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Patti, my family was going to the Rendezvous, so thanks for letting us know it was cancelled.
I wanted to be with my children yesterday so we went to the Baltimore Aquarium, which was lightly attended. (many local schools were closed yesterday). Kids had a wonderful time. Wife had to work but she drove the GT so I didn't feel too sorry for her.
..Mike
..Mike
Remember them with help, blood and monetary donations, and above all, with prayers.
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
I think that's pretty neat.
Bob
My children and I have come up with a plan that we are sharing with area schools and with other folks here at Subaru. Maybe we can spread the word here?
We are asking the children and adults to write a note of thanks to the police and fire personnel in New York and Washington. My children are making boxes to gather up the notes and I'm going to send them to the main headquarters in both areas.
The thinking is that it would be good to share our support and love to these folks for what they are doing for us. Also, it might be beneficial for us to write (especially the children).
Sorry for the ramble - I'm just trying to find a way to help other than blood and money (we've done both and feel the need to do more).
Patti
The Pentagon is across the river from us, so we're only (directly) affected by the Humvees and military police in the streets. World Bank security were inspecting car trunks and double-checking IDs to let us in the building, too.
paisan: I heard the damage was spread as far as 10 blocks in NYC. Don't be surprised if your building was affected.
Let's share some positive stories. I was touched to hear a shoe store was literally handing out shoes to women in high heels since they had to walk away from the WTC. Anyone know which store?
Starbucks was handing out free coffee to the heroes. Good for them.
The lines for blood donations are heart warming.
I saw crowds cheering on the rescue workers at the shift changes.
The flag at the Pentagon to welcome the President was a class act.
Any more? Please share the ones you've heard of.
-juice
I've heard that their is a nation-wide effort to have all Americans to step outside their home, office, car, etc., at exactly 7 pm/est tomorrow (Friday/914), and light a candle to show we are strong and united. It may not necessarily be dark at that time wherever you are, but I plan to keep my little flame of hope burning throughout the evening.
KarenS
Host
Owner's Clubs
Patti
bit
Lines for blood banks are out the door here as well. Collections and donations are being coordinated everywhere. Memorial services open to everyone are being held at churches, temples and mosques around the area.
Just my two cents worth to let everyone know that the west coast is very much in tune with the events and is rallying around America.
Ken
-juice
Lowered (maybe 4" lower);new rims; rear spoiler; and exhaust. This is the 1st lowered Forester I have seen, quite a different look.
Russ
Ross
Blood donors: We've been advised here in Spokane to perhaps wait a week or two - transporting blood will be a problem until the air traffic system is back to normal, especially the further away you are from NYC. Some blood products have a short, defined shelf life, and that which has already been donated & sent will need to be replenished, so that more can be sent & local supplies remain sufficient.
As a firefighter, I thank you for your care & concerns for my brethren, especially for those who can no longer speak for themselves.
Peace,
Paul
Greg
This, from a Canadian newspaper, is worth sharing.
America: The Good Neighbor.
Widespread but only partial news coverage was given
recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from
Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television
Commentator. What follows is the full text of his
trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional
Record:
"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the
Americans as the most generous and possibly the
least appreciated people on all the earth. Germany,
Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy
were lifted out of the debris of war by the
Americans who poured in billions of dollars and
forgave other billions in debts.
None of these countries is today paying even the
interest on its remaining debts to the United
States. When France was in danger of collapsing in
1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and
their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the
streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it.
When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the
United States that hurries in to help. This spring,
59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes.
Nobody helped. The Marshall Plan and the Truman
Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged
countries. Now newspapers in those countries are
writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans.
I'd like to see just one of those countries that is
gloating over the erosion of the United States
dollar build its own airplane. Does any other
country in the world have a plane to equal the
Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the
Douglas DC10?
If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the
International lines except Russia fly American
Planes? Why does no other land on earth even
consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You
talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios.
You talk about German technocracy, and you get
automobiles. You talk about American technocracy,
and you find men on the moon - not once, but several
times - and safely home again.
You talk about scandals, and the Americans put
theirs right in the store window for everybody to
look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued
and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most
of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are
getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to
spend here.
When the railways of France, Germany and India were
breaking down through age, it was the Americans who
rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an
old caboose. Both are still broke.
I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced
to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name
me even one time when someone else raced to the
Americans in trouble? I don't think there was
outside help even during the San Francisco
earthquake.
Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one
Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get
kicked around. They will come out of this thing
with their flag high. And when they do, they are
entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are
gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada
is not one of those."
Stand proud, America! Wear it proudly!!
