Sad Day In New England

[bradygirl_12]

Well, if there's a way to ruin something good, human beings will find it. The day was glorious, typical for Patriots' Day in the Commonwealth. The Boston Marathon began and the Red Sox played their traditional 11:00 game at Fenway Park. The Bruins would play a hockey game tonight at the Garden and the city would be filled with happy, joyful people.

And then the bombs went off.

Two went off at the Boston Marathon finish line. Two are dead (one an eight-year-old child) and over 50 people injured. Limbs were blown off and panic went through Copley Square. Two more bombs were found, one under the grandstand. The Newtown Connecticut families were in the V.I.P. section.

My sister and brother-in-law were supposed to be there but he had to work at the last minute. They would have been at the finish line.

The city is shut down, the Bruins game cancelled, and the FBI, state police and local authorities are all over the place, including SWAT.

The police and fire responded swiftly, as many were at the site for crowd control and security. They've trained for something like this.

Seconds after the bombs went off, a fire broke out at JFK Library. It's just been reported that it may have been an incendiary device.

No flights in or out of Logan Airport.

Tufts Hospital: lockdown. Only staff allowed to go in.

All cellphone service is shut down.

What a world we live in!

Comments

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

As horrible as the events of today were, I'm so glad you weren't there and that you're okay, sweetie. My first thought after hearing about the blasts was to wonder if you might have been there, and I've been checking often to see if you would post.

*hugs you super tight*

And I'm so glad that your sister and BIL weren't there. Just, gods. *shakes head*

*more hugs*

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks, Saavi! *hugs*

I would have been out of my mind if my sister and BIL had gone. I've been in the Fens neighborhood for baseball games and college and know the area well. The street is literally soaked in blood. :(

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Oh gods. You never think about what's left behind after something like this, but considering they keep talking about 'traumatic amputations' on the news, I guess that makes sense. *shudders*

*hugs you some more*

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks, sweetie! *hugs*

They'll have to collect all the blown-off limbs from the street, too. I've seen the videos of the explosions and it blew out several buildings' windows and rocked the area. The cellphone towers are shut down so further bombs can't be triggered by their signals. Frankly, the city is under siege at the moment. :(

[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, I am just now tuning in after being disconnectd from internet for about 2.5 hrs. I am so glad you and your family are safe.

[bradygirl_12]

Thank you, dear! I'm very upset by all of this. :(

[northernwalker]

*hugs*

I'm glad you and your family are OK- I worried when I saw the news.

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks, sweetie! I'm glad none of my loved ones were there but ache for those who lost their lives and limbs. :(

*hugs*

[jen-rock.livejournal.com]

It's such a horrible thing. I have several friends who were in the area for the Red Sox game and heard the blast. My cousin was there cheering on her friend who was running in the Marathon but luckily they both escaped injury. I hope they find whoever is behind this quickly and take them down.

[bradygirl_12]

Patriots' Day is our day here. There's the Red Sox game and the Marathon and kids start a week off from school. It's usually great weather. And now all this. :(

[jlvsclrk.livejournal.com]

My heart breaks.

[bradygirl_12]

Yes. :(

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

The Newtown Connecticut families were in the V.I.P. section.

Hhmm, that certainly puts a new spin on things. As much (and as much money as we spend,) as we go on about Islamic terrorist, I'm more inclined to think this was the work of our own home-grown variety. Sick doesn't even begin to describe it.

[bradygirl_12]

I thought it might be homegrown, too. Oklahoma City was on Patriots' Day, and we have no lack of right-wing crazies.

Oh, goodie, the Westboro Baptist Church just announced plans to picket the funerals of the victims.

[me-ya-ri.livejournal.com]

*all the hugs* I've been watching and reading about it and fretting, not just about everyone there but also about you. I'm glad that you're okay and that your family is okay, Brady. I hope they catch whoever did this soon. *clings to you*

[bradygirl_12]

*hugs*

Thanks, Meya! I'm so upset. I was okay for awhile yesterday but I think it's so close to home that it's affecting me more than usual. :(

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I was so shocked and saddened to hear about it, it's truly awful. I'm very glad to hear, however, that your sister and brother-in-law weren't there, and that you are okay. *hugs you very tight*

I'm thinking of you, and everyone in Boston.

