Where were you?
On this day 8 years ago?
I was in a rental car heading back to Kansas City airport to fly back to Chicago. Heard about a small plane crashing into a building in NY and then it started getting crazy. Noticed a lot of planes circling the airport as I was pulling in and then the word was out. Watched the first tower collapse at a bar in the airport and realized soon I wouldn't be flying for a while. Got a hotel, ate at Hooters, and then met one of the most beautiful girls I had every seen in my life at a bar. She was from Dallas. We talked forever, fooled around some and we exchanged numbers. The next morning I got on an Amtrak back to Chicago. A very surreal ten hour train ride back and then had to get to O'Hare to get my car out of the lot. It looked like a fortress with military everywhere and snow plows lined up blocking all access. Was searched and then had a guy with a machine gun walk me to my car and follow me out. Drove home, went to call the girl from Dallas, and I had lost the number. And she never called me back either.
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