And I'm going to die. Basically, I'm saying, I'm dead. I did the wrong thing. They're taking me to another town and I'm dead. And this is it. Goodbye, world. And as we're driving, I'm sweating and sad and thinking all the people I love are going to just say, what did she do? Why did she not listen? Why didn't you check in with the viability of this particular driver and his credentials?
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 2:03
What a wonderful, scary, suspense filled story. Deb. Oh, my gosh. I thought you were going to lead with something else, you know, saying, I thought something else terrible was coming. Not that that wasn't terrible enough, but you are absolutely right. You know, and being from Chicago, we always have to be careful. We're always looking behind us. We're always constantly turned around. We ask questions
And I know you have, but I think this is really good food for thought, too, for all of us on, again, many levels, because no matter what we're afraid of or what we feel uncomfortable with, and a lot of the time, I do think it's culture, too. I know for me, my adoptive parents are from the Ukraine. Well, second generation. Like, my grandparents were from the Ukraine, russian area
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Michael Knight
@MK1981 · 1:52
So it's really funny that you're telling this story because I just got back from South Africa, Cape Town, actually, not too long ago, and it was like a wonderful trip. I highly recommend everyone taking a trip out to Cape Town if you can. I mean, it's an incredibly long flight, but it's so worth it. But funny enough, we were supposed to go to Johanne. We were supposed to go on a trip there that my wife had found through a friend
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:17
Hey, Michael, thanks for your well wishes. And I'm so sorry that happened to your friends. God. My brother in law's associate was in Cape Town about six months ago, and he was shot and died just making the wrong turn. Family was right there with him
Natalia L.
@StoriesInLA · 3:14
But, gosh, and it's so interesting, when I was living abroad, people were always so worried about my safety. And I've had the scariest things happen in LA and Chicago. Lady Phi, I see that. Or you said you're in Chicago. So I grew up on the northwest side there. But know, it's sort of like LA, where certain blocks just are way more dangerous than LA ones
Evelyn Phipps
@LadyFi · 1:37
Hey. Yeah, this is Lady Phi. Yeah, I stay in Chicago. You got to be on your P's and Q's here, honey. For real? For real. Because people, they don't care. I mean, some people don't care. Some people are very caring and very polite, and they'll just welcome you with open arms. But for the most part, you really got to be careful. Somebody's always on a hustle
