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2002-09-11

I was at work in Knoxville, TN at Whirlpool. The phones slowed to a crawl and everyone was gathering in our large break room, there was atleast a hundred of us gathered and gasping in front of the TV as they were talking about the first tower. Then as I started to go back to my desk I saw the other plane hit right there in front of my eyes. It was devistating, I thought what town is next? Could it be us? What about my kids. I called the school to see that they were safe. I called my ex husband and he was already on his way to pick them up. He said he wanted them to be with one of us on this day of horror to ensure their feeling of safety. I tried to call my family in Atlanta and the phones were becoming impossible to get thru. I called my boyfriend and we cried together as he was listening to the radio on his job site. As I went back to the break room. Our company shut down the phones to give us time to deal with what was going on. As I saw the TV, the first tower come crashing down and although you could have dropped a pin on the floor and heard it all over our building at that moment. We were all as scared as one another.

I spend a lot of time worrying about family, kids and people I feel close to, people I didn't worry about before this day. Now I felt I should forgive and forget all past grovels and start over fresh and loving everyone and cherishing every moment. I spent weeks engulfed in the news, radio, everything that had to do with that dredful day. I stopped watching regular TV shows or going out anywhere and my friends told me to escape from all of it and stop worrying that it wasn't healthy. I did but I remember that day every day. The images are engraved in my head and show up all the time. I don't think they will ever fade.

I think we need to remember how insecure we felt then and how we possibly feel now. We should not let our guard down. We need to pray every day for those who are gone and who they left behind. We should remember every day that it could have just have easily been us. In any other state other than New York. We need to keep in mind who did this and know that he will have to answer to his GOD and he will be persecuted there if not here on earth.

Yes, and I still do. I will leave it up until it is to tathered to fly