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

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Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

True. Lots of things lately don't make sense but seem to be popular.

Uh oh. That's the first sign of approaching middle age. The second is when you're home on a Saturday night and the phone rings and you hope it's not for you.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Most of the time when the house phone rings it's not for me. It's not even a person usually, just telemarketer autodialers. Or fax machines.

And yes, I am clearly no longer "young" and the social landscape reminds me frequently. But I'm ok with that; I know what matters to me and my life.

[Gemini Cricket]

This whole event is horrible, but the coverage of this by the media seems a bit much. It's almost as if they're disappointed that there aren't more deaths to report on.

Also, my assistant is from that area and knows someone who is in the hospital who dropped in his car to the river below. Small world. Sad sad sad.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm glad I don't know anybody involved. Surprised, but glad.

I agree about the media. I commented to my hubby that on Thursday is when the media coverage starts to get stupid. I'm still not watching broadcast news but I read the internet news sites.