We're on the eastern edge of the outer band of Irene so beyond losing another 5-10% of our roof shingles I don't think we'll suffer much. (Though I am a little concerned about where my neighbor's trampoline may wind up.)
Maximum winds during the duration of Irene.
But if you're more in the direct path, check out Elizabeth Scalia's very helpful suggestions. (And she's right about the cookies, you know.)
While you're there, read this. Unreal:
But now — understanding all of that — we read that New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not inviting First Responders to observe the tenth anniversary of this day of death and sacrifice, at Ground Zero.Read the whole thing.
And we read, also that Mayor Bloomberg’s guest list is empty of any clergy, as well.
There will be no prayers at his little shindig. Heaven, forbid.
Apparently, there’s just not enough room for all the First Responders who want to be there, because there are so many important people who must be there! They cannot be denied their photo-op, and their speechifying, and their postures and poses, even though most of them were not even in office on that dreadful day.
No, Michael Bloomberg’s Super Colossal, Low-Salt 9/11 Memorial and Networking Event is a big-ticket item for the the ones who can be tapped, later, for their money or their influence — the most important sorts of people.
And of course, some of the families of the dead will be allowed in. One does need them for the pictures, after all.
First Responders and Clergyfolk are not very important to the powerful and the enlightened. They only protect us, rescue us, resuscitate us, console us, pray with us, bless us and bury us. And when they die doing it, well, one does feel terrible about it for a whole news cycle or two. And then one takes a private jet somewhere, and tries to forget…
I don’t know why I should be surprised. Priests and First Responders are, like our troops, front-line folk. They’re like heroes in the cowboy flicks; they ride in, shoulder the burden, help put things to rights, and then — while the elite get on with assuming their power and asserting their primacy –they recede into the background. Only the very few stick around to say ‘thank you’ and wave them off. Sometimes children ask them to come back, or to stay.
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One of the first people to be killed while responding to the disaster in Manhattan was a Catholic priest, who was also the Fire Department's clergy.
ReplyDeleteBloomberg has announced that "we're all muslim" to his islamic friends, lit up the Empire State Building in Jihad Green just a few short weeks before the ten year anniversary of the mass murder committed for ISLAM, and he has been relentless in pushing for a victory mosque to be built at Ground Zero despite offering no help to the one religious structure that did exist and was destroyed during the islamic terrorist attack by muslims, a Greek Orthodox Church. This in the City that twice voted FOR term limits before Bloomberg decided to eliminate them so he could be mayor for life.
I think it's pretty clear whose side ole Bloomy is on, and it ain't the victims and survivors of the worst ISLAMIC TERRORIST attack in history nor the decent people of the City of New York.
Related: did you see this from Barry Rubin? http://pajamasmedia.com/barryrubin/2011/08/28/the-ground-zero-mosque-will-never-be-built-for-totally-non-political-reasons/ See just how corrupt all the doings behind are behind cramming a victory mosque at Ground Zero really are.