Thursday, September 10, 2009

So many bloggers will tell this story today


Eight years ago today, I woke up early, went to the gym, then off to the voting booth.
  • I voted for Mark Green for Mayor of NYC, then went home to shower and get to work.
  • I was running late and called my boss as I was running down the stairs of my apartment building to let him know.
  • He was late too...in Brooklyn dropping off his daughter for her first day of school.
  • When I came outside the weather was beautiful.
  • But I couldn't hear my boss anymore as a loud roar of a plane was going over my head.
  • If I turned left, the World Trade Center was right there.
  • But I told my boss I couldn't hear him cuz of the plane and would see him at work.
  • I turned right toward the subway.
  • My back was now to the towers.
  • A woman facing me and the towers screamed.
  • I turned around to see a large ball of fire.
  • As the fire dissipated, a huge hole.
  • The subway entrances began to bleed hundreds of people.
  • The subway was closed.
  • I wasn't going to work that day.
  • I called my boss to tell him.
  • I called work to tell them to turn on the TV.
  • I called friends to tell them to turn on the TV.
  • I called my mom and we just talked.
  • Until we saw another plane we thought was heading south
  • Until it veered East, then north.
  • Another big ball of flames.
  • My cell phone went silent cutting off my mom.
  • We knew we were being attacked.
  • I ran home.
  • From the roof of my building I saw people jumping.
  • I heard about the Pentagon.
  • I saw two enormous buildings fall
  • I was in a fog.
  • I went home and cried.
  • Would the world end?
  • Would I die?
I didn't die.....I'm here to tell the story......If you're not sick of it already, you will be in 50 years :)

TO ALL THOSE WHO DIED THAT DAY I REMEMBER YOU
TO ALL THOSE WHO USED THAT DAY FOR POLITICAL GAIN,
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU.

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Anonymous said...

oh mattie I remember it as if it were yesterday. I posted on my site a bit regarding that day... happy you are saying your thoughts...

www.walkinyourtalk.com oy!

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