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[tvordlj]

If you had a chance to see the Shattered City, about the lead up to , the explosion and the aftermath, you'll likely have been as moved as i was and i've lived with the stories all my life. The portrayal was grim and it was just like that, and worse. People buried under buildings, people that went missing, people blinded by flying glass. Halifax pulled itself up by it's bootstraps, staggering, to rebuild, to go on because you have to. The scars are still there if you know where to look. And then people seem surprised that we are so willing to help others, do whatever it takes when air crashes like Swiss Air 111 happen, or when all those travelers were diverted here after Sept. 11, even things as small as sharing barbeques to make tea for the neighbours when the power was out for days after the hurricane. After Dec 6, 1917, (our own personal "day of infamy") people from all over the world came to our aid. Boston might have been the first but they weren't the last. We have had many lifetimes to return the favour whenever we can. We survived.

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[browncoweyes.livejournal.com]

I saw the first half but the TV was held hostage last night by my husband and his building shows! lol

[tvor.livejournal.com]

It's being released right away on video and dvd so you can probably rent it. Well worth it.

[sendingsmiles.livejournal.com]

I'll have to rent it.
Didn't see it either, was too busy doing the TAXI thing...