Boston Marathon Explosions (Page 2)

Dude, this one hits really close to home for all of us.  I know several people in town that are running it and of course all the BT folks.  I'm feeling sick to my stomach

Reports from Boston PD are saying cell service is being overwhelmed.  best to use texts as those are still getting through

They are supposedly now asking for folks to stay off their cell phones because they are worried calls close by might trigger more? 

X2 Thanks Crowny

Hits very close to home.  

do we have a source for this?

It looked like the guy who went down actually had an object of some type that had been thrown or hurled from the explosion into him. If you watch real close you can see it bounce off of him.

I saw the it reported on Fox news about 20 minutes ago.

They were reporting it, and then I believe the spokesman said they were looking at several backpacks and such that were dropped and left behind, but haven't found any additional devices.

This early, there's going to be a lot of conflicting information coming out.

Twitter is confirming a 3rd bomb at JFK Library.  2 more devices have been found and eliminated.  Boston Globe reporting 2 dead, 64 wounded.

NYpost said that police have a suspect in custody, he is a Saudi National injured in the explosion.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO

Cell phone service has been disabled in Boston to reduce remote control device operation capability.

That source is also quoting much higher numbers of killed/wounded....hope they are wrong.

Most of my posts are correctly labeled trivial and stupid on an average day, but today....

Took me awhile, but confirmed that one of my cheer teammates who was a nurse in the med tent is fine.

(Lived there for 1 decade - MIT, UMass, and Northeastern Student)

Hey guys, I just made this point in TriTalk.  If you're ever in a situation like this, be safe, but if you can keep your wits, don't get tunnel-vision.  Notice and remember everything you see.  

Timothy McVeigh was caught because a cop noticed something insignificant.  It's little details that help intel types put together the puzzle later that helps them catch jerks who do this stuff.  

First priority, get to safety, but while you're doing so, try to notice anything and everything you can so that you can help if asked. 

Glad a few BTers and other friends have checked in ok.  But this is one of those toughest days for our country and our community.

How long before you get called a racist on here?

Same crap happened in OKC.  I'm sure all middle-eastern-looking people are getting stared-at right now by everyone.  Make sure you don't miss the blonde-haired, blue-eyed guy dumping 4 cell phones in the trash can.