Word: flashlighting
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...week went on, many rattled people found an antidote soon after they felt their first symptoms. Terror squeezes you into a corner; fighting back, even with a superstitious gesture, sets you free. So people updated their wills and then tucked them away again, put fresh batteries in the flashlight but then stuck it in a drawer. "You're less likely to get blown up by a terrorist," said a Washington dad as he dropped his kids at school, "than to get run over by the mom in her SUV who's worrying into her cell phone about getting blown...
...Bottled water --Nonperishable food --Flashlight --Portable radio --Batteries --Goggles --Mask or scarf --Thermal blanket --First...
...terror triggered other reactions besides heroism. Robert Falcon worked in the parking garage at the towers: "When the blast shook it went dark and we all went down, and I had a flashlight and everyone was screaming at me. People were ripping my shirt to try and get to my flashlight, and they were crushing me. The whole crowd was on top of me wanting the flashlight...
...terror triggered other reactions besides heroism. Robert Falcon worked in the parking garage at the towers: "When the blast shook it went dark and we all went down, and I had a flashlight and everyone was screaming at me. People were ripping my shirt to try and get to my flashlight, and they were crushing me. The whole crowd was on top of me wanting the flashlight...
...This said, I attempted to perform “surgery” in the bathroom mirror, with a flashlight and kitchen tongs. It became quickly apparent that the so-called hanging object was actually my uvula...