I read the news this morning and almost wished I hadn’t.
First there was this:
More than 60 people were injured and as many as 50 vehicles were in the river, many of their occupants having scrambled to shore. The collapse did not appear to be terrorism-related.
Some injured people were carried up the riverbank, while emergency workers tended to others on the ground and some jumped into the water to look for survivors. Fire and black smoke rose from the wreckage.
And then this:
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Mattel Inc., the world’s largest toymaker, is recalling 1.5 million products around the world including Chinese-made Sesame Street and Dora the Explorer toys because they may contain “excessive levels” of lead.
And to add the ironic twist to the whole thing, the bridge above was under repair at the time so only two lanes were open during rush hour traffic. Talk about a mixed blessing. Yes, it was awful that it collapsed during the noon hour rush but on the other hand…what if all the lanes had been open?
The Mattel recall hits more close to home since many of the toys I’ve heard mentioned were some of the ones that my sister’s daughter used to play with when she was a few years younger. That certainly makes me wonder about a few things for instance, like how long has this been happening and how many kids could be affected. It also makes me wonder how many children who could fall into the “sickly child” category could be directly or indirectly related to this?
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