Always In The Place(My Naples/Alligator Alley Story)

myself | 9-13-02 | my favorite headache

[PoisedWoman]

... they just evacuated the Columbia Tower in Seattle (the tallest bldg there) because of a bomb threat... shortly after 3:00 PM...

Oh no, not my favorite building. Have you ever been to the loo on the top floor? Ladies rooms are spectacular, each with marble sink of its own, fresh flowers, and toilet facing the view. What does alQaeda have against that?

Next, they'll come after country clubs.

Meanwhile, I just got email from my Palestinian friend, a citizen for 25 years with a kid in the Navy, announcing a meeting next week Jay Inslee is calling to meet local Muslims to see how they "feel." I'm not Arabic, but I'm tempted to go and heckle.

[syriacus]

I appreciate your taking the time to write about what you saw. Very interesting.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Hmmm... wouldn't THAT be fun... LOL... maybe we DO need a "Let's heckle Jay Inslee" Freep... :0)

[cake_crumb]

FOUND IT

There were TWO building evacuated because of bomb threats believed made by the same person.

Err...believe it or not, one of the building is the Bank of America building in downtown Seattle. I'm writing THAT off as eeeerie cooincidence RIGHT now. (goosebumps)

Two downtown buildings evacuated for bomb threat

HAR-DEEE-HAR-HAR-HAR.

I'm sure the feds, staties and locals are splitting their sides over THIS joke too.

ALL of this crap smacks of psy-ops...Saddam's bright enough to pick up a FEW pointers....unfortunately, we still can't afford not to listen to the 'jokester's'. And we'll soon not be able to afford to listen to them at ALL anymore, because we'll run out of FUNDS.

[cake_crumb]

CORRECTION:

"A caller who sounded like a young man called a Bank of America employee and asked if he had reached the Columbia Tower, the skyscraper’s name before Bank of America merged with Seafirst Bank."

Sorry...got a little confused....I tend to get that way after 11 hours on the computer, no matter HOW much coffee I swill....I think I'll switch to beer now...Hey, I'm home now...I earned it. CHEERS ALL!

[Chad Fairbanks]

Bank of America Building... I think that IS the Columbia Tower (but I still call it the Columbia Tower as a boycott against BoA)... :0)

[Chad Fairbanks]

Thanks for the link!!

[sarasmom]

Thanks for the local input.

Here in Tampa Bay, we just kind of wondered why it took so long.I hope Jeb is able to present the invoice for the "freedom of speech" jokesters.

[cake_crumb]

"Bank of America Building... I think that IS the Columbia Tower"

LOL...yes, I think so...that was what got me confused.

[cake_crumb]

"Here in Tampa Bay, we just kind of wondered why it took so long.I hope Jeb is able to present the invoice for the "freedom of speech" jokesters"

Oh, me too.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Thank you for such a clean report of the facts. The economy being so delicate, people generally decided this had to be a prank. Understandable. Glad you and your date are safe, and that no one was hurt. Some prank, huh? I wouldn't throw my education down the tubes for a prank, but then again, who am I to understand them, right?

[Jennifer in Florida]

Even if it actually turned out to be nothing, I'm glad to see that our little county did such a great job. I hope Sheriff Hunter is right, that if this was a hoax they are going to be charging them. They should at least be sending them the bill for the whole operation!

[Libertina]

If you want to FReep just let me know who, what, when, where!

[My Favorite Headache]

The man hours into this were amazing. The place is still a buzz about it and cops are pissed. Heard them at a local pizza rest. tonight. They think there is more to it but can't do a damn thing about it.

[Goldwater Girl]

Who would have thought sleepy Naples would be such at hotbed of international intrigue? Good report- glad you're okay.
But I agree with the cops- it's too pat to dismiss this as a bad joke: too many loose threads.
We may never know for sure, but I would guess they will have watchful eyes on them for some time.

What ever happened to the child molesters down there? Any justice yet?

[depenzz]

How nostalgic, I had a business in Naples for 28 years. I sold out and moved back to Pennsylvania. I can picture the activity going on in the area you described (951 and Alligator Alley). You guys are getting on the map, excuse me, internet quite often.....I believe you had an anthrax scare back when it was going around. (one of the banks)

Keep us posted on your "Alligator Alley" activities.... oh yea, the date also.

[cake_crumb]

"The place is still a buzz about it and cops are pissed. Heard them at a local pizza rest. tonight. They think there is more to it but can't do a damn thing about it."

Frustrating, I know. When you run into them again at the local Pizza rest - or wherever - PLEASE let them know that "Muslim joke" and "Just another joke from our fun-loving friends" is FAST becoming national humor....of the gallows type. No fault of theirs....it's just a surprising number of us know the score...or can guess it.

[lancium]

http://www.larkinhospital.com/press_releases.htm
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2002


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[My Favorite Headache]

Bumping that