I am flipping out just a little....

[AnnW]

Another board I go to posted this alert from the FBI. I called them and it is legit. They wouldn't be any more specific, but said that they had "reliable sources" that something was going to happen, and they wouldn't put out the release unnessecarily. This is really flipping me out cause dh is out of town till Sunday.


For Immediate Release
October 11, 2001 Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office



Certain information, while not specific as to target, gives the government reason to believe that there may be additional terrorist attacks within the United States and against U.S. interests overseas over the next several days. The FBI has again alerted all local law enforcement to be on the highest alert and we call on all people to immediately notify the FBI and local law enforcement of any unusual or suspicious activity.


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http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/skyfall.htm

[KarlaB]

I also read about it on another site and wasn't sure what to think. This is so darn scary. :( Thanks for the info, Ann! Hope everyone remains safe!!

[Leasa]

How scary. :nervous:

I hope nothing comes of it. This all has me a nervous wreck. Everytime an airplane flies over our day-care while I'm on the playground I can't help to watch it as see if it's going to suddenly drop from the sky and land on me. I dream of terrorists, and war constantly all night long every night. I can't take a whole lot more. If I were actually in New York, aor anywhere else this is being seen I think I would totally lose it and they would have to lock me away in a padded room for awhile.

I am so proud of our Canadian troops, as well as your American heros who have gone abroad to try and make right of this disaster. All I can do is hope and pray, and with this announcement you found I think I will have to pray a little harder.

Prayers for safety for all our American friends.

[AnnW]

I know what you mean...at the Astro's game Tuesday and Wednesday there was SUPPOSED to be a "no fly" zone over all stadiums of a 3 mile radius...we had SEVERAL planes fly right over...made me a wreck. And, I HATE that I have let those cowards do this to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[darlene]

Yikes! 8o
Hope you all stay safe!

:)

[Diane]

I heard about this too, and it scares the heck out of me. I just don't feel safe anymore... My brother in-law is suppose to fly out of town on business on Sunday and my sister is going nuts!!! One of my day care mom's was suppose to fly to Chicago yesterday and opted to rent a car and drive instead of taking an airplain/train or bus.

Ann... I too hate that we all have let those cowards do this to us. I hate having to live in fear. :(

Diane... :wave:

[Melody]

I heard about this yesterday too. It is very frightening to think of all the possibilities. I would have prefered not to hear the announcement from the FBI. We have been on alert already and knew that something else could happen so to just hear "we are pretty sure that something else is going to happen over the next several days but we don't have specifics" just flips everyone out. I would have rathered to hear "be on alert and report anything suspicious as always". It's nerve racking. Of course I understand that they had to give a statement and tell everyone, just saying that I would rather not have 'known' even though we figured that something like this could come up. Does that make sense?
I am really hoping that nothing major happens but what scares me the most is some kind of disease being dumped on us that we haven't been vaccinated for in years or at all. I know there have been reports of Anthrax and that is the one everyone is focused on worrying about but what about small pox or flu's that wipped out so many at the turn of the century. Not trying to flip anyone out even more, just being realistic.
I pray that the U.S. doesn't get any more tragedy than they can bare right now.

[angie r]

I am flipping out too! Today at the grocery store the tornado sirens went off. It isn't storming/cloudy so I think, would they set the sirens off if something was "incoming?" I caught myself pulling my head down into my shoulders. Then.....oh yeah, it's Friday at 11am, they test every Friday at 11.

On my way home there was something like pillow stuffing all over the road. I was holding my breath thinking.....there could be anthrax in that?? I tell myself I'm not worried, but my actions tell me differently.

[RCT]

it is scary isn't it...now on the news there is another case of subcutanious Antrax in Rockafellar center NY.....wow... lets pray that this is isolated.....

[kat]

I was going to post about scares in my state and then thought "no, I won't" because this, in my mind is part of the problem. I don't mean to be critical of anyone, but all these stories only add to people's fears. One of my colleagues keeps her TV on CNN all day in her classroom with volume turned on low when she's not teaching. She's always running to tell me the latest. I don't want to live like that. I keep telling myself to just be more aware, but I've got to keep on with life as usual. I don't like being afraid of every plane, ambulance, siren, etc. I can't help but think when those responsible see all these stories they know they've accomplished their mission: to cripple the US and it's citizens.

[Diane]

No matter how much I say that I'm not going to let it get to me... it still does. Every time I hear an airplane, a siren... anything unusual, I find myself in a state of panic. I'm going to my sister's house tomorrow and I'm almost afraid to leave my dd's at home alone... They're 21 and l6, and I haven't felt that feeling in a long time. As much as I might say that I won't let them get to me, I must confess... they most certainly have. How sad!!! It angers me that I have allowed to let this get to me.

Diane... :wave:

[AnnW]

Kat..I thought the same way too...hadn't really watch the indepth news in a while. That's why I was so stunned at my reaction when they planes flew over the ball field!!!!!! I was also surprised how deeply the FBI's release affected me. I will say that the President's speech really calmed me down. Did anybody else have the reaction to all his "aside" comments and to Bush calling him "the evil one"...I have to say, all political correctness asisde...I loved it!!!!

[kat]

AnnW, I know what you mean about your reaction to this. I teach a ladies Bible class on Wed. nights and I was just telling everyone how my faith had been strengthed by this because in not knowing the "whys" I must rely more and more on God. I felt ready to fight the fight, go on with life as normal as I could make it, then when I turned on the TV to see if we could get coverage of the students across America saying the pledge together, Im hit with another Anthrax scare. I became scared about food and water and air supplies. After pumping myself up and pumping up the ladies' class I was once again reduced to tears and fear. In America we have never really had our faith tested in such a way. We've had it too easy. Because of that, are we strong enough to hold on to faith or will many fall away. Life has beaten me down before in the past, and I was always made stronger before, but how will I hold up on the national scale. Every one out there who believes please pray that my faith remains strong and steadfast and I will do the same for you.

[AnnW]

Originally posted by kat
Every one out there who believes please pray that my faith remains strong and steadfast and I will do the same for you.

Amen!!!!!!

I was talking with a girlfriend just the other day, and saying that if there weren't so many Godly people still around, I would wonder if I wasn't "left behind"! So many things of biblical proportions seem to be happening this past year.

[Cathy]

I'm having a lot of trouble believing all the Anthrax hoaxes that keep popping up, even locally. It's discouraging to think there are people who get thrills from upsetting people. And I get the feeling that a lot of these are internal jerks, adding to legitimate fears internationally. It does stress unity.

[Leigh]

Getting in late on this, but it freaks me out too. I subbed at the school here yesterday, and one of the teachers got a stange note in his mail box. It was turned over to the police, and all the teachers were notified to take extra precautions, but they never reported what came of it. Everyone thought that it was just a mean joke, but it is better to be safe than sorry.