Thanks from New York City

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26011

This is the first time I've checked in with HPFGU since Monday - 
that's a first for me to go that long.  What I saw when the list came 
up was one posting after another from people all over the world 
wishing us here in NYC best wishes and prayers.  I want to thank every 
one who has emailed and asked about us in NYC and DC.

I counted my blessings yesterday when I heard about the WTC because I 
was up in the Bronx and, ironically, safer in that neighborhood than I 
would have been downtown in Manhattan.  My family is safe and so are 
my friends.  I'm also glad to hear that all the New Yorkers from this 
list are safe and sound.

Mayor Giuliani has advised us all to just get back to our lives and go 
about things normally.  He is NOT a mayor I support, but he has been 
fantastic throughout this and he is right; we need to be strong and 
not let whoever did this get the best of us. I have faith in New 
Yorkers that we can all get through this.  It is truly amazing how New 
Yorkers have banded together to help (more than 10,000 people have 
offered to volunteer and thousands of people are lining up to give 
blood) and the rest of the country has been supportive and 
sympathetic.  I have even heard stories of people from as far away as 
Australia saying that they were up all night watching the news over 
there.  The world is at a standstill.

Thank you again to everyone who has sent messages to me and all other 
NYers about our tragedy.  This group is the best.

--jenny from ravenclaw *******************************