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I was on the top floor of 3 Times Square (Reuters Building) watching in horror. Our building was evacuated real quick. Walking home to U. E. Side, saw the North tower buckle. Was on 45th & 5th, saw it clear as day, couldn't believe it. Eerie quiet, people praying, others crying, most just dumfounded. Proceeded to walk to a good friend's house who worked in the N. Tower, just waited for him to get home, he did, he left everything there and just left WTC, phone, wallet, car keys, he just knew to get out. He told me he left immediately when he saw a bunch of paper's flying around. Then I went home to my then pregnant wife and had a few drinks for both of us. Lost of few Instinet colleagues that day. That night, all up and down First Avenue, everybody had candles out, it was a sight I'll never forget. Rollerbladed with a friend downtown the next day to help out, do anything, give blood, whatever. HEAVY concentration of military, police, fire, and first responders. Never forget there was man with a spray painted sign that read "You Made Us Stronger." My friend whose a FF from New Haven made it to the site and couldn't believe the amount of shoes/sneakers at the recovery site, that's all he kept talking about, the empty shoes/sneakers. RIP
Ice
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