I've been saying around my family for a while now that I really don't feel any place is truly safe anymore. Today was one of those days that reinforced that idea and I'm not really sure that's something I wanted.
For those not aware of the story yet: Just before 3pm this afternoon, a few minutes before the bulk of the runners were about to cross the finish line, two bombs went off in the vicinity of the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Copley Square. Two bombs were located and defused before they could go off. They detonated in trash cans. The last I checked two people were dead and some one hundred hurt.
I got the news alert on my phone and it drove a lump in my throat. I've been to Copley Square a few times and it can be a pretty busy place, the Shops at Prudential Center are in that area. With the bustle of people normally, even though I don't see Boston as a safe place after dark anywhere in the city, I had thought it offered at least some protection. Not anymore. Not in my eyes.
Whether it was a terror attack or not, you'll have to draw your own conclusions there, I'm not going into that conversation.
Needless to say the last 90 minutes of my shift at work were...very trying. Couldn't focus too good (how could anyone?). Think I might be okay tomorrow but starting to wonder if I really do have to make good on my occasional suggestions that I might want to get body armor.
Not sure if this is a reinforcer of my people issues or not. It probably is, although I was miles away from the bombing and so it can't be argued that I was being targeted. Still haven't figured that part out.
For those not aware of the story yet: Just before 3pm this afternoon, a few minutes before the bulk of the runners were about to cross the finish line, two bombs went off in the vicinity of the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Copley Square. Two bombs were located and defused before they could go off. They detonated in trash cans. The last I checked two people were dead and some one hundred hurt.
I got the news alert on my phone and it drove a lump in my throat. I've been to Copley Square a few times and it can be a pretty busy place, the Shops at Prudential Center are in that area. With the bustle of people normally, even though I don't see Boston as a safe place after dark anywhere in the city, I had thought it offered at least some protection. Not anymore. Not in my eyes.
Whether it was a terror attack or not, you'll have to draw your own conclusions there, I'm not going into that conversation.
Needless to say the last 90 minutes of my shift at work were...very trying. Couldn't focus too good (how could anyone?). Think I might be okay tomorrow but starting to wonder if I really do have to make good on my occasional suggestions that I might want to get body armor.
Not sure if this is a reinforcer of my people issues or not. It probably is, although I was miles away from the bombing and so it can't be argued that I was being targeted. Still haven't figured that part out.
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David, you were one of the people I thought of today when I heard the news today about what happened during the marathon (I have two cousins that live in Boston - fortunately they are both safe). I\'m relieved that you were not in harm\'s way either.
I think it is understandable that after something like this occurs people do not feel safe in places they once did - especially if those places are the same places where something heinous has occurred. That feeling is perfectly normal. Frankly, if you were able to go about your day without any issues after knowing what occurred so close to where you were, that might be more of an issue than how you did react.
It might be a good idea to stay away from the ongoing news about it though. Avoid the updates if you can, so it doesn\'t have the chance to really work you up. At least try to stay away from the news about it until you feel like you can handle hearing about it and not having it affect you in a negative way.
I\'m glad you\'re safe. Gentle hugs...
Tess
After going through a smoke bombing in high school and 40+ fire alarms in that same school two years later, Tess...I really don\'t know what else to say. Somehow this hits even closer to my heart than 9/11 ever did.
And this gets worse, gang: Apparently, this morning there was a security incident on a plane at Logan Airport. I got a news alert on my phone and immediately had to delete it. I could read any further than that. It\'s bad enough knowing that a place I used to consider semi-safe is no longer so, and this effectively puts me at the point where I no longer feel like going somewhere because I want to. It\'s now more like because I have to. Period. That\'s it gang. Pretty much from this point forward.
I\'m trying to focus on my studies today but am not having much luck. Rattled as can be. Don\'t know what else I can say right now.