I'll be off-line for a week.

[MineralMan]

I'm flying to CA tomorrow for a family emergency and will be in a place with no access and very busy. I'll be back a week from Monday. Just in case anyone wonders.

[malaise]

1. Hope everyone is fine

[mcar]

2. Good luck

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. Be safe

[sagesnow]

4. Have a safe trip.

Everyone looks forward to hearing from you when you return.

[shraby]

5. You'll be missed.

[The Wielding Truth]

15. Ditto

[chillfactor]

6. Do take care....

we wil miss you!

[livetohike]

7. Take care. Hope everyone is okay. We'll keep your

seat warm

[underpants]

8. Best wishes

We had a family emergency today too.

[FSogol]

9. Hope you don't fall victim to DU withdraws.

Best of luck with the emergency.

[Hoyt]

10. We'll have your back if someone starts a screw MM thread.

Take care.

[JDC]

11. Best wishes

[peacebuzzard]

12. Stay safe,

And give us a check back when it is convenient.
I hope for the best in your journey.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. Best wishes to you and your fam.

[bluestarone]

14. hope

all is ok safe trip to you

[3catwoman3]

16. Here's hoping for a favorable outcome to the emergency.

Very thoughtful of you to let us know. Take care.

[Demsrule86]

17. Good luck and good wishes Mineralman.

God bless.

[Gothmog]

18. Good luck

I hope everyone is okay

[spanone]

19. take care MM....👍🏼

[lunamagica]

20. Take care

[PJMcK]

21. Hope your family will be okay and best wishes

You could stay in touch if you had a smart phone...

(wink)

[DFW]

22. Safe travels!

Don't forget to come back in one piece.

[A HERETIC I AM]

23. I'll alert the media

[cwydro]

24. Hope everything will be ok.

Those are no fun.

[Stuart G]

25. Good Luck, Best Wishes Always...

[VOX]

26. Go safely.

[Madam45for2923]

27. MM, hope all is well!

[WoonTars]

28. Can't you just leave an 'out of office' message instead?

Or update your profile with that info?

Sucks about the emergency. Hope everything works out.

Fyi, I'll be off line for the next four-five hours as well...

[MineralMan]

29. Why on Earth would it matter to you?

As far as I know, nobody was harmed by this thread.

[spanone]

30. welcome back!!!!!

👍🏼

[MineralMan]

31. Thanks.

It's still touch and go for my brother, who is now in UCLA medical center's ICU. I had to come back and get back to work.

[spanone]

32. sorry about your brother...

i've lost two brothers in the last three years to cancer.....hope things go well.

[MineralMan]

33. I appreciate your concern very much.

It remains a difficult situation, but I won't belabor it here on DU. That's just not my style.