vacation is over...nearly.
vacation is nearing an end and it's time to return to the grind. we have had a great visit with family in mississippi and are preparing for the ten hour drive back to louisville today. i'm glad to hear that temperatures have climbed out of the freezing range at home but am a little concerned with the report that roofs of many businesses and houses have been collapsing under the weight of melting snow during the day and freezing temps at night, leading to heavy ice around the eaves of the roof. here's to hoping we have no new year's surprises when we get home.
because of our time away, i have deliberately been largely out of the loop on much of the news events. of course, that does not include the horrible tsunami in southeast asia. the devastation from that has been absolutely unbelievable. the videos bring the horror even more vividly into focus. latest i've heard is the death toll will easily top 100,000 people. trying to put that into perspective, even using the 3,000 lost on september 11, is difficult to comprehend.
another news story that i find disturbing is related to the fear that terrorists are using laser beams to try and bring down commercial airlines by blinding the pilots. aparantly, there have been instances of lasers being directed at planes in the past, but concerns are growing that this method of terror will continue to become more sophisticated and will eventually be successful in bringing down a commercial airliner.
according to the ap, the most recent attempt came on monday as a mysterious laser beam was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet traveling at more than 8,500 feet. fortunately, the pilot was able to bring the plane safely to the ground in cleveland.
because of our time away, i have deliberately been largely out of the loop on much of the news events. of course, that does not include the horrible tsunami in southeast asia. the devastation from that has been absolutely unbelievable. the videos bring the horror even more vividly into focus. latest i've heard is the death toll will easily top 100,000 people. trying to put that into perspective, even using the 3,000 lost on september 11, is difficult to comprehend.
another news story that i find disturbing is related to the fear that terrorists are using laser beams to try and bring down commercial airlines by blinding the pilots. aparantly, there have been instances of lasers being directed at planes in the past, but concerns are growing that this method of terror will continue to become more sophisticated and will eventually be successful in bringing down a commercial airliner.
according to the ap, the most recent attempt came on monday as a mysterious laser beam was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet traveling at more than 8,500 feet. fortunately, the pilot was able to bring the plane safely to the ground in cleveland.
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 12/30/2004 08:31:00 AM
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Here is another story related to the lasers. http://www.krdotv.com/DisplayStory.asp?id=8744
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