he's gone

[lupo pazzesco]

Just got a phone call.

My grandpa passed away about an hour and a half ago.

And I have to leave for work in an hour.

Good vibes and thoughts will be greatly appreciated, guys.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I"m sorry, Lupo, I know you must be very sad right now. I'm thinking of you.

[Cookiesaur]

For what it's worth, although you don't know me, I wish you the best. One foot in front of the other is all you can do. I'm sorry for your loss.

[JoitheArtist]

My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your family.

[RootedPhoenix]

*many many hugs* You and your family are in my prayers.

[Buglady]

Holding you and your family in the Light...

The cats also send purrs and snuggles (they somehow know when people are sad and they try to comfort us - Therapy Kitties).

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Sorry to hear that.

[iradney]

Sending you and your family truck loads of good energy...
*HUGS*

[persephone]

I'm thinking about you, sweetie. I know you're going through a rough time right now -- so am I. If you need to talk to someone, I am always here. I know this is hard.

*HUGS*

[lupo pazzesco]

So, the funeral is on Thursday, viewing is on Wednesday.

My stepdad told me to find a flight and he'd pay for it, and to ask if they would be able to give a discount for a death in the family. I'm not sure how that would work and don't know where to begin, so help? I'm trying to get from Houston, TX to El Paso, TX, probably on Tuesday or Wednesday. How do you ask if someone will give a discount because my grandfather died? It seems so...crass...

[Cookiesaur]

I'm really not sure. If your step-father really wants you to, your best bet might be to ask to speak to a manager, and say, "I'm sorry, but is there any chance you offer a reduced fee if it's an emergency? A relative of mine passed away suddenly and I need to get home right away."

Unfortunately, I've never heard of anything like that before. In most cases, I'm fairly certain the airport itself isn't responsible for setting prices anyway. You may wind up just getting some sort of voucher, depending on who you talk to. You might try calling your airline of choice and asking for seat sales, which generally happens close to the flight date as they try to fill every possible seat they can.

Good luck.

[Peppergirl]

Lupo - call me if you want...Im at work now and I can at least tell you the flights that are out there. The airlines dont really do emergency fares anymore, but I can check flts and see if there are any reasonable ones for you.

I'll PM you the number

[lupo pazzesco]

PepperGirl, I tried replying to your second PM, buti t says you've met your quota of messages and have to clean out your message box...

[Peppergirl]

Try it again. I just cleaned it out. Sorry

[DesignFox]

I'm sorry to hear this Lupo. I'm not so good with fancy words, but I offer up some and thoughts.