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 <zosxav...@gmail.com> 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 <ch...@inielsen.net> 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 >> <postmas...@robertstech.com> 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 >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> 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 >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
