+allenjb42 4,234 Posted January 8, 2009 With his permission, I'd like to share some of Mannie's pm's from the last few days: Last 10 days since the starting of the operation, Hamas are launching rockets at all directions, trying to hit as much as they can. they have also started to use the more powerful and longer range Grad rockets. On these days (and nights), sirens sounded in town got us (me,my wife and the kids) running into the MAMAD. (in house shelter.) Explosions, some far and some a little closer didn't hit anything significant here in Yavne but never the less made us feel bad just thinking that those b******s can actually get us. I just came back from my father in Ashdod and saw the building that was hit by a Grad rocket three days ago. just two blocks away from where my dad lives. Well at least he's playing it cool. BTW, tomorrow its his 77th birthday So, no politics, no discussion of the whys or wherefores of this ongoing conflict. Just a simple wish and prayer that our member and friend Mannie and his family get through it in one piece. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverbolt 104 Posted January 8, 2009 oh damn! stay safe mate i hope nothing bad happen with u! :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topcat II 6 Posted January 8, 2009 Stay safe indeed you and your family and all!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557 Posted January 8, 2009 Wish all the people in the region the best an luck to survive this madness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+pcpilot 181 Posted January 8, 2009 Prayers going up for Mannie and his familys' safety. God bless Mannie... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pfunkmusik Posted January 8, 2009 Prayers going up for Mannie and his familys' safety. God bless Mannie... Amen. Here's hoping that Sarkozy and Mubarak's efforts bear good fruit. pfunk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kct 5 Posted January 8, 2009 Man, I hope everyone stays cool and enough of the madness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon161 3 Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) Bless ya mannie keep safe man and dont let your guard down. I hope the conflict ends soon so that you and your family are safe. Edited January 8, 2009 by Falcon161 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+whiteknight06604 934 Posted January 8, 2009 You and your countrymen are in our thoughts and prayers.Keep safe.We are praying that these monsters are killed before more inocents get hurt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheChief2000 0 Posted January 8, 2009 Prayers for the safety of you and your family Mannie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+EricJ 4,245 Posted January 8, 2009 Be safe brother, as well as your family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viper6 3 Posted January 8, 2009 Be safe brother, as well as your family.Keep your family and friends safe Mannie!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+wilco 11 Posted January 8, 2009 Stay safe, friends! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+aleks 9 Posted January 8, 2009 LIVING IN A WAR ZONE IS DANGEROUS....BUT I WISH THE BEST FOR ALL OF YOU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Dave 2,322 Posted January 8, 2009 Mannie and I keep in touch often and his PM's from the last few days give a much much better perspective on this whole thing. One much better than the media is portraying it. You and your family stay safe Mannie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted January 8, 2009 stay safe buddy...!! hope IDF helps bring the numbers down to zero everywhere down south i was there (Yavne) yesterday with friends, we picked up some girl on our way to the salsa club the girl told us to open the windows so if any siren will sound so we would hear another girl that was in the car with us was terrified... another woman i met in the salsa club was on TV cause her buliding got hit by a rocket i was so happy to see that she was alright... i hope people won't lose their luck during this conflict\war the stories you can hear are amazing... to the safe return of all our troops there and to the safety of the people surrounding gaza! Cheers and <S> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 531_Ghost Posted January 8, 2009 To our brothers and sisters in Israel, keep your heads on a swivel, be safe. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emp_Palpatine 501 Posted January 8, 2009 Stay safe, mannie. Hope you and yours won't be armed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
triplethr3at 0 Posted January 8, 2009 Ive been in Israel since december 27th Here is a little insight into what its like in Israel right now. All is quiet and semi normal in the center of the country (tel-aviv area). People still go about their everyday life and children can still be seen playing outside. However only a short ride south changes the whole scenery. I was in in the Negev yesterday in the sdeboker area. Though a good 25 miles from the conflict zone I can still hear the low thuds of exploading hamas rockets. IDF planes and helicopters can be clearly seen heading to and from the area. F-15/16I usualy traveling at high speed at medium altituteds in single ship elements. Cobras and apaches can be seen often in two ship elements once again flying either to or from the area. Now as you get closer to the conflict zone things get even more chaotic. I stayed at an uncles house in settelemnt called keryat arba. A tank can be seen here and there on a trailer on the side of the road awaiting orders to deploy. Several convoys can be seen going to and fro. Smoke can now be seen clearly. Air riad sirens go off everyso often and are soon followed by the thuds of inpacting rockets. I am now staying at ramat ha sharon about 40 minutes from Tel-Aviv. Things are still semi normal but everyone is glued to the news. My grnadmother watches the news several times a day while many radio broadcasts can be heard from withn the cars that pass by on the street. Things arent fun here but life goes on. Stay strong Mannie Best wishes to all the other members who are settled near the conflict zone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannie 21 Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) Thank you for your concern friends. Its a good thing you can not see me now. (blush) I wish all ends well. Thanks again, and thank you Allen and Dave for your support mates. Edited January 8, 2009 by Mannie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 628 Posted January 8, 2009 triplethreat, enjoy your stay in Israel... hope it will be a quiet one and i would like to add Craig to the list of thanks and some of the old guys i know like navychief that always support us it's real heart warming to see the care of people here and around the world keep it safe yourselves guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HrntFixr 4 Posted January 8, 2009 Stay safe my friend!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
macelena 1,070 Posted January 8, 2009 Best wishes, Mannie, stay alive. I hope that someday you´ll never hear the air raid sirens anymore and see the closest thing to peace as possible there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlielima 328 Posted January 8, 2009 Good luck to all there. I'm hearing things are heating up to the north. and it's not global warming. :ph34r: CL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted January 8, 2009 Hey Mannie stay safe and good luck mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
