12/26/2009

In honor of the season, here is a day-after-Christmas special installment of nice Ext. 333 comments from the past few weeks.

"Merry Christmas and thank you to the kind gentleman in the white pickup and the girls at Blondell's who took the pregnant girl, who fell on the ice, to the doctor. All is well."

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"A big thank-you to the newspaper carrier on Morningside Drive. I appreciate you getting our paper right up to our door. You're the best. Thanks again and Merry Christmas."

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"One of the many things I like about 333 is it is a great moderator of your opinion and my opinion and keeps us from boiling over and meeting out on the street at high noon."

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"I big thank-you to the man in the blue van that helped push us out on Republic Street. We really appreciated it. Thank you."

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"I'm so proud of our daughter. This is two years in a row she's not home for the holidays. She's in Baghdad again. I want to thank all our military men and women for all they do for us, and I pray they come home. And I hope the president will keep his word and have them home for Christmas next year. And I want to add that, at least, I think he's trying."

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"I want to thank the Salina Journal paper carriers for delivering such good papers during the storm. I knew I wouldn't get it until noon, and then I looked out the window and there it was at 4 a.m. I want to especially thank the two carriers here in Minneapolis, Kan."

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"Your darling featured carrier for December, Tommy Dolan, looks like a young Patrick Swayze. He is perfectly darling."

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"I want to say thank you to the person, whoever it was, that turned in a credit card and the food stamps. It made our Christmas much nicer. Thank you and God bless you very, very much."

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"A big thank you to the young man who carried my purchases from the Dollar General Store on Crawford. Have a very merry Christmas."

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"Good morning. I just wanted to say a thank-you to the gentleman who took the time to stop and help me when I fell on the ice on Wednesday at the YMCA. I really do appreciate his help, and it's still nice to know there are some people who will go out of their way. Thank you."

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"I want the lady to know how much I appreciate her paying for my groceries at Aldi's on Friday afternoon. What a surprise. I just want her to know I will do the same for somebody else. What Christmas spirit. I wish I knew who she was so I could give her a hug. Merry Christmas."

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"I would like to say a word of thanks to the Meals on Wheels people and especially to the drivers for bringing us our meals on Tuesday after that snowstorm. He had to wade up through big snow drifts to get to our door, and I very much appreciate it."

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" 'Mesmerizing' describes the family holiday concert at the Stiefel on Sunday night. The symphony, dancers and all the singers did an outstanding job. Thanks, Ken Hakoda, for bringing so much talent together for a wonderful holiday celebration. I wish I could see it again."

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"I would like to send out my congratulations to Tom Dorsey, the Salina Journal photographer. What an excellent picture of little Madalynn Mendenhall hugging Santa Clause in the Monday edition. Thank you."

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"I want to thank the person that found my wallet and turned it in Wednesday morning at the Dillons parking lot on Planet Avenue. I'm so grateful and I thank you very much. You have a very happy holiday."

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"Hey, Salina, you sure clean up nice. Thanks everybody for your hard work."

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"Wow, it's Tuesday morning, about 5:45, and West Crawford has already been scraped and they're still out here doing it. Thanks guys, really appreciate it."

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"Kudos to the Salina Street Department. They did a very good job. Good job, boys. I know you don't hear that a lot, but good job."

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"I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I promise I will not mention Mangino's pants ever again."

-- From Ext. 333 callers

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