[HKMk23]

On the other hand...

I thought it was a pretty fair bit of selflessness that a guy sitting hunkered down right smack in the path of Ike was big enough to think about the victims of that train wreck out here in CA.

And, for taking the trouble to post that big-hearted wondering, the one-subject-per-thread crowd gave him nothing but grief.

This despite the fact that the other topic occupied —what — a whole 7-8 posts out of more than a thousand??

So much for valuing human compassion, eh?

I hung with this thread ‘til 3:00am Pacific time, watching the news and prayin’ y’all ‘d be okay.

Then, in the middle of it all, ONE PERSON out there in that storm had the timerity to dare think of some folks in a train wreck 1500 miles away, and the BEST y’all could do is get on his case about it????

Texas is too good for ya; that’s my take on it. Attitudes like that are more suited to New Jersey.

I understand that people out in Ike’s path are stressed out, and I understand that DrewsMom is riding it out FReeping on her phone, but we’ve got 23 dead people out here who — if they were asked — would probably have rather faced Ike than that oncoming freight train.

So, all of you just stand down.

There are already plenty of problems to deal with OUTSIDE your front doors; no need to gin up more here.

[metmom]

Then, in the middle of it all, ONE PERSON out there in that storm had the timerity to dare think of some folks in a train wreck 1500 miles away, and the BEST y’all could do is get on his case about it????

Not ONE person, thank you.

[NautiNurse]

On the other hand, you are taking one post out of context in a host of nonsense spam. Taking it one step further, I would expect to catch grief if I came to an earthquake or other thread about a tragedy and insulted people who were in harm's way.

Prolly best not to jump into a discussion when you don't have the whole picture.

[Amelia]

The problem began with posting misleading and untrue information about Ike, and making fun of those on the coast of Texas, not with worrying about victims of the train wreck...

[Aggie Mama]

Well, speaking as one who was freeping on my cell phone last night, in the dark with 85 mph winds and no one awake in my house but me, this thread was a lifeline to my peace of mind. When you’re dealing with very little battery power left, intermittent cell phone service, and howling winds that you aren’t sure if it’s a tornado or just wind, the last thing you want to do is to have to scroll through a bunch of unrelated-to-my-survival items.