i was at work in philadelphia. a coworker came off break and told me a plane hit one of the twin towers. by the time i ran to the lounge to the tv i saw the second plane hit. i work in transportation and immediately everything in our office went insane. phones were ringing off the hook. people were desperate. the rumor was a fourth plane and noone knew where it was headed. when i left and got on I-95 traffic was insane. cell phones were not working and traffic was stopped. people were driving on the shoulders and in the median to get across the bridges to nj. i put on howard stern. i knew he would report the truth and not some mainstream media crap. peolpe were clearing out of philadelphia like maniacs. we felt like the next target. i admit i drove my suv down the shoulder too to get to the bridge back to jersey. there was another rumor the bridges were going to be closed to vehicals. i went to my mom's house and sat and stared at the tv with friends. my mom's fiance' is an executive with the nypd and was in the middle. tension was high. i couldn't stop thinking about all those people who were suffering. we were scared of more attacks and took off to my mom's house at the shore. we sat looking out at navy vessells lining up along the shoreline. it was really creepy. we forgot the house was next to the navy base and it was alarming to hear the military aircraft overhead. they just kept circling. in the aftermath my mom's fiance' was okay. he worked at the wtc site for over a year. the stories were awful. the things he saw. the voices that haunt. we went to the concert for ny shortly after. we were seating with firemen. they were in the building. we cried together. i hugged a young firefighter. he was haunted by people he didn't save. faces that didn't survive. he couldn't sleep remebering falling people and body parts scattered like bugs. now, the talk is antidepressants and cancer treatment for wtc workers. they are mistreated and not taken care of. these people are forgotten heros. the site is a tourist attraction. and the a******* that did it are not held accountable. we need to remember and prepare. i work in transportation and we are reminded everyday it can happen again. memo after memo of security and prevention. the american public wanders around unprepared and the biggest target of terror in the world. the media reports biased crap. the new 9/11 movie should be a wake up call and a remeberance. even though it may be a little insensitive that its so soon after. |