Posted by ZeeCA on 8/2/07 1:03pm
Msg #203459

MN: Sharon and Elizabeth have checked in... any other MN

notaries heard from/about?

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 8/2/07 1:04pm
Msg #203460

I talked to Stan Davis last night, he is fine. I asked him about JoJo and he thinks she is nearer the WI border.

Reply by dickb/wi on 8/2/07 1:41pm
Msg #203473

jojo is across the river from la crosse...south of...

the twin cities......

Reply by Delta_CA on 8/2/07 2:07pm
Msg #203486

Don't you people have lives?

A bridge collapsed. They didn't drop the Bomb.

Reply by ananotary on 8/2/07 2:12pm
Msg #203492

Wow! I'm sure we all have lives, this is about compassion!nm n/m

Reply by jba/fl on 8/2/07 2:19pm
Msg #203499

No matter - what an uncaring post! This is a community! n/m

Reply by LisaWI on 8/2/07 2:20pm
Msg #203501

Re: Tell that to the people.....

that were on the bridge. Im sure they thought a bomb was being dropped or they probably didnt know what the He!! was going on.

Reply by Lisa Prestegard on 8/2/07 2:31pm
Msg #203506

I take personal exception to your post...

as my entire family resides in the Twin Cities Metro area.
Yesterday was horrible for those of us who waited for word from each and every member of our family that use I-35 during their commute to and from work.

Shame on you.

Reply by ANS/MN on 8/2/07 2:38pm
Msg #203511

Re: Don't you people have lives?

Wow, Delta. Would you be willing to come here to Minneapolis and say that to the families that are waiting to find out about their loved ones? I can bring you to the home of one mother, who has been waiting on word, any word, regarding her son. I can guarantee you that to these families, it doesn't matter that it wasn't a bomb.

People are missing. The ruble and river conditions are creating safety issues in the recovery efforts of the divers. Yes, RECOVERY, not rescue. There is no expectation, at this point, that any further survivors will be found. They are not even sure how many vehicles were involved. All they can do is speculate, at best.

Anyone having difficulty getting in contact with a loved one is forced into this reality until they hear otherwise. That possibility, no matter how it came about, is heartwrenching.

No, what's happened here may not compare, in size or numbers, to other tragic events that happened around the country but it is still a tragedy, nonetheless. Lives have been lost, people have been hurt, many are still missing.

To the rest of the board, Thank You for sharing your concerns and extending your sympathies, not only for the MN SA's but for the rest of our community. Your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated.

To you, Delta, I pray you never find yourself in a situation such as this.

Reply by Loretta Reed on 8/2/07 2:40pm
Msg #203512

Re: Don't you people have lives?

Maybe if we start ignoring the mean, skinless ones, and they will go away.

Reply by ZeeCA on 8/2/07 2:45pm
Msg #203514

Obv you did not live thru something like the loma prieta

or the LA area quakes, or fires etc... to be so callous....

be sure to post any questions you need help and/or support from the NR community.. I sure the silence will be deafening................

Reply by SueW/Tn on 8/2/07 2:51pm
Msg #203517

There's gotta be a full moon somewhere n/m

Reply by jojo_MN on 8/3/07 1:00am
Msg #203701

Re: There's gotta be a full moon somewhere

I was happy when Lisa called me to see if I was okay today. I was, in fact, a few miles away from the bridge that collapsed last night, but other than being delayed on the road, I was not affected. I just happened to be visiting the cities at the time--I live further south on the Mississippi.

What I did see, was catastrophic. The bridge down, media every where, and many, many concerned people. The phone systems were not working all night because the the amount of calls coming in and out. Even today, when calling out most of the time, I got the message "all circuits are busy". Can you imagine being the family members or friends of those that are still missing. There is no way to get in contact with your loved ones if the circuits are busy.

I thank God for those that care enough to see if their fellow notaries are okay. God bless you all!!

Reply by ZeeCA on 8/2/07 2:54pm
Msg #203519

sry: SB I am sure n/m

Reply by Elizabeth King on 8/2/07 3:09pm
Msg #203523

Re: Don't you people have lives?

My family and friends drive that bridge at least daily. People took a few seconds to type words of support and you spent your few seconds typing garbage like that?

You are a b!tch.

Reply by Becca_FL on 8/2/07 3:21pm
Msg #203528

Re: Don't you people have lives?

Elizabeth,

Thank you for saying what many of us were thinking. My heart goes out to all the families’ involved in this tragedy. It is a very sad event, indeed.

Reply by cassiewi on 8/2/07 3:42pm
Msg #203533

Amen Elizabeth!

I was on the phone first thing this morning calling the companies I work with out of MN to see if they were alright. It's a horrible tragedy, regardless of wether or not it was a bomb. All of those people are in my prayers today!

