The same things that cause me to believe that we don't have much time also cause me to believe that we might not have run out of time. (Operative word: might.) I feel duty-bound to do whatever I can to stop this, and to beat myself bloody against the wall, if necessary, to do it.

I quite agree with your assessment of the situation with the eighteen-wheeler. We've actually had a surprising amount of notice during which we could have done something and didn't. Our only hope lies in the fact that nature has sometimes proved more resilient and quicker to respond than we had thought possible. It's a very serious situation, and I am praying, hoping and stomping my feet for a massive effort to curb the impending disaster. If I weren't doing that, I'd be putting a gun to my head.

Catherine