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fiddlestix · September 27th, 2001, 02:10 AM

Everyday, I get on a bus & go into NYC to work. As the bus goes down the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel to enter Manhattan, I see that sad, sad sight, the smoke coming up where the World Trade Center used to be.

I'm a mess--very emotional--happy & grateful, angry & frustrated, depressed & melancholic--very quick to tears--had to stop wearing mascara for a while. Feel like my whole world has changed. You know, before 9/11, after 9/11...

A long, long time ago, I was temp typing during the summer to earn $$$ for nursing school---ooohh, I could type so fast once---the faster your typing speed was, the higher the pay scale...anyway, I was assigned a temp job in one of the Towers & I'd never worked there. I commuted in to Manhattan & took a subway downtown & got off at the WTC subway stop & climbed up the stairs to street level. So, where were they? I stopped a cop, saying, "Where's the World Trade Center?" He smiled & pointed UP. I looked up & there they were, right in front of me, so high that the tops were covered by clouds. I miss those towers.

Fid

SparkleC · September 27th, 2001, 04:12 PM

aww fid - thats so sad - its like a piece of you New Yorkers has been ripped away.

so sorry

but glad you werent working there when it happened.

rain · September 28th, 2001, 03:31 AM

hi fid, i am very sorry this happened in your area..my heart goes out to you..i was driving this morning on the way to work saying my prayers...and i started crying..i feel so much grief for all of the people who died and those who no longer have their loved ones with them...i cant imagine the pain you guys are feeling...i wanted you to know that the country really is with you in prayer and in thought...God loves you Fid..have a good weekend, Rain

ITSUPTOU2 · September 29th, 2001, 03:46 AM

Dear Fid:
My heart goes out to you.....my husband and I feel like we lost our old neighborhood. The World Trade Centers were so much a part of working in the city when we were young and starting out in financial district. Not to mention the empty whole in the skyline...like they said it's like NY lost it's two front teeth...but they were just the baby teeth! Hang in there....God Bless you...Marg
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MizBhavn2day · September 30th, 2001, 01:06 AM

In Alabama, we care about you New Yorkers. I cannot fathom a building that large, much less it collapsing. I cannot begin to understand the loss it must impose. I cannot imagine so many deaths. My children, ages 9 and 12, ask how you go on? Those souls left alive. I simply tell them... Faith. In the Lord, the government, the nation, the world, love.....I'm not really sure maybe all of these. Maybe none. All these things I do not know. I do not know your pain. But I do know that New York is a remarkable city. Many hearts all around America have a void now, that matches the one in the NY skyline. But somehow, I know it doesn't compare with those of you who live there. Faced with it every day. I feel as though I'm over-reacting sometimes. Reminding myself that I live all the way down here. I didn't know anyone personally in there. Yet, it doesn't seem to matter that I didn't. And miles don't seem to count. I still mourn. And I still cry. And I still pray. And I still think of those of you having to face a monumental task of recovering. Know that America supports you, if that is any comfort. Never did I dream that so many flags would fly in Alabama, much less nationwide. Those flags not only support the actions of our country but it also symbolizes the love, sympathy, support and prayers we send to you.

margob · September 30th, 2001, 12:51 PM

One of my bosses is at ground zero on what was urban search and rescue. His last email update told us that he imagined that is what hell would look like when the fires stopped burning. He said that the piles of rubble are taller than the buildings we are used to seeing, and TV does not begin to give you the entire picture. This is a man who was on the Oklahoma City USAR and thought he would never see anything like that again. Unfortunately, he was wrong. God bless.

September 29th, 2001, 03:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
ITSUPTOU2 Silver Phenster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Northport, New York USA Posts: 113 Lost Weight: 0lbs	Dear Fid: My heart goes out to you.....my husband and I feel like we lost our old neighborhood. The World Trade Centers were so much a part of working in the city when we were young and starting out in financial district. Not to mention the empty whole in the skyline...like they said it's like NY lost it's two front teeth...but they were just the baby teeth! Hang in there....God Bless you...Marg null [IMG]null[/IMG] Margomack********

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September 27th, 2001, 02:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
fiddlestix Silver Phenster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: New Joisey Posts: 370 Lost Weight: 0lbs	Everyday, I get on a bus & go into NYC to work. As the bus goes down the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel to enter Manhattan, I see that sad, sad sight, the smoke coming up where the World Trade Center used to be. I'm a mess--very emotional--happy & grateful, angry & frustrated, depressed & melancholic--very quick to tears--had to stop wearing mascara for a while. Feel like my whole world has changed. You know, before 9/11, after 9/11... A long, long time ago, I was temp typing during the summer to earn $$$ for nursing school---ooohh, I could type so fast once---the faster your typing speed was, the higher the pay scale...anyway, I was assigned a temp job in one of the Towers & I'd never worked there. I commuted in to Manhattan & took a subway downtown & got off at the WTC subway stop & climbed up the stairs to street level. So, where were they? I stopped a cop, saying, "Where's the World Trade Center?" He smiled & pointed UP. I looked up & there they were, right in front of me, so high that the tops were covered by clouds. I miss those towers. Fid

September 27th, 2001, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
SparkleC Platinum Phenster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Wonderland Posts: 1,297 Lost Weight: 15 pounds Current Weight: 145 Goal Weight: 130	aww fid - thats so sad - its like a piece of you New Yorkers has been ripped away. so sorry but glad you werent working there when it happened.

September 28th, 2001, 03:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
rain Bronze Phenster Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 40 Lost Weight: 0lbs	hi fid, i am very sorry this happened in your area..my heart goes out to you..i was driving this morning on the way to work saying my prayers...and i started crying..i feel so much grief for all of the people who died and those who no longer have their loved ones with them...i cant imagine the pain you guys are feeling...i wanted you to know that the country really is with you in prayer and in thought...God loves you Fid..have a good weekend, Rain

September 30th, 2001, 01:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
MizBhavn2day Silver Phenster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Al. -USA Posts: 394 Lost Weight: 53 Current Weight: 172 Goal Weight: 140	In Alabama, we care about you New Yorkers. I cannot fathom a building that large, much less it collapsing. I cannot begin to understand the loss it must impose. I cannot imagine so many deaths. My children, ages 9 and 12, ask how you go on? Those souls left alive. I simply tell them... Faith. In the Lord, the government, the nation, the world, love.....I'm not really sure maybe all of these. Maybe none. All these things I do not know. I do not know your pain. But I do know that New York is a remarkable city. Many hearts all around America have a void now, that matches the one in the NY skyline. But somehow, I know it doesn't compare with those of you who live there. Faced with it every day. I feel as though I'm over-reacting sometimes. Reminding myself that I live all the way down here. I didn't know anyone personally in there. Yet, it doesn't seem to matter that I didn't. And miles don't seem to count. I still mourn. And I still cry. And I still pray. And I still think of those of you having to face a monumental task of recovering. Know that America supports you, if that is any comfort. Never did I dream that so many flags would fly in Alabama, much less nationwide. Those flags not only support the actions of our country but it also symbolizes the love, sympathy, support and prayers we send to you.

September 30th, 2001, 12:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
margob Bronze Phenster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA USA Posts: 47 Lost Weight: 0lbs	One of my bosses is at ground zero on what was urban search and rescue. His last email update told us that he imagined that is what hell would look like when the fires stopped burning. He said that the piles of rubble are taller than the buildings we are used to seeing, and TV does not begin to give you the entire picture. This is a man who was on the Oklahoma City USAR and thought he would never see anything like that again. Unfortunately, he was wrong. God bless.