Where Were You...

[zimmy]

teaching in worcseter. saw a news flash on the computer during class that an airplane had hit the trade center and it was on fire. mentioned it to my buddy in passing and said I bet it was terrorists. Little did we know at that point. I was thinking today about the first night after that that I went fishing and I was standing east of the sagamore thinking how weird it was without airplanes in the sky and and I also had a bit of anxiety about what I would do if they blew up the bridges while I was on the cape side. Seems like yesterday and a lifetime ago.

[BigFish]

I was working with a friend of mine putting an addition on a house.....we had just stripped the forms off the foundation the day before so I showed up that morning to work alone for the day. I was raking peastone around the foundation when my (then girlfriend) Angie called to say that a plane had crashed into one of the towers.......it sounded strange to me and I was puzzled so, living close by, I ran home to turn on the television in time to see the second plane hit!!! I continued to watch in horror as the first tower collapsed......most horrible thing I have ever seen......my gut doubles over even now when I see the footage of it!! The thought of all of those poor people that were still inside the buildings!!!! Needless to say with all that was going on that day I stayed home.....unsure of what the rest of the day may have in store????? My buddy was dismayed that I left the jobsite.....what a tool!!! I hope I never see anything like that again!

[JohnR]

I was home that day with wifey and my 10 month old son cradled in my arm. I was praying that the 50,000 people working that location could get out. The majority of them did.