"I'm not that familiar with how money orders work. The few I've gotten, I always deposited in my checking account. Can he cash them at the P.O. or something, if he doesn't have a bank account?" ...around here you can cash money orders at banks, convenience stores (up to a certain amount) and supermarkets. All you need is proof of identity. S.

..."I am not a number!"..."I am a man!!!!!"

...well!...you know what I mean......don't you?....

Ummm....lets see.... John Merrick... "I am not...an animal....I .....am...a...human being......" sort of, Brendan...I guess.... Scarab

I am an alien... And my mother is a fish. :)

...remember now?..

Attached Link: http://www.the-prisoner-6.freeserve.co.uk/prisoner_updates.htm

We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. No dark sarcasm in the classroom, Teacher, leave those kids alone. Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone! [another piece of late 20th cantury British poetry] Come to think of it we'd better be careful or this will get moved to the writers' forum. [grin]

Not sure how long he will be here? but a card or message would be secure by this rout for the moment. Ron Leming Room # A503 Northwest TX Hospital 1501 S. Coulter Amarillo TX 79106 Hospital phone 806-354-1233

If anyone gets in touch with him (it's difficult getting through him from France), could you send him our best wishes ? Could someone post a message here when he is getting out of the hospital ? I think he'll need most help at this time. Thanks in advance.

I spoke with him on the phone yesterday and he said he thinks they might be letting him go on Monday. He told me he was feeling a lot better in general since they started the antibiotics for the infection and got rid of the abcess that started the whole thing. His biggest concern was getting some help with cleaning his house, especially the kitchen. He misses the computer. :) Overall he sounded fairly cheerful and not at all depressed, which is a good sign. He's hoping that perhaps this stint in the hospital will help him with the problems he's had getting medical assistance. Let's keep our fingers crossed on that one. I told him we were all concerned about him and he said we're all just so cool or something to that effect. ;-) Kate

Thanks, Kate!

I second that! Have a cyber snogg from me!

I heard via e-mail from a friend of his. She says he will find out tomorrow (Monday) if he'll be released, or if he'll have to stay in the hospital for awhile.

They are also worried about his apartment. They really need to get it cleaned. It's not just a matter of tidiness. They are worried that it's full of staph germs, after his long illness. They might have to get it steam-cleaned. Donations to pay for this would be very welcome.

As for how to donate...we're still working on that. His friend Suz is going to try to set up a savings account for him. Maybe he'll be able to accept PayPal then. In the meantime, money orders made out to him would be best. But we should wait to mail them until we know for sure that he's home and is taking care of the mail, or can get a friend to do it.

I got an e-mail message from Ron's friend Susan. She says she has set up a bank account and PayPal account for Ron, and that PayPal donations can be sent here: rlemingbone@yahoo.com If anyone talks to Bone, maybe they could ask him if this is okay, or if he'd prefer money orders or something.

OK, I'll wait for the answer before sending in something.

Ron is out of the hospital. He says he can only cash money orders, not checks. His friend has set up a PayPal account for him, but he's not sure how PayPal works (and I suspect isn't up to learning, right now). She told me she's ordered an ATM card for him that will let him draw out the cash from the PayPal account. So if you're in the U.S., a money order might be best. Overseas, PayPal is probably more convenient.

Thanks for letting us know. I'll try PayPal.