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<blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 331607" data-attributes="member: 1241"><p>i was stuck at work all day. i was the first one in my section to hear about it, as my friend in another department was e-mailing me about it. at first i, like most of the rest of you, didn't beleive it and thought he was BSing me. i looked around at my co-workers, and none of them was acting oddly so i wondered how i should react. at some point, i wandered into the breakroom where a few dozen people were huddled around the small TV watching the news. no denying it now, all hell had broken loose. i went back to my desk, and maybe less than an hour later everyone had stopped working. we were all at least a little bit scared, wondering in some sort of shocked daze what was going to happen next. downtown chicago was being evacuated (a current fellow worker of mine was in one of those buildings, and went home that morning like everyone else) and we were told to keep working until we heard otherwise.</p><p></p><p>so i did, even though my heart was in it even less than usual. it was odd that the management didn't let us go home, especially as we later found out, that over 100 employees from our corporation died that day (and we don't get it off this year either - very very odd considering how big a deal the corporate heads made of it in the months following last september). i called my girlfriend (now fiancee) to see if she was ok, but i couldn't reach her and i was worried. i called my parents' house too, but they weren't home yet either. i had planned to go there after work, as my dad's birthday is september 11th (yeah, beleive it) and i wanted to see him. i wasn't going to let the tragedy stop me, so i went. it was pretty somber there - the usual 24/7 sports viewing was temorarily replaced by 24/7 news. i wished him a happy birthday despite everything. i called my girlfriend, and yes she was ok of course. her school had let out early just like many others had done that day and she just wasn't home yet when i called from work. after a couple hours at my parents' house, i went home and did my best to sleep. i guess, in the end, i had a pretty typical day - when you compare it to everyone else's in the nation, outside of NYC and DC. i was pretty depressed for awhile, but time heals all wounds i suppose. i think i'll go see my dad again this coming wednesday the 11th.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BOZ, post: 331607, member: 1241"] i was stuck at work all day. i was the first one in my section to hear about it, as my friend in another department was e-mailing me about it. at first i, like most of the rest of you, didn't beleive it and thought he was BSing me. i looked around at my co-workers, and none of them was acting oddly so i wondered how i should react. at some point, i wandered into the breakroom where a few dozen people were huddled around the small TV watching the news. no denying it now, all hell had broken loose. i went back to my desk, and maybe less than an hour later everyone had stopped working. we were all at least a little bit scared, wondering in some sort of shocked daze what was going to happen next. downtown chicago was being evacuated (a current fellow worker of mine was in one of those buildings, and went home that morning like everyone else) and we were told to keep working until we heard otherwise. so i did, even though my heart was in it even less than usual. it was odd that the management didn't let us go home, especially as we later found out, that over 100 employees from our corporation died that day (and we don't get it off this year either - very very odd considering how big a deal the corporate heads made of it in the months following last september). i called my girlfriend (now fiancee) to see if she was ok, but i couldn't reach her and i was worried. i called my parents' house too, but they weren't home yet either. i had planned to go there after work, as my dad's birthday is september 11th (yeah, beleive it) and i wanted to see him. i wasn't going to let the tragedy stop me, so i went. it was pretty somber there - the usual 24/7 sports viewing was temorarily replaced by 24/7 news. i wished him a happy birthday despite everything. i called my girlfriend, and yes she was ok of course. her school had let out early just like many others had done that day and she just wasn't home yet when i called from work. after a couple hours at my parents' house, i went home and did my best to sleep. i guess, in the end, i had a pretty typical day - when you compare it to everyone else's in the nation, outside of NYC and DC. i was pretty depressed for awhile, but time heals all wounds i suppose. i think i'll go see my dad again this coming wednesday the 11th. [/QUOTE]
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