had a population of 250 people.Two of my daughters finished
>>high school there,and their class size was 17 students.But it does have a
>>lot of good qualities,we don,t lock our doors,we leave our cars running in
>>the parking lots,and everyone knows everyone.I think your son would like it
>>out here,it is an adventure.We have snow gesse fly over our house in
>>formation by the hundreds.It reall a sight to see.I go to the Veterans
>>Hospitol for care,and they really give me top treatment.Thanks for your
>>letter.Frank
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: John C. Montgomery <monty48@erinet.com>
>>To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com <mol-cancer@lists.meds.com>
>>Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 5:07 PM
>>Subject: [MOL] Frank
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>>>Welcome Frank! Gosh, I can't imagine being snowed in already. I live in
>>>Ohio and guess that I'm never really ready for snow. It does look pretty
>>>though for a day or 2 when you can sit inside and look out. I'm not a fan
>>>of winter, but I can't imagine living some place where there are no seasons
>>>because I LOVE fall and spring! I guess you have to put up with some of
>>>the bad to get the good. (Just sorry that your bad weather has hit with
>>>such force this week.)
>>>
>>>We have a son who is talking about leaving southern CA after this school
>>>year to move back to the midwest - maybe Minnesota. I can't imagine what a
>>>shock that will be for him. One of the reasons that he is thinking about
>>>leaving is that he misses the seasons. Another biggie is the messed up
>>>school system that he is in. I think he needed to spread his wings for a
>>>few years after college, but maybe being so far from Mom and Dad is part of
>>>the reason too. (I can only hope!)
>>>
>>>It sounds like your cancer journey has been on an uphill path for awhile,
>>>but remember this is a rollercoaster ride, so you should be hitting a
>>>"good" peak any day now. Keep those positive thoughts. I know how hard
>>>that is at times like this, but please know that you are in our thoughts
>>>and prayers.
>>>
>>>((((((HUGS)))))) Mary Ann
>>>
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