Well done, Bob. It's a real shame that journalists have that reputation, but
it's well-deserved in parts of the British press.
Chris
On 25 Jun 2013, at 20:36, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> To make a long story, short, M. Lappin did not get me the information I
> needed. Instead, he got me an invitation from the family to come to the home
> and talk with them. That was just about the roughest morning of my lift (to
> that point). Not only family present, but also more family and all manner of
> congregants arriving moment by moment. In and among all of this sat your Bob,
> dutifully taking notes while trying to be invisible and unobtrusive and
> sensitive and all the other things journalists are _not_ known to be.
>
> After what seemed like two or three months, the morning ended. The story got
> written and the paper put to bed. Bob started drinking early in the afternoon
> and didn't quit for a while.
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