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In reply to the discussion: Tell me about your 9/11. [View all]TheBlackAdder
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Went immediately home before the roads closed up. The only time I can remember that the NJ Turnpike was free.
Met my kids at a soccer game. A woman there was complaining that she wouldn't be able to get furniture that was locked in storage a few blocks away. It was surreal, as I was in a state of shock and disbelief about how callous and self-centered people are just an hour from tragedy. Talking to people on the West Coast, and many didn't give a shit because it didn't affect them.
My boss lives a mile from Todd Beamer's house.
An employee of a software firm, who also supported our site, was in DC and was assigned to the Pentagon and saw that plane hit.
Then, you have these fucking asshole 9-11 Truthers, who are as smart as Flat Earthers.
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