Earth seems upset lately

• 05-12-2008 1:18 PM

  rwbeagles Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW, TX Posts 14,600 Points 2,025

  Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact Having a thoughtful moment...  The cyclone and tornados...now this Chinese earthquake. I have to say this has been a bad patch of late. Just hoping the survivors receive the things they need to make it thru and that recovery and aid is on the way to all. So sad about the HUGE losses esp in the cyclone and earthquake. I feel very lucky myself and mine are safe this day...and I am grateful as can be for same. Just wondering if anyone else had noticed the current temper of the globe and seeing if it's affected anyone perspective on things. Gina H. dog.community Moderator "But my dreams...they aren't as empty, as my conscience seems to be."-The Who

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• 05-12-2008 1:25 PM

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  cakana Joined on 09-10-2007 Cathy in Northern CA Posts 6,574 Points 360	Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact I'd been feeling that way even before I heard about the earthquake in China this morning.  Man, it really does make you appreciate just waking up and having a run of the mill day when you see what so many others are facing. I too hope that the survivors are getting all the aid they need. ~ Cathy ~
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• 05-12-2008 1:25 PM

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  DPU Joined on 09-19-2006 Indiana Posts 4,311 Points 335

  Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact Mother earth was pretty kind to me as of late.  We had a storm back in December that broke a couple of posts on the privacy fence.  I propped it up but I knew if another like storm would hit, it would topple and then what am to do about the dogs.  Can't easily just replace the post so I looked at different ways to anchor the base.  Finally figured out a way and sure enough the next day 35 mph winds hit.  The fence remained standing.

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• 05-12-2008 1:25 PM

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  Maxs Mom Joined on 09-26-2006 Livonia, MI Posts 1,509 Points 100

  Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact I sure have noticed!!! I made a comment to my co-workers just morning. It has been a "weird" spring to say the least. The devastation from the cyclone and now this tragic earthquake in China. So very sad.   Ann & Art Maxine CGC, UADNJIII, DDNJ-r (11 yr old Golden) Belle NJP, NAJ, OJP, CGC, UAGI, UADSJ, UADJJ (5 Black Lab) Teddi UADJJ, UJJ, CGC (1 1/2 yr old Golden) Pete 14 yr old TB

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• 05-12-2008 1:28 PM

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  rwbeagles Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW, TX Posts 14,600 Points 2,025

  Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact I admit I am a bit upset about the Myanmar aid being "appropriated' by thier gov't and branded with General's names like they had anything to do with it. Then restricting where aid can go and when...my my my...I feel so bad for those people. Our government handled Katrina very poorly...but I don't know if even we could top the amount of political manuevering that's being attached to something as simple and vital as bags of rice and clean water...*sigh* Gina H. dog.community Moderator "But my dreams...they aren't as empty, as my conscience seems to be."-The Who

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• 05-12-2008 1:30 PM

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  scrubsfiend Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area Posts 614 Points 180

  Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact I was just noting the same thing Gina.  When I pulled up MSN to catch the latest headlines I saw the China earthquake and thought Ding Ding, round two, score Mother Earth two, Asia zero.  TKOs nonetheless.  My heart goes out to those left to pick up the pieces.  May the ruling parties put aside their egos and allow aide for as long as needed. As much as it seems like our Earth is angry, I'm a firm believer that these periods of destruction are cyclical.  Perhaps a hundred years ago there were vicious weather patterns not unlike those of today.  Population growth(!) allows for greater damage and loss of life but the storms themselves are more or less the same.  Hopefully our fellow man will continue to find bigger and better ways of avoiding such catastrophic losses, no matter the threat. Amy "A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog" - Charles Doran

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• 05-12-2008 1:36 PM

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  rwbeagles Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW, TX Posts 14,600 Points 2,025	Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact People are nothing if not resilient that is for sure She keeps trying to buck us off and we keep on sticking to the riggin' lol. Gina H. dog.community Moderator "But my dreams...they aren't as empty, as my conscience seems to be."-The Who
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• 05-12-2008 1:42 PM

