"This is the last day of "normal" as the rest of the country has known it. "
In many ways, this is more of a transformative event than 9-11, IMO.
The sad thing is that I haven't yet seen a media talking head that "gets it" -- They're saying the words, but they still act like they'll be back to "business as usual" in short order.
This catastrophe is much worse than 9/11.