Comments on: Fill in The Bubble (09/10/10)

By: JGO

JGO — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:59:04 +0000

how awesomely resilient New York City is and how much I love being a part of this city despite how much I miss my Texas roots.

By: sb

sb — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:36:43 +0000

How scared I was because my husband was scheduled to fly into NYC the same moment the 2nd plane hit. It was several minutes before I found out his flight had been delayed, but for those minutes I felt what those other people felt as they waited to hear about their family members/loved ones/friends. We lived in CT at the time and our community lost 6 fathers that day.

By: Scooter

Scooter — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:06:35 +0000

I was at the family ranch in Oakdale, CA and had just woke and turned on the tv and saw the first tower on fire. Then saw the second plane hit. A fraternity brother worked for Morgan Stanley in the WTC. An hour later I called his mother and she told me he had gotten out okay. It seems Morgan Stanley had practiced fire drills in the two months leading up to 9/11. They wanted to see how fast people could get out of the building. Morgan Stanley only lost two people out of hundreds working there.

By: PCMom

PCMom — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:53:44 +0000

Remembering where I was when I heard a plane had hit the tower, frantically calling my colleagues in our NYC office, being sent home from my downtown office, picking up my children from school before the day let out…and being scolded by the Director for “over reacting”, sitting in silence for days watching the news, and being proud to be an American. Frankly, I wanted to kick some ass.

By: tb

tb — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:43:59 +0000

Three things:
(1) Watching the first tower fall;
(2) watching the second tower fall;
(3) thinking, “Who is stupid enough to start a war with the United States? Do they think we’ll just fold up our tent because we’re so shocked by this attack?”

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:27:22 +0000

I think of the people who made the impossible decision to jump from the buildings. Just thinking about it today makes my heart tighten and a lump forms in my throat…the same reaction I had 9 years ago watching it unfold on live TV. And I think about the voicemails people in the buildings left to say goodbye to their loved ones. What a horrible, horrifying day.

By: lw

lw — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:12:40 +0000

I remember my friend Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, who died on flight 93.
I can still see my New York born and raised husband sink to his knees in grief as we watched the towers fall on live TV. Taking the kids to Hyer but having a hard time sending them in – should we stay home – what would come next?

By: Kersten Rettig

Kersten Rettig — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:40:20 +0000

I spent five days a week for nearly three years coming in and out of the World Trade Center. I watched, horrified, devastated, while so many memories of my days there passed through my mind. I’ve been back to NYC and Ground Zero several times since and it is very emotional for me.

By: missie

missie — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:21:06 +0000

I heard the news on the radio when I was on my way to cafeteria duty at Bradfield. I felt grateful to be with the kids and in Dallas. Of course the reality is that a terrorist attack could happen anywhere.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:13:31 +0000

Sadness that our lives were changed forever, but immense pride for our brave firemen, police officers and military who put their lives on the line every day so that we are safe.