ALAS, BABYLON, Post your "post-attack" conditions of YOUR CITY here. Thread 01

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[craig_eddy]

San Jose, CA

All calm. Gas prices "normal" (as normal as they can be). Gassed up a bit ago, no long lines. People very quiet. Stopped at the ATM machine to get some emergency cash. First attempt failed w/ no explanation. Went inside and tellers appeared shaken & were bustling about. People were waiting by the safe deposit box desk. Second attempt at ATM withdrawal went OK.

[joathome]

Houston--schools and universities closed, Enron Tower evaculated, my husband's building evacuated, etc.

Wondering about the port and oil refineries on the east side of the city. After hitting "trade" and "military", seems like "energy" would be the next target.

[craig_eddy]

My sister is there on business. Stay safe. Stay unobtrusive.

[GISax]

Lawton/Ft. Sill, OK: Rumors of $4-$5 gal/gas in Oklahoma City triggered gas lines all over SW Oklahoma. My wife was with her best friend when she paid $2.19 a gallon at a small Total near Cameron University because they claimed they were almost out of gas. I drove by it and they were in the act of taking their prices down while I heard Gov. Keating asking anyone who witnesses gouging to report it to the OK Trade Commision.

FREEPers, there are still those who are willing to take advantage of the consumer even in our moments of anguish. Get the name, address, take a picture if you can, and report these @$$wipes to your BBB or other consumer agency. Then don't do them the honor of your business in the future. Tell your friends and aqcuaintances.

GISax
Ear Assault

[Catspaw]

One Green Bay station was reporting long lines at gas stations (channel 2 or 5, can't remember which).

I gassed up on my way home, but I was on E anyway. Price was $1.69 a gallon for regular, $1.89 for premium, same as yesterday.

[wildandcrazyrussian]

Well, for what it's worth, over here in Fairmont WV, I saw no evidence of any reaction to the events, other than people saying they had been watching TV or listening to the radio to keep up. All businesses I know of were open, all public schools open, the college my wife teaches at still open, got gas an hour ago at regular price, and nothing that would indicate anythign was amiss elsewhere. I guess it makes a difference that there are no military bases in WV. Tv did indicate the the FBI fingerprint center down the road was also going to stay open with no change in schedule.

[wildandcrazyrussian]

Also I called up the local Red Cross office downtown and volunteered to come in and give blood plus bring in some other people, but the lady who answered the phone said they didn't need any, but they'd put a notice in the newspaper if they did. (I am O-negative so thought it would be helpful).

[roughrider]

Johnstown, Pennsylvania: Approximately 25 miles north of Somerset.

Temporarily domiciled in Sleep Inn on Route 219 South. Exit off Route 56 East to Airport shut off by State Police. Two aircraft seen after 4:00 PM: One civilian helicopter and an airliner that looked like a United flight. It was seen moving North, parallel to Route 219, headed for the airport. It dumped fuel as it flew low in the direction of the local airport.

Banks closed, ending our audit for today. Pittsburgh was a complete mess as people were sent home at about the same time. Schools closed. Most stores, except Walmart and Kmart closed. The local Hoss' Restaurant locked its doors after we got in for a last minute lunch. Little street traffic. Very quiet. People milled around the downtown Johnstown streets looking shell shocked when I arrived this morning.

[mafree]

Milwaukee, WI

Federal courthouse evacuated early

Federal employees sent home

Airport closed, vehicles barred from airport roads.

Public schools stay open- parents allowed to pick up children anytime.

Cops on high alert.

Many churches holding special services.

Colleges closed early

After-school activities cancelled.

Most evening meetings cancelled

People talking about it everywhere- some angry, some scared, some saying the "chickens have come home to roost" for the US, most in disbelief that this could happen here.

[The Great RJ]

In Sioux Falls, SD High security at Nat'l Guard bases
Long lines for gasoline
Federal Building closed
Malls closed

[Walkin Man]

KMBZ radio in Kansas City, Missouri, is reporting $5 a gallon for gas... MO atty gen Jay Nixon says that the prices up to $5 a gallon in KC are the result of opportunistic gouging and are illegal and that he will prosecute...

Rumors of $5.00 per gallon in Detroit...

Gas lines formed all afternoon throughout Tulsa, blocking major streets and intersections. Tulsa County Sheriff had to ask for calm...

