nmah5448.xml

nmah5448.xml

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2003-02-27

ME ,MY WIFE AND SISTER-IN-LAW WORKED ON THE 73RD FLOOR 2WTC.MY SISTER -IN-LAW WAS LATE TO WORK,SHE WAS ON GROUND LEVEL WHEN 2WTC WAS HIT..SHE MADE IT OK...MY WIFE AND I HEADED DOWN THE STAIRS AFTER 1WTC WAS HIT,ME GOT AS LOW AS 54TH FLOOR...STAIRS CRAMMED W/PEOPLE..GOT OUT OF STAIRWELL TO SERVICE ELEVATOR.TOOK TO 44TH FLOOR...INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO "STAY"IN BUILDING,GO BACK TO WORK....WAITING FOR ELEVATOR 2 MINUTES ON 44...PLANE HIT US...GOT OFF THE GROUND,CHAOS GETTING DOWN STAIRS....1/2 HR GONE BY....1 BLOCKAWAY NOW ON BROADWAY.....PEOPLE JUMPING....BUILDING STARTS TO COME DOWN.....RUNNING IN STREETS TO SEAPORT AREA....NOT KNOWING YET IF SISTER-IN-LAW OK...HEADED TO CHINATOWN...FOOD,BLOOD SUGAR DROPPED.SEE SISTER-IN-LAW,BY SHEER LUCK ON BROOM STREET....

SLEEP LESS,IN SHOCK BUILDINGS ARE NOT THERE...NO BEARINGS WHEN LOOK AT SKYLINE IF LOST....WILL NEVER GO BACK TO CITY...RESIGNED FORM JOB,WORK ON 1ST FLOOR ,30 MILE DRIVE FROM HOME....WIFE RELOCATED UPTOWN,RETIRE SOON BABY ON THE WAY....PRIORITIES IN ORDER,SMALL THINGS MEAN LESS....MOTTO IS WHEN PEOPLE ASK..HOW R U DOING? ANSWER:"BETTER THAN EXPECTED"...STILL HAVE THAT EMPTY FEELING IN STOMACH EVERYTIME THINK ABOUT IT,SEE WTC IN BACKROUND WATCHING OLD MOVIES ON T.V....HAVE TO WATCH ABOUT WTC IF ON HISTORY ,LEARNING CHANNEL

WHO DIED THERE AND WHY.....FRATERNITY BROTHERS,FRIENDS,LITTLELEAGUE BASEBALL COACH,CO- WORKERS,H.S CLASS MATES,OPPONENTS IN SPORTS IN TRI SATE AREA,.......AND WHY? ... BEACUSE THE WERE ON SHIFT,REPORTED FOR DUTY,GOT CALLED TO A WORK ORDER,WERE VISITING,OR JUST SIMPLY WENT TO WORK THAT DAY....!

YES....WE ALL TAKE OUR FREEDOM FOR GRANTED....IT MAKES ME SICK TO SEE PEOPLE PROTESTING 100K DEEP AGAINST A WAR WE DONT HAVE A CHOICE NOW...LOSERS WAIT..THEY WOULD SING A DIFFERENT TUNE IF THEY LOST A FRIEND,HUSBAND,WIFE,BROTHER,SISTER ETC..