[Travelandtourism] Let us remember 9/11

Sun Sep 11 11:35:07 UTC 2011

Living here in NY, it was 6 months before I started losing my vision.

It was a gorgeous day out, 70 degrees, I was at work, and all of sudden we 
lost radio and phones.

Then we heard what happened. I tried to reach my salesman because 1 of them 
was leaving from the same airport from Newark, and we couldn't reach him, so 
we all panicked.

But that god.

We had future friends that were there, one of them was Michael Hingson and 
his dog Roselie, if you haven't read his book yet Thunderdog you should.

We are remembering today here in NY. I hope everyone else is as well.

It is a National Remembrance not just a New York Remembrance.

Leading the Way in Independent Travel!

Cheryl Echevarria
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rakesh Chand" <chand at connect.com.fj>
To: "'NFB Travel and Tourism Division List'" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 1:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Burning up in Texas

> It is indeed, very said news,
>
>
> Below is an article which I read with great `` fear:
>
>
> Date: 09-Sep-11
>  Country: USA
>  Author: Carey Gillam
>
>
>
> A flattened slab is what remains of a house that burnt after wildfires 
> swept
> through an area near Bastrop, Texas September 6, 2011.
> Photo: Reuters/Mike Stone
>
> Raging wildfires and scorching heat across the South over the last week,
> added to the human, economic and agricultural toll of a historic drought
> that climatologists said was only growing more dire.
>
> A tropical storm that moved out of the Gulf of Mexico within the last week
> brought no relief and instead brought high winds that fueled wildfires,
> according to a weekly report dubbed the U.S. Drought Monitor that was 
> issued
> Thursday by a consortium of state and federal climatologists.
>
> "In a bit of cruel irony, it was the strong and persistent winds of
> (Tropical storm) Lee, which just missed the mark of the drought's 
> epicenter
> in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, that fanned the large number of fire
> outbreaks in Texas," the report said.
>
> "These people are really suffering out there," said climatologist Mark
> Svoboda, who is stationed at the University of Nebraska's National Drought
> Mitigation Center. "How can it get any worse?"
>
> Svoboda said a new tropical storm dubbed "Nate" was moving toward southern
> Texas and should make landfall late next week.
>
> "We'll see where that goes. That might be the next potential shot of 
> relief
> for Texas," Svoboda said.
>
> Texas has been the hardest hit by the long-lasting drought, which is the
> longest on record for the key agricultural state.
>
> According to the Drought Monitor levels of extreme and exceptional drought
> in Texas totaled 95.68 percent, up from 95.04 percent of that state's area 
> a
> week earlier, the Drought Monitor reported.
>
> The dry conditions, coupled with persistent temperatures well above 100
> degrees, has sparked wildfires throughout the state. So far this year,
> 18,719 fires have burned over 3.5 million acres and thousands of homes and
> other structures, according to the Texas Forest Service.
>
> Some 1,386 homes were destroyed in a monstrous fire southeast of Austin,
> officials said Thursday, the worst such destruction by fire of any blaze 
> in
> Texas history. Two people have died and 5,000 have been evacuated.
>
> More than 95 percent of the state's pasture and rangelands are rated as 
> poor
> or very poor, leaving little for livestock to eat or drink. Texas 
> officials
> peg damages at more than $5 billion.
>
> Oklahoma also continues to suffer. Extreme and exceptional levels of 
> drought
> now are spread across 85.44 percent of the state, up from 85.37 percent a
> week earlier. New Mexico saw extreme and exceptional drought levels grow 
> to
> 72.19 percent of the state, up from 64.88 percent, the Drought Monitor
> reported.
>
> (Editing by Alden Bentley)
>
>
> Our prayers of good hope is with those who are affected...
>
>
> PLS keep safe!
>
>
> Raks
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rakesh Chand
> Sent: Friday, 9 September 2011 5:23 p.m.
> To: 'NFB Travel and Tourism Division List'
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Burning up in Texas
>
> Sorry to hear about the devestation,
>
>
> Certainly we'll remember you guys in our prayers...
>
>
> Do keep safe please!
>
>
> Best wishes from Fiji in the Pacific!
>
>
> Raks
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:travelandtourism-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue
> Sent: Friday, 9 September 2011 10:37 a.m.
> To: NFB Travel and Tourism Division List
> Subject: [Travelandtourism] Burning up in Texas
>
> Hello Cheryl and everyone,
>
> We're burning up in Texas. There are grass fires all over the state the
> worst is in Bastrop. There are currently three burning in the San Antonio
> Area but not near us. So many of these fires have started that some of us
> wonder if this could be the work of terrorists. After all it's been very 
> hot
> and dry here. It's a tinderbox waiting to go up in flames. They're not
> saying much about how many of these fires were started. With the 10th
> anniversary of 9/11 coming up on Sunday one can't help but wonder if in 
> the
> case of these fires if there's a terrorist connection. Please keep us in
> your prayers and thoughts.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "travelandtourism" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 5:04 PM
> Subject: [Travelandtourism] Hello everyone
>
>
> Anybody out there!!
>
> Hope all is well, very quiet.
>
> Maurice is okay, he is in Atlanta after the storms last week.
>
> We are okay here in NY after all the rain here hurricane Irene and
> earthquake wow.
>
> What is going on in your area.
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
> 631-456-5394
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel, located in
> Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel, 
> Inc.
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