* * * * * Reflections on My Unfortunate Encounter With a Thief * * * * *

[Bnewb]

WOW...this is fun to wake up to...apparently nobody gives the benefit of the doubt...

I was going to have Rob delete the comment as I'd NOT written it....I apologize for failing to sign out of my account (computer lesson #101) & one of the people we had all been discussing this matter with...felt it would be provoking to post their feelings under my name (this person has already apologized...we'll leave it at that).

But only since it's already out there & only because I've received a number of pm's in support of the comment & only because we seem to blindly believe information put all over the internet & only because we make heroes or in some cases enemies out of people we don't even know are telling the truth or not...here are MY actual thoughts....

Let's start with you can't always believe what you read!

Second...I'm not an administrator on Negril.com...Rob and the Negril.com staff are the administrators...it's never been said by Rob or the Negril.com staff that I'm an administrator for Negril.com.

Maybe it's time to take the rose-coloured glasses off Bnewb!! I'm sure it was more than just getting his laptop stolen. I sure as hell know that if I encountered someone in my room with who knows what kind of weapon, I'd never get a good night's rest again and would also prob go home. Just because you and Rob have never had this happen to you doesn't mean it doesn't happen. So sorry this happened to you Kahuna and thanks for sharing.

Third...no one that actually lives here has the audacity to say to another person actually living here to take "the rose-coloured glasses off". Your speculation & assumptions are interesting though...and from a personal level...where did Rob or I ever say that I've had nothing happen to me? I could blow you out the water with events that have happened in my life back in Canada...but I choose to keep my information private so it's not splashed all over the internet as rumour & speculation. As someone once told me...I have to "suck it up" and "expect to be discussed" as we are "celebrities" which is far from the truth...we are only somewhat known around here. Rob wrote only in reference to the number of years he has spent here.

Fourth...as far as Kahuna is concerned...Rob & I have known him for years...he & Bea are part of our lives. We enjoy his company when he is here, Rob has proofread his first two books and I was honoured to be a recipient of an advanced copy. The feelings go deeper than most of you would understand & when one of our friends has been hurt somehow, we take this very personally.

So in conclusion...don't let anyone use your computer to check their emails without first signing out of everything...
I have learned my lesson!!!