I agree with Don. The true test of friendship is not having to ask. If necessary, I would have no qualms about jumping in the van and heading south to help Don, heading north to help Donny, Dave or Fran, or in any direction to help someone in need.

Obviously, my primary responsibility is to my immediate family. However, there has been a growing number of individuals on this and other forums that I also consider family. While they're not blood relatives, by and large they are wonderful people that I try to keep in touch with regularly. That's what friends do. They just call or write to see how you're doing. They make that extra effort to communicate.

You cannot buy friendship. True friends can't be bought. It's something you have to earn, and it's a two-way street. Unfortunately, in today's ME NOW world, true friendships are few and far between.

Cheers,

Gary