Running Away

@p1kef1sh (45681)
March 1, 2009 11:20am CST
If you ran away from home where would you go? To sea? To find fame and fortune or just to be somewhere else? I know that if I did I'd run straight to my friends' houses. Good job for them I'm not thinking of it!
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44 responses
• United States
1 Mar 09
if i were to run away from home away i would make sure i had enough money for a plane ticket and head for the UK.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
I can think of worse places to run to. What attracts you to the UK?
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1 Mar 09
Awww so sweet I would make sure you had enough money
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• United States
1 Mar 09
Well, maybe we should make sure you are not going to be thinking about it at the same time I am, because I was thinking I would run away to your house!
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• United States
1 Mar 09
Scotia's not my last name, silly!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
LOL. We'd better meet somewhere about Greenland. Or Ireland, or maybe Nova Scotia.
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• United States
1 Mar 09
Oh, what a clever little man you are! Good idea!
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
1 Mar 09
Well if I ran away id go somewhere warm and sunny. At this point I am so tired of snow ill take grey and rainy even as long as its above zero and no snow.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
Our snow has gone now and it's about 50 degrees. Almost, but not quite, spring like.
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• United States
1 Mar 09
Sounds like a good place to run away to im bringing the whole family lol. Its 9 here so above zero but it doesnt feel like it. And well after our little snow fall 9 inches we have plenty of snow.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
We'll find somewhere for you all to sleep. Come on over.
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@novataylor (6570)
• United States
1 Mar 09
Let's see.....England, Texas, Tennessee, are the ones I can think of first. Oh, yes! And Canada!!! But if I didn't know any of you, (ouch, the thought of that HURTS)I'd go to New Mexico. I want to go there and feel the power of the earth. New Mexico is a very powerful place, lots of spirits there. And the beauty of it! Surely you've seen Georgia O'Keefe's paintings that were inspired by it. Beautiful! And yes you are thinking of it! It's almost Spring, p1key! School! College! University! ;;;;rubs hands together, laughing crazily;;;;
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• United States
1 Mar 09
Ok, I'm packing my bags as we speak.............
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
I don't know anything about New Mexico really Nova. It's a kind of uncharted area for me. You'll have to tell me about it. Otherwise, we'll met up in St Louis and travel together.
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
1 Mar 09
I pack my headscarf and pinny and head straight for your garden shed P1ke! LOL And I'd even do your windows, your floors, and ok if you insist, you!................ROFL
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• Regina, Saskatchewan
1 Mar 09
Like it never occured to you that you end up with a bunch of oversexed middle aged women in your shed? ROFL Get building buddy!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
I have lived in hope! LOL. Sometimes it's better to travel than to arrive though! ROFL!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
Awww. OK. At the moment it's Bo, Nova you and me. I'd better get a bigger shed! Oh, and oxygen for me! LOL. XXXX
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
1 Mar 09
If I had to run away, I would probably to into the mountains somewhere with a mild climate so I could live off the land year-round. Because if I ran away I'd be running from someone I didn't want to find me and that's the best thing I can think of. But not being practical anymore, right now I'd like to run away to a warm beach with a free hotel room where I can see and hear the surf at night. I'd so love to float around in a warm ocean, gather shells and feel the warm (not hot!) sun.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
Maybe you could have a couple of weeks on the beach before climbing into the mountains. Build a home on top of a hill where you can see the sea and you almost have the best of both worlds!
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@nannacroc (4049)
1 Mar 09
To my very own island, just off the coast of Scotland. No-one would follow me there, it would be too cold. I would make my own rules and invite people I liked but only when I wanted company. I may have to take my grandsons though as I would miss them too much.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
You old soppy thing you. I like Scotland and I always wanted to croft........
