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RE: Gatlinburg TN is Burning! - senona - 12-02-2016 (12-01-2016, 05:26 PM)Mystic Wanderer Wrote: Click on picture. I don't know how to label this song, but it sure does suit this situation. Thanks Mystic for keeping up with this tragedy. My heart goes out to all the people affected by it and to whom have lost everything. And to @"Grace" for posting the wonderful image of the firefighters taking a rest on the sidewalk. Those guys are the best!! #PrayforGatlinburg As to your video, which it does fit perfectly with the situation at hand in TN, is courtesy of "The Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug" We've only seen the movie a dozen times or so, hence why I knew that song. (((grins))) Here is the original song with movie clips if interested... RE: Gatlinburg TN is Burning! - Mystic Wanderer - 12-02-2016 Thanks @"senona" . No wonder I like that song; I love Ed Sheeran. The death toll is now at 13 people. The parents of three young men, who have been in a burn hospital for the past few days, were found last night in the cabin they rented. The family came to Gatlinburg for Thanksgiving vacation. This is a very sad story! A man, Michael Reed, and his son are still waiting on word from his wife and two daughters that got separated from them during the evacuation. I hope they are found safe. There is still a lot of area to search. On a brighter note, one woman was waiting for word about her house. She had to leave her dogs inside and she was distraught worrying about whether they survived. Yesterday some firemen went to the house and reported that the fire had burned right up to her doorstep, then stopped. Her house was untouched and her dogs were safe. And, we have this 82 year old couple, who hiked down the mountain to reach safety. 82 YEARS OLD! That's a great story! Click to watch the video. http://www.wbir.com/news/local/wildfire/couple-82-survive-by-hiking-out-of-fire-on-foot/361663717 Donations are coming in from all over the country to help the families who lost everything. It certainly helps to fill the emptiness and loss I have felt when I see acts of kindness like what is being shown to my neighboring community. RE: Gatlinburg TN is Burning! - Grace - 12-02-2016 Hey everyone... our local news station has said the death toll is at 13 now (and 85 injured).. 2 of those deceased is a couple vacationing from Canada. Here is an article on this update: http://fox17.com/news/local/gatlinburg-death-toll-up-to-thirteen-85-injured-and-1000-structures-affected My prayers are with the people and families of all those affected by this fire. RE: Gatlinburg TN is Burning! - guohua - 12-02-2016 OMG How Terrible. I have well wishes and Incense and Candles lite now and I'll meditate soon for the victims and Great hard Working Fire Fighters and all other Rescuers risking their lives for others so unselfishly. RE: Gatlinburg TN is Burning! - Mystic Wanderer - 12-03-2016 (12-02-2016, 11:28 PM)guohua Wrote: OMG How Terrible. Thank you Ms. G. RE: Gatlinburg TN is Burning! - Mystic Wanderer - 06-30-2017 Well, the verdict is finally in on the teens who started the fire, and guess what? They let them go... dropped the charges! I suppose they must have some influential parents (rich) who got them off. Yep, I was right. One is the son of a cop; don't know about the other one, but rest assured, he is a spoiled brat who has parents who get him out of all the messes he makes. Quote:Prosecutors have dropped charges against two Anderson County teenagers they labeled as responsible for the state’s deadliest wildfire in a century, an attorney said Friday. Even if they couldn't prove the boys caused the fire in Gatlinburg, they should still be charged with arson for starting the fire on Chimney Tops. Right? Wrong! They are getting off scott free, and that just burns me up! (No pun intended.) The fire that started on Chimney Tops is on Federal Land, so they said it would be up to the Federal Court to charge them with that. I don't see them getting anything for their crimes. Quote:The federal government owns national parks, and only federal officials have authority to prosecute crimes committed on federal land. In 1997, the director of the National Park Service and then-Gov. Don Sundquist reached an agreement giving local and state authorities the legal right to also prosecute cases within federal lands in Tennessee. Source Sigh... These boys better hope the people who lost everything, including family members, don't find out who they are. There are some out there that aren't going to accept this, I'm afraid. |