Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Jamie Mello wrote:
> I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
> where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
> Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
> was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
> T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
> this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
> time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
> turn.
>

I was asleep when the first plane hit. I'm in California so it was
early. I was awakened by my roommate who was already up and had the TV
on with, "Dude, a jet just flew into the World Trade Center in New York."

Watched the 2nd plane hit and the towers fall on live television. Went
to work late. My office is in a 20 story building. At the time, remember
we didn't know what, who, how, why, etc. Everyone at work was very
uneasy and about noon, the boss told everyone to go home.

Best Regards,

DAve

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Jamie Mello wrote:
> I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
> where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
> Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
> was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
> T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
> this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
> time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
> turn.
>

I was asleep when the first plane hit. I'm in California so it was
early. I was awakened by my roommate who was already up and had the TV
on with, "Dude, a jet just flew into the World Trade Center in New York."

Watched the 2nd plane hit and the towers fall on live television. Went
to work late. My office is in a 20 story building. At the time, remember
we didn't know what, who, how, why, etc. Everyone at work was very
uneasy and about noon, the boss told everyone to go home.

Best Regards,

DAve

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Jamie Mello wrote:
> I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
> where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
> Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
> was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
> T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
> this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
> time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
> turn.
>

I was asleep when the first plane hit. I'm in California so it was
early. I was awakened by my roommate who was already up and had the TV
on with, "Dude, a jet just flew into the World Trade Center in New York."

Watched the 2nd plane hit and the towers fall on live television. Went
to work late. My office is in a 20 story building. At the time, remember
we didn't know what, who, how, why, etc. Everyone at work was very
uneasy and about noon, the boss told everyone to go home.

Best Regards,

DAve

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Driving thru the gates at work, in the Jeep no less. At first I thought it was some
stupid morning show, and then I checked my radio station and went "whoa" - they dont
have a morning "show". They were talking about the second plane hitting the towers
while I was sitting at the second inner gate waiting for it to open. I got into work
and hit the net first thing and oh my gawd! Not long after that our link choked (no
suprise there everyone with a pc must have been online) and we went into a physical
lockdown. Realized I have a cousin with a cafe/bar/resturant in the base of one of
the towers. E-mailed home to ask, and found out he had sold the place a year or so
prior. Whew! We ended up staying in lockdown mode for many weeks. Lots of new
gates, lots of new security fencing and better security systems (badging) since.
-jenn



On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:54:33 -0700, Jamie Mello <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>>I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
>>where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
>>Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
>>was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
>>T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
>>this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
>>time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
>>turn.

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Driving thru the gates at work, in the Jeep no less. At first I thought it was some
stupid morning show, and then I checked my radio station and went "whoa" - they dont
have a morning "show". They were talking about the second plane hitting the towers
while I was sitting at the second inner gate waiting for it to open. I got into work
and hit the net first thing and oh my gawd! Not long after that our link choked (no
suprise there everyone with a pc must have been online) and we went into a physical
lockdown. Realized I have a cousin with a cafe/bar/resturant in the base of one of
the towers. E-mailed home to ask, and found out he had sold the place a year or so
prior. Whew! We ended up staying in lockdown mode for many weeks. Lots of new
gates, lots of new security fencing and better security systems (badging) since.
-jenn



On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:54:33 -0700, Jamie Mello <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>>I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
>>where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
>>Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
>>was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
>>T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
>>this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
>>time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
>>turn.

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Driving thru the gates at work, in the Jeep no less. At first I thought it was some
stupid morning show, and then I checked my radio station and went "whoa" - they dont
have a morning "show". They were talking about the second plane hitting the towers
while I was sitting at the second inner gate waiting for it to open. I got into work
and hit the net first thing and oh my gawd! Not long after that our link choked (no
suprise there everyone with a pc must have been online) and we went into a physical
lockdown. Realized I have a cousin with a cafe/bar/resturant in the base of one of
the towers. E-mailed home to ask, and found out he had sold the place a year or so
prior. Whew! We ended up staying in lockdown mode for many weeks. Lots of new
gates, lots of new security fencing and better security systems (badging) since.
-jenn



On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:54:33 -0700, Jamie Mello <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>>I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
>>where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
>>Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
>>was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
>>T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
>>this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
>>time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
>>turn.

