Boston Marathon

[Stella]

This is the only time one can hope that the explosions were from some defective gas line or some other, non-terrorist, sort.

And if any of you have any friends or family there, I hope they're ok.   


http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/metro/Explosions-reported-near-Boston-Marathon-finish-line/-/11971628/19757044/-/ktnc1wz/-/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[Skybarney]

Three dead, no jokes for that one.  How sad.

[zooom]

dolci's brother ( my soon to be brother in law ) finished the race almost an hour before this....he sent a message to his wife that he was moving away from the finish line when this happened...so as far as we know, he is okay.

[hbliam]

I know that this is not the time for jokes, people are injured, no fatalities reported so I am going for it.

I guess lil' Kim does have nukes........

At least three reported dead.

[IZ]

Gas Explosions that just so happen to go off At the finish line.  
Could only hope it was accidental.

[IZ]

At least three reported dead.

No good. I just saw some pics.  Gory scene.  Very sad.

[Ddan]

News is saying that Boston PD just set off a third 'controlled' explosion.

[Stella]

Gas Explosions that just so happen to go off At the finish line.  
Could only hope it was accidental.

I know, IZ....  I just want to be so hopeful (so ignorant, so "head in the sand")....   

[hbliam]

This is bad stuff.  I was hoping to not give the DHS anymore reasons to cut into our freedoms.  Pretty soon it is going to be "Papers Please" on the streets near any event.

Easy. You are gonna get the thread locked.

[IZ]

Life will be pretty interesting when we start getting suicide bombers here walking into crowds. Scary thought.

Just watched a clip of the runners go by as the bomb went off.  One officer standing right there didn't even flinch.

[Triple J]

Very sad.

It'll be interesting to see of this was a domestic or international act. 

WTF is wrong with people...seriously.

[spolic]

My hopes too were that is was an accident. Some how I knew that it was not. My head was pulled out about 6 years ago.

What makes me worried is that my little town is about to have 50 thousand or so people show up for a running event next month.
http://www.bloomsdayrun.org/

Prayers are sent for Boston.

[zooom]

spolic, yours thoughts bring me to the hope that there won't be an issue for when I run my 1st marathon this October...the Marine Corps Marathon...with the amount of military and potential brass for attendance...

[Skybarney]

Easy. You are gonna get the thread locked.

Bordering on Politics?  Don't want to get a thread locked, I would feel like an idiot.

[dolci]

thankfully just got a message from my brother that he and his friend that also ran are both ok and they are headed to the airport - no idea if they'll get back to Savannah tonight or not, but they're going to try.