A reporter from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, via this blog, was able to contact Ali and is running a story on her and her family in tomorrow’s paper. Be sure to check it out! I’ll post the link as soon as I have it!

Update from Ali…

*As of 8:00pm last night…the email that Patty sent to her friend telling him they were safe, might have been before the tsunami…we are trying to determine the day and time of the email.
GRRRRR! This is madness!

*Good news…as of 2:30pm our time, Spencer and Patty are OK.
We don’t know any other details other than they are fine and on the mainland.
I’ll keep you posted. I’m sure it will be one hell of a story!
Thanks again for all your help!
Lady Mac

Tsunami Hits Thailand…
This is bad but this time it’s personal. My youngest brother, Spencer and his girfriend, Patty are there on vacation on Phuket Island, where they filmed the movie The Beach.

Does anyone know how or where to get information on Americans in Thailand? I’ve tried the American Embassy in Bangkok but there was no answer. I really need some assistance! You can comment here or you can email me at ali@ladymac.com.

Thanks in advance for any help you can be.

This is going to be a sticky post at the top until we get some word on this…

Ali’s got family vacationing over in Thailand, where they’ve just been hit with a major earthquake and significant tsunamis.

If you have any information on how to contact anyone locally in that area, so she can try to track down the status of her brother and his girlfriend, let her know.

Our thoughts are with you Ali…keep us posted!

I also remembered this morning that my good friend Troy is working at the American Consulate in Chennai, India. I’ve sent him an email to see if he’s okay but I doubt communication lines are all that great there right now. Keeping my fingers crossed he’s alright!