Twitter makes disaster a little easier to bear
A very heavily-trafficked bridge that cuts through Minneapolis over the Mississippi River collapsed during rush hour today [Good Ol' MN Speak has the latest]. I have never been so thankful for Twitter in my life. Ever.
From what I can tell, most of my people are okay. There are a few stragglers I am worried about and if I don’t get any response from them soon I am going to freak the fuck out.
But my sisters and parents are okay, and well, so am I.
mimi
August 1st 2007 - 9:43pm
is it safe to say paul , chris and their families are safe? i live in CA so that’s the first thing i thought about when i heard about this tragedy.
Jodi
August 1st 2007 - 9:46pm
To be honest, I don’t know. Paul doesn’t drive, so he’s got that going for him.
But local news aren’t reporting on any injured rockstars.
UH
August 1st 2007 - 9:49pm
Glad to hear that your people are OK so far.
What a mess. Wow.
Karen
August 1st 2007 - 10:03pm
I’m not sure if it’s crazy that I don’t know you, other than reading your blog almost daily for the last 6 years, and yet when I saw what happened on http://www.news.com.au I came here right away to make sure you and your family were okay.
And I’m glad you are.
Jodi
August 1st 2007 - 10:06pm
Thank you. The whole thing is just mind-numbing.
Lori
August 1st 2007 - 10:39pm
Ditto, Karen. My husband’s watching the Cubs game and I happened to see a short news brief on the bridge break. My mind started going “Minneapolis? Minnesota? I better go check iwilldare!” And yeah, we’re total strangers. Funny how the interweb connects people. Glad you and yours are all ok. What a heartbreaking tragedy.
Timmy Mac
August 2nd 2007 - 7:45am
Double ditto for Lori and Karen. I only even know you exist, really, because I mooched a book from you on BookMooch. When I saw the news on the elevator this morning, my very first thought was “I hope Jodi’s okay.”
JRDN
August 2nd 2007 - 5:29pm
Here, here. I wasnt that much of a believer in twitter before yesterday when, emails, IMs and Twitter was the only way let my friends know that I was ok and what happend.
-Jordan of MPLS
mt
August 4th 2007 - 9:35pm
i haven’t commented on your blog before, but i have been a reader for a little bit now. i felt compelled to write a comment…
i’m also glad you and yours are ok.
Jodi
August 4th 2007 - 10:40pm
Thank you very much mt.