[il-talk] O/T Washington Train Crash

[Constance Canode]

Ronza, it made my day to see that you are okay.  I hope your friends 
recover quickly.  I will keep you in my thoughts.  I now have a new 
fondness for Twizzlers.  Hang in there.

Connie Canode
At 06:29 AM 6/23/2009, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>Though this is off-topic, I believe this is an appropriate forum because it
>  will reach so many of you so quickly.  I have received emails, text
>messages, and phone calls from many of you checking on me in light of the
>Washington, DC train crash.  I wanted to assure everyone that I am  OK.
>
>So far, nine people have been confirmed dead and another 79 have been
>injured.  I did have friends and coworkers on the train, but so far their
>injuries are minor.
>
>The accident occurred on the Metro Red Line, which is my usual line.   I
>had plans with friends, so I definitely would have been on the Red Line  near
>the accident location at the time of the crash.  However, at the last
>minute, as I walked into the subway station, I ealized that I wasn't up to
>socializing and desperately needed a ladies room, and the commute via train
>would have taken too long.  I also had this overwhelming urge 
>for  Twizzlers.
>So I left the subway station and hailed a taxi to take me to  Union Station
>instead of the Red Line to Silver Spring as planned.  And so  I avoided
>having anything to do with the accident.  I think it was 
>God's  intervention that
>made my bladder so urgent and my craving for Twizzlers so  overwhelming.
>
>My boss was on the second train, as were two friends from college.
>Luckily their injuries are minor, cuts, scrapes, and broken bones.
>
>Thank you, my Federation family, for your thoughts, prayers, and good
>wishes.  It means more than I can say that so many of you care so  much.
>
>Yours,
>Ronza
>
>
>
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