We're back.
And just in time for the 5th anniversary of 091101.
Our hearts go out to those who lost family members on that day. And also to those who lost family members in the War For Oil perpetuated by the idiot of a "leader" this country has. We find it repugnant that George Bush is pimping the [predominantly] male youth of America in this farce he calls a "War on Terrorism."
And we're still not ready. We'll never be ready - or "prepared" - for the next (note the lack of room for possibility that there won't be another) attack. Nothing in the world can ready the country - and particularly this city - for something so life-shattering. Chicago is not much closer to having preparations in place than it was on 10Sep01. But *shhhh* don't tell the public that. We'll just say this:
The city has prepared us (its first-and-foremost emergency communications employees) so well for a potential terrorist attack that if (God forbid) downtown gets attacked, if buildings crumble, the cloud of dust you see won't be from the collapsing buildings;
It'll be from our tennis shoes. There'll be so much rubber burning in the parking lot the grey concrete is going to look like tar.
posted by CPDDispatch @ 12:10 AM
3 Comments:
It's sad and true that OEMC and this city are not completely prepared. Your post
("We're back") is a sad excuse.
911 then and now:
Honor and dedication with God as keeper are for those who remain. Honorable true hero's brought us through 911. Police, Fire and many others along with citizens who gave their lives so that your Freedoms and your life may remain.
"After the planes through the tears came the Flag."
Dedication to this country and the flag for which it stands. Our footprints will be the ones you see for they will be leading the way and their direction is too and not away. God Bless each and everyone of you that served and are serving. God Bess America!
What a sad posting on this very day. You claim your heart goes out and yet your comments of running away and the Sept. 10th typo shows you made light of those that actually sacrificed here and continue to do so abroad, oil and Bush?
You thought more of running away and top posting the topic of dating Po's, then of genuinely honoring all the fallen. You have lost a blogger and any faith in your ability to remotely pave the way of any changes at OEMC.
"Yes, Chicago Dispatchers blog, what a sad day it is in deed!"
Bitterness runs high at OEMC. Many would feel they've earned the right to be bitter and respond to the negative circumstances the years have piled on them with posts such as this.
The city is not a perfect place to work. Bush is not the perfect president. Is it profitable to myself, or my city, or my country to bash all of the above? Does it really make me feel better to carry around and spew out negativity and dooms day scenarios, as if I really knew what I - or anyone else would do if our worst fears came to light?
Do you think that the people working in the NYPD or FDNY, or the trade center may have had the same gripes about their workplace or city? Look what happened when THEIR worst fear became reality - ALL were the finest examples of what is best in human nature.
I personally used to have a pretty negative veiw of New York as a cold, fast-paced, lonely and "what's best for me only" city. 9/11 completely changed my view as I watched and wept and listened to the stories of sacrifice, people going back to save coworkers, the healthy person staying with the wheelchair person and dying together, the non-Christian and Christian saving each other, etc. It's not a perfect place by any stretch, and neither is Chicago. But I learned what people can and will do when nightmare becomes reality.
It's a CHOICE. How we decide to handle the people, situations, and circumstances we face daily. Each choice prepares us to handle the big stuff. If we choose to handle the daily crud that comes along with bitterness - we'll be miserable today and miserable tomorrow when it happens some more. And on the day of disaster, maybe we will burn rubber running out of the parking lot.
I choose to keep working towards my hope. My hope that the president will do what needs to be done. My hope that little by little things will get better at the OEMC. I am pleased by the changes I see even now - new furniture, flowers, fridges, etc. Prayer comes into play here as well. I'm not alone in my hope - it isn't flimsy pie in the sky, pollyanna b.s. It's based on my faith in my God and knowing that He is for Truth and what is right.
And guess what? I'm not miserable or bitter everyday. I do get upset at stuff that happens, but instead of spewing out a bunch of negative crap, I place it into perspective and prayer and go forward, doing what needs to be done. And if and when disaster strikes, I hope to honor those fallen on that fateful day, and do what needs to be done, despite the cost. I have a feeling that most, if not all of us will do the same - proving the words of this post to be as meaningless as some other post 5 years ago may have been on an NYPD dispatcher blog site.
Stop picking on our President, he had the balls to strike back, to take another Hitler aka Saddam Hussien out of the picture. Do the idiots I work with really think this war is just about oil? Read a history book once in awhile. Don't speak for me about my shoes burning rubber, I will stay and help, I'm not scared or frightened of work. I will be helping those I can. My family well they will fend for themselves just fine, but not the victim of a crashed building. Personally I'm insulted that you lumped summed us all in your cowardly boat. God bless all the victims of 911, not just the tower's victims, but those in flight over Pennsylvania, and the victims in our pentagon. To all their families with time comes peace of heart. Godspeed.
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