# I'm REALLY leaving . . . but I don't hate you all **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 16, 2000, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554 "2000-08-16T12:46:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/1 "2000-08-16T12:46:02Z")
As I’ve told a few dopers, I’m going on vacation today until roughly next thursday, at which point I’ll be moving in to college. That Friday I’ll be helping frosh move in and Saturday I have a club meeting that might well last all day. Sunday will most likely be spent sleeping. So don’t expect to see me much after around 4 pm EST, if that. If you need to email me, check my profile. Keep in mind I probably won’t answer until VERY late August. Otherwise, I’m outta here. There went my hopes of hitting 15000 posts before September 6 . . my ppd count will sink sooo low ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/2 "2000-08-16T12:59:08Z")
Have a nice vacation, iampunha! ---
**Author:** ![struuter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@struuter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/struuter)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/3 "2000-08-16T13:09:20Z")
WHAT?! Cripes. I’m sick one day and look what happens… I’ll be lost. That’s all there is to it. So you better have a great vacation and live it up. Take care of yourself at college, too. When will we see you again? Ever? _wiping the tears away_ You’ll be missed. struuter ☹ ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/4 "2000-08-16T13:11:54Z")
Thanky kindly, AudreyK:) I probably shouldn’t post to my goodbye thread, but I am going to a cabin in the mountains/woods in WVA with a satellite dish . . . but no PC. No phone line, either, except the ceullular my mother has. And we bring our own water. It’s the strangest “roughing it” I’ve ever seen. Romney, to be exact. Near Winchester, and in Hampshire County, I believe (or damn near it). Not half an hour across the WVA/VA line, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/5 "2000-08-16T13:17:48Z")
Sounds like a great holiday to me. Enjoy!! ---
**Author:** ![etgaw1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@etgaw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etgaw1)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/6 "2000-08-16T13:25:19Z")
Can I come? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/7 "2000-08-16T13:32:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by struuter \* > \*\*I’ll be lost. That’s all there is to it. So you better have a great vacation and live it up. Take care of yourself at college, too. When will we see you again? Ever? _wiping the tears away_ > You’ll be missed. > struuter > ☹ \*\* Damnit, I didn’t choose to go on vacation. I’ve been here home alone (with my german shepherd) since Sunday at 7. I managed to get three days alone. I will try to have a decent vacation . . . family vacations, when you have three living sibs (all basically teens) and two active dogs, things can be interesting. Esp. considering no PC. You’ll most likely “see” me Friday August 25 or Saturday August 26. If need be I will make a cameo appearance at some point in August if I don’t think my schoolwork and academic team have room for y’all (which I dearly hope will not be the case). Please . . . don’t cry on my account. It makes me so sad. I will miss you as well . . . remember the good times 🙂 etgaw1: where do you live? There are a decent number of houses in the area up for sale, I believe . . . if you honestly want more information I’ll try to get you an URL or two when I get back . . . if I remember (I make no promises). CanadianSue: it’s great. We use it on weekends, since we own the cabin . . . my mother swears she’s only sane because of it. ---
**Author:** ![struuter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@struuter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/struuter)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/8 "2000-08-16T13:59:11Z")
Oh heck, I was just joshin’ you. You have a good time. Enjoy your family. We’ll just be that much more happy when you get a chance to come back. And believe me, I know how college can bite a chunk out of your life. Especially if you’re serious about it. I’ll be waiting to hear about how awesome you’re doing. Don’t forget to rent ‘Harold and Maude.’ It’s my going-back-to-school gift to you. 😉 kisses, struuter ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/9 "2000-08-16T14:07:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by struuter \* > \*\*Oh heck, I was just joshin’ you. You have a good time. Enjoy your family. > We’ll just be that much more happy when you get a chance to come back. And believe me, I know how college can bite a chunk out of your life. Especially if you’re serious about it. > I’ll be waiting to hear about how awesome you’re doing. > Don’t forget to rent ‘Harold and Maude.’ It’s my going-back-to-school gift to you. 😉 > kisses, > struuter \*\* I knwo you were kidding. It still saddens me to be leaving so many of my friends . . . especially since I had thought for a bit that I might be meeting some of them in a week and a half. Hell, I’m getting misty-eyed thinking about it. College doesn’t so much take a chunk out of my life as it makes me prioritize. And I have to learn that college comes before SDMB.:eek: As for “Harold and Maude” . . . I’ll see what I can do. I’m not promising anything. I haven’t gotten B2S gifts . . . ever, IIRC. I’d rather have you my age and living in/near DC, though;) ---
**Author:** ![struuter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@struuter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/struuter)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/10 "2000-08-16T14:23:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by iampunha \* I haven’t gotten B2S gifts . . . ever, IIRC. I’d rather have you my age and living in/near DC, though;) \*\* If I was…I probably would be. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/11 "2000-08-16T14:33:07Z")
Blowing kisses—enjoy yopurself, darling! We’ll all hold off on any interesting discussions till you get back. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/12 "2000-08-16T17:13:55Z")
I noticed Coldy’s thread getting more attention than mine. Feel free to start a party. ---
**Author:** ![struuter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@struuter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/struuter)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/13 "2000-08-16T17:16:30Z")
What kind of “attention” is your “thread” looking for? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/14 "2000-08-16T18:29:55Z")
Hi there iampunha! You have probably alreaddy left, but I hope you’re having a good time and that we can talk soon.🙂 ((((((((kram))))))) Anniz ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/15 "2000-08-17T01:58:26Z")
Does this mean I can have your list while you’re away? If so, hi Anniz, how are you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/16 "2000-08-17T07:46:59Z")
Hi Montfort, I’m fine but lonely. How are you? I had forgot about that list, don’t tell me you and iampunha use it??? ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2000, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-really-leaving-but-i-dont-hate-you-all/29554/17 "2000-08-17T20:50:49Z")
Well, while he’s away, I’m hoping to **not** use it. Check your ICQ…