Possible explosion at the finish line for the Boston Marathon?

[Koronin]

Glad they are ok. My prayers are being sent to everyone effected by this.

[PamNY]

Thanks for updating Crankin. My thoughts are with everyone affected.

[indysteel]

I just heard a report on NPR and learned that there are fatalities. I didn't pick that up earlier. It's just sickening.

[OakLeaf]

thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families.

[OakLeaf]

This is what I posted on FB:

In the midst of such horror, my stories are of generosity. Maybe one in six runners had a phone, and their batteries were already depleted from running with their GPS on, yet phones were freely shared to let other runners contact loved ones. I was able to contact Keith through the generosity of one of these.

The six or seven of us total strangers huddled in a close group hug, sharing body warmth to keep each other from hypothermia.

The people in the apartment along the course who opened their home to anyone needing water, a restroom, a place to wait.

This is the nature of most people. Never let the evil in the world overshadow that.

[Anelia]

Oak, so glad that you are safe! Your story about people helping each other is so touching! The event reminds me of 9.11, too. I hope they find the people who organize it.

[Owlie]

This is what I posted on FB:

In the midst of such horror, my stories are of generosity. Maybe one in six runners had a phone, and their batteries were already depleted from running with their GPS on, yet phones were freely shared to let other runners contact loved ones. I was able to contact Keith through the generosity of one of these.

The six or seven of us total strangers huddled in a close group hug, sharing body warmth to keep each other from hypothermia.

The people in the apartment along the course who opened their home to anyone needing water, a restroom, a place to wait.

This is the nature of most people. Never let the evil in the world overshadow that.

If this forum had a "love" button, I'd push it.

((Oak))

[snapdragen]

This is what I posted on FB:

In the midst of such horror, my stories are of generosity. Maybe one in six runners had a phone, and their batteries were already depleted from running with their GPS on, yet phones were freely shared to let other runners contact loved ones. I was able to contact Keith through the generosity of one of these.

The six or seven of us total strangers huddled in a close group hug, sharing body warmth to keep each other from hypothermia.

The people in the apartment along the course who opened their home to anyone needing water, a restroom, a place to wait.

This is the nature of most people. Never let the evil in the world overshadow that.

If this forum had a "love" button, I'd push it.

((Oak))

Me too. Well said Oak, glad you and hubs are OK.

[Jolt]

For those who haven't seen the news yet, THEY GOT HIM!!!!! Hiding out in somebody's boat in their backyard. He's now in the hospital being treated for gunshot wounds and blood loss, and will be questioned once he's well enough. As you can imagine, there's been a lot of celebrating going on in and around Boston...I turned on the news and the first thing I saw was a huge crowd of people cheering in the street.

[Crankin]

Although I live outside of the area that was on lockdown, I am exhausted from following the news all day yesterday, wondering what would happen next. As I was driving north, toward my office, I heard a news person on the radio say that the search was going to be extended north, maybe to NH. I had a momentary second of fright, but it was just momentary.
Many, many people I know well were affected by the lockdown, including a friend from grad school who lives on the same street as the bombers. She was evacuated. I have another friend who lives in Watertown, and while she was not in the neighborhood of the search, she was posting from inside her condo all day; her sister does live inside the perimeter they established and she had SWAT teams in her home all day long.