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Date Posted: 00:06:37 10/01/01 Mon
Author: gumtree
Subject: For the Moment...

...I have heard...shall we say "rumors"...that we are to thank Colin Powell for the slight shift in the wind in Washington, away from immediate action.

Unlike some of the radical chic would have had it (in 1969, when I had long hair, and was...nevermind!) the last person who wants to go go to war is a general.

While I certainly feel that something should be done about terrorism in general, and Bin Laden in particular, an invasion of Afghanistan wasn't it.

Lets all hope that some reason continues to prevail.
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In another vein, I spoke with one of my antiques customers today. He has purchased several items from us in the past, all centering around coffee and tea service for his hotel. We have just about counted him as a "regular" customer. I presented a great find to him today - a Hall coffee percolator/samovar, complete with original electrics, sugar and creamer, about 50 yrs old and still able to perk just fine, thank you very much.

He admired it, and after lingering over it for a moment, turned to me and said somewhat wistfully that he couldnt consider it at the moment - he had been put out of work. It seems that in the ten days after the 11th, his hotel lost over $1,000,000 from cancelled reservations. He is hoping that they re-open National Airport, so that he can get his business back up and running again.

Who would have thought - from the manager of a hotel, through the hotel staff, to the people providing food to the hotel, the cleaning service, the parking valet - have all lost income, jobs because of a madman halfway 'round the world.

It's time to stop being afraid. It's time to get things back in motion. It's time to resume our normal lives, and at least act like nothing is different, that this creature, this insect, has no effect on us carrying on with our lives. It's time for us to stand back up.

Fear is the mind killer.

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I don't know if MSNBC can be believed but there are reports of mass desertions among the Taliban army and much dissension in the Taliban itself. Perhaps all we need to do is keep forming these alliances, totally isolate the Taliban and they will do the rest. Can we keep the discipline? I have to admit, much as I hate to, the Bush team, especially Powell seem to be working in a very thorough low-key yet determined manner. But I fear what this president with 90% approval rating will be able to do. We don't need terrorists to lose our freedom, it most likely will happen from within, with crowds cheering it on. Well we can only keep fighting for our own beliefs, I guess, the battle never ends... (NT) -- spoot, 01:24:14 10/01/01 Mon
- A coffee percolator which is over FIFTY YEARS old!! It's an antique! (NT) -- MWxx, 13:41:34 10/01/01 Mon
  - Hehehe - point taken...but actually, if you consider that the fool thing is made of pottery and glass, rather remarkable that it has lasted this long and still works. So, there you are.... (NT) -- gumtree, 22:12:05 10/01/01 Mon