Posted By Russ Emerson on October 9, 2006 at 9:12 pm
My sister’s and niece’s Bubba is gone, victim of a mauling. The vet couldn’t do anything for him, mortally wounded as he was, except to relieve his pain and ease his passing.
He was a great little cat, just over two years old. He brought a great deal of joy to my sister and especially to my niece, and his loss has broken more than one heart…
… mine included.
So long, little Bubba. See you at the bridge. Say hi to Moose, Stonewall, Sam and Snowflake for me.
Now, how to heal a 12-year-old girl’s broken heart?
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Posted By Russ Emerson on October 6, 2006 at 1:42 am
Most people like to see a big to-do made about their home towns.
But, not like this:
Apex Plant Fire, Explosions Lead To Evacuations
POSTED: 10:47 pm EDT October 5, 2006
UPDATED: 1:20 am EDT October 6, 2006
APEX, N.C. — Town officials declared a state of emergency early Friday and evacuated about half of the town after a cloud containing chlorine gas spewed from a volatile industrial fire.
Apex Town Manager Bruce Radford said a leak at the EQ North Carolina plant on Investment Boulevard sent several large plumes of chlorine gas into the air around 9 p.m. A large fire broke out at the plant afterward, with multiple explosions heard nearby.
“This is the worst possible hazardous materials incident you could have,” Radford said.
Swell. Just damn superb.
I heard about this while driving home from work in a brief snippet on the radio, before the station returned to the NC State “Wolfpack” football post-game coverage. Great programming decision, guys.
I called my brother in California, and asked him to go to Google News. While I drove, he read the news to me over the phone, and I realized that — whew — my home is as far from the incident as it can be while still within the town of Apex. The prevailing winds work in my favor.
I see now on the local news that there’s an evacuation center at an elementary school that’s a mile closer to the site of the incident than I am. If there was any hazard here, that school wouldn’t be used as a shelter.
But I have friends who live in the area affected by the evacuation order. I hope they’re OK. I hope they know they can knock on my door if they need to do so.
I still don’t know who won the State game.
Update, 4:30am: Yeah, pride. I’ve had the local news on most of the time. People are behaving well, there’s a minimum of complaining, many evacuees are bringing their own supplies… people are acting like adults.
Best of all, I haven’t heard of any injuries. Let’s hope it stays that way.
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