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.

 

On Sep 13, 1:54 am, Jamie Mello <carkey...@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.

I live in NYC and was on an elevated subway and saw the second plane
hit the tower.
Did not actually see the plane hit but saw the explosion.

Not knowing what was happening continued into work, about 3 mi north
of the towers only to find out when I arrived what was happening. I
contacted my wife and we were concerned about our kids who were at
school. We contacted the school who assured us they were safe.

I tried to keep those I work with calm and encourage them to stay put
to see what will happen next. Rather than rush out into the street in
a panic

Stayed at work for about 3 hrs then walked the 8 miles home(No
subways).
Crazy walk home, some folks were in a panic whenever they heard a
plane(they were fighter planes)
Kept my wife calm and made it home as did my kids. I'm lucky.

I have a buddy who is NYFD who lost many friends.

 

On Sep 13, 1:54 am, Jamie Mello <carkey...@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.

I live in NYC and was on an elevated subway and saw the second plane
hit the tower.
Did not actually see the plane hit but saw the explosion.

Not knowing what was happening continued into work, about 3 mi north
of the towers only to find out when I arrived what was happening. I
contacted my wife and we were concerned about our kids who were at
school. We contacted the school who assured us they were safe.

I tried to keep those I work with calm and encourage them to stay put
to see what will happen next. Rather than rush out into the street in
a panic

Stayed at work for about 3 hrs then walked the 8 miles home(No
subways).
Crazy walk home, some folks were in a panic whenever they heard a
plane(they were fighter planes)
Kept my wife calm and made it home as did my kids. I'm lucky.

I have a buddy who is NYFD who lost many friends.

 

On Sep 13, 1:54 am, Jamie Mello <carkey...@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.

I live in NYC and was on an elevated subway and saw the second plane
hit the tower.
Did not actually see the plane hit but saw the explosion.

Not knowing what was happening continued into work, about 3 mi north
of the towers only to find out when I arrived what was happening. I
contacted my wife and we were concerned about our kids who were at
school. We contacted the school who assured us they were safe.

I tried to keep those I work with calm and encourage them to stay put
to see what will happen next. Rather than rush out into the street in
a panic

Stayed at work for about 3 hrs then walked the 8 miles home(No
subways).
Crazy walk home, some folks were in a panic whenever they heard a
plane(they were fighter planes)
Kept my wife calm and made it home as did my kids. I'm lucky.

I have a buddy who is NYFD who lost many friends.

 

On Sep 13, 1:54 am, Jamie Mello <carkey...@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.

I live in NYC and was on an elevated subway and saw the second plane
hit the tower.
Did not actually see the plane hit but saw the explosion.

Not knowing what was happening continued into work, about 3 mi north
of the towers only to find out when I arrived what was happening. I
contacted my wife and we were concerned about our kids who were at
school. We contacted the school who assured us they were safe.

I tried to keep those I work with calm and encourage them to stay put
to see what will happen next. Rather than rush out into the street in
a panic

Stayed at work for about 3 hrs then walked the 8 miles home(No
subways).
Crazy walk home, some folks were in a panic whenever they heard a
plane(they were fighter planes)
Kept my wife calm and made it home as did my kids. I'm lucky.

I have a buddy who is NYFD who lost many friends.

 

On Sep 14, 7:24 am, "Matt Macchiarolo" <m...@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> 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" <jbj...@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 <carkey...@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.

Yes that blackout was a surprise. Living in NYC we at first did think
terrorism too.
I too was in a meeting at work. Stayed at the office until we found
out it was not a --------- attack. My office has a bar in it that
opened and gave free drinks to all until they ran out.

My wife walked right past my office not thinking I would be there and
walked home.
Another 8 mile walk.
I left my office and headed to my YJ which was parked by a subway
stop. About a 6 mi.walk. At the 4 mi mark a women I walked with was
home and her husband offered to drive my to my rig. I declined not
wanting him to drive on NYC streets without stop lights. And walked
on. Got to my rig and she would not start. Had to walk the last two
miles home. Boy did I wish I had jumped on the ride when it was
offered. I had on shoes as I needed to be dressed for my earlier
meeting and ended up with blistered feet

BTW Rig started right up the next day(I had a loose fuel pump ground)

 

On Sep 14, 7:24 am, "Matt Macchiarolo" <m...@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> 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" <jbj...@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 <carkey...@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.

