For anyone trying to contact people in Boston, the news is reporting that all cell service has been shut down in the city so that no one can remote detonate anything else.
Angel: You know, I killed my actual dad. It was one of the first things I did when I became a vampire. Wesley: I hardly see how that's the same situation. Angel: Yeah. I didn't really think that one through.
'Lineage'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sj - Apr 15, 2013 12:04:43 pm PDT #18859 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
DavidS - Apr 15, 2013 12:06:04 pm PDT #18860 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Google has set up a people finder.
And so has the Red Cross.
Jesse - Apr 15, 2013 12:06:37 pm PDT #18861 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
This page lets you track runners [link] but it's no comfort for the person I just checked -- her finish time isn't there.
Gudanov - Apr 15, 2013 12:06:54 pm PDT #18862 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Come to think of it, there is enough information to say this was the work of an asshole.
NoiseDesign - Apr 15, 2013 12:08:09 pm PDT #18863 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
I knew at least one person in the marathon, thankfully it's been confirmed through other friends in her running group on FB that she is okay.
Jesse - Apr 15, 2013 12:08:13 pm PDT #18864 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
AN asshole, or multiple assholes.
Shir - Apr 15, 2013 12:09:09 pm PDT #18865 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I don't know how much this helps, but Google has a Person Finder page. [link]
And thank you all for checking in. The timing feels unreal: we just had our Memorial Day for the fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. Ended just four hours ago.
Ginger - Apr 15, 2013 12:09:15 pm PDT #18866 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
During the '96 Olympics, I volunteered at a media center downtown, and I cut through the Centennial Olympic Park each night on my way to MARTA. It's hard to describe what a happy, silly, friendly crowd assembled there. I left the park about half an hour before Eric Rudolph's bomb went off.
Dana - Apr 15, 2013 12:10:10 pm PDT #18867 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Has anyone heard from Jon?
Jars - Apr 15, 2013 12:10:26 pm PDT #18868 of 30001
Really glad everyone's people are okay. Urgh, why Boston of all places? It's nice to everyone!