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@mummymo (23706)
1 Mar 09
Definitely to the sanctuary of p1ke towers sweetheart - oh how I wish I could run away!!! Actually Mam and I have a plan that if we win the lottery we are going to buy a house and live together ... my tribe and hers can stay in the houses where we are just now and we will visit them to make sure they are ok but then we will go home to our own house with our own laptops and each other to talk to, bliss! lol WE really have planned that too! hee hee hee xxx
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@mummymo (23706)
1 Mar 09
Madhouse is right - being able to imagine it , no chance. Treble the volume about 3 times what you imagine and the actual words about 100 times and you might be closer to the mark! xxx
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
I can imagine the two of you together. What a madhouse it would be!!! LOL. XXXX
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@Margajoe (4709)
• Germany
1 Mar 09
I would love to run away from my financial problems. Just take a train to Italy or somewhere where no one knows me. Just to start over again. Unfortunately I am a coward to start over again. Take care.
@Margajoe (4709)
• Germany
1 Mar 09
Thank-you. Panicking does make everything worse. Yes you are right. Last month I put all the papers in an order. And have set priority's. This month I paid almost all the payments that I could not pay last month. But it is the credit card bills that are killing me. Know I am only behind one month rent. I don't know how I do it, but somehow I manage to pay it. But I put money on the credit card and have to take it off to pay the other bills. It is like there is no end. The bill's have all added up to almost 20,000 euro's. I need to win the lottery! Then through out my credit cards! But, yes I will try to stop panicking. That does not help my back problems either. Take care, and thank-you.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
I have been there. Trust me, sit down, work out exactly what the problem is, divide it into priority order and then and address it piece by piece. You can work it out. Panicking just makes you feel worse. Good luck.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
May I suggest that you focus on one card. Make minimum payments on the others but work hard on the one that you are trying to be rid of. Once that's gone you start on the next etc. That way you actually do reduce your debt and you can get rid of an entire card. Just a thought. Seek advice if you can too. Sharing your worries does help.
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@littleowl (7157)
1 Mar 09
Hi p1ke, I did run away from boarding school when in my teens with 3 other friends but we had no idea where to go so ended up at victoria, on the the tube one of my friends said 'whatever you do do not turn round' so what did I do yep turn round and who should be there...our english teacher!! As soon as she saw me that was it and she had us back at the school toot sweet which was in Lingfield!...hugs LoLo
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@littleowl (7157)
1 Mar 09
You were lucky then I wasn't expelled but had to stop a secretarial course I was on and all perks etc were taken away, and along with the others were put on a curfew!!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
Poor LoLo. That was a bit draconian of them. Would you have made a good secretary? XXXX
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
LOL. That happened to me once in a pub! We were in a pub, illegally and the Deputy Headmaster caught us. He was a terrifying man and we thought that we would get expelled. Instead, he bought us all half a pint of shandy and told us to go back to school!!! He could do no wrong in our eyes thereafter!
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@liquorice (3887)
1 Mar 09
I'd probably head to the Kent coast where I spent lots of happy childhood summers (I know it wouldn't be too hot at the moment, but never mind), or to Canterbury where I lived as a student. I know it won't be the same without my friends there, but I've been there a few times since and it's a lovely town and I know that I'd still enjoy living there again. It's so pretty and has a great atmosphere. Another place I think would be a great place to escape to is Cornwall. So beautiful and inspirational. But if I were just leaving home for a little while; (say an afternoon, lol) I would escape to the cinema! Cinemas are one of my favourite places to be, and I'd be quite happy spending an afternoon there. Especially as I hardly ever get the chance nowadays.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
I used to love places like Whitstable when we lived in London. Cornwall is wonderful too. What would you go to see at the cinema?
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@Humbug25 (12540)
1 Mar 09
Hello p1kef1sh Well I guess I would run from my home to my mum's home!! Well not so much my mum's house but to my hometown anyway!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
Awww. You've only just been home. Are you pining for it?
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@Humbug25 (12540)
1 Mar 09
I know I have but there is no place like home eh?
