[Tom Thumbs]

Don't forget the reporters claimed 20 or 30 thousand would be dead in the World Trade Center attack on 9/11. That figure turned out to be way off.

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If the bastards had hit just a little bit later in the morning, there WOULD have been that many people murdered. It was only because they hit before most people had showed up for work that the number was "only" three thousand or so.

Unfortunately that kind of math does not apply to people in their homes.

[geopyg]

"If the bastards had hit just a little bit later in the morning, there WOULD have been that many people murdered. It was only because they hit before most people had showed up for work that the number was "only" three thousand or so."

And if it hadn't been the first day of school when so many parents were with their kids.

And if the first tower had not been hit so high up trapping fewer people.

And if the second tower, which was hit so much lower, had been hit soon after the first tower allowing fewer people to get out.

I still look back on that day and amazed at how few the casualties were, and the "coincidences" that made it so. And was even more amazed at how quickly we bounced back from it (financially anyway). And I'm amazed at how quickly we have forgotten about it. Sort of like these hurricanes I suppose. (Oh - it won't happen here, it won't be that bad, etc...)

[hedgetrimmer]

I agree.