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Candle Lighting in US tonight?
Tue Sep 18 2001

I just received this e-mail:

> Just announced on the radio ...
> The U.S. has asked that everyone step out on their lawns tonight at 10:30
> (10:30 EASTERN TIME.... 9:30 Central, 8:30 Mountain, 7:30 Pacific) and
> light a candle. They will be taking a satellite picture of the U.S. and
> posting it on the news tomorrow morning.
>
> Please pass this on to as many people as possible.

I have no idea what radio station announced this, who in the US is asking for this, and why they would want such a picture for the morning news. This smacks more of publicity stunt than it does anything else, but on the off chance that I'm wrong, I figured I'd ask if anyone else has heard anything about this.

6 Comments
  • From:
    Shay40 (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Sep 18 2001
    I believe Salamander, that it is always appropriate to grieve for your closest and dearest, whatever is going on in the wider world.

    I'm glad you and prof had that time together to just sit and talk, too.
  • From:
    Candle (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Sep 18 2001
    I agree with Shay... you have no reason to feel any guilt whatsoever for grieving your mother's death. You feel whatever you need to feel.
  • From:
    Franny (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Sep 18 2001
    i wish i could be up there to help with those animals too. it was good to hear that owners were being escorted to their apartments to collect their pets. and it was also good to hear that a shipment of booties for the working dogs was on its way...those dogs work hard and do great work as do their trainers. your evening with the big "P" sounded very peaceful. at a time like this it seems natural to think of family, you shouldn't feel bad about that.
  • From:
    Candle (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Sep 18 2001
    Haven't heard a thing about the candle lighting till reading your entry about it. I'll pass the message along though, just in case.
  • From:
    Franny (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Sep 18 2001
    neither have i, but i'll pass it on.
  • From:
    Sezrah (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Sep 18 2001
    even i, so far away, feel as if i should be there giving a helping hand of some sort, speeding the process along

    having lost a mother, i am fully aware of the heartache and pain associated with the loss. mothers hold families together in a special way that no other family member can

    sez