one's homeland

[barbara100 at jps.net]

And remember what was said on the news just afterwards how the terrorists purposely chose planes that were en route to California because they would be filled up with fuel and would ignite "like a bomb" on impact?

And remember how since 9/11, the nation has been scared shittless that that was just the beginning, and that any minute Saddam would sell a chemical bomb to the terrorists, or that they may somehow obtain  a "dirty bomb"?

But I guess "dirty bombs" don't "fall" either, so never mind. It's "patently absurd" of me even to consider it. If Pynchon had meant fuel bombs or dirty bombs, I'm sure he would have said "fuel bombs" or "dirty bombs."


> Another point worth remembering, most of the people I know who were
> there that day had been bombed. The bomb didn't fall, however,  it was
> driven into the building. 
> 
> My brother was walking down to get his car when it went off. 
> 
> I got one of my brother's cars from the city this time round. It had
> been condemned, but it just needed a car-wash. 
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> Some of them have returned to the area to work again. Others have been
> relocated outside Manhattan. It's worth noting that after the car
> bombing many of the companies and exchanges rented or purchased
> buildings or building space outside Manhattan and had them all ready to
> go in case the Towers were bombed again. Can you imagine the fear after
> being hit twice. Lots of people who worked in the buildings also lived
> close by. The destruction included residences, fire departments,
> churches, stores, banks, restaurants, parks, subway system, etc.. No
> bombs fell, but the result was, I imagine, pretty much what happens when
> lots of bombs fall or maybe a real big one.  Don't you think?
>