Presently I'm raking the web for reference, but a story has broken in the last few minutes that a Post Office in northern Seattle has encountered a mysterious white powder. I actually missed the announcement while smoking a cigarette, but am told that the newscasters interrupted their lead story for breaking news. There are absolutely no details. This writing is ahead of any CNN or even KING 5 (local TV station) web report. So I'm curious to watch this story develop. Is it anthrax? Is it detergent? Is there actually no scare whatsoever? But it made the airwaves, so here we go .... :m:, Tiassa Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Nothing on CNN.com yet. You've spiked my interest, but I think there have been more scares than actual anthrax, correct?
Update: No scare A hazardous materials team from Seattle Fire Department now advises that the powder in question is merely talcum powder. There is no mention of hoax or other wrongdoing. Story over. Lasted less than 30 minutes; how interesting. So--when you have a contained situation, an isolated incident, is it proper to report it as a story when there are no facts at hand? It's a great way to keep people tuned to your broadcast, tell ya what Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! In an unrelated incident, a suspected evangelist left a book in the open at Sea-Tac International Airport with a note on the front that said, "Read Me". Security response, of course, was swift and thorough. No word on a suspect or if there will be one. That's the news from the State of Fear in the Pacific Northwest. :m:, Tiassa Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! (Note: These stories--such as they are--are being broadcast on KING 5 television's evening news today, March 4, 2003.)
