come on....everyone's doing it

[zestfive]

I was working in a call center. I remember a caller had told one of the other CSR's that a plane had hit one of the Towers. I recall concern about another skyscraper in Chicago. Shortly after this, I attended a meeting in another part of the building. When I returned probably less than an hour or so later the entire call center was empty except for a couple of managers. We had been dismissed for the day. I drove home in absolute silence and very little traffice (all planes were grounded). It was a beautiful day, blue sky and fluffy white clouds, so weird to know what had happened. I knew that this was one of those days that would never be forgotten, like when the challenger blew up. I think I might have called my son's school and they said they were keeping the kids in class and dismissing as usual. I didn't know what to do with my extra time. I drove to a bookstore/coffee shop. There I spoke with the owner and expressed my unpopular view. Obviously I wouldn't have wished this on anyone but we as Americans are sure arrogant to believe that something like this would never happen to us. He didn't take this very well...I felt misunderstood.

Going back to work the following day we had to check in car by car and that went on for a week or so.

I didn't fly for 4 years after this happened, not that I avoided it, it just happened that way.

I didn't know anyone who died. After a day or two, I couldn't watch it much. I couldn't believe the media filmed (and airred) the shots of people jumping. I felt the media was taking human tragedy and using it for their own ratings.