Thank you for the web site. My daughter's school was just talking today about setting up emergency kits at the school. I will pass the site address on to them. Angela ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kat" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 2:05 PM Subject: A Sad Week... > This has been a sad week... > > -- A major snowstorm that has caused 50 deaths (I think it's around 50, someone correct me if I'm wrong). > > -- The stampede in the nightclub in Chicago. > > -- The botched heart-lung transplant for Jesica Santillan; as all but hermits know, she got a second transplant but has suffered irreverible brain damage > > -- The fire in the nightclub in Rhode Island, caused by an illegal pyrotechnic show that set fire to the soundproofing material > > -- The explosion at the petroleum storage facility in Staten Island. > > > The last three could have been prevented by common sense or proper safeguards, and I'm sure the same could have been said for the deaths due to the storm, too. > > On a slightly more reassuring (!) note, the government has put up a website for making yourself ready for enemy attack - and there is a section for those with disabilities: http://www.ready.gov/special_needs_items.html > I'm sure Kyle knows more about this sort of thing than most of us do. > > Kat >