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I don’t know how to keep my mind off of my family.

Everything seems to lead me back to them. I was trying to distract myself by watching some TV earlier as a distraction, and Jeopardy came on. Jeopardy is my dad’s favorite show, and always has been. One of the things I remember best about growing up was watching it with him every night when he got home. He’d try to answer all of the questions before the contestants did. He was usually wrong, but I think he liked trying.

When there were questions about English, my mom would sometimes come in and try to help him guess. (She’s been an English tutor to the kids in Piedmont for years.) Sam used to watch with us, but now that she’s almost in high school, it’s not cool to like your parents, so she’s usually in her room listening to music, or hanging out with her friends. She still likes me, though – the older brother who got out of Piedmont. She’s saving her allowance to come visit me next month, once exams are over.

I’m not sure why the hell I’m getting so sentimental all of a sudden, though. I feel like I must be overreacting. My mom fell and hit her head, Sam freaked out because Dad wasn’t home to help get her to the doctor, and she forgot that I was on the phone. So it’s probably fine.

There’s going to be some kind of logical explanation for this.

Tags: piedmont

Comments on “Distractions”

  1. Maybe you could try the media. Call a Salt Lake City TV or Radio Station see if they have heard anything or might investigate the communication outage. It seems that if nothing else it might be something the “Trouble Shooter” type segment would be interested in. “A small town loses Telephones and Nobody cares” or “Why dont big Companies treat Small towns Fairly?”

    Jason on April 18th, 2008 at 8:01 am
  2. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I will be speaking with my employer about getting a team to check in. Our prayer’s are with you and your family. We really do care.

    Sincerely Weyland-Yutani Corp.

    Steve on April 18th, 2008 at 7:09 am
  3. Hello Andrew. Ive been reading your blogs and they are very interesting. I spend all my spare time trying to find a reasonable or unreasonable explanation. I have not come up with much but I suggest you go up there with a couple of your friends. Tell them its just a roadtrip. Your friends can be some type of help once you get there. Make sure you don’t tell them about Piedmont. You could even make it a rest stop. And about that voicemail thats really creepy. I suggest that you listen to that as much as possible until you think you know what it is.

    Mason on April 18th, 2008 at 6:58 am
  4. Do you know anyone in the nearby town who might be able to drive over and just make sure things are OK there?

    Thoughts and prayers are with you, man.

    Robert on April 18th, 2008 at 6:33 am
  5. Andrew-
    Six days. That is a long time for no contact. I doubt that your family ever went this long in times of trouble without finding a way to talk to you. Thinking about the good times can give you strength, but it cannot solve your problem. You need to decide a course of action, prepare, and act.

    Small town, one road in, isolated, localized population; That is a troublesome combination, a recipe for many possible situations. I know at some point you will go there. Go in slowly and carefully, do not take your girlfriend (you will need someone you can trust on the outside), and as another person said, TELL PEOPLE where you are going, when you expect to be back, and stay in communication as much as possible.

    I do not want to scare you, or jump the proverbial gun and give you information that is not pertinent to your situation, but this is not the first time I have heard this same story. Yours is not the first isolated town to “Go Dark”. Give us more info-do more digging. The ‘net is full of people who may have your answer, all you have to do is keep giving us info.

    Min on April 18th, 2008 at 5:32 am
  6. Andrew, I really hate to say this, but I keep listening to the voicemail your sister left. I dont think “its got a logical explanation” at all. Listen to it. The end sounds like dogs barking and gunshots. If its not gunshots its something big. Im sorry but I really think you need to try and get in contact with the authorities over there. I give you all my luck

    - Apo

    Apo on April 18th, 2008 at 5:12 am
  7. Andrew,
    My family did the same thing basically. Anytime we would watch a game show, they would answer questions as they went along. I think that as scary as it is, but something weird did happen in Piedmont, my friend. Have you tried contacting that near-by town? See if they are experiencing problems…maybe try to get the cops from that town to go check out Piedmont. It would help you to worry less, I would think.

    Good luck.

    Kylor on April 18th, 2008 at 4:21 am
  8. Remember, if you run through all the answers and it comes up with a solution that makes no sense, it just means you don’t know all the facts.

    Keep an open mind, and keep us updated.

    Adam on April 18th, 2008 at 2:15 am
  9. I read something on Weather Underground (I think) about a light flash in the sky someone photographed some from the area. Weird coincidence.

    Maybe it’s just a localized power failure that’s cut off connection with the area?

    John McClain on April 18th, 2008 at 1:07 am
  10. Hmmm I’m very sorry to hear of your dilemma. If I can help you in anyway possible please email me. I’m also perplexed over the voicemail. I know eventually you may try to go there if no contact is made soon.So in light of that fact I say why not bring along alot of people willing to travel there with you.Strength in numbers I’d say. I’ll go for sure,family is all that matters in this world.And I would’nt want to see later that I could have actually helped in some way.So be very careful.And DO NOT GO ALONE!!! Help Your family.
    Regards,Bri

    Brian Hopkins on April 18th, 2008 at 12:55 am
  11. It’s scary not knowing anything and only being able to hang on the small shred of a voicemail for answers.
    I hope you find your answers soon though. It’s only a matter of time before you and all of us find out what happened in Piedmont.
    Best of luck.

    Victoria on April 17th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
  12. Andrew, I’m with you. I’m sure everything’s fine, and your mom probably just had to get rushed to the hospital. The phones being out is very strange though. Maybe something knocked down a telephone pole or something, if it’s a small town like that.

    Keep up that positive thinking man.

    Josh on April 17th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
  13. Oh my God I can’t believe someone else is going through this too! My brother lives in Piedmont and I have not been able to reach him. This is not like him at all because we speak every day. You are taking this much better than me….I can’t just sit hear listening to hearsay. I am driving down there this weekend. Wish me luck. I’ll post as soon as I get in town.

    Kat Nelson on April 17th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
  14. I think it’s great to see you focusing on the seemingly small things because I know how the mind can run rampant with negative thoughts that actually make things worse. Keep your head up!!Prayers are with you.

    ethel marie jones on April 17th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
  15. Andrew,
    I think that you would be wise to go with your initial intincts here.
    That inhuman noise on the voice mail must mean something other than your Mom falling and hitting her head. Does your family own a dog? If not I would be really, really concerned. Also, there is no reason in the 21st century that a whole town, no matter how small, should just fall off the communications grid like that. Isn’t there anyone out there who can investigate?!?

    I wish you luck my friend. Keep us posted.

    Sharon

    Sharon on April 17th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
  16. Things are probably fine. You can’t go for the worst in every bad situation. But you should be careful. If anyone can get you a ride to Piedmont, then I say you really go for it- even if it means missing a day of school or work. Their safety is more important.

    Seth on April 17th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
  17. ok i heard of this by my boyfriend after reading your reacent blogs i’m petrified of whats going on well my advice to you is that if you try to research the internet for news on your state and town as well as contact the police not from piedmont but somewhere else and report it maybe they’ll go and check it out to be honest i’m not really comftoble with these kinds of things so i didn’t hear the voicemail but i’m sure its creepy enough to start this but i’m sure and hope your faamily and friends are alright good luck to you and i’ll get back to you if i have anymore advice.

    Gen on April 17th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
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