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I can see the positive side of it because if it weren't for the internet, I might never have learned what happened to a dear online friend of mine who suddenly just disappeared. He lived in South Wales, and I lived in San Francisco, so we'd never met in person but we were best buddies on line and had corresponded daily for over 10 years. Then, all of a sudden...nothing.
After 10 days of Googling fruitlessly, I finally turned up an online obituary in his local newspaper. If it hadn't been for that, I might never have known what happened to him. I left a warm condolence message on the site so that his family and friends in South Wales will know how much he meant to someone on the other side of the Atlantic.
I can see the positive side of it because if it weren't for the internet, I might never have learned what happened to a dear online friend of mine who suddenly just disappeared. He lived in South Wales, and I lived in San Francisco, so we'd never met in person but we were best buddies on line and had corresponded daily for over 10 years. Then, all of a sudden...nothing.
After 10 days of Googling fruitlessly, I finally turned up an online obituary in his local newspaper. If it hadn't been for that, I might never have known what happened to him. I left a warm condolence message on the site so that his family and friends in South Wales will know how much he meant to someone on the other side of the Atlantic.
But if he were a "dear friend," wouldn't you also have his physical address? When I've had good online friends, I've sent them gifts, for instance.
But if he were a "dear friend," wouldn't you also have his physical address? When I've had good online friends, I've sent them gifts, for instance.
Yes, I had his physical address, and we had exchanged cards and gifts in the past. Because we lived 5,000 miles apart - he in South Wales and I in San Francisco - it wouldn't have been practical to go check on him in person. Any correspondence might have taken a week to 10 days to arrive, and if a family member had written back, I would have had to wait at least another week to 10 days for the reply to arrive. The internet was a lot more efficient.
Yes, I had his physical address, and we had exchanged cards and gifts in the past. Because we lived 5,000 miles apart - he in South Wales and I in San Francisco - it wouldn't have been practical to go check on him in person. Any correspondence might have taken a week to 10 days to arrive, and if a family member had written back, I would have had to wait at least another week to 10 days for the reply to arrive. The internet was a lot more efficient.
How many families check the online obituary for condolences? So mail would take a week. I don't see how that has anything to do with it.
I am not into 'social media' per se (none of the usual suspects that is and I don't use my phone to text, etc.) but when my father died I made sure we had an online obituaries in several places along with ones in newspapers in his local area, in a far northern place he used to live, and in the Welsh area he was born and raised in. As a result, we (the family) heard from many who otherwise would never have known about his passing - and I still (4 years later) still check occasionally because just recently I found out about the death of an ex-brother-in-law accidentally when searching for his and my sister-in-law's address online .. via an online obituary. I never could find their address but the obit was still there so I left a condolence (and please contact me) message hoping they too will look every once in a while (he died 2 years ago now). I am genuinely sorry about his death too .. I really liked him .. and the only reason they are sort of 'ex's' anyway is because her brother was my husband and he died. I didn't put anything anywhere about him however since I passed much of that info on via phone or email to his friends back in TX and other places - and no one else, as far as I know, would be interested.
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