tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post3086685810406387521..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: A long time deadnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-49182236119143114532011-08-01T22:32:23.296+01:002011-08-01T22:32:23.296+01:00Liz - Ashamed? An interesting idea. You might be r...Liz - Ashamed? An interesting idea. You might be right.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-52727298699263178012011-08-01T18:09:30.899+01:002011-08-01T18:09:30.899+01:00Maybe I could understand how he could leave his wi...Maybe I could understand how he could leave his wife but his children? No. Unless he was so ashamed.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79173492788286698072011-07-29T08:11:30.761+01:002011-07-29T08:11:30.761+01:00John - I can't say I fantasise much about havi...John - I can't say I fantasise much about having a new life. There's no guarantee it would be any better than the old one. I do sometimes fantasise about leaving life altogether - human existence can be pretty daunting on occasion!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23470826410982793112011-07-28T23:26:43.369+01:002011-07-28T23:26:43.369+01:00I think we all have the fantasy of just disappeari...I think we all have the fantasy of just disappearing sometimes.... and then starting a fresh....<br /><br />wiping the slate clean!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-79162582999104744952011-07-28T07:54:01.414+01:002011-07-28T07:54:01.414+01:00www - So what was the gist of your comment? I must...www - So what was the gist of your comment? I must be lucky, I've virtually never lost a comment, either on my own blog or other people's.<br /><br />e - That must be a rather spooky experience, as if you might not exist at all....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-76330896708783207742011-07-28T01:40:43.429+01:002011-07-28T01:40:43.429+01:00I've actually had the reverse happen: having t...I've actually had the reverse happen: having to prove that I was who I said I was to an agent of the government.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-72461528333464104442011-07-27T22:02:56.949+01:002011-07-27T22:02:56.949+01:00oops problems with comments, mine just vanished......oops problems with comments, mine just vanished...<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-17524900757262880392011-07-27T17:10:04.067+01:002011-07-27T17:10:04.067+01:00Ramana - I guess most of us have fantasies about s...Ramana - I guess most of us have fantasies about starting again when life has got too burdensome. But I can't admire someone who (a) has systematically deceived other people and (b) deserted his family with no explanation and left them to pick up the pieces.<br /><br />Scarlet - Very true. We all think and feel and see the world in such very different ways.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10689836364062465852011-07-27T16:41:53.392+01:002011-07-27T16:41:53.392+01:00People do very strange things. The hardest thing o...People do very strange things. The hardest thing of all is to imagine how life is in someone else's head.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-57073659967707987062011-07-27T15:10:33.586+01:002011-07-27T15:10:33.586+01:00Leaving aside the emotional angle to the desertion...Leaving aside the emotional angle to the desertion, the rights and the wrongs, while I would never be able to do it, the thought of doing so had crossed my mind on several occasions when the whole universe seemed to conspire against me. Sanity returned every time, but in all fairness, I have to admire the man for having pulled it off.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6801097018662383142011-07-27T08:19:35.730+01:002011-07-27T08:19:35.730+01:00Hi Leah! - Well, John List was rather different in...Hi Leah! - Well, John List was rather different in that he actually murdered his wife, mother and three children. But yes, he was on the run for 18 years before he was finally apprehended.<br /><br />Kylie - True, the odd trivial slip-up could easily not be noticed. You'd have to say something really peculiar to arouse immediate suspicion.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74552865956514419922011-07-27T04:47:24.891+01:002011-07-27T04:47:24.891+01:00i bet there were slip ups but a person can get awa...i bet there were slip ups but a person can get away with a slip here and there if the person listening isnt on the ball or wont challengekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-40413819796465776462011-07-26T22:39:04.383+01:002011-07-26T22:39:04.383+01:00incredible story! I'm reminded of John List, a...incredible story! I'm reminded of John List, a similar but much more grisly tale. Absolutely astounding. by the way, hi Nick!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-69266813780091985752011-07-26T22:26:02.741+01:002011-07-26T22:26:02.741+01:00Baino - Trust in someone is believing their lies. ...Baino - Trust in someone is believing their lies. I think there's a bit of truth in that. How often do we think, what she's saying sounds a bit funny but it would be rude to challenge her?<br /><br />Macy - I don't understand the burglary and theft bit. But it was the fake social security number that eventually scuppered him.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-4510277750491179332011-07-26T21:56:38.129+01:002011-07-26T21:56:38.129+01:00"Charged with burglary and theft"
See i...<i>"Charged with burglary and theft"</i><br /><br />See if he'd stayed clean after running off with his new identity no one would have bothered trying to track himdown. It was the burglary and theft that complicated things.Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-21138436458127560912011-07-26T21:40:58.990+01:002011-07-26T21:40:58.990+01:00Imagine living like that though, looking over your...Imagine living like that though, looking over your shoulder all the time. I'm tragic at keeping secrets so don't tell me any - ever. Then I read somewhere that trust in someone is just believing their lies.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-54181331342402262852011-07-26T21:25:01.392+01:002011-07-26T21:25:01.392+01:00Secret Agent - I don't think we have such an a...Secret Agent - I don't think we have such an advanced witness protection programme in the UK. Witnesses often complain they're treated worse than the defendants.<br /><br />You're right, I wouldn't be suspicious of a new neighbour either. They'd have to have their bogus life history very well-rehearsed though.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-37175253331467360342011-07-26T20:35:20.070+01:002011-07-26T20:35:20.070+01:00I couldn't do it. But what about all those pe...I couldn't do it. But what about all those people in the Witness Protection Program? They take on entirely new identities and have to learn to just BE that new person. And I doubt I'd be suspicious of someone if they moved in - why would I question their history, social security number and so on?secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.com