Here is an update from Kansas City.

All this is from Drudge plus I live near KC and just saw on the local news some stations charging 4.99 a gal.

[Chemnitz]

Phoenix - Gas at the local Mobile station was $1.33 a gallon at 3 PM. No lines. Only one customer - me. Metro Mall closed. QVC and Home Shopping Networks both shut down out of respect for the dead.

[DouglasKC]

I'm so mad at my wife. Called her at home from work at about 11 and asked her to fill up the 6 five gallon gas cans we have because I read on FreeRepublic that gas prices were jumping. Called her again an hour later, she still hadn't done it. Called her again an hour later, still no, but said she was going.

Got home and on the way home every gas station I passed had huge lines and prices were up at least 50 cents from when I left for work. I was smug knowing that I had at least 30 gallons of cheap gas. AAAAAARRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH....she got to the gas station (no lines) but she didn't fill them up because she said the gas was too expensive!!!!!AAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHFFFFFF....it's rumored to be three bucks a gallon in Lansing Michigan. I live out in the country, the closest gas station is sold out.

Lord help me get over this anger....

[maxwellp]

I worked in the Wall Street area and remember when they started building the World Trade Center twin buildings. Today I watched them collapse on TV. Buildings can be rebuilt, but the people - God, the innocent souls, the firemen and policemen.

[KLT]

I worked in the Wall Street area and remember when they started building the World Trade Center twin buildings. Today I watched them collapse on TV. Buildings can be rebuilt, but the people - God, the innocent souls, the firemen and policemen.

God Bless Them All!

[A.J.Armitage]

Northern Illinois University campus, DeKalb, Ill.: On my way to my first class, I overheard someone say, "have you heard the news?" The answer was, "Yeah, I saw it on TV this morning." I walked past before I could hear the rest of it, but I could already tell it wasn't something good. In class, everyone was talking about it. I heard that one tower of the WTC had fallen(I think both had by that time, but we didn't know it) and that the Pentagon had been hit. Afterwards I walked back to my dorm, and everyone on the way was talking about it. Everyone you met asked if you'd heard the news. A lot of us gathered in someone's room and watched the news. One of the people who live on my floor had seen a girl crying near the Student Center. Her father was on one of the planes. Later I ate lunch(there were much fewer people than usual), and they had a TV set up by the tables, tuned to CNN. I had a meeting with the coach of the I.E. team, and she was very shaken. The meeting was very short, and she said at the end she was going to go pray and then go home. In my other class today, people again talked about it before class. The teacher came in and said something like the obvious question was would we have class today, and that we would if there were enough people, and it appears that there are, and if you can focus on the subject. We then went into English population patterns during the time America was settled, and then into American population patterns at the same time. It looks like all the colleges in Chicago have closed, but we haven't, being away from the city by a good distance, but the attacks are clearly the main topic of conversation. The obvious comparison to Pearl Harbor's been made several times, and every time it's answered that this is worse, which it is. I'd say the Civil War as a whole was much worse, but this is the worst single day in American history. Everyone's a lot quieter than normal, and a girl on a computer near mine looks like she's about to cry.

[strela]

Dallas/Fort Worth Texas

(Some material courtesy of http://www.wbap.com and http://www.nbc5i.com/static/cancellations.htm)

Dallas (AP) -- Dallas' World Trade Center has been evacuated. A spokeswoman said the office building on Interstate 35E, about a mile north of downtown Dallas, was evacuated about 10 o'clock this morning. She said the evacuation was purely precautionary, and that no threat had been received.

The federal buildings in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth have also been evacuated, as has Dallas' World Trade Center. The evacuations were said to be precautionary and not in response to any threat. The Naval Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth also has been locked down.

Richardson (WBAP) -- Authorities have shut down the Holy Land Foundation's offices in Richardson. The group has been suspected of having ties to the mideast terrorist group Hamas.

Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP) -- Most public secondary schools continued to hold classes after word of the attacks came. But, many school districts cancelled evening activities. Texas Christian University suspended classes for the day and evening as did the University of North Texas, Texas Womens University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Many area churches have scheduled prayer services for this evening.

Dallas (AP) -- Dallas city officials say NO city or federal government buildings have been ordered evacuated. However, officials say employees are being allowed to leave if they are too frightened to work after today's terrorist attacks on the United States.

