Working. We had one tv in our shop to monitor the weather channel and the guy that had the tv in his office had the news on and the first building was burning. I asked what was up and he said looks like a small plane ran into one of the towers.
We stood there watching and debating what was going on and what was happening and wham! The second tower was hit. We couldn't believe or comprehend what we were seeing. We were glued to the tv from that point on. The day was a waste. Word got back to us that the VP was pissed that we were all watching tv. He was such a jackass, he had no clue of the magnitude. He ate a lot of crow in the days following.
My Mom and Dad were flying down that day to vist us. Our first daughter was 11 days old. As reports were flowing in about the Pentagon, another possible hijacking of United 93, a Delta flight possibly hijacked.....it was getting crazy and I started to flip out that my parents were about to get on a plane. They had a cell phone, but I didn't have the number. I called my brother to get their cell number and tried repeatedly to reach them (they never turn the damn thing on unless they are going to place a call) to tell them not to get on the plane. They finally called me and said they were heading home and that all flights were grounded until further notice.
Very surreal day.
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