Anyone seen Pardes lately?

[Becky]

Anyone seen or heard from Pardes lately? One of her bikes came in for service at the shop where I work, and it's been there for awhile now. The shop staff are all beginning to wonder....

Thanks.

[redrhodie]

I was wondering about her, too. She hasn't posted in a long time. I tried bumping her last thread a few weeks ago to see if she would respond, but she didn't. I hope she's okay!

[Cataboo]

Her last blog posts were around Jan 21-25th. I can't say that I really watched her blog, so I don't know how regularly she normally posts.

[Becky]

I was wondering about her, too. She hasn't posted in a long time. I tried bumping her last thread a few weeks ago to see if she would respond, but she didn't. I hope she's okay!

Me too. I'm hoping that someone here routinely corresponds with her by email or PM and knows something....

[Aggie_Ama]

Did she not leave a phone number with her bike? :confused:

[tulip]

I was wondering, too...I hope she's okay.

[uforgot]

If you view her profile page, it has that she was on the forums on Feb. 13th. Let us know if you hear anything.

[emily_in_nc]

Anyone seen or heard from Pardes lately? One of her bikes came in for service at the shop where I work, and it's been there for awhile now. The shop staff are all beginning to wonder....

Thanks.

Wow, that's kind of spooky. Dropping off the forum happens all the time; I'm off and on it myself; sometimes posting incessantly, other times, don't get to visit for a week or two or even a month or more. But leaving her bike at a shop for a longer than normal time when she was such a regular rider...that worries me.

Please let us know if she picks it up!

[wackyjacky1]

Last time I noticed she had disappeared for a while (back in Oct or Nov) I pm'd her just to see if she was okay. She wrote back that she had been really busy with work.

I just sent her another pm to see if all is well.

[Cataboo]

It sounds like she was starting up something new about when she stopped posting, so maybe she's just very busy with that:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=28837

[Selkie]

Let's hope she's just busy. Pardes is a wise, special lady, and I miss her posts and her blogging.

[Becky]

Last time I noticed she had disappeared for a while (back in Oct or Nov) I pm'd her just to see if she was okay. She wrote back that she had been really busy with work.

I just sent her another pm to see if all is well.

Please let me know if you hear back. I'll follow up with my shop manager as needed.

[uforgot]

Please let me know if you hear back. I'll follow up with my shop manager as needed.

I find it strange that the shop can't contact her. Don't you normally take addresses or phone numbers from people who leave bikes? They just drop in and leave them with no contact info? Asking us here, about contacting someone who is doing business with you seems a little "un" businesslike.

[Becky]

I find it strange that the shop can't contact her. Don't you normally take addresses or phone numbers from people who leave bikes? They just drop in and leave them with no contact info? Asking us here, about contacting someone who is doing business with you seems a little "un" businesslike.

No one has been able to reach her by phone. If we had, I wouldn't be posting any of this. I'm not posting as a representative of my shop- I'm posting as a concerned individual. She's a valued, well-liked member of this community, and I'm reaching out to others here to make sure that she's ok.

Please don't mis-interpret my intentions as commercial or financially-motivated in any way(I can't believe that I even have to say that!).

[uforgot]

Becky - not for one minute did I think you were commercially motivated. I've read your posts and know that's not you.

From your original post I had the impression that your shop was just waiting for someone to come in and get it. You didn't say that you had tried to contact her. Even Aggie asked why you didn't call. I had this image of someone finding the bike and everyone standing around scratching their heads. Wondering what to do. Made me wonder about the overall business atmosphere there.

Can't you call where she works? There can't be too many of those places around there and the entrance sign has been in her videos.

[Aggie_Ama]

That is a good idea, could any gleam where she worked? This is really odd, disappear from the boards is one thing but leaving one of her beloved bikes makes me worried, especially now that we know you have been calling.

I was actually thinking of the day I dropped my mountain bike off with the broken seat post, it was late on a busy Sunday and I just told the wrench I always talk to my full name, no other information and give me a call when the black one arrived and she was good to go. When I picked it up we laughed that he didn't ask for a number, I didn't supply it, thankfully I am in their system but what if I wasn't? Would my bike just sit there until I called wondering if my bike was done? I don't have a landline, I am not in any local clubs with a phone directory.

I hope she pops up and has been on some crazy adventure, safe and sound.

[shootingstar]

Hope she returns here.

[short cut sally]

I don't always participate with replies to the forums here, I do however read them all and kinda keep to myself. That's just me.
I do however, miss Pardes stories and her humor. Maybe she's secretely writing a novel and is so involved in that, that we are on hold.:D...
the bike thing would bother me...I hate having my bike gone for more than 3 days, can't imagine being without them..hope things are ok for her...

[sundial]

She's running a country. Remember, she's a queen. :)

[Mr. Bloom]

I do however, miss Pardes stories and her humor...

Me too, but the unfortunate reality is that the downside of this new technology based mode of socializing, when one is incapacitated, their cyber friends rarely know or can help... I'll tell you, Pardes is a gem!

[Fredwina]

I've actually heard of a company that will notify all you on-line contacts in case something happens

[Biciclista]

So Becky, you know what her name is and where she works, would you call her for ALL of us?

Thank you

[Cataboo]

"Why yes Padres, your local bike shops and your team estrogen stalkers are wondering if you're okay - you haven't checked in lately"

I hope she is okay.

[Biciclista]

please take the number down, i called her!
she says she's been working really long hours and commuting EVERY day rain or shine and was thankful that we all cared.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Cool, Mimi! Now we can all relax.

Tell Pardes to go pick up her bike. :rolleyes:

[Aggie_Ama]

And now we have all had our midweek mystery solved. Nothing shocking, earth shattering or horrific. Just a busy person. :D

[Cataboo]

Maybe that's her summer bike at the bike shop, and she's riding her winter bike... leaving it at the bike shop means she doesn't have to worry about storage.

[ASammy1]

Well that is good news! I needed some good new today :)

[OakLeaf]

Phew! So glad to hear that. Thank you Mimi! :)

[Becky]

Mimi, thank you for calling her. I've been up to my @ss in alligators lately, trying to clear my desk before I'm out of the office all next week.

Thank you all for your concern. I'm sure that you're as relieved as I am that everything's ok.

[Zen]

From what I've seen in the backroom of my shop i wouldn't recommend keeping your bike there any longer than necessary :eek:

[alpinerabbit]

you could also take the photo down. not ideal spreading someone's whereabouts even if she posted it herself somewhere.

[Biciclista]

I'm sure she doesn't mind or she wouldn't have posted it herself.

[wackyjacky1]

"Why yes Padres, your local bike shops and your team estrogen stalkers are wondering if you're okay - you haven't checked in lately"
"Your TE stalkers." ROFL! :D :D :D