Where Were You on 9/11?

[CarolinaBengalFanGuy]

(09-07-2020, 03:07 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: I was working for BNSF Logistics then as a freight broker. I started learning of the attack on calls with customers so we turned on the TV in the breakroom. One guy in the office was spouting off "I guarantee it's terrorist's" but nobody paid much attention to him until the second plane hit. Then, we were sure he was right. I remember that morning here in Ohio. It was a very calm and beautiful morning. I still think of 9/11 often on calm sunny mornings.

A girl laughed when the second plane hit. She still feels like shit today. One of the guys in the office looked her dead in the eyes and said, "You do realize there were people in that building and on that plane. Her smile quickly turned to grief and she was heartbroke. I doubt she will ever forgive herself. She even bought a book with pictures from TIME that showed people falling to their deaths and the destruction. Felt kinda bad for her as she sat right next to me at work and she was consumed with it.

One thing I won't forget was the vibe between Americans. There was no race and no divisiveness. We were just Americans united as one. Didn't last long, but it was good for a moment if anything good could have really come from it all. I know that attack touched my heart, as did many, and I will never forget.

I use BNSF now at work to move some of our loads.

As for 9/11 I honestly don't remember much. I know I was in class when it happened. I went to a private school, but I'm pretty sure we finished the school day. I definitely wasn't familiar with the World Trade Center. Sure I had seen it in pictures but not something I thought of. Ya'll all older than me though I was like 12 at the time. Most of my thoughts on the day came later when I was fascinated with reading stories and watching documentaries about it. I don't think at the time it happened I watched much coverage on it.