> I read these posts .... I don't respond for my own reasons. If people
> would just stop bickering here. Get off your computer and go watch the
> replays of those poor people who jumped from those buildings. I shudder
> with horror every time I even think about it.
I, for one, was attached to my TV with bungee cord. I watched it happen
on a TV at my car dealer, I came home and watched the TV until my eyes
wouldn't stay open at about 1.30am our time. I spent a long time trying
to get calls through to New York, to friends and list members there.
I spent most of the next day watching the TV. Today I had a business
meeting in a UK establishment that was at awareness level amber (second
highest). I listened to the radio the whole time until my car broke en-route.
I got home, and have had the radio on most of the time since. I'm about to
switch the TV back on. I've lost count of the amount of times I've been
close to or in tears.
In the UK, I think that while we're feeling a touch less threatened
(although the threat is still real: we're the USA's closest and most public
ally) but probably _more_ helpless. It's hard to think of what can be done
at this distance except donate to relief funds and send thoughts. If
I thought giving blood would do any good, I would, but they won't have
my blood anyway. (Being gay, I'm not regarded as safe. Like, cheers.)
So...
--Chris
