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(3,571 posts)underpants
(182,279 posts)Last edited Sat Jan 12, 2019, 07:06 PM - Edit history (1)
Pizz-eh.
underpants
(182,279 posts)I'm blaming auto correct
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Most of them. A huge majority of them.
cp
(6,543 posts)Delicious!
Stuart G
(38,365 posts)brooklynite
(93,873 posts)orangecrush
(19,237 posts)Hats off to some very kind world citizens!
George II
(67,782 posts)....to thousands of travelers from Europe who were grounded for two or three days in 2001 when our airports were all closed.
That was a great story, worth looking up and reading.
ZNY is on Long Island, that a long way from Newfoundland, that's great (Ronkonkoma is about in the middle of Long Island)
LisaM
(27,762 posts)I saw it, very moving, in fact, it was Gander night, and the mayor of Gander was there!
The Non_Evil Damien
(5 posts)This was shown during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
George II
(67,782 posts)....of Gander did, but a couple of friends of mine were on their way home from a business trip in Italy when they were told they would be landing in Gander. A couple of hours later they landed, spent some time being cleared, then were bused to a church. Inside the pews were set up as beds - blankets and pillows, along with soap and small towels and other things they might need. All of this was done while they were in the air, and done without ever expecting anything in return - just great human beings helping other human beings.
barbtries
(28,702 posts)i'd never seen it, didn't know the story...been crying my eyes out over it. people really can be great.
trixie2
(905 posts)We love you so much. Detroit/Windsor forever.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)I just ordered 5 pizzas for our local control tower. A few 2 litter sodas, in case they wanted something to drink. It's wasn't that pricey. If you have some extra funds and can assist some unpaid agencies try to do it. It's just a thank you and we're better then Trump.
Gonna see if we can send some pizzas to the local FBI branch next week.
Az_lefty
(3,670 posts)pdsimdars
(6,007 posts)amcgrath
(397 posts)On 9/11, watching an endless stream of diverted flights coming into Vancouver International.
Like those planes on the East coast, they had no where else to go, since US simply closed its airspace and threatened to shoot down anything entering it.
Essentially dumping planes they thought may be carrying terrorists into the hands of Canadian airports. Which could be considered fairly insulting.
But within about 24 hours the narrative began, Bush Cheney Rumsfeld and the usual assortment of Hannitys and Carlsons, OReillys - that the blame for the attack on NY was entirely the fault of Canada.
Regardless of the fact that entry to the US is governed by US border patrol, Canada was blamed, for our weak border control, our lax immigration policy and poor security agencies.
Not one of the 9/11 hijackers entered North America via Canada. Nor Mexico. They landed in the States, they took flying lessons in the States and were supposedly under surveillance by - but lost by American security agencies.
So while the gratitude that has been shown by Americans has meant a lot to Canadians, lets make sure the facts dont slip from the history books. Canada has no choice but to take in planes that the US was happy to let fall out of the sky - remember a lot of these flights had come from across the pacific or Atlantic and had no way of turning around. And in the aftermath, the US administration and much of the media then blamed Canada for their own failings.