.... and running over with Earth shaking FeelBad stuff ... already. Every day I get ten to fifteen calls asking for money or support for some real crisis cause. I mean the kind of stuff that will change the direction of history, kill innocent people, destroy America and bring in Armageddon. Most of it is pretty close to true. I even pass some of it on to you. Today, I got another emergency call for help .... actually, money.
It's Friday, August 17, 2012. Two and a half hours ago, I got a call from one of my grandsons. I answered the phone , and he said, "Grandpa, I'm in jail and can only make this one short phone call. I was in a car accident and the air-bag broke my nose."
I thought, "So that's why he doesn't sound like himself". He continued, "My blood tested at .09 alcohol and .08 is the legal limit. I admit I had a few beers". Hearing this, I thought, "Now I know which of my many grandsons this is". I called his name ....... "_____"??? To which he answered .... "Yes, _____". He said, "I didn't want the rest of the family to know about this, so I called you Grandpa. I was at fault and I knew I could count on you. I have to have $3000 today to pay damages or I will have to stay in jail. My time's up and I have go go, but I'll have my lawyer call you back in a few minutes Grandpa ....." He hung up and a few minutes later, his lawyer called. He identified himself as Thomas Goldstein, and with a lot of legal language explained the situation, and said he had made a deal with the legal authorities, the Lebanese tourist, whose rented car was damaged, and this man's insurance company in Lebanon. The DUI charge would be dropped and a lesser charge,"reckless endangerment", would be placed against my grandson, if I would send $3000 to the tourist's insurance company by Western Union, which would only take cash and charge another $50 to wire it there.
I was to send it to Elia Demian at 1285 Hofssor in Fakra, Lebanon before my grandson's appearance before a judge at 2:00pm today. He said Western Union would give me a confirmation number that the money had been sent and he would call back at 1:30pm, to get the number, before the 2:00 o'clock hearing.
Well, since it was 11:30 already, I had a problem. Last month I switched banks to USAA, which is an on-line bank, so I had no local bank to run down to and withdraw the $3000 ... I didn't have in the bank. But I had another problem. My grandson had not sounded like himself ... even considering his broken nose and being a bit drunk. Also, I had a bigger problem. He had called me Grandpa two or three times and he always calls me Papa. Still on the phone with his lawyer, I asked him what my grandson's last name was. "Ahh, you know his name" he said. "Yes, but do you", I said. He shuffled through his papers and said he would have to call me back in 15 minutes from his office. While awaiting his call, on our home phone, I went on line to find the nearest Western Union office. There was one in the two neighboring cities. But I wasn't going to send $3000, which I didn't have in the bank, and Western Union won't take a credit card, until that lawyer could give me my grandson's last name So I waited for his call for 15 minutes .... then 30 .... then an hour... and now 2 hours.
It is now 1:50 and he still hasn't called back with his client's last name. Now it's your turn. You tell me ... was that my grandson? I can't call him... he's in jail. I can't call his lawyer, he didn't give me his number. I can't call the police, I don't know what city. I don't want to call his poor mother, if it's really him, since he didn't want her to know .... so I think I'll call God and ask His advice ......... He said, "Use your head". Come to think of it, I'm $3000 to the good in my FeelGoodBag. If I keep this up, I'll be rich. RB
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You're rich in wisdom, which comes from God and your own experience...which you paid for.
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