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The Iceman 6 · 09-20-2001, 03:25 PM

Sandman tell's it like it is. We have to take these people out, I have read all the messages and everybody has good points. After hearing all the news reports we need to take them all out. Some personal stories to add: I have been living in NYC for last 7 years and my wife was born and raised here. Everything is just hitting the almost 7 month pregnant wife now, she is coming out of the shock and is simply just pissed. I work in finacial services industry, we had 2 floors in WTC # 1, 2 co-workers are still missing, they were in a conference in Windows on the World, everybody else got out fine but we lost our whole Clearing operations. many people put in long hours to get my company back up and running. One of my good friends was in WTC # 2 on the 50th floor, after the first attack he got out and kept on running, he is fine. I work @ 3XSQ and was on the 30th floor so was able to see all the devastation caused. I did not stick around for too long after hearing about the Pentagon, so I ran home and I'll never forget this - I was on 45th and 5th and saw WTC # 2 buckle - it really did feel like a movie, I had to use a now overused word but it was surreal. On Wednesday (9/12), I went down to volunteer and the line was 7 hours long. On W. Side Highway by WTC there was a caravan of 200 vehicles (ambulances, fire trucks, police, dump trucks, construction, many contruction diggers, ect.) going to ground zero. On the last street corner approx. 4,000 pedestrians were gathered (Iceman being one of them) cheering them on, waving flags, making signs. Some signs: We are Stronger Now, Our Finest Hour, You United US. Thank You, We are Proud. People literally clapping for 5 hours straight. People hugging, crying, uniting - was glad to be a part of it. I play ice-hockey (hence iceman 6 - my other problem besides fishing) @ Chelsea Piers which they were using as a morgue - that put things into perspecitve for me. A coworker's brother in law is a navy seal - he left to Afghanastan last Wed. Another really good friend of mine was good friend's with Jeremy Glick - one of the guys responsible for bringing down the PA Plane. Jeremy, according to my friend was a sick bastard, somebody you did not want to F with, he and the other guys' are hero's for that. Check out this article about him:

http://espn.go.com/columns/wojnarowski/1251966.html

This is my first week back at work and you can tell things are not the same nor will they ever be. I don't know how we are going to get these guys but we will, if it were up to me the middle east would be a sand bar right now. Heading to the Cape on Sunday for one week to do some hard core fishing with my father and brothers - figure nothing bad gonna happen there. Be well, Tight Lines, Screaming Reels with live eels, God Bless. Will give Cape update upon return.

Iceman6

09-20-2001, 03:25 PM	#21
The Iceman 6 Here fishy fishy iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Whoville Posts: 2,266	Sandman tell's it like it is. We have to take these people out, I have read all the messages and everybody has good points. After hearing all the news reports we need to take them all out. Some personal stories to add: I have been living in NYC for last 7 years and my wife was born and raised here. Everything is just hitting the almost 7 month pregnant wife now, she is coming out of the shock and is simply just pissed. I work in finacial services industry, we had 2 floors in WTC # 1, 2 co-workers are still missing, they were in a conference in Windows on the World, everybody else got out fine but we lost our whole Clearing operations. many people put in long hours to get my company back up and running. One of my good friends was in WTC # 2 on the 50th floor, after the first attack he got out and kept on running, he is fine. I work @ 3XSQ and was on the 30th floor so was able to see all the devastation caused. I did not stick around for too long after hearing about the Pentagon, so I ran home and I'll never forget this - I was on 45th and 5th and saw WTC # 2 buckle - it really did feel like a movie, I had to use a now overused word but it was surreal. On Wednesday (9/12), I went down to volunteer and the line was 7 hours long. On W. Side Highway by WTC there was a caravan of 200 vehicles (ambulances, fire trucks, police, dump trucks, construction, many contruction diggers, ect.) going to ground zero. On the last street corner approx. 4,000 pedestrians were gathered (Iceman being one of them) cheering them on, waving flags, making signs. Some signs: We are Stronger Now, Our Finest Hour, You United US. Thank You, We are Proud. People literally clapping for 5 hours straight. People hugging, crying, uniting - was glad to be a part of it. I play ice-hockey (hence iceman 6 - my other problem besides fishing) @ Chelsea Piers which they were using as a morgue - that put things into perspecitve for me. A coworker's brother in law is a navy seal - he left to Afghanastan last Wed. Another really good friend of mine was good friend's with Jeremy Glick - one of the guys responsible for bringing down the PA Plane. Jeremy, according to my friend was a sick bastard, somebody you did not want to F with, he and the other guys' are hero's for that. Check out this article about him: http://espn.go.com/columns/wojnarowski/1251966.html This is my first week back at work and you can tell things are not the same nor will they ever be. I don't know how we are going to get these guys but we will, if it were up to me the middle east would be a sand bar right now. Heading to the Cape on Sunday for one week to do some hard core fishing with my father and brothers - figure nothing bad gonna happen there. Be well, Tight Lines, Screaming Reels with live eels, God Bless. Will give Cape update upon return. Iceman6