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2004-12-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Western Child Still Unclaimed In Tsunami Disaster

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Posted by God Save The World 2004-12-29 7:14:12 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Small miracles amidst the mayhem.

Posted by Zenster 2004-12-29 1:01:41 AM|| 2004-12-29 1:01:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Amen, Zenster. I just found out that a couple of friends were doing a kayak tour in Thailand this week. No word yet, but here's to hoping.

Posted by Asedwich 2004-12-29 2:22:40 AM|| 2004-12-29 2:22:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Asedwich, please accept my highest hopes that your friends all return safe and sound.

A person from my own music clan went to Thailand just for the holidays. Our group was a bit frantic until he emailed back mentioning how he had fortunately gone to see the east coast beaches within less than a day of the quake. Needless to say (then why say it?), there were some tense hours awaiting his reply.

I urge all of Rantburg's members to consider emailing the Australian embassy at public.affairs@austemb.org with personal condolences. For how much Down-Under has fought and suffered right along side of us here Up-Over, I feel that expressing some sympathy for the Oz folk is a no-brainer. But that's just me.

Posted by Zenster 2004-12-29 5:32:46 AM|| 2004-12-29 5:32:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks Zenster, and I'll definitely take advantage of that address.

Posted by Asedwich 2004-12-29 9:25:32 AM|| 2004-12-29 9:25:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I saw this kid on TV this morning. He was identified as Swedish and his grandmother came to pick him up. His father had survived, but his mother is missing. I was actually quite touched by the story, thinking about my own 3-year old son.

Posted by Spot 2004-12-29 9:27:05 AM|| 2004-12-29 9:27:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Off-Topic, Update-- my friends made contact. Seems they had spent Christmas kayak camping on an island off of Phuket. They were on the beach and saw the wave coming, and ran like mad. They lost everything but shorts and t-shirts, and count themselves extremely lucky.
Best wishes to all still missing their comrades.

Posted by Asedwich 2004-12-29 8:12:08 PM|| 2004-12-29 8:12:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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