Bridge collapses in Minneapolis... journalists scramble to collect usual quotes

[alphabassettgrrl]

One thing is the difference between the local station WCCO (very good) and the crap we get here. Even now, WCCO's web site is the first thing I checked this morning for news. CNN is crap, sadly. I think the Midwest reporters still try, though the video of the actual collapse was submitted to CNN (anonymously).

It's horrifying. It just goes down.

Last night I was reading a lot and many people said they credit their survival to wearing their seat belts. Cool. One of the people who died had chest injuries consistant with a fall of 64 feet and was one of the first transported to a hospital. I'm glad to see the system works- as more seriously injured, they should go first.

Gives me hope that people might be worth something after all. I get a little jaded here in LA, where it's everybody for themselves in a lot of ways. Then I see something like this, horrifying to those involved, and yet people come through and help.