[CarnageBlack]

Dang, I wanted that cell. I wonder if they have another.

[sirpoins]

Here's the response I was given:

Quote:

Dear friend, We are happy to have you among us. Know that you will be treated fairly and healed in no time. You are correct, the institute will be accepting all new admissions in July. Thus, I will personally reserve you a spot at once -- in fact, I have a cold and damp cell almost ready. Yours truly, Dr. Andrew H. Miller Head Director http://www.Hanwell.org andrew.millerSPLAThanwell.org

ahhh...a cold damp cell....just like Maine.

[Didz]

I got a reply just now:

"Thank you for writing. Our institute is very flexible regarding admissions -- we accept both male and female patients exhibiting any kind of mental illness, from mild to severe. We accept self-admissions and in fact encourage would-be patients to take that step.

The institute will be ready to receive you, and your inquiries, in July.

Yours truly,

Dr. Andrew H. Miller"

[sirpoins]

Okay...I'd like to get in on this one...good and creepy..

[Didz]

I just sent an email asking about getting myself admitted. Let's see what they have to say.

[CarnageBlack]

I asked about their policies and procedures on how they deal with those with mental illness and received...

Quote:

I am sorry, I cannot disclose that information for the time being. You soon will understand why. -Dr. Miller

I'm definitely keeping on this.

[Kristyn]

This already looks like it's getting interesting! I'm just glad that it's almost July!

[Crescent]

just sent an email

[CarnageBlack]

*chuckles a bit* I like it.

[AzureWolf]

On an alternate email account I took a slightly different approach:

me wrote:

Oooh you're running scared now aren't you? The truth is coming out! Good luck taking down Leonard Huntings' channel on youtube.

And got a different response in turn:

Andrew H. Miller wrote:

Mr. ----: You feel like making fun of me? You might want to rethink that -- I possess the power to have you committed to the asylum. Watch your step, Dr. Andrew H. Miller Head Director http://www.Hanwell.org andrew.millerSPLAThanwell.org

[CarnageBlack]

I wrote that I came across their site and became intrigued and asked about their admission requirements.

What I got was:

Quote:

Re: Admission to the Hanwell Mental Institute Dear ******, Thank you for writing. Our institute is very flexible regarding admissions -- we accept both male and female patients exhibiting any kind of mental illness, from mild to severe. Thus, you are invited to visit our facilities and see for yourself that the Hanwell Mental Institute remains the respectable place it has always been. The institute will be ready to receive you, and your inquiries, in July. Yours truly, Dr. Andrew H. Miller Head Director http://www.Hanwell.org andrew.millerSPLAThanwell.org

I do like the fact that they are responding in direct response to the emails and not some mass mailed standard.

[Brian Morton]

Nice touch with the personalized emails. PMs Thanks

[comadarkvale]

cool so wait it is

[RAD24]

I asked where the institute actually is, and got:

Quote:

I'm afraid that we cannot disclose that information yet -- you will have to wait until July.

So yeah.

[natas]

Asked about my crazy uncle who needs committed. Here's the response.

Quote:

Dear Jeff, We will be happy to have your uncle among us. Know that he will be treated fairly and healed in no time -- I will look into it personally. Thus, you are invited to visit our facilities and see for yourself that the Hanwell Mental Institute remains the respectable place it has always been. You will be able to experience in the flesh the safe treatments that we are performing on our patients. The institute will be ready to receive you, and your inquiries, in July. Yours truly, Dr. Andrew H. Miller Head Director http://www.Hanwell.org andrew.millerSPLAThanwell.org

ETA: notice the wording ("in the flesh");
So I'm taking that to mean it will be a physical location?!

ETA 2: ugh. I don't know why i wrote that using parenthesis and a semicolon. I've been coding up some stuff in PHP all morning. Forgive me lol!