Kiwi under fire

**margo49** · 07-15-2006, 04:39 AM

Dang -
I had planned to go to town tomorrow and buy a new helmet and get the bike fixed and checked over. Now there are missiles falling in/on the town!
So I guess I'll just have to stay inside and do my new physical therapy excercises on the busted fingers and spend time in front of the mirror memorising my new beak.
Good thing I got that ride along the Border in *last* week!!!!

**DirtDiva** · 07-15-2006, 04:45 AM

Hell yeah!

I've been wondering how far removed or not you were from the current goings on. Take care, eh.

**crazycanuck** · 07-15-2006, 05:02 AM

Hey there,

Take care, keep safe!!!

How far are you from the jordanian border??? (what's the name of your nearest town so i can look it up!!!)

c

**margo49** · 07-15-2006, 05:54 AM

The lbs is in Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
We are 9 km south of there - the name of our settlement is Kinneret which is a kibbutz (collective or commune ).
32 deg 42 min 51.54 sec North
35 deg 33 min 34.93 sec East
that is my actual house co-ordinates on Google Earth

**crazycanuck** · 07-15-2006, 06:22 AM

OH!!! I know where you are without having to go to google earth!!!!

You just had to tell me the golan heights & i gotya!!! My dad spent time there on the Canadian UN contingent wayyyyyyy wayyyy back!!!

Again, please take care!!!

c
ps-
If anyone wants to know where margo lives here's a good map from wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Golan_92.jpg

look to the bottom left, right hand side

**Selkie** · 07-15-2006, 06:31 AM

Margo - Take care of yourself! Let's hope this is all resolved very soon so everyone over there can get back to their lives.

**margo49** · 07-15-2006, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by crazycanuck

c
ps-
If anyone wants to know where margo lives here's a good map from wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Golan_92.jpg

look to the bottom left, right hand side

Yeah - just where the Jordan River is flowing out . I am waving a big towel
and wearing my kick-a#*- lipstick coloured sport-y nylon dri-fit "apres ride" shorts and you can see my wonderful tan-lines .

**PAP103** · 07-17-2006, 11:23 AM

Margo,

I've been thinking of you and sending thoughts of peace your way.

Stay safe and keep us posted!
Patty

**eclectic** · 07-17-2006, 11:59 AM

WOW !

After reading your posts the news became reality

Keep us posted on yours and your loved ones safety

**margo49** · 07-17-2006, 12:17 PM

Good night ladies...

without getting too religious
I do not think
*this*
is what God had in mind
for humanity

off to bed now
hoping for a quiet night
and a new world in the morning

**Lise** · 07-17-2006, 01:15 PM

Margo, my heart is aching as I watch the news reports. Have you and your family thought of going south?

My nephew will be old enough for the Israeli army in 10 years, my niece in 14. My sister and brother in law made the decision to raise the kids here, but have every intention of sending them for mandatory army service, as they are also Israeli citizens.

No answers, no solutions, just an aching heart and desire for peace and safety for all.

Lise

**margo49** · 07-17-2006, 08:59 PM

Evacuate? Me?

My bike is in the LBS - I *told* you a few posts ago

Seriously... We are in a tiny place of no strategic significance - apart from my presence of course!Only danger is the same random chance as anywhere else in the north. Or someone miscalculating the angle of refraction (or whatever it is) on the missile launcher. Now *that* is the reason you should have paid attention in trigonometry class and physics lessons!

Love you all...

**RoadRaven** · 07-22-2006, 02:36 PM

Well, from one Kiwi to another... I have been thinking about you and hoping you can keep to "safe" parts of whatever town you find yourself in.

Get some #8 wire, fix the bike your self and ride on back here to Middle Earth...

(For those unintiated - Kiwis can fix anything with a piece of #8 wire and a 4x2)

Be safe and may all the Gods and Goddesses of that part of the world look kindly down and agree to cease fire...

**Denise223** · 07-22-2006, 05:32 PM

Margo -

Sending you and yours many prayers of peace!!

Denise

**margo49** · 07-22-2006, 09:25 PM

Shalom everyone!

Huge hugs of thanks for all the posts and PM's. Am off-line on Friday evening till Saturday evening so what a surprise to see everything and even a total thread - Anyone Hear from margo49?
Come on Pooks-ie -Me? In trouble? I *am* trouble!
I am sitting here with my fingers still bent up and my bike in the shop (not to mention the beak which tho' beautiful feels like it has been clobbered by a 4 X 2 RoadRaven).
I ain't goin' nowhere.

Neither of course is the government or the war. Every day more missiles over here, more bombs over there. (More as in an increasing number on yesterday, not more as in again). Massive Reserve call-up in process. And all over TV the politicians and generals are telling us we're making progress

Now if everything was going so well would one not expect to see families having picnics in the summer evenings rather that deserted towns and military funerals???.
Another demonstration against the war in Tel Aviv last night - a coalition of radical politicians, feminists, anarchists, a Reserve call up refuser support group, Jewish-Arab co-exitence activists, Mothers.

Will post every day - so you all will know I'm ok and I will try to give you some feelings and info that you may not get from your usual news sources.
(Like how my new beak is and other things to do with No.8 wire)

Shalom shalom

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