Well, a tense weekend is in store for me. Up here in Alberta the news today has been full of the threat to California and the suspicion that one of the West Coast bridges will be the scene of some terrorist act in the next few days. DH is away on a trip to...guess where? San Francisco. So I'm spending my weekend worrying about him there.

Here in Canada I'm sure we're getting a filtered version of what's being said and done. Anyone in California or area? What news have you been hearing?

-- Tracy (trimmer31@hotmail.com), November 02, 2001

Answers

Tracey, I know this will sound funny, but I feel that your DH will be okay. I do understand how you feel though. My DH works for the USPS, so it's like sending him to war almost daily. I call him at work periodically to remind him to wash his hands, but I think that is more for me than him. My prayers are with you. Think positively. Iris

-- Iris (Sar_India@msn.com), November 02, 2001.

Tracy, believe or not, but the U.S. has the filtered watered down version of the news. Whenever we are near the beach, we tune our car radio to Canadian stations and find out all kinds of news about what is going on in our country. It has proved to be much more accurate than our McNews programs.

I think the bridge threat is just a vague "maybe" possibility.

-- Laura (LadybugWrangler@hotmail.com), November 03, 2001.

Tracy, I will be praying for your husband's safety. I am always nervous when my husband travels, even w/o any threats!

And for you, too, Iris. I've been thinking about all of you who have to send spouses off to the "war zone" each day. You are all in my prayers.

-- Lenette (kigervixen@webtv.net), November 03, 2001.

Tracy-my husband was away from home on Sept 11-traveling for work. I was pretty worried, luckily, they cancelled the conference, and since he was driving he didn't have any problem getting home. It is worrisome, thats for sure. I'm hoping that since the authorities were alerted to the possibility of attack, it will not happen now. I know its almost impossable-but try not to worry to much!

-- Kelly in Ky (ksaderholm@yahoo.com), November 03, 2001.

Tracy, I agree with Laura. If you listen to the BBC you probably have better news coverage than we do. The miltary is stationed at the bridges and I would imagine that this weekend they will be pretty safe. I go with the old saying "If you pray why worry, if you worry why pray". I will pray that you can enjoy your weekend in peace. hugs

-- diane (gardiacaprines@yahoo.com), November 03, 2001.

Tracy, I'm sure you don't need to worry but that is easy for me to say. I will pray for your family and your peace of mind. Also, the web site www.abc.com is one of the best for news. Just click on the news or Peter Jennings!!God Bless

-- Micheale from SE Kansas (mbfrye@totelcsi.net), November 03, 2001.

Tracy, my husband is to deliver his truckload of freight first thing Monday morning in San Francisco, he has heard the news and doesn't worry about the terrorist threats, he faced more serious threats running during the truck strikes back in the early 1980's.

Besides, we think the terrorists are just "playing with our minds" now, letting things "leak" so we are constantly on alert mode. And it's working for the most part, we really all need to back off the media blitz and listen more to international news, our media sensationalises things way too much and fails miserably to keep things in perspective.

More folks got killed by postal workers "going postal" than from anthrax mailings, but we have seem to have forgotten that, no one was afraid to go to the post offices then for fear of being shot by a crazed postal worker, but now everyone is afraid to open their mail practically! Perspective is desperately needed here!

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), November 03, 2001.

Annie, Cross contamination wasn't a problem with the nut who blasted the folks at the post office in Edmond, Oklahoma that morning in 1986. This problem can spread to just about anywhere and have no other motive than to introduce itself into some warm body somewhere. The murderer, Patrick Sherrill killed 14 coworkers and then turned the gun on himself. Anthrax will not kill itself, regardless. Already, more people have been infected in some way by anthrax than died that day. The death tole is mounting, but will hopefully end where it is. We can beat this thing, but we do have to keep our heads and be realistic. Don't stop washing your hands. Iris

-- Iris (Sar_India@msn.com), November 03, 2001.