Posted on 01/08/2005 12:55:54 AM PST by Critical Bill
VANSTON, Ill., Jan. 7 - David Abels called home on Thursday, a day after arriving in Thailand, with an urgent question that had somehow been overlooked in his family's 12-day search since the tsunami. Had his brother Ben ever been fingerprinted?
Family members here in the home office that they call central command switched tracks in what has been a constant cycle of grief and action. A cousin decided to check whether Colorado, where Ben Abels used to live, requires fingerprints for driver's licenses. His parents, who recalled something about fingerprints before he took a trip to South America, discussed calling the State Department and their congresswoman, in case they needed help finding the files.
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This article is not here and I am not reading it either.
"Mr. Abels, 33, a real-estate broker whose traveling companion provided meticulous detail of his whereabouts when the tsunami hit"
Traveling companion? Hmmmmmmmm.
Not so unusual. From the article:
Two hours later, the family was distraught to learn that Ben Abels and his college friend Libby North were packing for their flight in Bungalow 155 of the Princess Resort when the waves hit. Ms. North survived after eight hours of surgery and was in a Thai hospital.
Tsk Tsk tkathy, but I like it..hehe
Huh? what are you talking about?
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