Comments | ihkelele: From Barbary Coast

ihkelele

From Barbary Coast

Apr 06, 2009 12:05

I'm mad. MAD with anger and grief.
Last week we were told - by official sources- there was nothing worrying going on in Abruzzo, where increasing seismic phenomena were experienced since December.
The telly showed damaged buildings, ceiling fragments weighing up to 2-3 pounds fallen inside classrooms - but everybody knows - they said - that's an ( Read more... )

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ihkelele April 7 2009, 12:06:52 UTC

Thank you so much!
Now that I've begun to "do" things, such as help in preparing stuff etc, I feel a bit better. I'm still worried about a friend that I'm unable to contact, but two others have checked in and they are as fine as can be expected.

California, like the Vesuvian area, is recurrent in my bad dreams since the years I spent next to Naples (another of those 'tragedies foretold:' 2 million people live in the affected area) and had my own close encounter with earthquakes and wanting building techniques o_O

Of course, nobody spend their life worrying about near and far natural events, and that's one more reason for feeling bad when things happen *sighs*

morethansirius April 6 2009, 19:02:18 UTC

Oh, my! The news of the quake is heartbreaking enough. To think the warnings were not only ignored, but scoffed at makes it all the more devastating!

I'm so relieved to know you are okay. I hope you receive good news about your friend soon.

ihkelele April 7 2009, 12:12:15 UTC

The replies of my flist helped me a lot yesterday. They allowed me to focus and think instead of giving free roam to emotions.
I am so grateful to you all :-***

pyjamapants April 6 2009, 19:26:14 UTC

How horrific. I felt ill reading the news coverage after your post.

*hugs*

ihkelele April 7 2009, 12:13:20 UTC

Thank you, and sorry for the rant :)

*hugs back*

bluestocking79 April 6 2009, 20:06:45 UTC

~big hugs~

I'm so relieved to know that you're okay, but I can understand your outrage. You would think they might have evacuated, or at least been prepared for emergency evacuation, or something. It was truly a missed opportunity. It's just such a terrible catastrophe.

My thoughts and prayers are with you, and I hope that your friends are also safe.

ihkelele April 8 2009, 20:08:29 UTC

Thank you very much :-*
I'm sorry for the late reply. I found a sudden opportunity to lend a hand somehow. Not that I'm being very useful, but one feels better while actually "doing" something.

I'm so grateful that, with all the trouble you are in right now, you have taken the time to comfort me, of all people. Me, who was only ranting about an event that didn't even touch me directly.
How is you dad faring BTW? And you?

These last days I have come to realise that this online connection expands my worries somehow, but in exchange it gives me a lot more than I expected. My vibes and positive thoughts are equally shared among people at 50, 500 and 10000 kms from me. I had no idea it would be like this, so 'real'... *hugs you*

braveserpent April 9 2009, 04:20:27 UTC

I'm sorry about what happened and can understand your rage perfectly. That feeling of powerlessness, of knowing that something is wrong but that you can't fix it, is infuriating. But I am definitely relieved that you and yours are okay. I wish there was something we in the States could do to help with the aftermath of such an awful event.
*big hugs*