Hey 30th October 2008 was the day before yesterday. I was in the office when the news came in. Anxious calls were made. Was anyone planning a trip to Guwahati? Were there people in our sales force who were supposed to be there? These are times when a "NO" can be a reassuring response. Everywhere in the country the citizens are trying to find the pattern. Where will it be next? How are we all coping in these times of uncertainty? People avoid crowded places. A loved one's delay by a few minutes from the scheduled time results in anxious calls. Tempers fly. Then finally people learn to be immune to it all. We flip the newspaper and read some other news item. Apathy can be a coping mechanism too.