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2002-09-11

My first reaction was disbielf. It was non-comprehendable.Then I got on the internet at work and saw the pictures. I spent the entire morning reading the NY Times and the Washington Post. Getting as much info as I could. My mother is orginally from New York and has many friends who still live in the Manhatten area. I prayed that no one I knew was injured. I left work early that day to be with my family. Weaverville had now had two tradgies within two weeks. I portion of our small town had burned on August 28, we had just settled back into our lives after being evacuated for three days. My family learned a lot from our small town horror, my then almost 11 year old learned what is truely important, family and friends and their health and welfare.Not your CD collection. (We had only 15-20 minutes to pack and load my truck when we were evacuated)My daughter that evening kept asking about the children who's parents were killed, "Mom, where will those kids go?" I remember being angry that these attacks had happened and the next crying for the heros who died trying to save anyone. My prayers and thought are always with those who died and their families who miss them!!!!!!