[garinda]

Originally Posted by Eric

I think I raised the point more out of surprise than suspicion. I mean, this is a momentous event, and at the risk of appearing trite, a tragedy of epic proportions. Such events usually bring forward a quick response on "this little old local forum". I always hesitate before opening a thread. Not much of which is a big concern of mine, would interest you guys.

I take your point, but thinking back to past threads about worldwide natural disasters, they've usually been started because of some link the person has to that place. I know with the Pakistani earthquake a lot of local people had family in that particular area.

I guess there aren't a lot of us who have ties with China, and despite saying how terrible the suffering must be every time something happens in the world, there isn't much more to add.