Re: shuttle OT

Yes, it's very true.  Bad day all around.  Had the news on all day.  Probably on overload right about now...

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:14:27 -0500

>in this part of the world, one of the community rituals is to watch the 
>shuttles take off. even here on the west coast, we can see the vapor trails 
>from the launches at kennedy.
>
>when challenger took off, most of my neighbors were watching. it brought a 
>pall to the village that lasted a long time.
>
>i would expect a similar reaction in texas, especially after i heard an 
>interviewee say "it's so terrible that it happened right here in our town."
>
>
>At 02:07 PM 2/1/03 -0600, you wrote:
>>Our local station (WFAA) was filming the flyover when you saw flashes
>>and the thing breaking apart. Must have been what we heard this morning.
>>Awful.
>>
>>
>>
>>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>>From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
>>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>Date:  Sat, 01 Feb 2003 14:53:56 -0500
>>
>> >bummer is right. i was having my morning coffee and listening [more than
>> >watching] cnn, which was covering the landing. you could tell there was
>> >trouble when the nasa guy, who sort of talks the shuttle down, suddenly
>> >said "secure your data" and he didn't mean the astronauts.
>> >
>> >
>> >At 10:40 AM 2/1/03 -0800, you wrote:
>> >>Yeah, this is real bummer.  I'm not sure what else to say.  They are
>> >>saying nobody should go near any
>> >>debris.  Some of it is deadly toxic.  This really stinks.
>> >>
>> >>DF
>> >>
>> >>"Pamela J. Evans" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Terrible.  The debris field starts just south and east of here, from
>> >> Kerens to the Louisiana border.
>> >> > One of our cop cars and a fire truck just took off out of here headed
>> >> > east out of town. No telling, maybe some debris came down towards the
>> >> > lake. Elaine in Kaufman heard the explosion too. I just can't believe
>> >> > it.
>> >> >
>> >> > :-(
>> >> >
>> >> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> >> > From: Zemuly@aol.com
>> >> > Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >> > Date:  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 12:26:14 EST
>> >> >
>> >> > >In a message dated 02/01/2003 11:03:00 AM Central Standard Time,
>> >> > >gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> .  Like when the Challenger blew.  Same feeling.
>> >> > >> terrible....
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >
>> >> > >I agree entirely; I'm just numb.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >zem
>> >> > >
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>> >> > Pam Evans
>> >> > Kemp TX/zone 8A
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