Ed Baker
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Ed Baker
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This collection is an audio file of the messages I left on my home answering machine as the first plane hit the north tower and a later follow-up. Knowing that there would be lots of news out of New York that morning, I was trying to reach my wife to let her know I was OK.
The boat referenced in the first email is a water taxi I drive part-time on weekends from Jersey City to the World Financial Center marina called North Cove. Our boat now goes into Pier A at Battery Park. At the time of the message, my wife would have been unsure if I took the train or the boat into the city. That would have made a BIG difference that day. I took the train.
I hope the attached audio files give you a sense of the utter disbelief I felt as the events were unfolding well before any news crews were on the scene. I made the first call from my cell phone while walking down W. 3rd.
The first plane literally flew right over the tops of the buildings.
Sincerely,
Ed Baker
The boat referenced in the first email is a water taxi I drive part-time on weekends from Jersey City to the World Financial Center marina called North Cove. Our boat now goes into Pier A at Battery Park. At the time of the message, my wife would have been unsure if I took the train or the boat into the city. That would have made a BIG difference that day. I took the train.
I hope the attached audio files give you a sense of the utter disbelief I felt as the events were unfolding well before any news crews were on the scene. I made the first call from my cell phone while walking down W. 3rd.
The first plane literally flew right over the tops of the buildings.
Sincerely,
Ed Baker
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