Someone bought me a star.

[ThomCat]

Thank you :hug: whoever you are.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear ThomCat...

It was my great pleasure!

I hate to see my friends star-less!

:hug:

[ThomCat]

3. Ah, I should have guessed.

:loveya:

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Right back atcha, baby!

:loveya:

:hug:

[NYC_SKP]

6. C.P. is da bomb...

:loveya:

[ThomCat]

19. Hi NYC_SKP

Your name says you are from NYC, but your sig and profile say California. I take it you used to live here?

I almost PMed you to ask you where you were in NYC. I used to know almost all the NYC DUers at one point.

[applegrove]

2. I got one last week from some mystery person. A big thanks to whomever you are.

[ThomCat]

20. Do you have an idea who it was?

I hope you find out. Mysteries are only nice when you can solve them. :P

[applegrove]

27. I have no idea. I did send DU money at the time but forgot to put the name applegrove

on the application (I haven't gotten the bumper sticker in the mail). I emailed the Admins a few weeks later about that. So maybe the admins gave me the star. That is only a guess. The time before it was CalPeg. Anyhoo thanks to whomever you are.

[femmocrat]

5. How nice to see you again, ThomCat!

How have you been? :hug:

[ThomCat]

7. Hi Femocrat!

:hug:

I've going through a lot of pretty invasive medical tests right now. I've lost a lot of weight recently, including muscle weight, and my doctors are trying to find out why. So that's a little bit worrisome.

But that's all that's really happening right now.

Mostly I've doing pretty well. I'm just waiting to find out what's going on, so I can figure out what I will need to do to deal with it and keep moving forward as best as I can. :)

How are you doing? :hug:

[femmocrat]

8. Sorry to hear that, ThomCat.

I have missed seeing you post here. I think of you often and was wondering how you were doing. Let's hope the doctors can solve this latest problem soon and you will feel better. And-- I hope you will come by the lounge more often, when you feel up to it. :hug:

Thanks for asking, I've been fine. No complaints. :)

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

9. Hey ThomCat!

Your thread made me go take a look and somebody bought me a star too! I hadn't realized it...so thank you :hug: whoever you are from me too!

I'm happy to see you back posting again too, Thom. I hope your medical issues are identified soon and you get the much needed relief that you deserve. :hug: :pals:

[ThomCat]

14. Thank you!

I'm sure whatever it is will get IDed. My doctor is amazingly thorough in scheduling tests and finding me specialists to check this, that, and everything else. I just hope whatever they find is nothing serious. :)

I'm happy to be posting again too. Though I'm not posting very much anymore. It's still better than not posting at all.

I can't figure out how I used to find the time to be online to much. :P

:hug: :hi:

[zabet]

10. Hey you!!!!

:hi: Have missed seeing you around! :hug:

[ThomCat]

15. HI Zabet!

I have missed being around. :hi:

How are you doing? :hug:

I'm only here for a little bit every day or two. I'm stuck in bed too much to be online more than that. but as much as I can, I'll be online and social again.

[In_The_Wind]

11. I was wondering where & how you are.

I'm glad Peggy was there for you.

:loveya: :hug:

[ThomCat]

16. I have been stuck at home

recovering from stuff. I'm still buried in medical issues that are gradually getting heavier, dealing with it all as best as I can.

:hi:

How are you doing? :hug:

[In_The_Wind]

23. Sorry to hear that.

I wish I could offer some assistance. :loveya::hug:

I'm gaining on my money problems. I was stuck in Texarkana for the winter. The trucker I was supposed to work for during that time was in a minor wreck and he couldn't work. Therefore, I was out of a job and already 1800 miles from home, living in my car for a month until I could find a super cheep apartment. Last years long escort still hasn't paid me. That was the exact amount I was behind on my jeep payments. The bank refused my request to add the past due amount to the backside of my loan and repossessed my escort vehicle. Again causing me to become unable to work for any other trucking company. I did buy a used car in Texas that I planned to use for work but alas ~ New York has changed the requirements for escort cars. A car must be 1997 or newer. The one I am paying on is way too old to comply with the current (updated) laws. Again I am unable to escort in NY until I can replace this car. :shrug: I didn't know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDM-m-IqvM


I was stuck in Muscle Shoals for the Spring. The good part of this is ~ a trucking company in Alabama is putting together an escort car for me to drive starting sometime next month. Until then I am packing-out frozen food and dairy products on the 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM shift to buy groceries for the fam here in NY.

My doctor is about to add to my financial burden. It looks like I'm going to need a prescription for something to control the diabetic condition that developed while I was broke and away from home.

This Southern Peach, who really is a FreeBird will be taking Miss Frodo out on the road for awhile.
I missed her as much as I missed my home for the 8 months I was gone.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-_8xivRTsY&NR=1

[Arkansas Granny]

12. It's a good feeling being able to give someone a star.

I make a donation during every drive to help Skinner pay the bills, but I only need to donate once a year to get a star for myself. The other times I find a DUer who doesn't have a star and make the donation in their name. It's a win-win-win!

[ThomCat]

17. I used to give stars, a long time ago.

And then I used to just help people who needed a bit of help. People here had helped me when I needed it.

Now I'm living on a fixed income, supporting two of us, and money is going to be very incredibly tight for the foreseeable future. So unfortunately, there is nothing for extras anymore.

I'm very glad that other people are still in a position to help others. :)

[Arkansas Granny]

21. I was a single mother raising 4 kids and there were many times that I don't know

how we would have done if it hadn't been for the generosity of others, sometimes perfect strangers. Now that I can, I'm just trying to pay it forward.

[MissMillie]

13. I'd have bought you one if I knew you needed on

:hi:

[ThomCat]

18. Hi MissMillie!

:loveya:

Save the money for gas and tolls to come visit us at some point. Or to help us make it up to Boston to visit you. :hug:

Someday we're going to get together and hang out again either here or there and have a great time. :)

[Deep13]

22. Hi, Thom.

How have you been?

[Gormy Cuss]

24. Hi Thomcat!

Nice to see you posting.

[caitxrawks]

25. how nice of them :)

[Inchworm]

26. You ARE a star!

:loveya:

Hi Thom!

:hug:

[Name removed]

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[Flaxbee]

29. ThomCat!

:hug:

Nice to see you here; I hope your health issues get straightened out soon and all is OK. More :hug:

[Forkboy]

30. Someone bought me a star, too! Sadly, it was Mel Gibson.

x(

[musette_sf]

31. Dear Thom,

i am sure there are not a few of us who are disappointed that CP beat us to it.

Long time no see!