Help!!! (extremely long shot)

speedymct · 13-04-2006, 10:50 PM

Evening all.

I know this sounds like a VERY long shot, but I kind of met this girl last weekend & would really like to be able to get in touch.

All I know is, her name's Emily, she's about 26ish & lives in the Bristol area (told you it was a long shot). She's about 5'8 & has long brown hair.

She was staying at Weymouth Bay haven holiday park with about 4 friends last weekend (7th-10th April) & has a son of about 9.

As you can see, it's a bit of a last resort

I'm not mental (as far as I know, anyway), but if anyone has a clue if they know her I'd really appreciate it. I expect the token stalker jokes to follow...

Cheers!

GBDG1 · 13-04-2006, 10:57 PM

Have you tried phoning the holiday park? I'm sure you can find a way to BS them, possibly get a second name at least.

13-04-2006, 11:00 PM

Call the local Bristol radio station (Google it), and explain the situation. Chances are they'll put out a message from you to Emily on morning or evening drive time slots. Might work, as it's a heart-warming local interest story. Just don't come across as insane or dangerous when you ring them!

speedymct · 13-04-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

Have you tried phoning the holiday park? I'm sure you can find a way to BS them, possibly get a second name at least.

Hmm.. maybe worth a shot. Have to think of a good-un though

13-04-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by speedymct

Hmm.. maybe worth a shot. Have to think of a good-un though

Unless you lie through your teeth, they won't divulge any customer's details. It would be against some rule or other.

GBDG1 · 13-04-2006, 11:10 PM

I'm usually pretty good at this BS lark. My initial thought was to claim that you have her mobile phone, but then if that was the case you could just call someone in her phone book and sort it out that way. So you're going to have to be more creative than that. I guess there arn't many reasons why you would only know her first name... I suppose you could claim to have something of significance that you would like to give back to her, however this could get awkward as they would probably insist on acting as an intermediary...

I suppose you could try ringing up and telling the truth, but I am never fond of this, the odds being that you will talk to a jobsworth **** who will just say no.

I'll have a think about it

matrulesok · 13-04-2006, 11:13 PM

Just ask them to pass your number to her. Surely there will be no rule against that - then she can decide!

GBDG1 · 13-04-2006, 11:14 PM

The more I think about it the more I think that claiming you have a personal item such as a piece of jewelry is the way to go. After all if it all goes horribly wrong you can just hang up and call back a week later.

13-04-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by matrulesok

Just ask them to pass your number to her. Surely there will be no rule against that - then she can decide!

Now THERE'S common sense!

I was just getting creative. I can't help it. It's my job.

speedymct · 13-04-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

The more I think about it the more I think that claiming you have a personal item such as a piece of jewelry is the way to go. After all if it all goes horribly wrong you can just hang up and call back a week later.

Usually don't have a problem with the BS, but I'm a little stumped here. I might give that one a go. The passing the number on is a goodun too. Have to hope that I get someone on the other end who gives a SH. Cheers!

Guess there's not many users in the Bristol area then.. Then again, it's a flipping big area to cover

GBDG1 · 13-04-2006, 11:24 PM

Asking them to pass your number on to her is such a bad idea.

If you do this and you get no reply you have to assume that she got the message and wasnt interested. If you proceed to persue things beyond this point and it turned out that she wasnt interested then you are effectivly stalking. However, it may never have been the case there are so many things that could have gone wrong along the way.

Firstly you phone up the camp and as soon as you hang up the person you spoke doesn't bother... or they dont have the number so cant help... They phone and get no answer then forget about it... They speak to the wrong person who forgets about it... and on and on... bad idea, you should make sure you do anything that you care about in person.

13-04-2006, 11:31 PM

Might I ask why you didn't ask for her number last weekend?

matrulesok · 13-04-2006, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shadowritten

Now THERE'S common sense!

I was just getting creative. I can't help it. It's my job.

If ya want creative:

Go to a police station near the camp with just a suitcase full of clothes. Tell them you have amnesia and all you can remember is that you we with your friend Emily at a holiday park. One conveniently placed item from the park (box of matches with its name on etc) and bob's your uncle........theyll give you a warning for wastin police time.....perhaps creative isnt the best option.

13-04-2006, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by matrulesok

If ya want creative:

Go to a police station near the camp with just a suitcase full of clothes. Tell them you have amnesia and all you can remember is that you we with your friend Emily at a holiday park. One conveniently placed item from the park (box of matches with its name on etc) and bob's your uncle........theyll give you a warning for wastin police time.....perhaps creative isnt the best option.

