Thank you for taking the time to get and post these pics.georgiagirl said:More photos of the outside of The West Mall apartments...
http://www.torontorentals.com/apartmentsGTA/361TheWestMall/
Thank you for taking the time to get and post these pics.georgiagirl said:More photos of the outside of The West Mall apartments...
http://www.torontorentals.com/apartmentsGTA/361TheWestMall/
The account which I have mentions only that the girls planned to go to the pool. No mention as to where the pool was. Here is the description of Nicole which was published in a 1994 book:shadowangel said:The building descriptions make no mention of a pool in the building. If the swimming pool was outside or part of another building, I have to point out...The high temp for the day was in the mid '40s (according to the Weather Almanac). Was there a pool in the building in the '80s which was removed? She was reported to be wearing only her swimsuit, and carrying a towel and beach blanket. ?
As I had said, I accidentally hit the wrong date-I punched in April instead of July.CyberLaw said:In Canada we use the metric system. So if someone was to check the historical weather for 1985, they would have to realize that 40 is not Farenheit, but Celcius. 40C is quite hot, actuallly very hot.
Don't even get me started on the topic of NAMBLA. I swear, if I had a terminal illness and knew the end was near, I'd buy a gun and hunt down every last one of those monsters.:banghead:shadowangel said:As I had said, I accidentally hit the wrong date-I punched in April instead of July.
I understand your feelings completely--if you haven't heard of them, look up NAMBLA. These monsters are actually allowed to parade down our streets...
There are some elements of this case that puzzle me as well, but they aren't necessarily the ones you mention.mjak said:I grew up in a large city in a 20 story apartment building. I was immeditaly taken back by the fact Nicoles Mother did not go to look for her when her friend buzzed upstairs to ask where she was. Then the mother waited to 3 pm before considering anything could be wrong. IF you live in a big city you worry about your children every time they walk out the door of your apartment. One of the rules a lot of my friends and I had with our parents was when you reach the lobby buzz upstairs to let mom and dad know you got downstairs safetly. You used this rule if your parents didn't take you downstairs in the elevator themselves. The mothers actions according to what I read her concerning to me.
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No its deffinitly not fair; but, it is behavior that needs to be explained or expanded on. I am not saying her mother should have gone looking for her. I am saying that the fact she did not go looking for her 8 year old daughter whos wearabouts in a huge city were suddenly unclear needs to be explained. I do not have children but do watch my nephews frequently. If one of my little nephews went out to play with a friend and the friend called saying where is johnny I am waiting for him outside, I know I would be outside with Johnny's friend faster then I could finish the phone conversation.Marilynilpa said:There are some elements of this case that puzzle me as well, but they aren't necessarily the ones you mention.
I don't believe it's fair to say that Nicole's mother should have gone looking for her when the friend buzzed upstairs. She just assumed Nicole was on her way downstairs. The friend never called back, so Nicole's mom had no idea Nicole had vanished.
I agree with you, and obviously Nicole's mom didn't react in the same way most of us would have.mjak said:No its deffinitly not fair; but, it is behavior that needs to be explained or expanded on. I am not saying her mother should have gone looking for her. I am saying that the fact she did not go looking for her 8 year old daughter whos wearabouts in a huge city were suddenly unclear needs to be explained. I do not have children but do watch my nephews frequently. If one of my little nephews went out to play with a friend and the friend called saying where is johnny I am waiting for him outside, I know I would be outside with Johnny's friend faster then I could finish the phone conversation.
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I've been wondering the same thing. It appears she waited a while, then just gave up and left.Angels_Not_Forgotten said:maybe im overlooking this fact, im new to this forum and just read a lot of info, (all that i could find) on this case, but why didnt the friend call back up to say that the little girl never came down? I mean, she called once, mom said on the way, and she never shows, i just dont get it...
Marilynilpa said:I've been wondering the same thing. It appears she waited a while, then just gave up and left.
Yes, there do appear to be quite a few missing pieces, and those missing pieces would probably answer the questions we have about the sequence of events.mjak said:Me three!!! I also wonder this. I think we only know bits and pieces of the sequence of events. Clearly there are pieces missing that might make the scenerio less questionable. The other question I have is why are these pieces missing? I have been trying to find more info on the internet but have uncovered nothing. I mean the scenerio makes sense if the mother said good bye to her 8 year old daughter and a minute later her friend buzzed asking abou ther wear abouts. The mother would just answer she is on her way down. However, it becomes questionable if the child had left 5 or 10 minutes before. Why did the child waiting downstairs now buzz back when her friend still failed to show? Lots of questions..
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