[bradygirl_12]

*hugs*

Thank you, Star! It's so awful. I saw a picture of the street with blood everywhere. I refused to look at more graphic pictures. :(

Thank you for your kind thoughts.

[whipsy.livejournal.com]

=(

*hugs you tight*

[bradygirl_12]

*hugs*

Thank you, sweetheart!

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

As horrible as the events of today were, I'm so glad you weren't there and that you're okay, sweetie. My first thought after hearing about the blasts was to wonder if you might have been there, and I've been checking often to see if you would post.

*hugs you super tight*

And I'm so glad that your sister and BIL weren't there. Just, gods. *shakes head*

*more hugs*

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks, Saavi! *hugs*

I would have been out of my mind if my sister and BIL had gone. I've been in the Fens neighborhood for baseball games and college and know the area well. The street is literally soaked in blood. :(

[saavikam77.livejournal.com]

Oh gods. You never think about what's left behind after something like this, but considering they keep talking about 'traumatic amputations' on the news, I guess that makes sense. *shudders*

*hugs you some more*

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks, sweetie! *hugs*

They'll have to collect all the blown-off limbs from the street, too. I've seen the videos of the explosions and it blew out several buildings' windows and rocked the area. The cellphone towers are shut down so further bombs can't be triggered by their signals. Frankly, the city is under siege at the moment. :(

[foxestacado.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, I am just now tuning in after being disconnectd from internet for about 2.5 hrs. I am so glad you and your family are safe.

[bradygirl_12]

Thank you, dear! I'm very upset by all of this. :(

[northernwalker]

*hugs*

I'm glad you and your family are OK- I worried when I saw the news.

[bradygirl_12]

Thanks, sweetie! I'm glad none of my loved ones were there but ache for those who lost their lives and limbs. :(

*hugs*

[jen-rock.livejournal.com]

It's such a horrible thing. I have several friends who were in the area for the Red Sox game and heard the blast. My cousin was there cheering on her friend who was running in the Marathon but luckily they both escaped injury. I hope they find whoever is behind this quickly and take them down.

[bradygirl_12]

Patriots' Day is our day here. There's the Red Sox game and the Marathon and kids start a week off from school. It's usually great weather. And now all this. :(

[jlvsclrk.livejournal.com]

My heart breaks.

[bradygirl_12]

Yes. :(

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

The Newtown Connecticut families were in the V.I.P. section.

Hhmm, that certainly puts a new spin on things. As much (and as much money as we spend,) as we go on about Islamic terrorist, I'm more inclined to think this was the work of our own home-grown variety. Sick doesn't even begin to describe it.

[bradygirl_12]

I thought it might be homegrown, too. Oklahoma City was on Patriots' Day, and we have no lack of right-wing crazies.

Oh, goodie, the Westboro Baptist Church just announced plans to picket the funerals of the victims.

[me-ya-ri.livejournal.com]

*all the hugs* I've been watching and reading about it and fretting, not just about everyone there but also about you. I'm glad that you're okay and that your family is okay, Brady. I hope they catch whoever did this soon. *clings to you*

[bradygirl_12]

*hugs*

Thanks, Meya! I'm so upset. I was okay for awhile yesterday but I think it's so close to home that it's affecting me more than usual. :(

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I was so shocked and saddened to hear about it, it's truly awful. I'm very glad to hear, however, that your sister and brother-in-law weren't there, and that you are okay. *hugs you very tight*

I'm thinking of you, and everyone in Boston.

[bradygirl_12]

*hugs*

Thank you, Star! It's so awful. I saw a picture of the street with blood everywhere. I refused to look at more graphic pictures. :(

Thank you for your kind thoughts.

[whipsy.livejournal.com]

=(

*hugs you tight*

[bradygirl_12]

*hugs*

Thank you, sweetheart!