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story1471.xml

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2002-08-26

it started like a normal day at work when a co-worker's husband called with the news. we have no tv's where i work so the only access was the internet and calls from home. i remember saying a little prayer at my desk hoping that eveyone was okay. over the next hours their were rumors that alot of bussiness were being evacuated. that caused a little stir because my employer was questioning letting us go. there were so many rumors going on it was hard to keep them straight. finally they let us go. about four of my co-workers and i walked to our cars. it was so silent. most of the time downtown is a pretty noisy place but not this day .everyone was trying to leave downtown in fear that somthing was going to happen here(hopkins airport is close by) cars were bumper to bumper. i remember it was a pretty hot day for sept. so once we got to the parking lot we sat outside and waited for trafic to let up.(looking back i feel so guilty just sitting outside, at that time i really havent seen or heard anything about the attacks)once i got in the car the radio station was on howard stern who is based in nyc. i wasnt even out of the parking lot when i bursed into tears. listening to the reaction on the radio gave me some confirmation that it really happened. driving home it was still bumper to bumber. i would look in the restaurants and see the sadest faces looking back at me. once i got home i woke up my boyfriend who was sleeping this whole time and i finally saw it for the first time on tv. i will never forget how sad i felt. even today i still have the same reaction everytime i see or read anything about this terrible tradgy. i realize that most of the stories on this website might be about first hand accounts of the attacts. i just wanted to let everyone know that as americans we were all affected and our stories is what our grandchildren will ask us"where were you on sept 11" and even though it is not the most memorable story , its a memory i will never forget.