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Boston Marathon Explosions

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In the last few minutes there are reports of multiple explosions towards the Finish Line of today's Boston Marathon. The scenes look horrific. Terrible, terrible news.
 
Yes, horrific stuff. Looks like multiple injuries.

I used to volunteer at the finish line medical tent or along the route, but could not this year due to my leg fx.

Details are coming in. Horrific, absolutey chilling.
 
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This is so upsetting but I feel incredibly lucky right now. Our daughter was at the Finish Line to cheer on a very good friend. They connected as Lyndsay finished and were searching the area for Lyndsay's family, took a few minutes in the confusion of the explosions but they found them and are now walking towards South Boston to get away from the route. Trains are not running, cabs are scarce, hotels in the area have been put in lock-down. Unconfirmed reports that the two initial bombs were in trash cans and they're searching for more. Just heard all runners have been removed from the course - usually they're crossing the line all through the afternoon and into the evening.

Awful, awful ...
 
SueDonJ said:
This is so upsetting but I feel incredibly lucky right now. Our daughter was at the Finish Line to cheer on a very good friend. They connected as Lyndsay finished and were searching the area for Lyndsay's family, took a few minutes in the confusion of the explosions but they found them and are now walking towards South Boston to get away from the route. Trains are not running, cabs are scarce, hotels in the area have been put in lock-down. Unconfirmed reports that the two initial bombs were in trash cans and they're searching for more. Just heard all runners have been removed from the course - usually they're crossing the line all through the afternoon and into the evening.

Awful, awful ...
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I'm so glad your daughter is ok!
 
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So glad to her your daughter and friends are ok.
 
SIL and Brother are okay

My sister in law and brother are okay. My SIL ran the marathon today. My brother is a spectator. The last hour and a half was really bad (for us). We didn't know if she was okay. We were able to track her up to the 40K marker.

For those of you who aren't runnners, racers wear chips on their shoes and you can follow their real time progress on the computer.

Any way I kept doing my math, knowing what time she started, her splits, and when the bomb went off. I was trying to stay calm but my calculations kept putting her at the finish line at the time of the bombing. Turns out she was just 2k away from the bombing. I told myself, she is a doctor, she's probably helping out.

She's is okay. She was able to borrow a phone and text my brother. They still haven't been able to locate each other. My heart really goes out to everyone there and their love ones.
 
We're in Newton and were enjoying the holiday (Patriots' Day) when we got a call from friends in New Zealand who wanted to know if we were ok, so we learned about an explosion six miles from our house from a friend in New Zealand.

We've only got five years in boston before retirement takes us back to Oz, we just want to survive....
 
persia said:
We're in Newton and were enjoying the holiday (Patriots' Day) when we got a call from friends in New Zealand who wanted to know if we were ok, so we learned about an explosion six miles from our house from a friend in New Zealand.

We've only got five years in boston before retirement takes us back to Oz, we just want to survive....
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Survive what ?
 
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There was a 3rd explosion at the JFK library. This is just awful. My heart goes out to all those affected.
 
Unconfirmed reports are that there were two bombs in trashcans behind the barriers nearby the Finish Line with explosions about 15-seconds apart. CNN just said that a third "incident" happened about a half-hour ago at the JFK Library in Boston which is about 3 miles away, nowhere near the marathon route.

So horrible.
 
I am in Cambridge right now and had planned to mail my taxes at the Fort Point Channel/South Station post office not too far from the Custom House.

Think I'll e-file them or mail tomorrow as I'm getting a refund (due to all the out-of-pocket medical expenses despite having excellent insurance).



The Marathon has always been a world-class event and still is, however, it now has its tragedy.

I remember taking Ireland's Call and his family out to the JFK Library a few years ago.
 
Eileen's on Comm Ave still trying to make her way walking to her home in Southie, down to 33% battery and no calling ability on her cell phone. This is one of the times I'm grateful that I learned how to text and upgraded to a good cell phone, both because it's keeping us somewhat in touch but also because she's beginning to panic a bit with the JFK Library news - her home is between the Finish Line and Library. Scary.

Don's in his office nearby the Boston Garden and is expecting to be there very late filing tax returns for clients. I wish they would announce an emergency extension to the tax deadline so that he could get out of the city and come home. Or, even better, meet up with her.
 
SueDonJ said:
Eileen's on Comm Ave still trying to make her way walking to her home in Southie, down to 33% battery and no calling ability on her cell phone. This is one of the times I'm grateful that I learned how to text and upgraded to a good cell phone, both because it's keeping us somewhat in touch but also because she's beginning to panic a bit with the JFK Library news - her home is between the Finish Line and Library. Scary.

Don's in his office nearby the Boston Garden and is expecting to be there very late filing tax returns for clients. I wish they would announce an emergency extension to the tax deadline so that he could get out of the city and come home.
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Sue, I'm still in Cambridge. Would you like me to pick your daughter up and drive her home ? I'm from Southie (live in Weston and work in Cambridge ) and could find her. Please let me know.
B
 
Beaglemom3 said:
Sue, I'm still in Cambridge. Would you like me to pick your daughter up and drive her home ? I'm from Southie (live in Weston and work in Cambridge ) and could find her. Please let me know.
B
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OMG, now I'm crying. TUG is an incredible community. Sending a PM ...
 
Just tried my cell phone and no service. I am right across the river, near MIT at a mega-Pharma.
 
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Authorities have apparently found 2 more unexploded devices and have defused them. They WILL find and punish the responsible group or parties. The Nation's- no, the World's collective hearts are with the injured and their families.

I just heard that the entire center of Boston will be shut down and cordoned off for the rest of tonight and probably tomorrow or longer to be examined as a crime scene.

Jim
 
Passepartout said:
Authorities have apparently found 2 more unexploded devices and have defused them. They WILL find and punish the responsible group or parties. The Nation's- no, the World's collective hearts are with the injured and their families.

I just heard that the entire center of Boston will be shut down and cordoned off for the rest of tonight and probably tomorrow or longer to be examined as a crime scene.

Jim
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Thanks for the update. Hard to get info. I am going down to the break area and watch the news with the scientists (MIT post-docs )who just got the TV in.
 
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I hope they get him (or her) soon.

My prediction is that this is home grown, not terrorist related, sorta like Timmothy McViegh
 
This is why I believe in God because there are some real evil people among us. I pray for the victims.
 
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