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Originally posted by M. Krass
It could have been far, far worse. But, there really wasn't anything to survive. We sat around, we listened to the radio, some folks in NYC had to walk a bit to get home, or maybe they're stuck there now, but they're certainly not in terrible danger.
To call yourself a survivor suggests that your life was in danger. Did you feel like your life was in danger? I didn't.
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Adam Y. is correct.
There was a lot of people I saw on CNN in the street. Sure, people were kind, but what if there was some drunk driving down, and he killed anyone in the street? I don't think that'd be safe. (Yes, this could happen....)
And, also.....being a survivor doesn't have to be something like a astroid hitting your house and still living (an example, don't bash me on this), nor if your life is actually in danger. Being a survivor means getting through something really hard.
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From Webster Dictionary:
survivor
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): sur·vived; sur·viv·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French survivre to outlive, from Latin supervivere, from super- + vivere to live
Date: 15th century
intransitive senses
1 : to remain alive or in existence : live on
2 : to continue to function or prosper
transitive senses
1 : to remain alive after the death of <he is survived by his wife>
2 : to continue to exist or live after <survived the earthquake>
3 : to continue to function or prosper despite : WITHSTAND
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Nothing here about living through danger.
<<EDIT>>: I was in the UP of Michigan, so I had power, but my house didn't [thank god I un-plugged everything before I left on my vacation] :<</EDIT>>