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29. I watched fire truck after fire truck driving downtown to their doom...

Reply to Lady Freedom Returns (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 11:47 AM

Sep 2013

Lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, off Columbus Avenue, a major street that goes south, meaning that it goes downtown. I was out walking my dog in Central Park and as I walked home I saw literally dozens on fire trucks and police flying downtown on Columbus Avenue. Only when I got upstairs did I realize what I had been witnessing. Both of the fire trucks from my neighborhood fire house never came back uptown, along with so many others.

Later, in the afternoon, I saw lots of people walking up Columbus Avenue. They looked normal except their legs and feet were covered with white dust. I realized they had been down there and had just walked the like 100 blocks uptown, trying to go home. I watched this with the sound and sight of fighter jets flying in the sky above me.

And its true, it was a very very beautiful day, blue sky and like 75 degrees, a perfect day.

I remember these things like it was yesterday.

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What were you doing, decided to do, or did do on 9/11/2001? [View all] Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2013 OP

Work it! whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #1

The world stopped turning on 9/11/2001? Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #2

I suppose the farther removed you are from it, the less it seems like a big deal Marrah_G Sep 2013 #19

I moved on. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #37

Good for you Marrah_G Sep 2013 #38

I find that reliving it over and over again, and being constantly reminded of it every goddamn day.. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #39

Yet for some reason you find need to come in here and bash those who feel otherwise. odd. uppityperson Sep 2013 #43

You've really got to be kidding with that remark. duffyduff Sep 2013 #40

What's insensitive is thinking 9/11 was the only major terror event Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #48

9/11, NIIIIIAAAAANNN EEEEELEEEEAAAVENNN! bobclark86 Sep 2013 #20

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I was out for a walk Bluzmann57 Sep 2013 #4

I'd worked a 12 the night before Warpy Sep 2013 #5

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Packing to move the next day Auggie Sep 2013 #9

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I was celebrating my birthday, some birthday. broiles Sep 2013 #21

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! missingthebigdog Sep 2013 #44

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Those right wing fools are today's teabaggers. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #32

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I was 12, homeschooled, in my apartment. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #26

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I was just waking up to 2naSalit Sep 2013 #28

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I was in a labor history seminar in Virginia. burnsei sensei Sep 2013 #57

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My story: HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #60

I was driving into work listening to the local shock jocks,, benld74 Sep 2013 #61

I was sitting in front of my computer at my job. RebelOne Sep 2013 #63

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I was five blocks away from my office in the World Financial Center in lower Manhattan. madinmaryland Sep 2013 #68

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