Halifax Tour

[incoo]

Just started listening to podcasts and going through the shows,when I listened to the Halifax excursion segment.
What I found was how lightly the Halifax explosion was taken.When this happened 2000 people were killed including many school children,9000 were injured both by the explosion and resulting tsunamis.
I know being Canadian I might be more sensitive to remarks made about the explosion,but it was a significant moment of tragedy in our history.
The cannon you described showed how powerful the explosion was,imagine being close to the epicenter.
I don't mean to rant but something like this event should have been treated with more dignity than what it seemed like on the podcast.
Thank you.

 

[jcb]

Just started listening to podcasts and going through the shows,when I listened to the Halifax excursion segment.
What I found was how lightly the Halifax explosion was taken.When this happened 2000 people were killed including many school children,9000 were injured both by the explosion and resulting tsunamis.
I know being Canadian I might be more sensitive to remarks made about the explosion,but it was a significant moment of tragedy in our history.
The cannon you described showed how powerful the explosion was,imagine being close to the epicenter.
I don't mean to rant but something like this event should have been treated with more dignity than what it seemed like on the podcast.
Thank you.

I didn't get the impression anyone on the podcast made light of the explosion. There was some good-natured teasing of one of the Canadian travel agents about how the only thing that seems to have ever happened in Halifax was the explosion.

 

[Tinkershelly]

There was quite a discussion about this and other points at the time the podcast was released. And you were not alone in thinking this.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2976573

You should also go forward a few weeks in the podcasts and hear Kathy and Teresa's experiences with the first GKTW meet and check out this thread. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2981624

 

[DisneyKevin]

If you are familiar with our show, you should probably already be aware that we are not often "reverential".

We reviewed our tour and our guide.

This was not meant as a Canadian history lesson.

 

[appycat]

I felt the podcast team was reviewing their experiences on the tour. I did not get the impression they were making light of the tragic event. After the show, I read up on the history of the explosion as I had never heard of it. My family ended up having a discussion about it and reflected on how terrible it must have been for the victims and their families. So, the review led to learning something and that's always good.