Yes that blackout was a surprise. Living in NYC we at first did think
terrorism too.
I too was in a meeting at work. Stayed at the office until we found
out it was not a --------- attack. My office has a bar in it that
opened and gave free drinks to all until they ran out.

My wife walked right past my office not thinking I would be there and
walked home.
Another 8 mile walk.
I left my office and headed to my YJ which was parked by a subway
stop. About a 6 mi.walk. At the 4 mi mark a women I walked with was
home and her husband offered to drive my to my rig. I declined not
wanting him to drive on NYC streets without stop lights. And walked
on. Got to my rig and she would not start. Had to walk the last two
miles home. Boy did I wish I had jumped on the ride when it was
offered. I had on shoes as I needed to be dressed for my earlier
meeting and ended up with blistered feet

BTW Rig started right up the next day(I had a loose fuel pump ground)

 

On Sep 14, 7:24 am, "Matt Macchiarolo" <m...@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> 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" <jbj...@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 <carkey...@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.

Yes that blackout was a surprise. Living in NYC we at first did think
terrorism too.
I too was in a meeting at work. Stayed at the office until we found
out it was not a --------- attack. My office has a bar in it that
opened and gave free drinks to all until they ran out.

My wife walked right past my office not thinking I would be there and
walked home.
Another 8 mile walk.
I left my office and headed to my YJ which was parked by a subway
stop. About a 6 mi.walk. At the 4 mi mark a women I walked with was
home and her husband offered to drive my to my rig. I declined not
wanting him to drive on NYC streets without stop lights. And walked
on. Got to my rig and she would not start. Had to walk the last two
miles home. Boy did I wish I had jumped on the ride when it was
offered. I had on shoes as I needed to be dressed for my earlier
meeting and ended up with blistered feet

BTW Rig started right up the next day(I had a loose fuel pump ground)

 

On Sep 14, 7:24 am, "Matt Macchiarolo" <m...@nospamplease.com> wrote:
> 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" <jbj...@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 <carkey...@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.

Yes that blackout was a surprise. Living in NYC we at first did think
terrorism too.
I too was in a meeting at work. Stayed at the office until we found
out it was not a --------- attack. My office has a bar in it that
opened and gave free drinks to all until they ran out.

My wife walked right past my office not thinking I would be there and
walked home.
Another 8 mile walk.
I left my office and headed to my YJ which was parked by a subway
stop. About a 6 mi.walk. At the 4 mi mark a women I walked with was
home and her husband offered to drive my to my rig. I declined not
wanting him to drive on NYC streets without stop lights. And walked
on. Got to my rig and she would not start. Had to walk the last two
miles home. Boy did I wish I had jumped on the ride when it was
offered. I had on shoes as I needed to be dressed for my earlier
meeting and ended up with blistered feet

BTW Rig started right up the next day(I had a loose fuel pump ground)

 

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.

i was in a engineering project meeting at the Jeep/Truck Engineering
Building (former American Motors) on Plymouth Road in Detroit. we
were working on the HVAC system for today's current Dodge Dakota
Pickup (ND Platform).

we came out of the meeting room and chrysler had a few TVs on wall
mounts for ------ing employee propaganda, but all were tuned to
national news. the first plane had already hit the WTC.

i left the building and drove back to the office listening to news
radio when the second plane flew into the other WTC Tower. pulled
over to the side of the road absolutely transfixed. almost no other
cars on the road in metro and suburban Detroit area. very strange.

not much go done that day at work, we found a TV and set it up in a
conference room, check the internet and wondered how the world was
changing.

i call the guys i was with in that meeting every year on 9/11, it was
that significant of an event.

the only On-Topic aspect in this story is that i was in the Jeep/Truck
Engineering Building at the time...

peace

reboot


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