story10596.xml
Title
story10596.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2004-05-14
911DA Story: Story
That morning I got to work a little before 9am. I worked at a small cafe' and it was before opening that day, my boss and I were the only ones in the building. We were listening to Howard Stern as we prepared the kitchen for the days customers and it seemed like another average day until Howard Stern started to report that a plane had flown into one of the buildings of the World Trade Center. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that someone would DELIBERATELY fly a plane into a building. I even said to my manager "What kind of a moron flys a plane into a building?" At that point I thought that it had been an accident, like what happened in the 1940's when a plane flew into the side of the Empire State Building.
But it turned out this was no accident. After hearing more and more reports coming in over the radio, in a span of a few minutes,my manager when into the dining area and turned on the t.v. in there for the customer's use. What we saw when we turned on the t.v. is something I will never forget.
The events of Sept. 11 unfolded right before our eyes that day and from that moment on I couldn't turn away. That day at work, not one person came in. We watched t.v. all day long and I continued to do so when I got home that evening. I didn't stop watching until the news channels stopped reporting on it. I don't know if it became an obsession, but I couldn't turn the t.v. off. It became so that I felt that because I hadn't lost a friend or loved one in the tragedy, that I had to atone for it; that by watching t.v. I was in a way there in N.Y.C. and I could share the burden of mourning for those lost. For the months after 9/11 all I did was watch t.v.
It's been 2 1/2 years since 9/11 and I've turned off the t.v.. I know that what happened to me during 9/11 wasn't healthy; mentally, but that's inconsequential, because nothing can compare to what was indured by those that DID lose loved ones and friends on Sept. 11, 2001.
Never Forgive, Never Forget.
September 11, 2001
But it turned out this was no accident. After hearing more and more reports coming in over the radio, in a span of a few minutes,my manager when into the dining area and turned on the t.v. in there for the customer's use. What we saw when we turned on the t.v. is something I will never forget.
The events of Sept. 11 unfolded right before our eyes that day and from that moment on I couldn't turn away. That day at work, not one person came in. We watched t.v. all day long and I continued to do so when I got home that evening. I didn't stop watching until the news channels stopped reporting on it. I don't know if it became an obsession, but I couldn't turn the t.v. off. It became so that I felt that because I hadn't lost a friend or loved one in the tragedy, that I had to atone for it; that by watching t.v. I was in a way there in N.Y.C. and I could share the burden of mourning for those lost. For the months after 9/11 all I did was watch t.v.
It's been 2 1/2 years since 9/11 and I've turned off the t.v.. I know that what happened to me during 9/11 wasn't healthy; mentally, but that's inconsequential, because nothing can compare to what was indured by those that DID lose loved ones and friends on Sept. 11, 2001.
Never Forgive, Never Forget.
September 11, 2001
Collection
Citation
“story10596.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 9, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/15675.