At 05:00 PM 5/21/02, you wrote: >Michael: > >I totally understand what you're saying. The other day, my sister-in-law was telling >her two boys (6 and 10) that if anything ever happens, blah blah, to head to their >grandmother's house a mile away. She was in a panic over this whole alert thing. I did about the same yesterday with Judith. If anything happens in NY I'll be heading away from the disaster (probably north) and if its bad that she has to go she should either head out on long island or north as well. The very fact that I had to think of this really upsets me.
>I don't know HOW the people in Israel cope with the stress on a day-to-day basis >_knowing_ that some psycopath is going to stroll into a marketplace, mall, >playground, or restaurant with TNT strapped to his waist in an attempt to hurt >civilians because "it's his duty in life." Its a bit easier because they KNOW it's going to happen. No wondering when or where. It'll just happen and it's all in Gods hands. Here we're still in the wondering stage which is more stressful. I'd rather know that somethings going to happen than wonder if it's going to come down. >Here, the government says to terrorists: >"We think we know you're up to something, but it's up to you to guess what we know, >so make the first move." Well, we've got a group of NY police officers in Israel learning anti-terrorist tactics so we may have a chance. :) >This whole handling of pre-9/11 information and the current handling of alerts is >really making me sick, and my wife isn't handling it well at all either. Lord forbid >I go to work, get caught up in a 9AM meeting, and forget to call her. We're earning >gray hairs at a rapid pace -- and we're not even 25 yet! We just got a new phone plan so we can be in touch faster/cheaper and I'd have to say that this is a small reason for it. >I love my country, but I'm really starting to seriously doubt the capabilities and >motives of our government. To me, they're not the ones with their lives on the lines >-- our police, firefighters, EMT, military -- they are the ones on the front lines in >ANY emergency. Oh, I totally agree to an extent you can't believe. The state department is hiding stuff and lying to congress, congress is trying to take care of us and who knows what Bush is doing. >Dubya's got a nuclear bunker for his family -- what does the common citizen have? A desk. In the 70's there was something about getting under a desk, bending over and kissing you rear goodby. >Ugg -- back to coding. Yes. :) As a small mention, Nathan Stanford has asked me to write an article for his new print magazine. I'm doing one on my new parent/child sort code. It'll be an interesting code description for the problem. Very interesting (and twisted). :) >-V > >-----Original Message----- >From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 4:42 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: CNN Breaking News > > >>And WHICH landmarks? NYC is obviously packed with landmarks. >I've heard the Brooklyn bridge and the statue of liberty. Personally, I just wish >they'd do it already so we can just get it over with. I'm getting really tired of >living with the specter of an attack over my head. We wouldn't get really pissed at >them (again) till the next attack so just get it over with already. If this was >Israel then I'd be ok with it. "Hey, it's Tuesday. there should be an attack in 5 >minutes." >I just don't need the stress on me or mine. >-- >Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org > > >Powered by Outblaze > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
