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<blockquote data-quote="Ziona" data-source="post: 334319" data-attributes="member: 484"><p>I was the first person at work that morning. I had turned on the lights and unlocked the door, and just when I was turning on the postage machine, my boss Bob ran in and said "A plane just hit the World Trade Center!"</p><p></p><p>I couldn't figure out what he meant. Bob isn't the type to run around and shout things, so I knew he wasn't joking. We went into the break room and turned on the crummy little black & white TV with tin foil wrapped around it's antennas. They replayed the first plane smashing into the building. We were amazed...what was someone doing flying in that area? Was it an attack? It couldn't have been a freak accident...could it? </p><p></p><p>As we continued to watch, we saw a second plane hit the building. I thought I was going to be sick. More people starting showing up for work, and we all just huddled around this tiny black & white tv with crummy reception the whole day, watching it all unfold. Mind you, we live only a few miles away from the airport here in RI, so many businesses around us were closing down. (I work for a charitible non-profit org, so we didn't leave.) </p><p></p><p>A short while later, another plane hit the Pentagon, and another crashed. We were terrified...what was happening? And what would happen next? None of us got any work done that day, (I'm sure that was the case all over America...)</p><p></p><p>I remember going home and just clinging tearfully to my husband. Tragedies like that really make you thankful for what you have.</p><p></p><p>My husband's aunts were supposed to be flying back to CA, and TX and OH that day, so we were pretty shaken. My mother-in-law was at the airport with them, watching it all take place on the news! I can't imagine how sickening it must have felt to see that when you were about to board a plane. Of course, no one was going to fly that day, or for days later.</p><p></p><p>I remember being at work when we heard a plane over head for the first time after Sept. 11, and everyone just stopped...it was a scary sound to hear. Being so close to the airport, the airplanes sometimes sound as though they are landing in the parking lot. To hear that sound again gave you chills. </p><p></p><p>All I can say is that I can't believe it's been almost a year already. It's sad and scary, and my heart goes out to all those who have to grieve at the 1 year anniversary of their loss. Hopefully, they can take comfort in knowing that the world grieves with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ziona, post: 334319, member: 484"] I was the first person at work that morning. I had turned on the lights and unlocked the door, and just when I was turning on the postage machine, my boss Bob ran in and said "A plane just hit the World Trade Center!" I couldn't figure out what he meant. Bob isn't the type to run around and shout things, so I knew he wasn't joking. We went into the break room and turned on the crummy little black & white TV with tin foil wrapped around it's antennas. They replayed the first plane smashing into the building. We were amazed...what was someone doing flying in that area? Was it an attack? It couldn't have been a freak accident...could it? As we continued to watch, we saw a second plane hit the building. I thought I was going to be sick. More people starting showing up for work, and we all just huddled around this tiny black & white tv with crummy reception the whole day, watching it all unfold. Mind you, we live only a few miles away from the airport here in RI, so many businesses around us were closing down. (I work for a charitible non-profit org, so we didn't leave.) A short while later, another plane hit the Pentagon, and another crashed. We were terrified...what was happening? And what would happen next? None of us got any work done that day, (I'm sure that was the case all over America...) I remember going home and just clinging tearfully to my husband. Tragedies like that really make you thankful for what you have. My husband's aunts were supposed to be flying back to CA, and TX and OH that day, so we were pretty shaken. My mother-in-law was at the airport with them, watching it all take place on the news! I can't imagine how sickening it must have felt to see that when you were about to board a plane. Of course, no one was going to fly that day, or for days later. I remember being at work when we heard a plane over head for the first time after Sept. 11, and everyone just stopped...it was a scary sound to hear. Being so close to the airport, the airplanes sometimes sound as though they are landing in the parking lot. To hear that sound again gave you chills. All I can say is that I can't believe it's been almost a year already. It's sad and scary, and my heart goes out to all those who have to grieve at the 1 year anniversary of their loss. Hopefully, they can take comfort in knowing that the world grieves with them. [/QUOTE]
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