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Katie,
My heart goes out to you. I can honestly say I do understand your pain.
It has been almost 2 months now that I lost Marvin. I have had several calls about 'found' african greys none were him. I have had many 'leads' that went no where.
There is one new 'lead' that still is kind of in 'the works'. A lady called me Wednesday April 28th week who saw my ad. She said her 'friend' knew someone- that heard about someone -that had a friend- that found an african grey. She could give me no name, no phone. She told me she would get more information when the 'friend' that told her all of this got home from her trip the following Monday, April 2nd.
I had to sit on my hands for 5 long grueling days to wait for this woman to get home. When she did, the only info she knew was this man goes every friday night to a restaraunt in the next town over and has a white beard and white hair and he either found it or knew who did.
I contacted the owner of the restraunt and he was very nice. He had his manager inform the staff. It turned out they know of this guy as he does come in every Friday night with his wife.
I was going to go there personally last night, but thought about it. How would someone react while you were sitting at dinner and a total stranger walked up and started to quiz you about a found bird? So, I talked to the owner again. He agreed that I should write a 'heart-felt' letter and include my flyer and pictures which I did and dropped them off in an envelope. The manager promised to make sure he got them.
Today, Saturday, I have heard nothing. Not from the man, not from the manager & when I tried to call the manager she is out of town until Monday.
I guess next Friday night I know where I will be sitting all night. Just on the off chance this man shows up. And Monday my first call will be to the Manager of the restaraunt.
All I want to know is if it is him. I just want to know he is alive.
Talk about being down. The sadness is so overwhelming sometimes.
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