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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 99462" data-attributes="member: 172">I was at work when it happened. I work on a military base. I remember Chris, the engineer in the office next door, mentioning that a plane had hit the WTC tower.Then I remember the sheer shock when the second hit. It took me mere minutes before I had posted something on Nutkinland expressing my outrage.How little I knew then the depth of outrage I would feel, and the sorrow at the loss of life.And anger at those who dared to dismiss this as just deserts.I remember the deeper horror when we heard word or some kind of exposion at the pentagon.I remember the news sites where clogged, and we all gathered and posted news here.I remember hearing something about planes headed to the west coast... and a brief bit of confusion not understanding that those were the planes that had already crashed, not planes on their way to new targets.I remember hearing about the fourth plane that went down in PA.I remember some idiot -- an imigrant -- not understanding why everyone was in shock and no one was getting anything done.I remember how empty the roads were on the way home from work that day.I remember the base being locked down like a fortress.I remember sadness, sorrow, confusion, and anger.And I remember friendship and love. I remember recieving calls from family wondering how I was.I remember getting emails from people that I only know through email -- Mike Johnstone (my volunteer editor and all-around good guy) and the members of the dndtech mailing list emailing because they knew I worked near DC and wondering if I was okay.I remember hearing the story of Todd Beamer and his last words:Let's Roll.</blockquote>

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