http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_912_Stephanie_and_Bob_Walker.mp3 A couple becomes closer while facing foreclosure. Also, a scuba diver is left by his boat in the open ocean. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_912_Stephanie_and_Bob_Walker.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_912_Stephanie_and_Bob_Walker.mp3 <h4>Love and Foreclosure<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/c3406bf2a3841f233a815f5c4d23d102" alt="Love and Foreclosure " height="100" width="100" />Stephanie and Bob Walker, <a title="Full View" href="resolveuid/df82017d60af5451378bc2f86fe1f29b" target="_self">larger &gt;&gt;</a><br /></p><p>As Thanksgiving approaches, Stephanie and Bob Walker are pleased that they have a home in which to celebrate. <br /></p><p>The couple got caught up in the real estate boom of the mid 2000s and bought a dream home in the Los Angeles area. Then, in June 2008, Bob lost his job and pretty soon he and Stephanie had to face the possibility of foreclosure. They were able to arrange a short sale, but had to sell or give away just about everything inside the house because they couldn't afford to move it. <br /></p><p>Stephanie and Bob talk with Dick Gordon about how losing their home and tightening their belts brought them closer together, and how Stephanie's blog led them to a rent-free house on an island.</p><ul><li>Look at<a href="resolveuid/65af9796d3270d8daa5af28929a20002"> photos </a>of the couple and their home <br /></li><li>Check out the Love in the Time of Foreclosure <a href="http://www.loveinthetimeofforeclosure.com/">website</a></li><li>Read Stephanie's <a href="http://loveinthetimeofforeclosure.blogspot.com/">blog</a> <br /></li></ul><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">contact us</a></p><h4>Stranded at Sea </h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/035c151f97ec33fadf47f87c8a5cef3a" alt="scubaman" />Peter Maerz</p><p>Peter Maerz has been an avid diver for nearly 20 years. Recently, on a diving expedition in Palm Beach, the unimaginable happened.  His dive boat left him behind.  Peter was left in the open ocean with just his camera, an oxygen tank, and a few safety devices. Night was coming. Peter shares with Dick the story of that day, and how he found his camera, a month after having to drop it to the bottom of the sea.</p><ul><li><a title="Message in a Camera" href="resolveuid/0e36c4b90af0d60d9ceadfb3f298515c" target="_self">See pictures</a> from Peter's recovered camera<br /></li><li>Music in this story: Octopus's Garden by The Beatles<br /></li></ul><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">contact us</a></p><p><br /></p> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00