Stroke of Luck! - My friend missed the Paris Attacks.
By Wendy789
@Drosophila (16573)
Ireland
November 13, 2015 5:06pm CST
OMG!!! Three separate attacks has kicked off in Paris and appears to be ongoing..
My friend was scheduled to travel back to Paris for winter break.
He changed his flight to tomorrow two weeks ago, because he wanted to stay on for a party.
Good job he has just missed the attack, as he would have travelled through the attack zones should he went home today!
Bad news, he's now stuck in Dublin, because the boarder has closed!!!!
State of Emergency Declared!
Thoughts are with the Paris tonight :'(
Latest update: He was able to make it onto the 8:00am flight to Paris.They didn't shut the airports.
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@kevin1877uk (36988)
•
14 Nov 15
Wow, I've just seen the news about it all, your friend is lucky, so glad he decided to stay.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
@kevin1877uk Yep, it appears to be a lot more severe than previously reported.. god knows.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
Totally! I do hope he could make it back tomorrow..
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
13 Nov 15
I still can't get over that my friend nearly got caught up in this
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
@poehere :'( ;'( Thoughts are with Paris tonight.
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@poehere (15126)
• French Polynesia
14 Nov 15
@Drosophila Yes I am on the other side of he world but we have direct live news feed from there to us. Now there is just a lot of talk of what will come in the next few days. First they said 2 and now it is 3 people who did this one. the borders are closed and I think all flights are closed. The capital is closed down tight right now and the roads are empty except for police and emergency response teams.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
He is! He was booked onto a late flight too, then decided it was better to fly out today instead.
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
Absolutely! he nearly took the later flight on 13th, but thought better of it.. Who'd thought a party would have saved him all the stress.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
I can imagine!! Good to hear you've arrived safely back.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
Thanks thanks! His family is ok too. They all live in Paris, but didn't go out that night. How fortunate.
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@celticeagle (159611)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Nov 15
Wow! This really was not a good day to not listen to the new. Ugh!
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@celticeagle (159611)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Nov 15
@Drosophila ...Terrorists usually want to do just that. Something unexpected.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
@celticeagle You're right! So tragic.. as the most impacted area is full of young ppl.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
Nope.. It's crazy.. so un-expected. Could've happened to anyone.
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@allknowing (130206)
• India
14 Nov 15
This is news to me. I have been away from news channels. Sad to hear about this.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
Indeedy! It was a shock when I saw the headline on BBC
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@ReViewMeMedia (3785)
• United States
19 Nov 15
Your friend is very blessed that they missed the attack.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
21 Nov 15
Absolutely! Apparently there was another train derailed on Saturday 14th, seemed to be a bad week for Paris.
@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
14 Nov 15
Allen has a visitor who lives in Paris and has been here a week---he will be going to New Orleans for a week and then New York before he goes home.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
Another person who missed potential crisis.
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@sherryeb (580)
• Duncan, Arizona
15 Nov 15
I am happy to hear your friend is safe and best of luck to him during this time of crisis.
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
15 Nov 15
Thanks thanks! He is very lucky indeed! His family lives in Paris, they are fine too. They simply stayed in that evening. I guess they will be staying in more now.
@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
15 Nov 15
Thankfully your friend is okay! I have a high school classmate who is stuck at an airport in Europe.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
15 Nov 15
Thanks thanks! What a nightmare to be stuck at an airport. Hope they make it back in time for Thanks Giving.
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@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
17 Nov 15
@Drosophila I think he is still over there. He travels a lot for work, especially overseas.
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@JudyEv (326276)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Nov 15
This is a very sad and worrying state of affairs.
@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
14 Nov 15
Indeed. very troublesome. There are some comfort in living in small towns I guess.
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
15 Nov 15
@JudyEv Yep, you're absolutely right, I remember the Sydney cafe siege, so unexpected.
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@JudyEv (326276)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Nov 15
@Drosophila We often say terrorists wouldn't bother with our town either. I just hope we're right. They are crazy enough to do anything.
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