Where were you when the towers went down?

When the first plane hit, I was coming out of the PATH train downstairs of the World Trade Center. I worked across the street. When the second plane hit I was just turning the corner of Broadway away from the WTC after watching in horror as the fire raged and people jumped from the first tower. A bit later, I had just gotten to Union Square Park when I turned around and looked back. The towers started crumbling down. I lost several people that day that I normally commuted with, that left small children behind, very sad. Also lost a client, fellow town residents, friends of friends, and a couple of co-workers that happened to be there for a breakfast. It was the scariest day of my life. Walking the NYC streets not knowing what was going to happen next and in disbelief. Looking for friends and family that worked in the area and making sure everyone I knew was ok. It was a horrible day that will never be forgotten. Thank God for all the heroes!

I was at work. I had just gashed my finger open on a utility knife and was on my way to the bathroom with my finger wrapped and bleeding. I had noticed that the music had stoped an all the radios and all I could here was unintelligable talking. A guy I worked with walked by and said to me, "hey1 did you hear?we're under attack, we're being bombed with our own planes as the missles!" Shortly after I was at the hospital, the nurse was bringing in regular updates for me while I was examined and stitched up. by that thime, the last plane had gone down in pensivania. I remember thinking, "this is going to change us forever". I was sent home for the day because they were concerned my wrapped and stitched finger would just get in the way and I was risking popping it open if I worked with it. I got home and my wife waas outside with a look of utter shock on her face. My neighbor's were outside talking, a few were crying. I walked numbly in to my house, cnn was on. By then the towers had alreday fallen. I looked on the tv and saw the gap wher the towers had been and my stomach lurched. I almost vomited right there. That was when the full scope of things hit me, and yes, I cried