Weekend Update
Sep. 6th, 2006 06:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nursedarryThis week started out badly and seems to be getting worse.
Sorry for the obtuse recent post, but I was in a hurry and upset. I don't know if Laure updated everyone, but if not, here it is (kinda):
On Saturday afternoon one of the planes based here at Kinloss blew up in Afghanistan. The word is that it wasn't shot down; that it was a fault in the plane (there was a fire), but they're still not sure what caused it. These planes are used primarily for search and rescue and recon, and they don't carry many weapons.
This base lost 12 men, which in this little place is a lot. (It's a lot anywhere.) Laure will tell you that this base is not big, everyone knows everyone so this was really terrible for all of us. Everyone here knows that this can happen, this is the military after all, but it was such a shock. And made even more eerie that the last Nimrod that crashed killing the crew was 11 years ago to the day. (That was at an air show in Toronto and was pilot error.)
I have four kids at my school who lost their dads, which makes work really weird right now.
The media were all over this place for three days. The entrance of the base is now covered in flowers.
And of course, my phone/Internet stopped working the day after this all happened. It's now finally up and running.
And then my mum rings to tell me my grandmother is in hospital.
And my period seems to be lasting forever. TMI?
Some good news though- I have downloaded Skype and have a headset, so anyone that fancies a FREE chit-chat, just download the freeware and tell me when you'll be on line.
Please feel free to cheer me up.
Sorry for the obtuse recent post, but I was in a hurry and upset. I don't know if Laure updated everyone, but if not, here it is (kinda):
On Saturday afternoon one of the planes based here at Kinloss blew up in Afghanistan. The word is that it wasn't shot down; that it was a fault in the plane (there was a fire), but they're still not sure what caused it. These planes are used primarily for search and rescue and recon, and they don't carry many weapons.
This base lost 12 men, which in this little place is a lot. (It's a lot anywhere.) Laure will tell you that this base is not big, everyone knows everyone so this was really terrible for all of us. Everyone here knows that this can happen, this is the military after all, but it was such a shock. And made even more eerie that the last Nimrod that crashed killing the crew was 11 years ago to the day. (That was at an air show in Toronto and was pilot error.)
I have four kids at my school who lost their dads, which makes work really weird right now.
The media were all over this place for three days. The entrance of the base is now covered in flowers.
And of course, my phone/Internet stopped working the day after this all happened. It's now finally up and running.
And then my mum rings to tell me my grandmother is in hospital.
And my period seems to be lasting forever. TMI?
Some good news though- I have downloaded Skype and have a headset, so anyone that fancies a FREE chit-chat, just download the freeware and tell me when you'll be on line.
Please feel free to cheer me up.
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Date: 2006-09-06 07:59 pm (UTC)If my husband ever springs for DSL, I'll be sure to download Skype. (But don't hold your breath; he's still pirating the neighbor's wireless signal for his laptop after all!)