Where Were You on 9/11?

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I was standing by the half wall in our front shop just before heading out at 9 to do my first call when i heard the report come over the intercom/radio speaker that we have running 24/7, that a plane had hit one of the towers. I remember thinking "how the hell does someone not see a tower that big? Get in my truck--at that time, i was listening to AM news stations in the morning--and heard that a second plane had hit and realized what was going on. After doing my first call i was coming down Carthage Ave in Norwood, just before Ross when they said one of the towers had collapsed. I remember it feeling like all my organs instantly dropped to the seat, like i couldn't imagine a 110 story building collapsing in the middle of NYC. 

At the time, there was a hardware store further down on Montgomery rd and i had to stop in there to pick up some stuff, so i was watching a little on their tv before i had to leave. Spent the rest of the work day in a semi-daze before going home and watching the news all night with my wife. 

To this day, i still spend hours and hours rewatching documentaries and specials on that day, around this time of year.