i'm probably not going to be able to read the backlog, but HI

[xfer]

hi all, happy new year's, et cetera!

i'll get through as much as possible, but the backlog of threads is pretty intimidating.

i do want to say that, if it hasn't been posted already, donating to the tsunami relief effort is a good idea, even a measly ten bucks or something. i used this group:

https://www.kintera.org/AutoGen/Sim...MsGeKJIOMBLlIWL8OBJdJMLUOHJpLRJ0OBKgLQIUOFIuE

which is spearheading the american relief efforts.

 

[Helm]

Welcome back. Lots of people died while you were away.

 

[azal]

thankfully, most were not white.

 

[xfer]

well, the Swedes took a bath, too.

 

[azal]

There were several families of Swedish/Serbian immigrants too.

 

[avi]

3,500 swedes unnaccounted for.

 

[deadair]

it's because they are ALWAYS ON VACATION

 

[xfer]

it's like the Swedish September 11th, except entirely different.