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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (8675)	10/24/1999 12:23:00 PM
From: StockHawk	Read Replies (1) of 54805

Also VERY OFF-TOPIC, Mike, That was a great story that I can relate to with a somewhat similar story of my own: My grandparents were also from a tiny town in Italy not shown on maps. They came to the US at about age 20 after WW I and a few years ago (after they passed away) my wife and I went to visit that town to try and find my grandfather's house. My one "clue" was the wrought iron balcony that I thought was unique, but it turned out that just about every home had one. We stopped in the town's one restaurant and a couple of shops but could not get any information. Unfortunately I do not speak Italian and most people in this mountain village did not speak English. We were close to giving up when we saw the proverbial "little old lady" - dressed entirely in black, stooped over with a cane and with wonderfully wrinkled skin. I figured she might be old enough to remember my grandfather. After some stumbling around with my very poor attempt to explain in Italian who my grandfather was her eyes lit up and she started talking rapidly and gesturing - making such a comotion that her daughter ran out to see what was going on. It turned out that the old lady did remember both my grandparents, knew where the house was and also knew where several relative I did not know about lived. We were taken to my grandfather's house and then to a relative's home who welcomed us in and called other relatives to come over to meet the visitors from America. In short order there were about 15 people in their living room - offering us cake, wine, a meal - but no one spoke English. Then someone remembered that a woman was visiting from Argentina who spoke some Italian and some English in addition to her native Spanish. She was quickly invited over to act as translator. It was quite a day. Sometimes the kindness and hospitality of strangers is truly amazing. StockHawk

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