911 Post 2007

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

SnaggleTooth's Q / A Today

Image by SnaggleTooth 2007

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Q: Where were you 6 years ago today at 8:50 am?
A: I was working days at a small software company in the production room with five other people.

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Q: What were you doing when you first heard the news?

A: I was printing Fisher-Pierce update floppy labels on the thermal printer, 500 pieces, n listening to the radio speaker just above my head.

I couldn't believe what I'd heard. I didn't think anyone else was listening, so I turned around to the people working on a mailing at the table behind me n loudly asked them,

"Did he just say TWO planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers?"

Then the radio guy repeated it. When they reported a short time later that Tower 1 had collapsed, we all ran into the empty day-care room across the hall (without permission) n watched footage of people fleeing the huge dust cloud on a tiny 9-inch black n white TV set. We were soon shoo-ed back to work by the AH boss.

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Q: Do you still vividly relive your feelings of that day?

A: Yes, after hearing the radio announcement I had the horrible shadow of dread over me, n a tight knot in my stomach. I didn't want to be at work anymore. It didn't seem important. I could picture the plan coordinator's skinny, dark, curly-haired form laughing n dancing with glee.
I dwelt on how the victims felt, on the planes, trapped on upper floors, jumping, unable to get down elevators, everyone in a panic. Time running out. Resigning to death in a deafening roar. Surprised. All becoming part of a suddenly pulverized huge human n cement pile. So much anger, horror, n beginnings of grief going through my mind.

(I felt these things before I heard about them, before I saw n heard the news later that evening.)

I had so much trouble working n concentrating on work the rest of the day until 5 pm. I couldn't wait to get home where I spent the next three days n nights glued to the news reports n footage I'd missed while at work that day.

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Q: Did the events effect the way you live your life?

A: I've changed in many ways. I'm braver, n I never feel safe, or get complacent.

Now I always pay attention to the news. I stopped working full-time there n stopped stressing-out on that place with the unreasonable bosses. They didn't deserve the devoted nature of my hard work. They lacked compassion.

After that day, I got bolder in my convictions of what I will n will not do.

A couple months after that I successfully took a road trip 1600 miles to South Florida by myself in my new truck, then back home, (because I wanted too).

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Q: Do you still get nightmares with that theme?

A: Yes, I've always been paranoid of large airplanes, n sometimes have the one of dying that (tower-smack) way. I've had PTSD in the past, n had many bad dreams in my life-time, alot after 911. I've had many dreams about the ghosts of the dead. The frequency has eased up recently, TG!

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Q: Did you or some one you know lose some one who lost their life that day?

A: I didn't personally know any of the victims, but Yes, my musician friend, Bruce, lost a close, old-home-buddy he grew-up with in Sudbury, MA onboard flight 195.

He moved further up north after that, I haven't seen him a long time.

Some one from my home town was scheduled to fly but got bumped off the flight.

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Q: How does this anniversary date affect you?

A: I honor the dead, light a candle, n pray. I remember.

Sometimes I get paranoid another terrorist act will kill alot of people on this date again, pray it won't, n try not to go out anywhere.

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Q: If you were in charge, what would've you done differently than George W. in response?

A: Don't get me started! Just about everything, including concentrating on educating people of Islamic culture n countries on why Americans n themselves don't deserve to die due to religious differences.

Can you say, covert operations? Cutting all Bin Laden family oil business ties, ect.

No excuse, George!

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Go ahead n feel free to interview your-self:

(copy n paste if you like)

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Q: Where were you 6 years ago today?
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Q: What were you doing when you heard the news?

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Q: Do you still vividly relive your feelings of that day?

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Q: Did the events effect the way you live your life?

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Q: Do you still get nightmares with that theme?

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Q: Did you or some one you know lose some one who lost their life that day?

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Lord Bless the undeserving dead n all their survivors-

posted by Snaggle Tooth @ 3:55 AM  6 comments