Minneapolis

[filkertom]

First things first. Everybody in the Twin Cities area okay? I saw jss1113 is okay, and a few of the dementia artists such as DJ Particle. Josh also linked up to the OK List. Anyone else out there who hasn't checked in yet?

Comments

[ericcoleman]

I think that the only folks I have not heard from so far are chasophonic and bonzlizard.

[ericcoleman]

And I see on the mnstf community that they have checked in.

http://community.livejournal.com/mnstf/94019.html has a list of folks who are ok.

[jss]

The MN SF community, mnstf, has a thread for folks in fandom to check in, and the original poster is maintaining a pseudoalphabetical list of folks in the posting body.

[emiofbrie.livejournal.com]

As far as I'm aware, no one has heard from "Coburn" yet... :(

[wildcard9.livejournal.com]

I just saw a post from him in reply to Wyngarde's post today. So he is okay as well. WHEW!!!

[emiofbrie.livejournal.com]

and he posted in his own LJ too...I have added him to the "we're ok" list (I just changed Jared's entry to read "Possible Oscar" as a group)

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to get MPLS resident and next year's WorldCon GoH, Lois McMaster Bujold, to answer on her fans' email list. I haven't heard yet but will report when I do.

[jss]

She's listed on the OK list in mnstf.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Thank you Josh.

Blessed be the Internet! Time was, even with fannish phone trees, it would take WEEKS to sort everybody out.

Sad Sad Day

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

"Luckily" the death toll appears to be small. "Only" 20 - 50 probable. May the death toll be on that lower end.
Sympathies to all who lost love ones or were injured in that tragedy.

Re: Sad Sad Day

[chirosinger.livejournal.com]

Fortunately the toll is significantly lower, so far. I heard 7 confirmed on the news last night, but the Mpls police dept has lowered that number to 4 confirmed. They're sending in diver's now to check out 5 submerged vehicles. Hopefully the inhabitants got out yesterday. We are so thankful that things are no worse than they are and that our friends and loved ones all seem to be OK.