Aug 01 2007

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.

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Posted on Wed, 01 August 2007 at 7:45 pm

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This post has 10 comments. Add your own.

mimi

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.
01 Aug 07 at 9:43 pm #
Jodi

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.
01 Aug 07 at 9:46 pm #
UH

Glad to hear that your people are OK so far.

What a mess. Wow.
01 Aug 07 at 9:49 pm #
Karen

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.
01 Aug 07 at 10:03 pm #
Jodi

Thank you. The whole thing is just mind-numbing.
01 Aug 07 at 10:06 pm #
Lori

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.
01 Aug 07 at 10:39 pm #
Timmy Mac

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.”
02 Aug 07 at 7:45 am #
JRDN

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
02 Aug 07 at 5:29 pm #
mt

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.
04 Aug 07 at 9:35 pm #
Jodi

Thank you very much mt.
04 Aug 07 at 10:40 pm #

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