DALLAS - A steady stream of people flowed through the entrances of Reunion Arena to give blood -- always a needed commodity, but more so following Tuesday morning's tragic events.

Carter BloodCare staff, with the assistance of Reunion Arena's staff and security, opened the doors for a massive blood drive at about 11 a.m.

Mayor Ron Kirk was among the hundreds filling out forms and waiting for a technician to draw blood. "When you've had a horrific tragedy, especially like today's, I think people want to do something," he said. "I think people know intuitively that they need to do this."

DALLAS - Many places of worship around North Texas made special provisions to keep their doors open for prayers throughout the day. In downtown Dallas, some employees went to Thanksgiving Square to reflect. Grace Temple Baptist Church held a special service at the request of upset congregation members. The Catholic Diocese of Dallas offered a special mass at the downtown cathedral. While there were many services Tuesday, many more were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport and Dallas Love Field are closed. No general aviation flights are being allowed.

The scheduled demolition for fund-raising purposes of the old Hyatt Hotel at D/FW Regional Airport, scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed.

Greyhound Bus Lines is closing the Fort Worth and Dallas terminals and sending all employees home effective immediately. Nationally, they have closed ALL terminals that are within one mile of a federal building or facility. That total as of this writing is 22 terminals.

All Major League Baseball games cancelled.

Dallas Soars event at Republic Center cancelled.

Texas Christian University classes cancelled.

Texas Wesleyan University classes are canceled from noon on today on the main campus only. Classes will resume tomorrow at 8am.

All campuses in the University of North Texas System UNT-Denton, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and the UNT System Center at Dallas are closing for the day at 11 a.m.. Classes are expected to resume as scheduled tomorrow, September, 12, 2001, unless otherwise notified.

Texas Woman's University Campus in Denton, Dallas and Houston closed and will resume tomorrow.

Cassata Learning Center closed tonight

All of the following closed tomorrow (Wednesday) and no activity after 3pm today:

Riley Academy in Dallas, Inspired Vision both campuses in Dallas, A+ Academy in Lancaster

Wednesday night's Dallas Burn game vs. the Washington DC United has been postponed.

All activities at the Dr Pepper Star Centers (hockey) in Duncanville, Euless, Valley Ranch, and Plano have been cancelled.

Dallas Baptist University - classes cancelled after 5pm on campus and off. Resume regular schedule Wednesday.

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - School in session parents may pick up students. Evening events cancelled.

Blue Ridge ISD - School on alert still in session.

Coppell ISD - School on alert still in session.

Birdville ISD - School in session parents may pick up, if parent decide to pick up their child this will be counted as a excused absent. No student will be released without a note.

Northwest ISD after school activities cancelled.

Texas Christian University Tuesday classes cancelled.

Springtown ISD - After school events cancelled.

Lewisville ISD - All evening events cancelled.

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD - All evening activities cancelled.

Mansfield ISD - All after-school activities have been cancelled.

Texas Women University in Denton, Dallas and Houston - All classed closed today.

John Robert Powers - Auditions and classes cancelled Tues and Wed classes resumes Thursday.

Texas Wesleyan University- classes cancelled from noon main campus only.

Dallas ISD - allowing parents to pick up children.

Richardson ISD - evening and all events cancelled.

Fort Worth ISD - Voluntary parental pick up.

Irving ISD - Voluntary parental pick up.

Castleberry ISD - all after school and evening events have been cancelled.

** North Hills School, all after school and evening activities cancelled.

** Southern Bible Institute in Dallas, tonight's classes cancelled.

[strela]

International airport is shot down

Freudian slip?

[Clintons Are White Trash]

Metro St. Louis area - The Gateway Arch and Federal Bldgs. closed - my daughter said a nearby town that has a defense mapping agency is locked down. I think most schools stayed in session but cancelled all after school activities. My husband teaches Adult Ed. and they had class tonite. We are having gas lines and gouging here also - I'm not going anywhere near it. Glad I live in podunk High Ridge, MO.... God Bless America!

[homegroan]

NE CONNECTICUT:

Schools, Universities closed.

Some businesses closed.

Hubby sent home from construction project at the Power Plant; told they may be the next target.

All hospitals on high alert.

Groton Sub Base on high alert.