A Formal Apology

Hello everyone. I'd like to give a formal apology to members and mods a like for my unexcused absence from the site for the past week.

Last Saturday night at 2am (technically Sunday), I received a phone call from one of my girl friends. She was a total mess on the phone and asked me to meet her at the hospital. So, I got up and went to the hospital. When I got there, she absolutely lost it and told me her father was having open heart surgery. Being the guy that I am, I gave her a hug and stayed with her until the surgery was over. I was going to leave after that, but she didn't want to leave and wanted me to stay with her. So again, I stayed with her while her father was in ICU. I slept in the lobby for two nights, until the nurse in ICU noticed and set up two chairs for us in ICU (she wasn't supposed to, but she did). Stayed there with her and her father for the rest of the week until yesterday when he was pronounced dead. I'm setting up all the arrangements up with her for the funeral. I'll also be attending it, so I most likely won't been on for a few more days.

Again, I'm sorry for being absent from the site with out having a chance to tell anyone. No offense to any of you, but this was the last place on my mind at the time.

Please forgive me, and thanks for taking the time to read this message.

- Joe

You're setting up the arrangements for your friend's father's funeral?

Sorry about the loss, Joe

I am sorry for your Friend's loss Joe;
it's actually really kind of you to be beside her at such a stage, especially if she doesn't have siblings..

Sorry again.

Thank you everyone who has responded.

Danny - Yes, I am helping make arrangement for the funeral. She has no siblings and her mother past away a few years ago. The rest of her family i.e. uncles/aunts, live far away.

My prayers will include your friend and her family and you. You are a good friend, one anyone would be proud to have.

I am sorry to hear this and I am glad that you are generous enough to help this person. I wish you the best and also the family with it's lost.

This is so sad, Joe... I'm sorry it's the reason you've been gone. No worries about PnQ. Do what you need to do.

I know this is highly inappropriate but the grammar error in Sylvia's avatar is annoying me more than it should

I didn't make it, copied it from Google Images and now I know why it seems a little off. lol

Stay classy Bob...stay classy.

Perhaps Joe felt the need to explain his absence, because there had been concerns recently that he "was never around." To me, this looked like his attempt to stay connected to everybody, for practical reasons. No, it probably wasn't necessary, but if we're not going to allow any threads that "aren't needed" we'd have a loooooooot of spring cleaning to do around here.

Taking a dig at someone saying sorry is pretty low.

I was talking about Bob, you were reasonable.

I think, we all the crap the Mods have taken over the past few weeks, they are probably a bit on edge and hoping to not make any more mistakes.

(c wat i did thar?)

"Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." Jesus said, "I am with you [always]."

You make me proud to be ay kind of cyberfriend Joe
You are a good man

Your a good man Joe, and no one can tell me otherwise. I am sorry for your loss, but think of it this way, hes going to a better place. Has such, no need to say sorry for anything, Im 100% sure that none can blame you for your absence and neglection of your responisbilities. Dont say sorry for things you cant control. Blessed be my friend, and again, think not of the loss in her life, but the gain in her fathers=peace.

Wow Mikey, you are one handsome mofo, in a sort of...cute carpenter next door neighbour sort of way.

You're a good friend Joe, I'm sorry about her father...

As for apologising...Don't! You're suppose to live your life rather than repair a sinking ship...

If anything I want Janis or Dainz to speak... They need to apologise instead of you...

Funny, I just got this email in the mod account:

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Dear PnQ,

Sorry I was gone for 3 years. I got really into cat gymnastics for a while, and was caught up in training Mr. Fluffi Whiskerkins for the Ballyhoo Bros. Circus. I'm sure you'll understand. Dainz has started upon an alternative moneymaking enterprise; he invented this ingenious contraption and has been raking in the $$.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8FspVOSZ4hI/SWai06SwRmI/AAAAAAAAAR0/LsSeNSI0e1I/stupid_invention_02.jpg

Glad to see ur all getting on without me!!!

See you again in 2013.... or will you? L.O.L. (Lots of luv),

J-Krum
Chief Cat Trainer,
Mr. Fluffi Whiskerkins Corporation

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA J-Krum, oh man. True though. I wonder if we'll ever get that apology :)

I was half way expecting a real sincere apology and then I get into reading that and I start laughing. :P Too funny.

Hahahhaha hold your horses Britzy :P

Janis honey; I am proud of you

Ahhh yeah...no comment to a few of these posts, but to those who responded with a sympathy, I thank you for your kind words during a emotional and hard time.