Possibility of Attacks in the USA

I'm scared to go out - someone hold my hand.

Seriously, it's times like this that I miss being home, in my quiet little town.

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Honestly, I'd tend to think the chances are very slim *frantically knocks on wood* I would tend to think that the onslaught of media coverage, drumming up panic in the people, will do plenty of "damage." If I were in the city at the moment, I'd probably lay low too for a while, just to avoid the crazy security, but don't let it get to you too much emcee. I was a fresman in the city the year after 9/11 and watching too much news w/ stuff like this really got to me (and I know that it shouldn't have). All the reports about getting your subway safety kit, etc really started getting to me. I mean they'd list off possible targets, and I had pretty much all of them covered. A school, near a bridge, near (many) subways, near the financial center, city hall, etc, etc. It got to a point where I just turned it off and went about my business. That's really all you can do.

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Awww, Emcee! Curl up, watch a movie, read a book...Just stop watching the news for a while. Take a break for a bit. I hope you feel a smidge better.

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Well, have a safe trip to work then, emcee. It certainly would be much easier to curl up in bed. Talk to you later.

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I'm debating getting in bed anyway.

I hope he's safe, BlueMoon.

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Thanks, Mabel. He's now reconsidering his London plans in terms of practicality. He is supposed to travel via the tube to all his destinations over the next three days. That doesn't look like a good possibilty right now. He has 3 hours to make up his mind.

Did I mention he's terrified of flying and has never been overseas before?

I can't even imagine! Is he going for business? You'd think they would postpone just for logistical reasons. I'd like to say that I would go on w/ my business, but I don't think I'd be up for my first flight overseas being under these conditions. Good luck to you and yours, Bluemoon.

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here in Boston the MBTA is on alert as well the threat level is raised to orange just for the T. TONS of police outside and in stations as well as the recordings in a loop bascially saying if you see any suspicious activity report it.

I live in DC as well and it's times like these that I'm thankful that I live close enough to walk to work.

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As so many other New Yorkers (famous ones) have said: this makes me even more defiant. I will hop on a Subway or MTA bus any chance I can get right now.
These people will not ruin my life or cause me to live in fear.

How would you have people respond then?

Bway singer, re your question on people's responses: If I had my druthers, and I don't, people would respond in a way that didn't turn the whole thing into a focus on themselves. It makes sense to me that such a tragedy would make people nervous about public transportation. It makes sense to me that people are saddened, and that people hope Londoners are safe.

It does not make sense to me when people turn it into a focus on their own response. Especially something as chest beating and ultimately hollow as "As long as I am alive, I will not sit idly by as such things happen." Ooooooooooooooooooooh. Let's just toss a "bring it on!" in there too.

I have a sister who lost a very dear friend after a devastating bout of cancer. And somehow, this sister of mine, whom I love dearly, kept saying, "I keep wondering what it is I am supposed to learn about this."

Well, how nice to think that you are so central to every plot point that somebody else's extreme suffering is ALL ABOUT YOU!

It's the same exact vibe that comes thru in the Millie post. Dozens of people killed in terrifying public transportation bombings in London = PRIDE over being in Washington DC?

Now I see why Pride is one of the seven deadly sins.

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