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  sharismom Joined on 09-10-2007 mid-Michigan Posts 1,938 Points 0	Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact Yeah, it's a little scary.  I'm a little worried overall that this is a sign of impending catastrophe...and that Mother Earth is trying to tell us something.    Yep, I'm a chicken (there, I said it). And to think I've complained about cold weather or "too much" snow.  In the big scheme of things, my little Cabbage Patch is a pretty safe place.    Tina
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• 05-12-2008 1:44 PM

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  TAOofGoldyShep Joined on 10-22-2006 Posts 1,315 Points 10	Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact rwbeagles: Just wondering if anyone else had noticed the current temper of the globe and seeing if it's affected anyone perspective on things. Yep. And not only that but the temper of the globe seems to be affecting a lot of my canine and equine clients...a lot of them are ill or are on their way out.
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• 05-12-2008 1:48 PM

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  rwbeagles Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW, TX Posts 14,600 Points 2,025	Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact eesh...missed this town's "toxic tornado" problem...wow...lead? eeep! Hope all is well there. I do think these folks should move away if they can. PICHER EPA INVESTIGATION Gina H. dog.community Moderator "But my dreams...they aren't as empty, as my conscience seems to be."-The Who
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• 05-12-2008 2:04 PM

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  dogslife Joined on 08-22-2006 Posts 1,180 Points 150	Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact In 1976, the earth was a lot more ticked off.  250,000 died in China from that earthquake.   Siberian huskies are a lot like potato chips. We need to have more than one!
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• 05-12-2008 2:15 PM

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  dogslife Joined on 08-22-2006 Posts 1,180 Points 150

  Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact From the International Herald Tribune-  http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/asia/13china.php I might be a little nervous about this: "China's massive Three Gorges Dam, located a few hundred miles east of the earthquake's epicenter, reported no immediate problems. "There were no signs that the earthquake has affected the dam, and everything is going as usual," Hu Xinge, an executive with the state-owned corporation operating the dam, told Xinhua." Siberian huskies are a lot like potato chips. We need to have more than one!

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• 05-12-2008 2:19 PM

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  rwbeagles Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW, TX Posts 14,600 Points 2,025	Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact aren't the Olypmics there like...in a few months?? wow... Gina H. dog.community Moderator "But my dreams...they aren't as empty, as my conscience seems to be."-The Who
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• 05-12-2008 2:22 PM

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  Maxs Mom Joined on 09-26-2006 Livonia, MI Posts 1,509 Points 100

  Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact While we have not had the numbers of casualties as they have in Asia, we have had several horrible tornadoes (scare the parc out of me) and other "wierd" things. The sink hole in TX to name one. I just want it to quit raining. I'll take the rain if we don't have the other disasters. rwbeagles: aren't the Olypmics there like...in a few months?? wow...   Yes they are! Should be interesting.   Ann & Art Maxine CGC, UADNJIII, DDNJ-r (11 yr old Golden) Belle NJP, NAJ, OJP, CGC, UAGI, UADSJ, UADJJ (5 Black Lab) Teddi UADJJ, UJJ, CGC (1 1/2 yr old Golden) Pete 14 yr old TB

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• 05-12-2008 2:23 PM

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  fuzzy_dogs_mom Joined on 09-10-2007 Davis, CA Posts 6,569 Points 200

  Re: Earth seems upset lately Reply Contact I've noticed it, too. There's also a volcano in Chile that's shooting ash some 20 miles up and that seems about to erupt. Apparently it hasn't blown for some 900 years so I'm sure everyone living near it had put it out of their  minds. I was just thinking this a.m that if the military junta in Myanmar doesn't allow the food, water & medicine into the country, maybe we could ship it to China if they're in need. It seems kind of silly to have it just sitting in warehouses somewhere. Joyce

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