Memories of 9/11

[petercat]

I was working nights on the studio crew at a TV station at the time, so I'd stay up until 4 am and sleep until noon. Usually I'd wake up to the clock radio playing the local NPR jazz station for a minute or so, before the hourly news summary came on, but I remember waking up to talking and subdued music. Then the news report started, calmly stating

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[justincheetah]

I was in Chattanooga, TN for a layover that night. Took 9 days before the air carrier figured out where everyone was and rescued the crews.

Prior to that I clearly remember the Roselawn, IN crash of an American Eagle ATR. I was off duty, and the CBS affiliate I worked for was the closest station of any network to the crash. I was listening to jazz, sipping hot cocoa in front of the fireplace and reading a book when the call came in late at night for engineering support. It still spooks me to think of.