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@TLChimes (4822)
• United States
1 Mar 09
Far far away to a land that is sunny and happy and the kids all are somewhere else. My friends would take me in but most of them have what I'd be running from.... Kids and husbands. I once said I needed a vacation. 4 hours later I was in the E.R. for the start of a 5 day stay in the hospital after emergency surgery. Do you know what mess i had to straighten when I got home? I will never ever ask for a vacation again.... ever!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
LOL. When my daughter was born and The Boss went back to work I was left in charge. Day 1 - clean baby, house tidy, supper on table. Day 2: Clean baby. Supper on table Day 3: Clean baby. Husband on sofa saying "I want a nanny!"
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
LOL. Now it's scruffy baby wreaking havoc!
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@TLChimes (4822)
• United States
1 Mar 09
You know it! I thought for sure I'd come home to the wild untamed forest of someplace really scary. I still suffer nightmares.
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• United States
1 Mar 09
Hmm. Good question. I'd go with some far off hut somewhere in Tibet. Just a place to get away from all the regular world, to detox from the rough of life, perhaps to put back perspective. Of course, knowing where his Holiness is today, more realistically I'd run away to India. I adore the culture, the people, and would love to spend time with his Holieness if at all possible. Namaste-Anora
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
I think that if you wish to see him you'll need to go to India. I have been to Nepal where I met several Tibetans that could never go home. Very sad.
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• United States
2 Mar 09
Yes, I know. At least he was welcome in India with open arms. He has been up here to Minnesota twice since my moving here in 2005, but both sessions were closed to doctor's and staff only. I did get to see a video feed through my husband's work place though and wow-I can't imagine what the energy is like being around him because just watching him on the hospital feed was incredible!
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@mansha (6298)
• India
3 Mar 09
Sikkim Hills - A Paradise On Earth
If I ran away ever I would love to come back ti Sikkim here wher for the time being I am living, its simply beautiful and like a paradise with miles and miles of hilsl and wilderness stretched from horizon to horizin. i hope I get to spend end days of my life here and am reborn here too. Its a beautiful countryside with water falls runnning on the roads and simple people with no crime. Infact they pride themselves for their honesty. Its a must place to see if you want to see heaven.
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@mansha (6298)
• India
3 Mar 09
Do come overI amhere till mid April and will look after you well.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
4 Mar 09
I wish I could. Sandwiched between Nepal and Bhutan. I have been to Nepal and would love to go to Bhutan. Sikkim sees to be the ideal place to stay for both locations.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
3 Mar 09
Sikkim sounds like heaven on earth. I must head for India!
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
1 Mar 09
If I was only running away for a short while, I would go to a friend's house. If I was running away with no intention of ever returning, I would go a whole lot further. I would have to pack a much bigger bag.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
LOL. Everything but the kitchen sink eh?
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@makingpots (11915)
• United States
2 Mar 09
I do it from time to time.... I go to the sea. I believe I actually have sea water running through my veins, P1key. Nothing calms me more than a visit to the sea.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
2 Mar 09
I love the sea too Pots. I am fortunate to live only about 40 minutes from it and I often pop down, especially in winter, to watch the swirling, choppy water. In summer I even go in it occasionally. However, I have to watch out for whaling boats. I don't want to get harpooned!!
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@Aingealicia (1905)
• United States
1 Mar 09
NYC of course. I did run away and joined the jungle circus. hehe. Ainge
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
LOL. You have become beautifully camouflaged too Ainge!
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
1 Mar 09
Since i can't run to England, I think i'd fly..magic carpet maybe.he hee
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
It's in for a service. But I'll send it straight over when it's done! XXXX
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1 Mar 09
Hi p1key, If I was to run away from home, it will be somewhere no one would think and guess where I'm heading? straight to your place, maybe you can put me up in the garage lol!, really I think I'm too old for that lark, I would throw the old man out rather then run away, I love my home comfort too much. Hus. Tamara xxxx
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 Mar 09
LOL. You are welcome anytime Tamara. If I see a man on a bike I'll know that you've given him the heave ho! XXXX
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