ALAS, BABYLON, Post your "post-attack" conditions of YOUR CITY here. Thread 01

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[DCBryan1]

Post your conditions or noticable behavior of your city officials here. Little Rock-

[Boxsford]

Canadian Border (New Brunswick, Edmondston) & Maine

Customs are checking trunks and opening doors at border crossing. Traffic is flowing slowly but it is flowing. In fact, no huge back up on the bridge.

People are stunned right now and have not moved out of that stage yet. Myself included.

[Pharmboy]

I am a pediatrician that works in strategic consulting for the pharmaceutical industry. I work in midtown New York. After the attack I went to volunteer my services at St. Clare's Hospital on 9th Ave and 51st Street. Two other pediatricians came over here also--one pediatric cardiologist from Holland who was here for a meeting and a developmental pediatrician from Syracuse, NY. We are awaiting patients at this time.

So far, only a few patients from the WTC have arrived: a fireman that was treated and released (his buddy disappeared beneatha collapsed building) and a guy who walked down from the 84th floor and had a heart attack.

A NY cop that i spoke to downstairs said that they had set up a triage area downtown to deal with patients outside of the WTC when the building collapsed on them.

Also, they were sending in groups of cops and firemen in at ten at a time before the collapse--many of the rescue workers were evidently lost.

I will post more as soon as I know more and can.

[patriciaruth]

a nationwide call for gathering to pray between 8:00 and 8:30 tonight.

EDT? Is this a rolling prayer call for all the time zones with it going like a wave over the country or 5:30 PDT?

[Ignatz]

Indianapolis, Indiana Mile-long lines at gas stations. Gas prices near $4.00/gallon. 60 Airplanes that arrived at Indy Int'l Airport are grounded, including a plane that was traveling from Canada to Mexico. People without an American passport cannot get off the plane.

[CholeraJoe]

Pretty normal here in Montana. A bank downtown was evacuated due to a suspicious package that turned out to be nothing. Schools in session, stores open, Gubmint workers working. Flag in front of the Federal Reserve Bank at half mast.

[Alexandre]

Tucson, AZ

Schools in central parts of the city and around DMAFB are closed.

Governmantal buildings evacuated

International airport is shot down

There was some meeting at University mall, but I did not attend

[Bryan]

Peoria, Illinois.

Federal and county courthouses are bristling with armed security guards. Caterpillar has its world HQ next to the county courthouse, and it is also bristling with armed security. During the Cold war, Peoria was believed to be #4 on the list of targets for the Soviets to hit, after Omaha (HQ of Strategic Air Command), Washington and New York, due to the presence of Caterpillar's world HQ and its two largest factories. We produce all the Caterpillar diesels that power tanks, trucks and other vehicles.

[Equality 7-2521]

They cancelled the Madonna concert at Staples

Not much of a silver lining, but it is something positive in a day of horror.

[Guenevere]

I'm in Los Angeles too (temporary)....Downtown buildings closed....Government center evacuated....LAX shut-down....Major access to roads close to airport shut down.
Disney World, Knott's Berry Farm closed :^

I've heard from my family...(Praise God, all are well)....the East Coast of Florida is on alert....KFC, Cape Canaveral on alert.....evacuated.....the Air Force Base on alert....etc.

Wish I were home......

[Epona]

Newport, Maine (20 minutes south of Bangor), all looks calm in the streets. Gov. King evacuated all state offices, bases are closed from incoming traffic, local school had a few parents remove their kids, many parents called the school, KMart stopped selling firearms, though Walmart is still selling them. That's all so far...

[eleni121]

Reporting in from WNY...

New York State: Governor Pataki has called out the National Guard for duty in the City.

Colleges, schools, universities shut down.

Shopping centers, etc shut down.

Primary elections postponed until further notice.

Just total, absolute shock on the part of everyone I have talked to today.

Several of my African students getting their news in French over the internet...hugging each other in shock etc. etc

[ppaul]

Two U.S. Navy frigates and a destroyer have been deployed to Elliot Bay in Seattle, </font size>
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[Ignatz]

In So. Calif.- They cancelled the Madonna concert at Staples.

In every cloud, there is a silver lining.

[blackbag]

North Carolina,

Federal Bldgs evacuated.
US Marshalls/FBI onguard.
Some State Agencies Closed.
Military Bases on full alert.
Full ID checks and car searches at all gates.
?? Banks closing near bases.
Non gated open military bases full alert.
Airports as well as access roads closed.

[Alas Babylon!]

Maxwell and Gunter AFB's are threatcon delta. Nothing else to report. Nice use of my handle in your title.

[Boxsford]

Edmondston= Emundston

[Number_Cruncher]

Prince Georges County, MD:

Schools let out early.

Very heavy traffic around 1-2 p.m., apparently an early rush hour as malls, etc. are closing down.

Paxtuent Wildlife Preserve closed.

Saw one contrail in the sky at about 1 p.m. (military jet?)

[Bond007]

Bedford, MA, near Hanscom field (old Air Force base), outside of Boston. Shortly before 2PM EDT, we heard a jet roar over our office building. Everyone ran to the windows to watch a military fighter check out some fool in a little single-prop plane. Eerily quiet, otherwise. Downtown Boston was a ghost town earlier today. Public transportation was free, to get everyone out of the city ASAP. Of course, all the government workers were sent home this AM!

[Number_Cruncher]

Prince Georges County, MD:

Schools let out early.

Very heavy traffic around 1-2 p.m., apparently an early rush hour as malls, etc. are closing down.

Pawtuxent Wildlife Preserve closed.

Saw one contrail in the sky at about 1 p.m. (military jet?)

[Gabz]

Dover, DE:

Governor ordered all schools closed at noon
All non essential State offices closed at noon
City officials closed all city offices closed at noon
Governor requested all private businesses to close as early as possible. It appears that many abided by her request. My husband is a service tech for IBM and had one call this afternoon and even at that one they were being pressured to close down.

Dover AFB was very active, plane wise, between 9:15 and 10:00 this morning and then nothing.
I live in a flight pattern for the C-5 cargos jets based here and it has been eerily quiet all afternoon.