tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post2596754686020043862..comments2023-10-24T05:05:24.143-07:00Comments on BULLET HOLES IN THE MAILBOX: MY 9/11 STORYBulletholeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331404499950190378noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-36099856767928281622008-09-11T13:05:00.000-07:002008-09-11T13:05:00.000-07:00Poor baby - how many years came off your life from...Poor baby - how many years came off your life from that particular worry?<BR/><BR/>I know someone who was quite near to the Oklahoma City bombing, but heard none of it as they were preparing bread for a nearby restaurant. I guess the bldg was too thick.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately for us, it has not become common, though I think some folks might really make use of us perceiving it that way.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I should post my 9/11 story, but it will come off even more name-droppy than I usually am, so maybe I'll just tell YOU.<BR/><BR/> I will say this: I had friends flying in and out of NY that day.kissyfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12880453131963836140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-74699811352352761092008-09-11T11:15:00.000-07:002008-09-11T11:15:00.000-07:00Hey Bullet-My story is this:On that fateful day, I...Hey Bullet-<BR/>My story is this:<BR/><BR/>On that fateful day, I was working at 38th street and Madison Avenue in NYC setting up a banquet event for the next day. One of my houseman was late and I went to find out where he was. I walked downstairs to the lobby to find him, and everybody else from the hotel, huddled around the big screen TV in our lounge.<BR/>I watched both towers fall as millions of others did. The site I will not forget is watching thousands of people walking in the middle of the street covered head to toe in soot, dirt, and blood. No one said a word. They just walked from downtown to midtown to get away from the mayhem. <BR/>I got the last train out of NYC (to my area) around 3pm and made it home safe. Many were not as lucky.<BR/>The rest is history.<BR/><A HREF="http://soyouwanttobeabanquetmanager.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">So You Want To Be a Banquet Manager</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-47370466933089568842007-09-14T13:34:00.000-07:002007-09-14T13:34:00.000-07:00for some reason i can do 9/11 ... i can't read abo...for some reason i can do 9/11 ... i can't read about it .... when i was in New York, i didn't take the subway down to ground zero like my sister did ... i just can remember the surreality of it all: like watching a movie and thinking about the special effects; the stunned feeling i had walking with my husband down to the kids' school at the time, only to be turned away: school officials believed it was best for the children to 'not know' until after school had officially been let out ....<BR/><BR/>but most of all? i remember realizing that it: 9/11 was the beginning of the end: of everything i once believed in - and i mean this personally, in my own life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-57004878961058059572007-09-12T20:32:00.001-07:002007-09-12T20:32:00.001-07:00I meant to say YOU should post this story every 9/...I meant to say YOU should post this story every 9/11.<BR/><BR/>I'm tired. I should be in bed.GrizzBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229663134377237230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-7080114701119959482007-09-12T20:32:00.000-07:002007-09-12T20:32:00.000-07:00I should post this story every 9/11 anniversary. I...I should post this story every 9/11 anniversary. It's definitely a good one.GrizzBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229663134377237230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-40171371242588410982007-09-11T08:09:00.000-07:002007-09-11T08:09:00.000-07:00Dave- I like this story too!barb- I had some help....Dave- I like this story too!<BR/><BR/>barb- I had some help...<BR/><BR/>Mom- I geuss it was about 2 years later McVeigh blew up the Fed building in Oklahoma...bulletholeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681107556161747976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-55137856439226072392007-09-10T18:37:00.000-07:002007-09-10T18:37:00.000-07:00I can imagine you freaking out. Who would ever hav...I can imagine you freaking out. <BR/>Who would ever have even dreamed what happened was even possible?<BR/>I still find it hard to believe it actually happened. All those older TV shows that show the two towers give you a weird feeling when you see them. Tomorrow will be hard for many people.Mother of Inventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797365678860039018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-58412051655233559602007-09-10T13:49:00.000-07:002007-09-10T13:49:00.000-07:00And I have a hard time cooking for 8! OMG, 10,000...And I have a hard time cooking for 8! OMG, 10,000 is beyond belief. I always wondered how they managed to get everything for a big event hot at the same time.<BR/><BR/>I can imagine you were freaking out thinking you had blown up the WTC. I have been known to drive back home to make sure I turned the stove off. Worrying about that sort of thing drives me crazy!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35136026.post-71372693478142516582007-09-10T07:58:00.000-07:002007-09-10T07:58:00.000-07:00Enjoyed the repost! This is one of those stories t...Enjoyed the repost! This is one of those stories that deserves multiple re-tellings.Dave Renfrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298793531156100705noreply@blogger.com