Just when I turned on the news about an hour ago, the first thing I saw was that the FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop of all airplanes this afternoon. I'm not sure what time it all started. Those on the ground cannot take off and those in the air were ordered to land. Airports are filling up and passengers are scrambling to find ways to get to their destinations and there are no cars available to rent already.
The next clip I saw was a freight liner heading directly to a cruise ship in the Gulf near New Orleans. It crashed and the ship immediately started to sink, although all crew and passengers were able to get off safely.
My day was fine, starting with a 20 minute workout with Dawn and Valerie, and then a short chat with Dawn. Susan picked me up at 11:00 to go to Hobby Lobby because their yarn was on sale. She crochets baby blankets for a local church group and I was looking for some for Christmas gifts. We also shopped at Kohls and both bought some socks. She also had a dermatology appointment in that area if Madison, so I went to that with her before coming back home.
I just heard that the ground stop has been lifted, they are saying there is no cyber threat, and also that all are safe and they are working to resolve the issues. Weird!
One perk to living in this apartment is the view of the western sky and some gorgeous sunsets. I captured this picture last night and tonight's was pretty interesting too.
It has been a busy week.
