Minneapolis people

[ClockworkOrange]

Being on a site like this so brings people from around the world together.

I just saw the news and the terrible catastrophe in Minneapolis.

It appears to be a miracle the yellow school bus ended up the right way and the children seemed to be alright.

pyxichick, sending you a huge hug. This must be such a worrying time for you and words seem so useless right now but please know that you are cared about, even from thousands of miles away. Perhaps by now your 'sweetie' has arrived home or at least you have had some news from him.

Sally

[Python]

Just watching this awful tragedy now (9am here).

Was worried when I see it because I know many of the TE members are from Minneapolis.

Thinking of you all (((((hugs)))))

[Duck on Wheels]

Even in the small format of a pc screen, the scenes from this catastrophe are mind-boggling. I hope all TE'ers and their significant others are safe and sound.

Being an earthquake state native with a sister who's a megatelcom employee, our family of course have a phone-tree plan ... somewhere. Not that I'd remember the plan or where to find it in an emergency. Still, on paper, it makes sense to have one person in the zone who is the contact person and a network outside who relay messages. And maybe, having thought this through, we would remember or recreate the plan when the need arose.

[Pax]

My thoughts go out to all the Minneapolis folks.

[East Hill]

Even in the small format of a pc screen, the scenes from this catastrophe are mind-boggling. I hope all TE'ers and their significant others are safe and sound.

Being an earthquake state native with a sister who's a megatelcom employee, our family of course have a phone-tree plan ... somewhere. Not that I'd remember the plan or where to find it in an emergency. Still, on paper, it makes sense to have one person in the zone who is the contact person and a network outside who relay messages. And maybe, having thought this through, we would remember or recreate the plan when the need arose.

If we have an earthquake here, the folks in San Jose call me. If there's an earthquake in San Jose, I call all of them.

East Hill

[cosc]

Minneapolis folks, I hope this note finds you and your loved ones safe. You are in my prayers. I often wonder about the safety of a old bridge that crosses the Missouri coming into our town. It is on the schedule to be replaced in the next few years.

[Tri Girl]

pyxichick- are you OK? Still worrying about your sweetie over here...

[IFjane]

{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}} to all of you in Minneapolis as well as all of you elsewhere who may have family or friends there.

Like TriGirl said, Pyxichick please let us know your sweetie made it home safe and sound!

[Trek420]

Being an earthquake state native with a sister who's a megatelcom employee, our family of course have a phone-tree plan ... somewhere.

We do? I think we need to re-do that, I think it was we make that one call out to EK eliphant but now she's in the UK. Could still call there or you .... but excuse the thread hijack.

Pyxichick? Mr Pyxichick? It could take him a while to get home between the crowd and the situation. I was at home when the Loma Prieta hit. Everyone here shares stories of "where where you when the big one (really a medium one) hit ...." Some East Bay friends who work in the city and SF friends who work in East Bay took over 24 hours to get home. Several just stayed where they were overnight.

[Duck on Wheels]

We do? I think we need to re-do that, I think it was we make that one call out to EK eliphant but now she's in the UK. Could still call there or you .... but excuse the thread hijack.

Pyxichick? Mr Pyxichick? It could take him a while to get home between the crowd and the situation. I was at home when the Loma Prieta hit. Everyone here shares stories of "where where you when the big one (really a medium one) hit ...." Some East Bay friends who work in the city and SF friends who work in East Bay took over 24 hours to get home. Several just stayed where they were overnight.

Yeah, basically I guess we need a flexible quasiplan, more like nearest relative outside the area gets called by someone inside. Everybody else contacts that outside person, and said person sets up a phone tree as soon as there's any real info. Cuz you never really know where "the area" is gonna be.

I was here in Norway when the Loma Prieta hit, but I recall that the ladies who lived in "the old egg house" were at Candlestick Park at the ball game. They got kept there, I think, until enough was known about safe routes that people could be released out to their cars. So Mr. Pyxiechick may be safe and well, but stuck somewhere waiting for the all clear signal. Or maybe he's home already, but we don't know it because the Pyxiechicks have a modem connection and the phone lines are all snarled. Anyway, let's hope for the best.

[indigoiis]

Oh yikes. My thoughts are with everyone in Minneapolis.

[Bad JuJu]

Sending out compassion and hoping for the best for everyone caught up in this tragedy.

I've lived through some pretty bad hurricanes, but at least they give you some time to prepare. This bridge collapse, well, there's no way you could prepare for that if you're just an ordinary citizen, though it's beginning to sound as if the bridge's structural integrity was at least questionable.

Pyxichick, I hope your honey is OK.

[Ninabike]

Pyxichick, please let us know about your DH. I have a whole lot of relatives in Minneapolis, including my brother. I couldn't get through on my cell phone, but e-mail worked fine. They are all OK.

[slinkedog]

This is such a nightmare. Thoughts and prayers going out to all of you in MN.

Pyxichick, is everything okay?

[Trek420]

.... you never really know where "the area" is gonna be.

I was here in Norway when the Loma Prieta hit, but I recall that the ladies who lived in "the old egg house" were at Candlestick Park at the ball game. They got kept there, I think, until enough was known about safe routes that people could be released out to their cars. So Mr. Pyxiechick may be safe and well, but stuck somewhere waiting for the all clear signal. Or maybe he's home already, but we don't know it because the Pyxiechicks have a modem connection and the phone lines are all snarled. Anyway, let's hope for the best.

I was living near Peidmont Ave at the time, looking for a new job.

I had an interview with East Bay Regional Parks District that got canceled at the last minute. So I was home watching da' game when "woah, this is a big one"

If the interview had gone as scheduled I would have been on the freeway at the time, you know, the one that's no longer there.

Hopefully Pyxichick & Mr Pyxichick are being thankful that he's safe

T&P and butterflies to the families there.