9-11-01 where were you?

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Really? Apparently you're unaware that horrible **** goes on all over the world on a daily basis.

By the way...I was 150 yards from the second tower when it got hit. It didn't change how I look at the world.

We all react differently; that's for sure. I had a dear friend down there who suffered a heart attack on the spot, and while he didn't die then, his health never really recovered and he died less than a year later. And he'd been a drill sergeant in Vietnam, so I know he'd seen bad stuff before.

Yes, worse has happened before and worse has and will happen since. But it doesn't take away from the sorrow of that day. In any event, I'm glad you were okay, blacktw. Did you get out of the area before the buildings came down? (i.e., did you escape having to breathe in all the dirt and ash that came down?)