Ross
If the intention was to disrupt business, I'm glad to say that at least in our case they failed.
-juice
Subaru held a blood drive yesterday and really collected a lot of donations. They also made a significant financial donation to the Red Cross. One of our Team Leaders is a local EMT. He went back to NY for the second day today to help.
Thanks for the pick-me-up, folks!
Don
I am sure the recent events have taken a very heavy emotional toll -- I know it has affected many many people all over the World not just in America.
I personally have this feeling of not being able to help - like things are beyond my control, and the inability to comprehend this truly staggering horrid act.
God bless all that act valiantly and justly in the face of terror. And god forgive those who commited these acts; your time will come.
America, you are not alone. Many countries around the world will stand by you shoulder to shoulder to ensure that freedom is never challenged.
I don't know whether there is anything I can say that hasn't already been said. I too am proud of the national and international response; I intend to give blood either tonight or on Monday morning. My mind has been preoccupied with the potential ripple effect the events will have and are having on what we in the US have come to consider our everyday way of life. Many personal freedoms may be challenged, and we may accept a little less freedom for a little more peace of mind in the form of personal security. What is important is that we strive to return to our normal everyday routines as soon as possible; to do otherwise is to give the perpetrators belief that they have succeeded in their mission.
Ed
I hope to get some fun pix that may help lift spirits of the Crew a bit. We are even more determined to have a good time. Hope to see a few of you there.
-juice
For more of Gordon Sinclair's commentary, see the text beginning "Origins:"
http://www.snopes.com/quotes/sinclair.htm
Thanks for sharing it, Greg. It's an uplifting, timeless piece.
Cheers,
..Mike
PS - I'll be registering "rally bread" to protect my trademark.
..Mike
From the Seattle Times, Wednesday, September 12, 2001
The barbarians will learn what America's all about
By Leonard Pitts Jr.
Syndicated columnist
They pay me to tease shades of meaning from social and
cultural issues, to provide words that help make sense of that which
troubles the American soul. But in this moment of airless shock when hot
tears sting disbelieving eyes, the only thing I can find to say, the
only words that seem to fit, must be addressed to the unknown author of
this suffering.
You monster. You beast. You unspeakable [non-permissible content removed].
What lesson did you hope to teach us by your coward's
attack on our World Trade Center, our Pentagon, us? What was it you hoped
we would learn? Whatever it was, please know that you failed.
Did you want us to respect your cause? You just damned your
cause.
Did you want to make us fear? You just steeled our resolve.
Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us
together.
Let me tell you about my people. We are a vast and
quarrelsome family; a family rent by racial, cultural, political and class
division, but a family nonetheless. We're frivolous, yes, capable of
expending tremendous emotional energy on pop cultural minutiae, a
singer's revealing dress, a ball team's misfortune, a cartoon mouse.
We're wealthy too, spoiled by the ready availability of
trinkets and material goods, and maybe because of that, we walk through
life with a certain sense of blithe entitlement. We are fundamentally
decent, though - peace-loving and compassionate. We struggle to know the
right thing and to do it. And we are, the overwhelming majority of us,
people of faith, believers in a just and loving God.
Some people - you, perhaps - think that any or all of this
makes us weak. You're mistaken. We are not weak. Indeed, we are
strong in ways that cannot be measured by arsenals.
Yes, we're in pain now. We are in mourning and we are in
shock. We're still grappling with the unreality of the awful thing you
did, still working to make ourselves understand that this isn't a
special effect from some Hollywood blockbuster, isn't the plot development
from a Tom Clancy novel.
Both in terms of the awful scope of its ambition and the
probable final death toll, your attacks are likely to go down as the worst
acts of terrorism in the history of the United States and, indeed,
the history of the world. You've bloodied us as we have never been
bloodied before.
But there's a gulf of difference between making us bloody
and making us fall. This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter
sorrow the last time anyone hit us this hard, the last time anyone brought
us such abrupt and monumental pain. When roused, we are righteous
in our outrage, terrible in our force. When provoked by this level
of barbarism, we will bear any suffering, pay any cost, go to
any length, in the pursuit of justice.
I tell you this without fear of contradiction. I know my
people, as you, I think, do not. What I know reassures me. It also causes
me to tremble with dread of the future.
In days to come, there will be recrimination and
accusation; fingers pointing to determine whose failure allowed this to happen
and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. There will be
heightened security, misguided talk of revoking basic freedoms. We'll
go forward from this moment sobered, chastened, sad. But determined,
too. Unimaginably determined.
