Each year since there is stuff on TV and radio that reminds me of what I was doing when I first heard the news.
I was living in Las Vegas NV and I woke up that morning in kind of a bummer mood because the Broncos played Monday Night on the first game of the season and Ed Mcafery had a nasty break in his leg and would end his season.
I went into my "office" and turned on the radio (I'm a talk show junkie) to listen to the news, get on the computer and see if there was any good news for my football team.
The top of the hour news was on and they said "Mc Caran airport is still closed due to the tragedy in NY". I went and turned on the news and there was the live coverage of one of the buildings still standing and burning. My first thought was "isn't the world trade center 2 buildings?" I always had confused them with the Sears tower in Chicago.
I called my mom who I always go to for advice on politics, news etc. and asked her "Are you watching this?" The "yea" was in a tone that I knew wasn't good. As I was watching and talking to her, the second building fell. It is a sight I will "NEVER FORGET" as long as I live. The only thought I had then was "there has to be 20 or 30 thousand people in those buildings".
I was amazed over time that it turned out to be a few thousand.
I hope that you all haven't forgot, maybe not each moment of everyday of your life, but I hope it is in your core. Not like some of the dirt bags that supposedly serve us in DC.
Please share your stories, some I'm sure are emotional, but I hope it keeps us all remembering what a great country we (what is still left of it) live in.
Thanks for reading,
Quinn a.k.a Rugs-R-Me