story8528.xml
Title
story8528.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-10-19
911DA Story: Story
I had just come back from checking on some insignificant temperature reading. I walked into the shop and the radio was on WTMJ. The sports guys were talking about the Packers chances against the Giants on the next Sunday when John Belmont (he's the guy who used to work for ABC in NY but moved here on '01 to be the big morning news anchor guy, and he's great at it) interrupted about the first plane hitting the trade center. We all went to the nearest TV and saw the image of the first tower.
After a few minutes, I decided to go back to work, mainly to take my mind off of what had happened. I checked a few more insignificant gauges, and returned to the shop. By then the second plane had hit, and I was told I had missed seeing it live. I went to the nearest TV, and saw the replay. It had to be the coldest shock I ever felt in my life. All I could do was go to help the new tennants in the building. She is blind, but she can do more than I, a full-sighted person can. I wound up pressing a button on her CD player that cancelled the programming that made the CD player play Les Miserables at 2 AM. (yes, it was just one button). I remember saying "Mrs Silver, the world is going crazy today"
She said "Oh my yes..I don't understand this"
All I could tell her was "Well, it's terrorists, and they want to make us afraid to live the way we do" except I threw in a few F-bombs, I think.
I remember thinking that day "These bastards want me to think that they will take a pot shot at me while on my way to work, or try to shoot me on my couch while watching TV, or while getting gas"
I also remember thinking and voicing my opinion that "I will not live my life as I usually do because of some terrorist. The terrorists will lose because I will live my life and go about my daily routine as before"
I hope that last sentence will become a rallying cry for this country.
After a few minutes, I decided to go back to work, mainly to take my mind off of what had happened. I checked a few more insignificant gauges, and returned to the shop. By then the second plane had hit, and I was told I had missed seeing it live. I went to the nearest TV, and saw the replay. It had to be the coldest shock I ever felt in my life. All I could do was go to help the new tennants in the building. She is blind, but she can do more than I, a full-sighted person can. I wound up pressing a button on her CD player that cancelled the programming that made the CD player play Les Miserables at 2 AM. (yes, it was just one button). I remember saying "Mrs Silver, the world is going crazy today"
She said "Oh my yes..I don't understand this"
All I could tell her was "Well, it's terrorists, and they want to make us afraid to live the way we do" except I threw in a few F-bombs, I think.
I remember thinking that day "These bastards want me to think that they will take a pot shot at me while on my way to work, or try to shoot me on my couch while watching TV, or while getting gas"
I also remember thinking and voicing my opinion that "I will not live my life as I usually do because of some terrorist. The terrorists will lose because I will live my life and go about my daily routine as before"
I hope that last sentence will become a rallying cry for this country.
Collection
Citation
“story8528.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 10, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/4028.