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Driving thru the gates at work, in the Jeep no less. At first I thought it was some
stupid morning show, and then I checked my radio station and went "whoa" - they dont
have a morning "show". They were talking about the second plane hitting the towers
while I was sitting at the second inner gate waiting for it to open. I got into work
and hit the net first thing and oh my gawd! Not long after that our link choked (no
suprise there everyone with a pc must have been online) and we went into a physical
lockdown. Realized I have a cousin with a cafe/bar/resturant in the base of one of
the towers. E-mailed home to ask, and found out he had sold the place a year or so
prior. Whew! We ended up staying in lockdown mode for many weeks. Lots of new
gates, lots of new security fencing and better security systems (badging) since.
-jenn



On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:54:33 -0700, Jamie Mello <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>>I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
>>where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
>>Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
>>was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
>>T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
>>this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
>>time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
>>turn.

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Though it wasn't nearly as serious as 9/11, I find myself reminded of the 14
August 2003 when the Northeast experienced the largest blackout in North
American history. I was in my office in a meeting and the power went off,
when back on, and then went off again. We came out of the office into the
store, thinking it was just a local blackout. Phone system backup battery
was working so we tried calling Detroit Edison, there was no answer.
Customers came in saying the lights were out many blocks away. We were
meeting with someone from the local Channel 4 station, he called his office
and they were reporting the lights were out in New York. The first thing
that went through my mind was "--------- attack." We had no power for TV so
I pulled my truck up to the front door and turned on the radio so we could
hear it in the store. We got the last customers who were ringing up
finsihed, evacuated the store and sent the staff home. Going home that day
was one of the scariest things, because not one traffic light was working
anywhere, and people were starting to panic. Gas pumps didn't work. I tried
to buy a generator on the way home but there was not one to be found.

One of our problems was we are on a well at home, and no power means no
water. Fortunately we had quite a bit of bottled water for drinking, and we
carried buckets from the pool to flush with.

When it was clear it was just an accident and not an attack, everyone
relaxed. We had a nice little candlelit party on the deck and invited all
the neighbors, we grilled chicken and steaks before they spoiled. Afterward
the whole family laid down on the driveway and looked at the stars, which
seemed almost bright as day. Saw about thirty satellites orbiting overhead.

I was concerned with looting at the store and drove down in the morning to
check, all was well.

In Detroit we were just on the edge of the blackout, a friend of mine who
lives near Jackson and works in Ann Arbor said he had power at home but not
at work.

"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:i32ke3h4j5et12v1h4a2peir22f7d143su@4ax.com...
> Driving thru the gates at work, in the Jeep no less. At first I thought
> it was some
> stupid morning show, and then I checked my radio station and went "whoa" -
> they dont
> have a morning "show". They were talking about the second plane hitting
> the towers
> while I was sitting at the second inner gate waiting for it to open. I
> got into work
> and hit the net first thing and oh my gawd! Not long after that our link
> choked (no
> suprise there everyone with a pc must have been online) and we went into a
> physical
> lockdown. Realized I have a cousin with a cafe/bar/resturant in the base
> of one of
> the towers. E-mailed home to ask, and found out he had sold the place a
> year or so
> prior. Whew! We ended up staying in lockdown mode for many weeks. Lots
> of new
> gates, lots of new security fencing and better security systems (badging)
> since.
> -jenn
>
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:54:33 -0700, Jamie Mello <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>>>I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
>>>where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
>>>Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
>>>was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
>>>T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
>>>this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
>>>time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
>>>turn.

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Though it wasn't nearly as serious as 9/11, I find myself reminded of the 14
August 2003 when the Northeast experienced the largest blackout in North
American history. I was in my office in a meeting and the power went off,
when back on, and then went off again. We came out of the office into the
store, thinking it was just a local blackout. Phone system backup battery
was working so we tried calling Detroit Edison, there was no answer.
Customers came in saying the lights were out many blocks away. We were
meeting with someone from the local Channel 4 station, he called his office
and they were reporting the lights were out in New York. The first thing
that went through my mind was "--------- attack." We had no power for TV so
I pulled my truck up to the front door and turned on the radio so we could
hear it in the store. We got the last customers who were ringing up
finsihed, evacuated the store and sent the staff home. Going home that day
was one of the scariest things, because not one traffic light was working
anywhere, and people were starting to panic. Gas pumps didn't work. I tried
to buy a generator on the way home but there was not one to be found.

One of our problems was we are on a well at home, and no power means no
water. Fortunately we had quite a bit of bottled water for drinking, and we
carried buckets from the pool to flush with.