Okay, I was going for creative without the risk of arrest!

matrulesok · 13-04-2006, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by shadowritten

Okay, I was going for creative without the risk of arrest!

Yes, but thats so much harder!

GBDG1 · 13-04-2006, 11:41 PM

Is the electoral role, or census key word searchable? you know her first name and the age of her child... all public information

13-04-2006, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

Is the electoral role, or census key word searchable? you know her first name and the age of her child... all public information

Yeah, because there can't be too many women called Emily with 9-year-olds in Bristol.

GBDG1 · 13-04-2006, 11:46 PM

Probably not when you think about it... if there are say... 100 schools in bristol... each has 30 nine year olds... that's 3000 9 year olds in bristol... 1500 of which are the wrong sex... so that leaves 1500... and I am not sure what % of people are called Emily, but I bet it's less than 1% which leaves you with 15, which isnt bad.

14-04-2006, 1:12 AM

Aint love grand , here In Australia we would walk across a mile of broken glass just to hear the sound of your sweethearts voice , if you realy want to find this girl you will find a way but I must say I do like the amnesia idea , I may try that myself.

cheers

Big Ted

rob j · 14-04-2006, 1:37 AM

It's a long shot but you could look through Friends Reunited.

As long as she was raised in Bristol, just look through the pupil listings of all the schools in Bristol. You'd have to work out when she would have left school - you say she's 26ish, so that's about 1995/1996, and search every Emily listed. Chances are if she's on there she'll have mentioned she's got a son.

It would take a while, and she may not even have registered! But what have you got to lose!

14-04-2006, 7:18 AM

sky writing over bristol

Can't get more creative than that

14-04-2006, 8:12 AM

Beats walking on glass

shodan · 14-04-2006, 10:27 AM

If Australians were really tough, they'd walk a mile barefoot over broken glass just to hear her voice... Hee hee!

You could go with the idea for Bristol radio station and maybe a couple of adverts in Bristol local papers...

Here, hang on, it wasn't Bristol Pete in drag was it???? Hee hee hee!!!!

sdb123 · 14-04-2006, 10:51 AM

I'd pay for an ad in the Bristol local papers....just make sure it's a big ad though, so it's not missed

Miyazaki · 14-04-2006, 1:07 PM

Can the holiday park divulge her number? I was under the impression that they wouldn't be able to, becuase of data protection?

krish · 14-04-2006, 1:14 PM

The only sensible suggestion was leaving your number with the holiday park to pass on or just forget about it, as it wasn't meant to be, and do you really want to take on a young mum with a 9 yr old?

The local radio thing might be the next best method.

Everything else such as Friends Reunited will be fruitless as you have sod all info about her.... and the Bristol area will be full of young (grand)mums (especially St Pauls

) - Gil Grissom or Jack Malone wouldn't even be able to find her with the little info you have

Steve.EX · 14-04-2006, 1:53 PM

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Originally Posted by krish72

and do you really want to take on a young mum with a 9 yr old?

wow, get with the real world (man)

krish · 14-04-2006, 4:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve.EX

wow, get with the real world (man)

.... and how I exactly am I not the one getting with the real world (man), offering practical suggestions to a person publicly airing that he's not got the surname or phone number of a young mum (with a nine year old) he might be interested in.....mmmm?
- I wasn't aware I made any derisory remarks about young mums with nine year olds; may be about Bristol perhaps

You'll note I supported two sensible suggestions.

GBDG1 · 14-04-2006, 4:45 PM

She is a Milf...

Mum I'd Like to Find

14-04-2006, 5:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawrenzini

She is a Milf...

Mum I'd Like to Find

Class

13-04-2006, 11:00 PM	#3
shadowritten Guest Posts: n/a	Call the local Bristol radio station (Google it), and explain the situation. Chances are they'll put out a message from you to Emily on morning or evening drive time slots. Might work, as it's a heart-warming local interest story. Just don't come across as insane or dangerous when you ring them!
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13-04-2006, 11:31 PM	#12
shadowritten Guest Posts: n/a	Might I ask why you didn't ask for her number last weekend?
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14-04-2006, 1:12 AM	#19
BIG TED Guest Posts: n/a	Aint love grand , here In Australia we would walk across a mile of broken glass just to hear the sound of your sweethearts voice , if you realy want to find this girl you will find a way but I must say I do like the amnesia idea , I may try that myself. cheers Big Ted
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14-04-2006, 7:18 AM	#21
andych732 Guest Posts: n/a	sky writing over bristol Can't get more creative than that
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14-04-2006, 8:12 AM	#22
BIG TED Guest Posts: n/a	Beats walking on glass
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