BLAM

[kyburg]

That explosion and fire in San Bruno? I've mentioned that brother that doesn't talk to me, right? The one that's the superintendent of schools in .. gulp .. San Bruno?

Right.

He was a good boy and called his mother last night, so I know everyone is okay - SIL was thrown to the ground by the blast with such force they suspected fractured ankles - both of them - luckily, only sprained upon examination at the hospital. Deal with that on crutches, I dare you.

(Just got off the phone with Mom. Their house was spared, entirely. Out of danger, but they are surrounded by damage.)

So. There.

I'm finding this ruling on DADT oddly ironic, seeing as it was made in Riverside County, my old stomping grounds and hardly a hotbed of liberal renown. I'm rather chuffed, to be honest. Good for you! Here, have some cake.

Comments

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a really strong blast wave, to knock somebody down that hard. Glad to hear they're okay, even if they don't talk to you!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear they are ok.

It's amazing though - when SOMETHING happens I always seem to have 1-2 degrees of seperation between me and the event.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Yikes. Glad they got in touch and are okay. I'm pretty amazed at how low the casualty rate has been on this one.

[creativecstasy.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, there has been little talk about the *missing* folks, and with the sheer number of homes burned to the ground, that has got to be a sizable number.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Actually, not so much:
"By early afternoon, there were no reports of any other missing people who were unaccounted for and authorities were optimistic (the number of dead) would remain at four people."

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_16041191?source=rss

Local news and authorities seem pretty confident that there are few to no persons still missing at this time. Displaced and homeless, yes; and there may yet be more deaths among the many burn victims in our hospitals; but we seem to know where everyone is, despite 50-odd homes destroyed and many more damaged. Not to play down the devastation, but I am amazed the body count is as low as it is.