Re: [APML] Attacks Against America Are Not Over [OT]

["Frank Schwartz" <fschwartz@rcn.com>]

I am an American.  I live in Pennsylvania, and I have been emotionally torn
by this whole incident.  However, this man has a point.  While this incident
should not go without prayers, thoughts, heart-felt wishes, and the likes,
there are times where you need to get away from all of it.  The night it
happened, I could not sleep.  I couldn't think.  Every TV channel that was
on had coverage of this- repeating the crash footage and buildings
crumbling.  I had to turn the TV off because the only thing that didn't have
this covered was PBS Kids.  To a good extent, it's still on every web site
and TV channel.  I belong to three other mailing lists like this, and it's
the same story.  I certainly don't want to be the person to complain about
this and tell everyone to get over it, but the fact is, even the president
himself said that we should go on with our lives.  If we don't, these
terrorists will have won.

Let us resume at least some normal astrophotography-related discussions,
please.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Reinhard Ilk" <ilkr@EUnet.at>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Attacks Against America Are Not Over [OT]


> Dear members,
>
> I've been a list member for 3 years before I left in 1999 because of all
> the animosities among some individuals which arose because of some OT
> subjects.
>
> Recently I thought I should resubscribe again, because I am about to doing
> more astrophotography again. I did so last Sunday. With all due respect
> towards the thousands of innocent people who were killed this week in
> Manhattan and Washington, and considering that most of the list members
are
> US citicens, I have nevertheless the odd feeling to have stepped into a
> list where political hardliner opinions are posted instead of
> astrophotography reports and exchange of experience.
>
> I felt that all the condolescences I read in the last couple of days were
> highly appropriate and I honestly join to express my sympathy, but the
> statement below is beyond what I expect to be in an astrophotography list.
>
> Please tell me if I am completely on a wrong page.
> Reinhard
>
> Herm wrote:



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