story5098.xml
Title
story5098.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
My wife and I were taking a few days vacation and staying in St. Louis. We were visiting the St. Charles area. On 9-11 we were going to pick up my wifes brother and go to the new Bass Pro Shop there. As any hunter or fisherman can tell you going to the Bass Pro Shop is like a kid going to the toy store.
I had just gotten dressed and was checking out the news. When I turned it on they were showing the first tower and saying that the rumor was that a plane had crashed into it. To say the least I was shocked but I only half believed the story because the early rumors are usually wild. My wife had just gotten out of the shower and I was telling her about it. She came out and sat down to watch and at that moment the second plane crashed into the other tower. We were completely dumbfounded. We sat there for quite a while just staring at the TV. We were finally able to talk but we didn't know what to say.
We got ready and went to her brother's house where we told him about it so he turned the TV on. The three of us sat around for some time trying to make sense of it. We decided to go on to the Bass Pro Shop anyway and figured once the initial shock was over things would pretty much be the same as usual. None of us could really get into the spirit of the trip after what we had witnessed. We tried but how can you go on like nothing had happened. After lunch we started to take John back to his place but we got stuck in a horrible traffic jam. They were closing everything down in St. Louis. People were rushing to buy gas and everything else they could. We went out for dinner And there were only two other tables occupied. I guess most people were going home.
To say the least the rest of our vacation was pretty subdued. We tried to carry on but it was difficult.
We have not let that horrible day keep us from leading our lives. That would be giving the people responsible exactly what they were hoping for. We still think about it and pray for the friends and families of the victims but we all have to move on. This is out Pearl Harbor. I guess all generations have to deal with some tragedy but I hope that it is a very long time before anyone has to deal with something of these proportions. The U.S. is made up of many diverse cultures that come together to make us a very strong country.
I had just gotten dressed and was checking out the news. When I turned it on they were showing the first tower and saying that the rumor was that a plane had crashed into it. To say the least I was shocked but I only half believed the story because the early rumors are usually wild. My wife had just gotten out of the shower and I was telling her about it. She came out and sat down to watch and at that moment the second plane crashed into the other tower. We were completely dumbfounded. We sat there for quite a while just staring at the TV. We were finally able to talk but we didn't know what to say.
We got ready and went to her brother's house where we told him about it so he turned the TV on. The three of us sat around for some time trying to make sense of it. We decided to go on to the Bass Pro Shop anyway and figured once the initial shock was over things would pretty much be the same as usual. None of us could really get into the spirit of the trip after what we had witnessed. We tried but how can you go on like nothing had happened. After lunch we started to take John back to his place but we got stuck in a horrible traffic jam. They were closing everything down in St. Louis. People were rushing to buy gas and everything else they could. We went out for dinner And there were only two other tables occupied. I guess most people were going home.
To say the least the rest of our vacation was pretty subdued. We tried to carry on but it was difficult.
We have not let that horrible day keep us from leading our lives. That would be giving the people responsible exactly what they were hoping for. We still think about it and pray for the friends and families of the victims but we all have to move on. This is out Pearl Harbor. I guess all generations have to deal with some tragedy but I hope that it is a very long time before anyone has to deal with something of these proportions. The U.S. is made up of many diverse cultures that come together to make us a very strong country.
Collection
Citation
“story5098.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 10, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/19538.