Reply by John_NorCal on 8/2/07 3:26pm
Msg #203529

Re: Don't you people have lives? Please read Delta

In tragedies suffered by any community or its members, I am reminded of my favorite paragraph in For Whom The Bell Tolls:

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 8/2/07 3:29pm
Msg #203530

Re: Don't you people have lives?

yes, a bridge collapsed, people died. Some of our notary community reside in the area.
Please do forgive us for being concerned about them.
So as not to offend you should you be in the middle of a fire or an earthquake or other disaster, I won't be concerned for your safety.

Reply by rengel/CA on 8/2/07 3:35pm
Msg #203531

Re: Don't you people have lives?

Your reply leaves me speechless.

*that doesn't happen very often.

Reply by lenelle/FL on 8/2/07 4:01pm
Msg #203538

Re: Don't you people have lives?

Delta, you pretty much summed up what it means to be (in Becca speak) a major Jackbag!!!

Reply by Brenda/CA on 8/2/07 4:07pm
Msg #203540

Re: Don't you people have lives?

Delta,

You are a jerk! Yes a bridge has collapsed, what the hell does that have to do with a bomb? If you were to lose a loved one today by any means, should we tell you to get over it, because after all it was not caused by a bomb? My heart and prayers go out to everyone involved in the Minneapolis tragedy, and their families, and friends. Delta in response to your question: "Don't you people have lives?" The answer is yes! The real question is: "Does a person such as you, with such a cold uncaring heart have a life?" You should be ashamed of yourself.

Reply by Linda Spanski on 8/2/07 4:02pm
Msg #203539

not all Californians are so self-absorbed and insensitive

All of us risk our lives every time we drive. This is something that could happen to any of us at any time. For whom the bell tolls, indeed!

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 8/2/07 4:11pm
Msg #203541

Re: not all Californians are so self-absorbed and insensitive

We know that Linda There are a lot of good, caring, Californians on this board.
But there is often a rotten apple in every barrel.

I will remember Delta's uncaring, insensitivity if she ever comes on here asking a question. I only help members of the community

Reply by ZeeCA on 8/2/07 4:25pm
Msg #203543

and she has asked and gotten tons of support.. NO MO jmo n/m

Reply by Delta_CA on 8/2/07 5:00pm
Msg #203551

I wasn't being callous

I was merely poking fun at the fact that "so and so just checked in" as if one of the notaries that posts on this board was on the bridge. What are the odds? Of course it was a tragedy. My "callous" remark was aimed at some of the posters.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 8/2/07 5:14pm
Msg #203555

Re: I wasn't being callous

I didn't see anything the slightest bit funny in your post!
What are the odds that a Notary Rotary member was on the bridge?? Well, there are 83 signing agents listed in the area, so odds are pretty good that one of them could have been on the bridge.
I know that not all the Notary Rotary members in the area don't post on the board, some of them did at one time. But just because the don't post to the message board doesn't make them less of a concern when something like the bridge collapsing happens,.

Nothing to poke fun at at all!!! And your message was callous and uncaring!

Reply by ZeeCA on 8/2/07 5:17pm
Msg #203557

backpedaling cuz you will need some help soon? n/m

Reply by Becca_FL on 8/2/07 5:19pm
Msg #203558

Re: I wasn't being callous

No offense, Delta, but you screwed the pooch with your comment and deserve the flaming you received. Very insensitive.

Reply by ANS/MN on 8/2/07 5:30pm
Msg #203561

Re: I wasn't being callous - YES YOU WERE!

There's a saying for how some people in MN are described - Minnesota Nice. That's what I tried to do with you in my 1st response. However, you just DO NOT GET IT so now I will fall in line with how Elizabeth addressed you, which by the way was how I was feeling and I should have just blasted you the first time around for posting such ignorant stupidity. You are b!tch!

Your comments were to poke fun at some of the posters? The same ones who showed support and concern for what's happened in Minneapolis? Are you kidding me? You're trying to back peddle now because several people have handed you your butt! State it like it really is.

Your comment of the likelihood of one of the victims being an SA is just as stupid as your first post! How do you know that a regular member of this board wasn't affected? Are you here? Jojo, Sharon, and Elizabeth, along with others from MN, post on this board and not everyone knows where they are located. The inquiries were sincere so who are you to poke fun at such a serious subject?

Any one of us could have been on that bridge. Are you saying that our families or friends are not important then? That the inquiries of concern only extend to the SA's?

You should have just crawled in a hole and called it a day because your latest post was as stupid as the first!

Reply by Frenchie/TN on 8/2/07 9:08pm
Msg #203673

I am reading these posts with tears in my eyes

I was in Katrina and know all too well the anxiety of not knowing if a friend made it or not, as did my friends about me. I don't know what Delta's true intent was but reading her remark was chilling. I am very upset. I do hope no one on this board has any friends or relatives even remotely touched by this tragedy.

Reply by MelissaCT on 8/2/07 9:57pm
Msg #203683

A simple sincere "sorry" would have sufficed much more n/m