tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post1255961211035993640..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: A Dublin TaleWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77028185839299459602011-04-26T18:48:43.673-02:302011-04-26T18:48:43.673-02:30What a relief! I just LOVE a story with a happy en...What a relief! I just LOVE a story with a happy ending like that!The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52723275974016196462011-04-23T09:10:57.037-02:302011-04-23T09:10:57.037-02:30I read this a couple of days ago while at work so ...I read this a couple of days ago while at work so I couldn't comment. How horrible. Thanks to you, though, I'm being much more careful with where I hang my purse.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-51519954793381087242011-04-22T07:07:27.195-02:302011-04-22T07:07:27.195-02:30What a sneaky trick! I wonder how long he'd be...What a sneaky trick! I wonder how long he'd been using it before he met his comeuppance. Very glad it ended well for you, WWW.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19666987172258437672011-04-22T01:49:36.245-02:302011-04-22T01:49:36.245-02:30What a story. It's the world beginning to spi...What a story. It's the world beginning to spin the moment it clicks that all your stuff is gone. Stunned. So many helpful people and a good friend. And then, here it is, back safe and sound. Elation and gratitude. My god, like waking up from a dream. And it's all so fast.<br />Good ending. Good karma.nazelethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711794777364747269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-88060788012545751002011-04-21T08:59:49.027-02:302011-04-21T08:59:49.027-02:30You live inside a story! That sickening feeling wh...You live inside a story! That sickening feeling when you discovered your belongings missing and the incredulity when the knapsack was recovered are caught in your telling. Hope you return home safely with no more high drama beforehand!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-23794043036404370042011-04-21T05:14:30.095-02:302011-04-21T05:14:30.095-02:30Guardian Angels? Gardian Angels on this occasion, ...Guardian Angels? Gardian Angels on this occasion, I think? Luck of the Irish indeed, you were incredibly fortunate to get everything back in one piece, as the police said the muggers usually take off so fast you have no chance of retrieving a thing.<br /><br />I guess the sky-high mugging rate is partly due to the economic meltdown which has left so many people in desperate straits.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9537672152725742702011-04-21T04:31:18.858-02:302011-04-21T04:31:18.858-02:30Oh wow - what a positive result - I'm so glad ...Oh wow - what a positive result - I'm so glad that they caught him, and I hope that he actually gets the punishment he deserves. I hope it doesn't spoil the rest of your stay.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75028627770963336962011-04-20T17:23:11.914-02:302011-04-20T17:23:11.914-02:30So glad all worked out well for you. I love Dublin...So glad all worked out well for you. I love Dublin and felt so bad hearing of the robbers. Enjoy the rest of your trip......:-)HugsBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024565921761129108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68643979619785395872011-04-20T16:14:12.342-02:302011-04-20T16:14:12.342-02:30All around good go!All around good go!Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-3405751007089877612011-04-20T12:23:26.485-02:302011-04-20T12:23:26.485-02:30It seems you had a lot of really honest and hard w...It seems you had a lot of really honest and hard working people on your side. I'm glad you got your knapsack back with everything in it. That wasn't luck, that was the result of diligence.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76579681111609459662011-04-20T12:09:22.434-02:302011-04-20T12:09:22.434-02:30The wind was truly at your back, WWW! :-) Pleas...The wind was truly at your back, WWW! :-) Pleased to know all is well!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7843300798496926772011-04-20T11:53:57.813-02:302011-04-20T11:53:57.813-02:30Luck of the Irish indeed. Congratulations. Moral...Luck of the Irish indeed. Congratulations. Moral of the story? Be careful of men with crutches! I use a cane all the time!!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-66171985892351389032011-04-20T10:34:46.857-02:302011-04-20T10:34:46.857-02:30You were lucky! Is Bewleys still there? Many hours...You were lucky! Is Bewleys still there? Many hours spent in those red velvet chairs. Our group of hippies living out at Glen Cree (now a school, I think) would all come into town together every week for shopping at the wholesale vegetable market. We'd meet up at Bewleys for coffee before making the drive home.<br />That mansion had 14 fireplaces, it's on Lough Bray. A fantastic time in my life.Sharyn Ekberghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987304898246173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9310248227026554382011-04-20T10:29:17.325-02:302011-04-20T10:29:17.325-02:30I do believe in guardian angels. Yours certainly w...I do believe in guardian angels. Yours certainly was working overtime. It's just such a sick feeling to know you've been a victim. So glad everything worked in your favor.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852119592451618703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61681503554727196712011-04-20T09:58:15.040-02:302011-04-20T09:58:15.040-02:30Wonderful! Gives one a little renewed faith in the...Wonderful! Gives one a little renewed faith in the workings of the universe when that happens. Not to mention the efforts of restaurant staff and local ban gardai.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787701515460812026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90141352150630848152011-04-20T09:53:25.475-02:302011-04-20T09:53:25.475-02:30i'm so glad for the positive outcome..what a s...i'm so glad for the positive outcome..what a storyCorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60721275223054952652011-04-20T09:17:37.689-02:302011-04-20T09:17:37.689-02:30I am pleased that your belongings were recovered. ...I am pleased that your belongings were recovered. It is horrible to think you cannot go for a meal with friends, without half your attention spent on watching your belongings. As mammy used to say "They would take the sight out or your eye, then come back for the socket"!Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.com