When it was clear it was just an accident and not an attack, everyone
relaxed. We had a nice little candlelit party on the deck and invited all
the neighbors, we grilled chicken and steaks before they spoiled. Afterward
the whole family laid down on the driveway and looked at the stars, which
seemed almost bright as day. Saw about thirty satellites orbiting overhead.

I was concerned with looting at the store and drove down in the morning to
check, all was well.

In Detroit we were just on the edge of the blackout, a friend of mine who
lives near Jackson and works in Ann Arbor said he had power at home but not
at work.

"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:i32ke3h4j5et12v1h4a2peir22f7d143su@4ax.com...
> Driving thru the gates at work, in the Jeep no less. At first I thought
> it was some
> stupid morning show, and then I checked my radio station and went "whoa" -
> they dont
> have a morning "show". They were talking about the second plane hitting
> the towers
> while I was sitting at the second inner gate waiting for it to open. I
> got into work
> and hit the net first thing and oh my gawd! Not long after that our link
> choked (no
> suprise there everyone with a pc must have been online) and we went into a
> physical
> lockdown. Realized I have a cousin with a cafe/bar/resturant in the base
> of one of
> the towers. E-mailed home to ask, and found out he had sold the place a
> year or so
> prior. Whew! We ended up staying in lockdown mode for many weeks. Lots
> of new
> gates, lots of new security fencing and better security systems (badging)
> since.
> -jenn
>
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:54:33 -0700, Jamie Mello <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>>>I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
>>>where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
>>>Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
>>>was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
>>>T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
>>>this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
>>>time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
>>>turn.

Re: Where were you on 9/11/01
 

Though it wasn't nearly as serious as 9/11, I find myself reminded of the 14
August 2003 when the Northeast experienced the largest blackout in North
American history. I was in my office in a meeting and the power went off,
when back on, and then went off again. We came out of the office into the
store, thinking it was just a local blackout. Phone system backup battery
was working so we tried calling Detroit Edison, there was no answer.
Customers came in saying the lights were out many blocks away. We were
meeting with someone from the local Channel 4 station, he called his office
and they were reporting the lights were out in New York. The first thing
that went through my mind was "--------- attack." We had no power for TV so
I pulled my truck up to the front door and turned on the radio so we could
hear it in the store. We got the last customers who were ringing up
finsihed, evacuated the store and sent the staff home. Going home that day
was one of the scariest things, because not one traffic light was working
anywhere, and people were starting to panic. Gas pumps didn't work. I tried
to buy a generator on the way home but there was not one to be found.

One of our problems was we are on a well at home, and no power means no
water. Fortunately we had quite a bit of bottled water for drinking, and we
carried buckets from the pool to flush with.

When it was clear it was just an accident and not an attack, everyone
relaxed. We had a nice little candlelit party on the deck and invited all
the neighbors, we grilled chicken and steaks before they spoiled. Afterward
the whole family laid down on the driveway and looked at the stars, which
seemed almost bright as day. Saw about thirty satellites orbiting overhead.

I was concerned with looting at the store and drove down in the morning to
check, all was well.

In Detroit we were just on the edge of the blackout, a friend of mine who
lives near Jackson and works in Ann Arbor said he had power at home but not
at work.

"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:i32ke3h4j5et12v1h4a2peir22f7d143su@4ax.com...
> Driving thru the gates at work, in the Jeep no less. At first I thought
> it was some
> stupid morning show, and then I checked my radio station and went "whoa" -
> they dont
> have a morning "show". They were talking about the second plane hitting
> the towers
> while I was sitting at the second inner gate waiting for it to open. I
> got into work
> and hit the net first thing and oh my gawd! Not long after that our link
> choked (no
> suprise there everyone with a pc must have been online) and we went into a
> physical
> lockdown. Realized I have a cousin with a cafe/bar/resturant in the base
> of one of
> the towers. E-mailed home to ask, and found out he had sold the place a
> year or so
> prior. Whew! We ended up staying in lockdown mode for many weeks. Lots
> of new
> gates, lots of new security fencing and better security systems (badging)
> since.
> -jenn
>
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:54:33 -0700, Jamie Mello <carkeyscc@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>>>I was thinking about posting this qustion today in class. So I did so
>>>where were you when the planes hit the twin towers? I was in class at
>>>Junior high (way before I got my 99 Wrangler) if I remember right it
>>>was math. But that day no one was doing math. We were all watching the
>>>T.V. when the Second plane the towers hit thinking oh my god oh my god
>>>this is not happing. (I was sleeping when the first one hit west coast
>>>time) I said what I was doing when the the planes hit now it is your
>>>turn.