I attended the monthly Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Association meeting last night (along with a few other guys from this site) and the guest speaker was Bob Jenkins (owner of Local Hooker Rods). Before Bob spoke about his company and his rods, he informed the group that 11 years ago yesterday morning, he was in Tower 1 on the 42nd floor when the first plane hit the tower. He was in the video conferencing business on a sales call that day and happened to be meeting with a company in the WTC. As he talked about the horror, panic, composure, disbelief, decision making, heroism etc, etc that he witnessed that day, the room was obviously silent and in awe. One part of his recount of that day was that it took 30 minutes for him to go down just 9 flights of stairs as there were so many people trying to go down a stairwell full of smoke, burst water pipes and dripping jet fuel. When he reached the 31st floor, a NYFD Captain and Lieutenant were storming up the stairwell to try and reach the impact floors. He said they were racing up the stairs as everyone was racing down. Both of those men died that day trying to save lives.

I will never forget that day 11 years ago, nor will I forget last night and Bob’s recount of his experiences.

Because he's a hero, that's what heroes do.

I was in college that day, and was woken by my roommate calling me in a panic that I had to turn on the tv. I hung up on him and went back to sleep, but he kept calling. I picked up the phone and will never forget the 4 words he spoke to me..."WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!" I remember turning on the tv right before the 2nd plane hit. I went out into the hallway of my dorm and all I could hear were tv's at full volume, all doors open. I went to Westfield State, which wasn't far from the Air Force Base, and the sight of fighter jets of all sorts doing flyby's and scrambling into formations is something I won't ever forget. I still, 11 years later look up if I think a plane sounds too loud. God Bless and keep all those lost from that day forward.

Lots of us will never forget

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I remember I was waiting for a limo to pick me up from work to take me to the airport. Was heading to the UK for a few days to help out the office there. I remember my wife calling me in tears telling me "Do Not Get On That Airplane"....

I was in the City headed for the Towers when the first plane hit. I worked for a company that did high end doc imaging and the Port Authority along with New York City Transit were my customers. Both had offices in the Tower.
Took me forever to get home and I was back there 2 days later with an armed escort down to 2 Broadway to see what was left of 50 file servers we had at NYCT.

I was friendly with her family...very sad.

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NEVER FORGET!

NEVER FORGIVE