Posted by AuntieMel on March 8, 2006, at 14:34:30
In reply to Re: Frightening » AuntieMel, posted by zeugma on March 8, 2006, at 11:51:56
I'm a stickler for grammar myself. I sometimes (on purpose) violate it - but for the most part errors make me cringe.
I saw a book I had to buy. "Between you and I" The title is one of my pet peeves.
But, the Port Authority isn't blameless on 9/11. They cut corners quite a bit in the building of the towers and those cost savings resulted in very few escape routes.
Have you read "102 Minutes"? I'm working on it now. I wouldn't have bought it, but a local columnist and a down-home kind of guy strongly recommended it. It's about people's fight to survive and it's really well done.
And, to be technical, the administration isn't selling the ports. We still own them. The administration of the ports was done by a British company who is selling the business to Dubai.
Unfortunately, the company administering the ports isn't responsible for security. That job is still ours. From what I've seen the security in Dubai is better than ours and it could be an improvement.
What part of the North East are you from?
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