Good to hear you and family are ok. What a close call. Very sad day. Christine
On Apr 15, 2013, at 9:31 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Zos, Aahz, Ann, Dan, John, Frank, Mark, Bob, et al... > > Sipping tea at the moment, not that we're not drinkers or anything... > my brother cracked a cold one immediately upon his return home... It > was a light beer, though -- he is a marathoner and all. > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: >> Good to hear that your family was ok. Please breathe deeply and have a >> drink. Even if you don't drink it sure sounds like you could use one. >> >> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:41 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Christine Nielsen, checking in... >>> >>> We were at our usual spot on Heartbreak Hill. My brother ran his 5th >>> marathon today, and we were also watching for a cousin, and a couple >>> of friends to come by. >>> >>> Long story short: my brother crossed the finish about one minute >>> ahead of the blast. He was approx 500 feet away, in the chutes. >>> Another friend of ours was with him. There were a nervous few minutes >>> between the time I heard the first rumors of explosions -- texts were >>> coming in, and my teenage son was also getting updates from the world >>> beyond the Hill -- and the time I heard from my sister in law that >>> Bill was ok. Still, it was tense until he managed to get home -- >>> image the chaos in that vicinity, plus the post-marathon daze he must >>> have been in. I think adrenaline carried him home. >>> >>> My cousin, and a couple of other friends, had just crested Heartbreak >>> Hill when runners were told to stop. They were detained for a while >>> until a headcount of runners had been taken. >>> >>> On my way home, eventually, heading south out of the city... at least >>> 25-30 emergency vehicles heading into the city, lights flashing, >>> passed on the other side of the highway. >>> >>> Finally home just 30 mins ago, turned on the tv news. That lasted >>> about 3 minutes. I feel sick. >>> >>> -c >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Mark Roberts >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Christine Aguila wrote: >>>> >>>>> Anyone hear from Christine nielson? Christine/Chicago >>>> >>>> Nope. She lives pretty far out in Hingham and I don't think she is a >>>> marathon fan. If I find out anything I'll post. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >>>> www.robertstech.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions.Pl >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
