The local news last night was horrible and tragic.
I'm working in MN now and typically cross that bride 2 or 3 times a week. Last night, I left my office early to take care of some personal business and bypassed the bridge 2 hours prior to it collapsing.
When I turned on the news last night, I was frozen. I literally felt like I was in suspended animation. I nearly lost my breath. I don't want to over dramatize my personal experience here or make it sound like I'm lucky to be alive but the magnitude of this slammed me right in the chest. I'm praying every few minutes that none of my coworkers or friends are among those still missing.
I just hate it when the media say things like "it could have been much worse" or "imagine if this had happened when..."
Shut the eff up. This is bad, period. I'm venting a little here.
There is no 'worse' or 'imagine if'. It was 6pm rush hour and cars on the bride were bumper to bumper. Many of them fell 60 feet and some toppled into the river. There are no rescue efforts going on now. It's a recovery. It sucks really really bad.
I'm counting my blessings. Please do the same.
Talk to your loved ones, hug your kids, be thankful for every good thing.
Peace.
6 comments:
I'm glad that you are OK. I couldn't believe it when I saw this on the news. I hope that your friends and family are OK. It must have been surreal for you to see the bridge collapse on the news. Again, I'm glad that you are alright.
Thank goodness you are ok. I pray that none of your loved ones are missing - and for the families of all those whose loved ones haven't come home.
Take care mate
I'm glad to hear you are alright! I'll pray for your co-workers that and their families are OK. Hang in there and take care of your self
i'm glad you are ok and weren't on that thing. and you are right, life is short, you have to live your life that way - every single day.
I'm so glad that fate kept you off that bridge, I hope your loved ones were as lucky, and my thoughts are with the families of those who weren't as lucky.
I was supposed to be on one of the Sepember 11 planes, and if it weren't for a well-placed nap I wouldn't be here today. It's something I keep in my pocket and pull out whenever I need to remind myself that life is a gift and not to waste it. Just don't let yourself forget that every day is precious.
My husband always teases me about my fear of bridges. I have to close my eyes when we drive over them.
Accidents like this are so chilling. Yes, this happens VERY rarely, but it does happen. No one deserves to go through that.
I'm really glad you weren't there when it collapsed. Thanks for filling us in.
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