I haven't seen a map for the exact location of this horrible fire in Brooklyn, but Luckbat lives in a converted warehouse right on the water. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm okay. The fire--read more about it here--is in nearby Greenpoint. It was reportedly the largest fire in New York since the World Trade Center attacks, and arson is suspected. I saw the smoke from the Manhattan bridge on my way to work yesterday.

Thanks for caring, Gerry. If anyone out there has friends near Greenpoint, Brooklyn, you might want to check up on 'em!

Sometimes it's kinda cool when you can see the news "live" (so to speak). Also kinda cool that your net-friends can know about things like that, too. When the biggest recorded tornado came through Oklahoma, I got e-mail and messages from friends in several continents asking me if I was close and if I was ok. (I was, though it was as close as a mile away from me.)

I guess it's years too late to ask, but did you see the events on 9/11 (other than on TV)? I got a call from a friend who said "turn on your TV." I said, "which channel?" He said, "any channel." You know you gotta worry when someone says that.

seeing "news" first hand is almost universally bad.

i don't want to live the bleeding while it's leading.

-jon

I saw the world trade centers attacks from my window at work and I wish I hadn't.

I am glad you are well Luckbat.

No, I was living in California in 2001, so I was asleep when it happened. I'm kinda glad I wasn't living in DUMBO back then. This is what it looked like from here--a little too close for comfort:
http://www.foureyes.com/towers/

Also: Photos from the Greenpoint Brooklyn Fire

Glad to hear that you're safe!