9-11-01 where were you?

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

where were you when you first heard the news and how did you spend the rest of the day

i was almost home (indianapolis) from a race we had in memphis, tn. was sitting in a burger king drive thru listening to bob and tom when christy (she is on their show, handles the news, etc) said oh my god a plane just hit the wtc. was only a couple miles from the office. when i got to the office everyone was gathered in the confrence room. we all sat in horror and watched it unfold. around 1pm we went back to work but little got done.

i remember that night driving home and just looking at the faces of passer by's. going to the store, just the look on everyones faces. then trying to go to sleep that night.

rip

Curt,
I was at school teaching 3rd graders when I heard the news. So tragic.
Then my thoughts went to my nephew who is an electrical engineer, working at the Time Warner building (near the WTC). He made it home safely but he walked the length of Manhatten to cross the GW bridge on his way home to Paramus, NJ. He didn't arrive home until 2:00 AM. Needless to say, we were all worried. It took him two months to get to the point that he could return to his job.
Some of my friends in NJ lost husbands, fathers. The NYFD and NYPD, as well as the Port Authority all did such a heroic job!
The world has changed.
My thoughts are with all of the families that lost loved ones on that tragic day. Their daily anguish is something that doesn't go away. Perhaps they find comfort in the fact that all of us also mourn with them.
May all the fallen rest in peace.
DTS