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bluebeary

fluffnutter wrote: »

Oh OK. Fair enough. Anxious wait for you then. It's worth remembering, albeit difficult, that statistically phones fail/run out of charge/get lost far more frequently than people are beset by danger.

what she said, is the main reason i dont call my mother more often, i never charge my phone enough and i always run out of credit, will email her this weekend but she doesnt go online that often anyway, no news is good news, hope shes with you safe and sound soon x

Padstow

tesuhoha wrote: »

But I've still got her text message from a few days ago telling me that she was seeing her friend at her friend's flat and then coming home. She said she wouldn't be late.

I am on 02 in Kent and my phone has worked all day.

Her late might not be your late. 10? 11?.

Her friend or friend's friend might be having troubles to discuss and your daughter too kind to leave at present.

One Saturday morning in the midst of huge upset and stress in my marriage I couldn't get hold of my daughter and so I drove to her home she shared. They told me she was staying away that night and I broke down in tears. A grown woman being comforted by young girls. I felt such a fool.

It's the relief that brings tears, like finding your lost child in the department store.

tesuhoha

:oPHEW! Just got a text. She just got home to her flat late from work and her phone had run out of battery. She's going to be very late as going to see her friend. I said I will wait up. Feel more than a bit foolish. :doh: I think she didn't take charger etc as she was going home to change before seeing friend.

Maybe you are all right and that's a lesson learned for me.:o I must be more laid back in future. :cool: At least I didn't go into total panic mode.

Thanks for all your support and advice. You are a great bunch when times are difficult. :T

stormbreaker

tesuhoha wrote: »

I just tested the landline to make sure it is working.

If you can't get a hold of her because there is no signal, she will have no signal to phone the landline.

Padstow

stormbreaker wrote: »

I text my son the other day on O2 and it took three hours to get to him. By that time he was sitting in the house beside me!

O2 can be shocking at times.

If the phone is going on to answerphone she could be in a bad reception area.

As for texts they are very much sloooooow time. The signal looks for free time on mast which on a Friday evening might be in short suppy, as it gives priority to phone calls. And if on a train finding the signal for a mast is harder as it is on the move.

That's true! I've received texts 24 hours after being sent. If the train station isn't too far, how about going down there?

Padstow

tesuhoha wrote: »

:oPHEW! Just got a text. She just got home to her flat late from work and her phone had run out of battery. She's going to be very late as going to see her friend. I said I will wait up. Feel more than a bit foolish. :doh: I think she didn't take charger etc as she was going home to change before seeing friend.

Maybe you are all right and that's a lesson learned for me.:o I must be more laid back in future. :cool: At least I didn't go into total panic mode.

Thanks for all your support and advice. You are a great bunch when times are difficult. :T

Thank God! Have a good evening and tomorrow at the Ballet.

tesuhoha

Padstow wrote: »

Her late might not be your late. 10? 11?.

Her friend or friend's friend might be having troubles to discuss and your daughter too kind to leave at present.

One Saturday morning in the midst of huge upset and stress in my marriage I couldn't get hold of my daughter and so I drove to her home she shared. They told me she was staying away that night and I broke down in tears. A grown woman being comforted by young girls. I felt such a fool.

It's the relief that brings tears, like finding your lost child in the department store.

Sorry to hear that. I can't imagine the stress of that situation. I hope times are happier now. I can understand the anguish of the woman in Edinburgh who has lost her little boy but all the time as a parent you never ever stop worrying about them, no matter what age.

I really am alright now though. Anyone for Key lime pie?

peachyprice

jinty271 wrote: »

When she does appear, you can give her a stern lesson in the use of landlines, then a big hug and an even bigger slice of Key Lime Pie

Why does she need a lesson in landlines? She's a 27yo who has been at work all day. Do you really think she needs to phone her mother to say there's a problem with her mobile network? Seriously?

jinty271

peachyprice wrote: »

Why does she need a lesson in landlines? She's a 27yo who has been at work all day. Do you really think she needs to phone her mother to say there's a problem with her mobile network? Seriously?

Yes Seriously ! She is a 27 year old who communicates daily by text with her mother, who probably secretly worries about her "baby" girl all alone in that there big city

As a matter of courtesy, if I could not make my routine daily call or text, even if others felt that my routine was bizarre or excessive, I would find a way to call , knowing that the absence of that call would cause worry. It is basic manners, IMHO.

What age are your children, as a matter of interest?

tesuhoha

peachyprice wrote: »

Why does she need a lesson in landlines? She's a 27yo who has been at work all day. Do you really think she needs to phone her mother to say there's a problem with her mobile network? Seriously?

I won't be saying anything to her at all. She has nothing to answer to; it was just my worry and that is entirely my problem, no one elses.