You see, there is steel beneath this velvet. That aspect of
our character is seldom understood by people who don't know us
well. On this day, the family's bickering is put on hold. As Americans we
will weep, as Americans we will mourn, and as Americans, we will rise
in defense of all that we cherish.
Still, I keep wondering what it was you hoped to teach us.
It occurs to me that maybe you just wanted us to know the depths of your
hatred.
If that's the case, consider the message received. And take
this message in exchange: You don't know my people. You don't know what
we're about. You don't know what you just started.
But you're about to learn.
Ross
Goin' campin' this weekend... fellowship, fun & food with fellow parents from the boys' school... soaking up a bit of nature will be a welcome break. The rest of you have a good weekend too!
Paul
I have to say that it was a sobering moment on Tues, when we were sent out of my building, and saw what used to be the Twin Towers. It's amazing what we take for granted. Everyday, leaving work, I would see the WTC standing tall and proud. But this past Tuesday I saw it bent and blackened. We will rebuild, and the USA will continue to be strong. God Bless and protect to all!
Mark
..Mike
Take care!
~~~Pat
I tried to give blood the other day but every line was over a 6 hour wait. The NY Blood service guy told me the blood needs of the victims had been met and we're just replenishing the supply now. I'll try next week.
I stopped by a firehouse on 45th St. this morning that I saw on the news last night. I was looking at their memorial and started to get a little choked up. It's so sad.
Can't find any flags in the area and I've called 6 stores.
I'll see some of you guys (and gals) tomorrow.
Dennis
Robert X. Cringely (PBS "Triumph of the Nerds"), pen name of Mark C. Stephens, lists crashes that lead to today's Air Traffic Control system in To a Man With a Hammer. I was also a general aviation pilot, so I find his perspective interesting.
..Mike
..Mike
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/misc.html
it is for an Audi A4, but the concepts can be used.
The aricle is about 3/4 way down the page.
Daniel
Sorry,
Patti
No problem. We understand fully. I am actually going to be late, since I have to go to work in NJ today to do a Stock Market Check/Test of the computers. I have sent Conway Lee who was on the pre-run, and has all the GPS co-ordinates to run the event in my place.
-mike
I'll be sure to let Mike know.
Dennis
Dennis
-mike
Good luck getting outta there soon and going down.
Dennis
Bob
We don't need any more volunteers, and the blood banks are literally "topped off" and the area thanks the nation for that response. Here is what we DO need, and feel free to forward, print, fax, and otherwise distribute this list. Call the nearest Red Cross or Salvation Army office for info on where to bring any of these items. Friemds. cleanup will last well into the winter.
Do NOT accept ANY calls from people who claim to be accepting monetary donations - NONE of the major charitable organizations are making outcalls for donations.
Basic Medical
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Apirin/Tylenol
Dust masks/surgical masks
respirator masks
ace bandages
saline solution
medical tape
gauze pads
alcohol swabs
antibiotic cream
foot powder
non-drowsy allergy medicine
Specialized Medical
-------------------
23 Gauge needles
21 Gauge needles
D5W IV Bags
Saline Bags
Infusion sets
butterfly
IOCC syringe
Silvadine
Canine Supplies
---------------
dog boots
dog food
can openers
Basic Non-Medical
-----------------
high quality respirator masks
can openers
waterproof tubs/coolers
multi-channel 2 way radios
bottled water
long sleeved shirts
T-shirts
steel-toed boots
work gloves
sanitary napkins
flap shovels
crowbars
pick-axe
tents
handi-wipes
sunscreen
hard hats
toiletries
blankets
towels
high quality safety goggles
plastic tarps
cotton and wool socks
packaged ice
rope
undergarments for men and women
My daughter and her husband are both Sergeants in the US army and both have been told to have their gear packed and ready to go, the ripple effect of this horrible act will eventually touch us all in one way or another.
We should all pray now that whoever is responsible for this act will be brought to justice with no more loss of innocent life.
Cheers Pat.
I'll have photos up later today, but you'll see Sandy taking quite a bath in my 2nd water crossing. I took some of the more challenging sections, but not the deep mud puddles that were virtual suicide for even the big Mitsu with mud swamper tires.
Still, fun stuff. The trails are loose sand, mostly, so you could really get her loose in turns and stuff. Most are narrow so no crazy "slideways" driving. There were points where trees were scratching on BOTH sides.
I'll catch up more later.
-juice
"trees were scratching on BOTH sides" Sandy .. he doesn't love you anymore!
I saw the photos of the pre-run (or whatever it was called) and it was obvious that a good time was in the making.
GET THOSE PIX UP !
- Hutch
-juice
I stayed out of the quicksand for the most part, though.
-juice