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I vividly remember that morning. I was working from my home office in St. Pete FL, waiting for a conference call to begin. A couple of us were on the phone bridge chatting, and one person said "Hey! Something is going on at the Twin Towers!". I turned on my TV in time to see the second jet slice into the second tower. We all went silent, then all agreed to cancel the call.
ReplyDeleteI worked for AT&T Corporate at the time. Our leadership broadcast to all of use to not worry about meetings and desk work until further notice, but encouraged us to please keep in touch with each other as the tragedy unfolded, and to use whatever company resources we needed to help our communities. It was a full week before we started to pick up the office work again.
I've visited Ground Zero several times over the years. It's still... somberly quiet... at the site.
Rade - I, too, remember what I was doing that horrible day. I've been to the memorial only once, and it was somber for me and Jerry, too. He knew someone who died that day.
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ReplyDelete24 years ago, and I can remember just like it was yesterday. Yes, a very somber day.
I was on my way up to Maine, for a vacation. Very blue sky, not a cloud to be seen. Temps for that day were a little cooler than usual (in fact today, just a few clouds in the sky and just a little warmer.)
Before I headed up to Ogunquit, I stopped at the local car wash in town here, and the guy working asked me if I heard about the "small" plane that hit one of the towers. Naturally we all that it was a small plane. Oh boy, on the way up to Maine, the story kept changing,
An eerie feeling indeed, crystal blue sky with not a plane in sight. I checked into the hotel, not knowing really what to do. I went into a local store, bought a small American flag, went down to the beach to place it into the sand. I sit for a few minutes (not really knowing the full impact of what was going on) Infact the beach was deserted.
Said a little prayer, went back to my room and turned the TV on! Honestly, I was a bit in shock, as more of the terrible tragedy unfolded.
I called my Mom, and told her I loved her. That evening, I went to the bar, it was jammed packed, many of the patrons just there to offer support to ones that, knew someone that worked at the airport or had other duties that were related to the event.
A sad day in American history. Thanks Rick, for not forgetting to post something, and Jerry sorry for your loss.
Scott - You're welcome and, thanks.
DeleteI should post the film my buddy did about 9-11. It took him a loooong time to find someone to do it because the producers he initially approached said, "That's old news, who cares?"
ReplyDeleteKirk's death took over the newsfeeds....II assume you have now heard about the student shooting yesterday in Colorado.
What a terrible thing to say about 9/11, "That's old news, who cares!!" But I'm not shocked by it.
ReplyDeleteOn my walk this morning, I run into a gentleman that stopped to ask me, why the fire station horn was sounding. I told him today's 9/11! Our fire station sounds it's horn at various times on 9/11, like times the first plane hit, then the second, then went the first tower went down, then the second, and so on.