Reflections on Disaster

[Xianti]

I've been reading and watching the coverage of the tsunami devastation in Southeast Asia, in particular, in Thailand. Some of the places I'm seeing in photos and footage were the very places that Tyson and I were walking just two months ago -- in Phuket and Phi Phi. I recognize some of the bars that we partied at, now nothing but debris and wreckage.

Then, something chilling occurred to me. We were also in the World Trade Center in New York just two months before 9/11.

What the hell is up with that?




Life is short.

[BoondockSaint]

u are the grim reaper. really is an incredibly unfortunate event. I cant even remember the last time that many people died from one thing. Probably that quake in turkey or iran or some place i cant remember. Like 30,000 died in that I think. my aunt would say some shit about it being biblical and being the end of times but she always preaches that stupid bullshit and thought the world was gonna end with Y2k and what happened? Just horrible luck i would say. sucks

[a500lbgorilla]

*everyone takes one step away*

Don't touch me!

Clearly it's the universe evening out. All that luck you've had at poker had to come from somewhere. You can make an omelete without...

All joking aside, that's just really eerie. Though, I bet you've been all over the globe so a disaster was bound to hit one of the places you've visited.

-'rilla

[Molinero]

Xianti:

After 9/11, I thought about the only time I've ever been to NYC: I was about 11, and was visiting family in NJ. I remember going to Battery Park and looking at Lady Liberty, so I know I was near the Trade Center.

My regret is that I couldn't remember looking up...I have no memory of those towers other than watching them disintegrate.

You're right: life is short. Remember Phuket and Phi Phi as they undoubtedly were when you were there -- communities alive with their own unique identity, culture, and spirit that no catastrophe can ever truly erase.

Just my two cents...

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[BoondockSaint]

I saw those towers when I was in high school probably 2-3 years before they came down and was standing in em checkin em out and was gonna go to the top but they charged like 10 bucks or something. At the time I was poor but damn I really wish I would have. I just thought I was gonna get another chance when I was older. Well hopefully they build something way more bad ass and way the hell taller with SAM silos on top with all kinds of anti aircraft 50mm chainguns and all kinds of shit manned by military all the time so we can be like hahaha mother fuckers i dare you to try it now. Of course no one on a plane would ever let that shit happen again anyway.

I remember like a year after the twin towers or something like that some jackass was trying to light his shoe on fire or threatening shit or had a knife or something but i just remember he got bum rushed by a ton of passengers that were ready to take his ass out. I think that would be the general consensus among flight passengers now and if someone had a gun pointed at you(or knife or whatever) and said be nice and no one gets hurt they would say fuck you asshole you better have enough to bullets to take us all out cause you are not takin over this plane. At least thats what would say.

[Aceofone]

Boondocks post reminded me of what the gov't started doing after 9/11. Putting MORE air marshals on planes WITH guns, they should have tighten down even more on weapons on board. A Terrorist with a knife is a lot less threatening than one with a gun, and suppose that an air marshal is "made" and killed by a terrorist with a knife, now the terrorist has a gun....

[Corey]

Thats why you are living it up Xianti.


44,000 dead wow and the Wave that hit India traveled across the ocean.


The tv looks like they were hit with an atomic bomb....

All the football grounds in England have observed an impeccable (or at least it was at the ground I was at) minute's silence for the earthquake disaster.

As for Xianti, I now officially fear you.

[whileone]

Well Xianti, I think you are very lucky. You got to spend some time in places that are gone forever.
I think you have to do the best you can with the time you have. Seeing the world was a great thing to do. You should keep at it.

[elanto]

Well Xianti, I think you are very lucky. You got to spend some time in places that are gone forever.
I think you have to do the best you can with the time you have. Seeing the world was a great thing to do. You should keep at it.

My thoughts exactly, it has only been bad timing on your part but just be thankful you got to see those places before the accident happend, now if something like this happens to u again...just dont come to cartagena colombia



-anto

[mjeffr0]

I know the feeling Xainti, in July before 9/11 i was on a school trip there and visited the World Trade Center. When I thought about it it gave me chills.

But it happend to you twice....... please dont come to Houston.

Nor south-east England. But by all means go to northern England, Toasty lives there .

[whileone]

These are some satelite images of beaches before and after the wave

http://www.digitalglobe.com/tsunami_gallery.html

The're pretty humbling.