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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sandman_SBM on May 18, 2001, 08:56:00 AM
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On May 18 1927, Andrew Kehoe set off a bomb at a Bath, Michigan school killing 43 people including 39 school children. After the explosion, he killed his wife and then loaded his truck with more explosives and returned to the school. This second explosion killed the school superintendent and himself.
Violence in the U.S. isn't a new problem. Hell... this was even before we got that devilmusicrockandroll and video games.
http://www.xilogic.com/~pradt/800x600/Kehoeinfo.html (http://www.xilogic.com/~pradt/800x600/Kehoeinfo.html)
Related topic... Columbine Panel Faults Authorities (http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010517/us/columbine_report.html) - "Authorities failed to recognize and act on numerous signs that two teens were planning the deadly attack on Columbine High School, the head of a gubernatorial task force said Thursday..."
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[This message has been edited by Sandman_SBM (edited 05-18-2001).]
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21 years ago this date, after drinking with my brother til 3:00am, we had decided not to use the "Blue Zone" passes we had acquired from the State of Washington to visit the steaming Mt.St.Helens to capture some photos of her beautiful steam plumes of activity. As the alarm clock went off at 4:00am to signal our rising and departure to be there around sunrise, I quickly hit the alarm off due to only 1 hour of sleep, and a slight hangover. As I finally woke up around 9 am that Sunday morning, I turned on the TV, watched as they reported that the Blue Zone area around Mt.St.Helens was devastated, I sat in awe and wonder while my brother came out and sat on the couch with me. We didn't say a word to each other for about an hour as we gaped at the diaster unfolding in view of our eyes on television, happening only 2 hours away from our house. We could see the awesome cloud, with all its fury, traveling eastward, from the deck of our home.
The only time that drinking may have saved my life.
Sorry for the hi-jack, but I was sticking to the May 18th date!
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cool story rip.. but be honest..drinking has saved your life many times
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Sandman,
I visited the Bath School for a leadership forum last year. I was wandering around at lunch time and noticed a small area of a hallway with pictures of the old school and items from that terrible day. It looked absolutely terrible. I was surprised, because I didn't think this sort of thing happened that long ago. I never heard about it before I visited the school. Sad day in history.
-MarkVZ-