How Do People Cope When They Experience This?

[Nienna]

I am totally in on this, too. I am calling my congressmen. They should do something to prevent this from happening to anyone else!

 

[musicman]

Wow, quite a sacrifice....

Maybe we could split the duty!

I can't believe I am able to still function....

You're a helluva man, no1!

Buck up, lil' camper...

 

[musicman]

Let me know when everything is set up. I want to be one of the first to donate.

Thank you.

It can be arranged. And, thank YOU!

 

[GotZoom]

It can be arranged. And, thank YOU!

NO..really...Thank you. I would do it but I travel with my job and it's just hard to devote the proper amount of time to this in order for it to be done right.

You were the first to volunteer.

You deserve the thanks.

We will never be able to cure the pain when things like this happen, but all of us can do what we can to show people that there are others out there who do care.

 

[Mr. P]

I am totally in on this, too. I am calling my congressmen. They should do something to prevent this from happening to anyone else!

I agree...I'm going to demand my Congressman remove Internet access form Government employees so they can do some DAMN WORK I PAY THEM FOR instead post posting BS all day...

 

[musicman]

I agree...I'm going to demand my Congressman remove Internet access form Government employees so they can do some DAMN WORK I PAY THEM FOR instead post posting BS all day...

"Are there no Prisons?" asked Scrooge. "Plenty of prisons" said the gentleman. "And the Union Workhouses" demanded Scrooge "Are they still in operation?" "They are still", returned the gentleman.

 

[dmp]

so - anyone have photos of the scene?

 

[GotZoom]

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.

--John Quincy Adams--

 

[Mr. P]

"Are there no Prisons?" asked Scrooge. "Plenty of prisons" said the gentleman. "And the Union Workhouses" demanded Scrooge "Are they still in operation?" "They are still", returned the gentleman.

Yea, sit on the bandstand at your next gig in silence and see where that gets ya... :teeth:

 

[musicman]

I'm sorry - my strength is at an end.



I'm not ashamed, damnit!

 

[GotZoom]

so - anyone have photos of the scene?

Could only find this one:

Caption reads:

Above: Townspeople comfort each other at the scene of the event.

 

[Shattered]

I was thinking. We have a good group of people on the board here. I think it would be a nice option for us to be able to make a donation, as a group, when things like this happen.

Set up a Paypal account, designate who the funds would go to, etc.

Anybody with me?

I'll happily take payments to my Paypal account, and distribute them as I feel necessary.

 

[musicman]

Yea, sit on the bandstand at your next gig in silence and see where that gets ya... :teeth:

My COMPASSION will be my voice....

WE ARE THE WORLD - WE ARE THE CHILDREN...






CHILDREN???!!! :dev1:

 

[GotZoom]

Could only find this one:

Caption reads:

Above: Townspeople comfort each other at the scene of the event.

I can't get over the pain they must be feeling.

 

[Mr. P]

My COMPASSION will be my voice....

WE ARE THE WORLD - WE ARE THE CHILDREN...






CHILDREN???!!! :dev1:

Yes, we do have alot of them on here...Don't we.

 

[musicman]

Yes, we do have alot of them on here...Don't we.

Ah, well - none of us is here at gunpoint...

 

[JayW]

I simply don't know what my reaction would be.

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MURPHY, ID—Indescribable tragedy struck the quiet foothill town of Murphy Monday, leaving authorities and citizens dumbstruck by the nameless horror that descended on their community.

"Oh God," said Wilma Freas, standing at the edge of Main Street overlooking the lumberyard. "Those poor people!"

Added Freas: "And the children..."

Murphy residents are still attempting to come to grips with the overwhelming catastrophe, with reactions ranging from unimaginable sorrow to sheer incoherent rage.

"Why?!" said feed-store owner Blaine Fullerton, beating the counter with a clenched fist. "Those were innocent—I mean, in big cities, maybe. But here?"

"Why?" added Fullerton, removing his cap and throwing it to the ground.

Emergency personnel deployed to the site of the inexplicable horror reported that their efforts to contain the situation are in effect.

"I rushed... right when I... I...," said Dr. Marjorie Sweeny, a trauma surgeon at Benediction Memorial Hospital in nearby Caldwell. "As a doctor, I... I wanted to see if there was anything I could do. I thought there was a chance I... Oh God! Oh God, all the blood! I'm sorry. I have to... Right now I have to..."

Law-enforcement officials from the state to the federal level have been called in to deal with the situation. However, due to communications difficulties, many agencies have had problems coordinating their efforts.

"We're on the road," said Sgt. Jason Haskell of the Murphy police department, attempting to direct members of the National Guard to the site of the great calamity. "Everybody... should get down... to the road."

"Lord in heaven, no!" Haskell added.

Many of the early reports, garbled though they are, have come from the local level. Owyhee County Sheriff's Deputy Ronald Muntoth is one of the few witnesses to the scene who has been able to give a near-coherent report.

"I've seen a lot of things in my years on the force," Muntoth said. "But I'm still trying to get my mind around this unthinkable tragedy. We had a train derailment a few years ago that I thought was incomprehensible. But this—I... I can't even begin to... No. I just... It... Excuse me."

As fragmented accounts of the tragic events continue to trickle in, stunned residents of Murphy are quietly closing ranks, banding together to bear mute witness to the inconceivable disaster. On Monday evening, thousands of locals assembled in the town square, so recently the scene of incalculable loss, to observe a moment of silence for the as-yet-unnamed victims. After a respectful but undetermined period of time, Mayor Molly Hawkshaw spoke.

"Oh!" said Hawkshaw, who is assuming personal responsibility for the confidential investigation into the tragedy. "I just... We... argh gah... pain and shock."

Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne plans to visit Murphy later this week.

Ever quote your sources? Still wondering what tragedy this thread refers to...

 

[GotZoom]

Ever quote your sources? Still wondering what tragedy this thread refers to...

Murphy, Idaho

http://owyheecounty.net/communities/murphy/

 

[JayW]

Murphy, Idaho

http://owyheecounty.net/communities/murphy/

And the tragedy is...? Not enough women?

 

[musicman]

Murphy, Idaho

http://owyheecounty.net/communities/murphy/

A moment of silence, please.