if there was anything, whatsoever, personal in my thread, it is this. my heart hurts for the lonely and the forgotten. they are here. i get PMs daily from people who are hurting and have reached out. there is nothing personal directed toward any one here. i include myself in the regulars and i make it very clear in my thread. i'm guilty as sin of not seeing things clearly here at times. i have my good days and then i have some really, really bad ones. all i'm trying to do is shine some light on something that i believe we can all do better. PC is a loving and supportive community. sometimes i think we get our collective heads up our collective tree stumps.

i'm sorry that you're grumpy, g.g. i've had a headache for days and last night when i came in from a hellacious day at work, my heat was off. repairman came and discovered a leak in the gas line. shut it totally down and i have no headache this a.m..(cats have been sick also) ..though i am freezing in my flannels, hoodie and 8 pairs of socks. i have a space heater from my landlord that puts out an amazing amount of heat and i bet is burning an amazing amount of electricity. this will shock you, but an actual bigwig of the repair company is coming today from OKC to see if the line can be fixed or if the furnace needs to be replaced. i did not know that people cared that much any more.

nothing personal, gg. love you, pat