Comments | plaidpjs: 5 Years.

plaidpjs

5 Years.

Sep 10, 2006 16:52

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9/11

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claudia603 September 10 2006, 21:23:16 UTC

And wow, that's an amazingly poignant picture. Thank you so much for sharing your very moving tale as well!

plaidpjs September 11 2006, 09:53:34 UTC

And thank you for your post, which prompted me to do so.

**hugs**

elouisa September 10 2006, 21:48:06 UTC

I had the day off of work that day and was calmly sat on my sofa reading a book with BBC1 on the TV in the corner on quiet. It took a couple of seconds to bring my head up from the book to see the emergecy news report which had cut into the program which had been on. It was literally seconds before the second plane hit which was broadcast live on BBC1 here in the UK ( ... )

plaidpjs September 11 2006, 09:55:13 UTC

**hugs you**

sayhello September 10 2006, 22:07:01 UTC

Wow. It's always amazing to me to read stories from people who were THERE when it happened. I was 2 states away, and still felt the shock & horror. I can't imagine having it happen where you work & live, and watching it live...

Off to write my own account. Reading these has made me want to write mine, although it's no comparison to yours...

Hewene

plaidpjs September 11 2006, 09:57:05 UTC

The day was surreal and horrible, I can't beleive it was five years ago. I'm looking forward to reading your account.

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plaidpjs September 11 2006, 09:58:36 UTC

It amazes me how people pulled together during the aftermath. Quite a few people have said that NYC became a bit kinder after 9/11 and I agree.

peonyfoxburr September 11 2006, 02:08:47 UTC

Thank you all for sharing your stories. Plaids, you put your finger on what has been bothering me about this 5 year anniversary: the hijacking of the event for political purposes. But it helps to remember the day for how ordinary people reacted to disaster in extraordinary ways, and the incredible outpouring of support from the rest of the world.

In this neck of the woods, it seemed everyone was one degree removed from one of the passengers or crew on the two flights hijacked out of Boston. The American Airlines pilot owned a farm in Dracut (just next to Lowell), parts of which he leased out to various Cambodian families for their own vegetable plots. (Lowell has one of the largest Cambodian communities in the U.S.) One of the flight attendants lived in Acton, two towns south of us. And on and on.

plaidpjs September 11 2006, 22:37:51 UTC

One thing that so touched me was the response from generous individuals both from here and abroad. To this day I feel the city has become a kinder place.