Where exactly were you 14 years ago when you learned of the events of 9-11 ?

[LiberalElite]

68. in NYC on my way to work -

A friend told me she happened to be walking on the street in Greenwich Village when that first plane flew overhead. Someone next to her said "Boy that plane is low!"....

I had gone to get the usual morning bagel and the deli had the TV on, as usual. The TV showed the tower with a gaping hole and some news reader was saying a plane had flown into it. I wondered how that was possible because it was a crystal clear morning. (I was recalling my mother's story of when a plane had hit the Empire State Building in the '40s - but that had been because of fog.)

I got up to the office still thinking it was a freak accident but, already, coworkers were saying it was terrorism. Then we learned about the second plane and the attacks on the Pentagon and the plane in PA. What a day.

We could see the WTC from our office 3 miles north and so, not much got done the rest of the day. We all watched it burn and collapse and the dust fill all of lower Manhattan. Several of my employer's clients were (presumed) killed - no trace of them could be found, at least not for quite some time. Some families have had only bone fragments to bury.

I get a heavy feeling in my chest every time I'm in that area. I have not been to the Memorial or the Museum - I'd rather not be around the tourists in 9/11 t-shirts. My friends feel the same way. Yes I know museums need money. No offense meant but to us it's not a tourist attraction.

P.S.: I also recall the 2/93 attack also but not as vividly.