>> It did seem as if they might be especially worried about something <<
I noticed that too.
My own words came back to haunt me. Had a great morning climbing and then the evac reports. I was thinking to myself, I'm not ready for this. Of course I have my kit in the car, but that report brought flashbacks of 9/11/01.
And Congratulations on your Graduation!
I'm sure it did for a lot of us, and as tmp02 mentioned this morning... it is 5/11/5. Some number combos still make me think. ;)