NYC fire truck lowered into 9/11 display (all 11 firefighters, including Freeper, died)

Associated Press ^ | By CRISTIAN SALAZAR

[free me]

And a small memorial in the courtyard. Perhaps a sculpture or something.

It’s a shame what we’ve got instead, disgusting really.

[novemberslady]

Bttt

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as well as Liza Minelli singing “NY,NY” during the first game to be played at Shea Stadium after the attacks

I was at that game! That was a great night.

It was a little scary at first, but the place was rocking during the game. Even Liza was great. And it was capped off by Mike Piazza’s 8th inning 2-run home run.

[DManA]

Yes. Thank you. You understood what I said perfectly. I was expecting a barrage of self righteous indignation for not wallowing in the grief.

[null and void]

Remembering FReepers lost on 9/11

Battalion Chief Moran
Barbara K. Olson

We miss you and need you now more that ever.

To speak of the dead is to bring them to life - Egyptian proverb

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I was expecting a barrage of self righteous indignation

Yes, that's called trolling. Sorry you've been unsuccessful to this point, but you'll probably get some bites.

They should have rebuilt the towers the next week, but that's not how things are done in NYC. If it's not a mosque or a gay bath house, it's going to run into fierce opposition from every side imaginable.

But, as far as your five minutes of silence per year for the 3,000 victims - I think that would be a bit dismissive and inadequate.

[null and void]

You’re wrong.

We should have re-built them bigger and taller.

[DManA]

Good idea.

[null and void]

...and orient them so that every toilet on every floor faces mecca.

[free me]

They don’t understand that the greatest memorial would have been to refuse to be defeated.

[null and void]

Maybe some other minor modifications...

[ken5050]

There's one pic, of all the ones from 9/11, that sums up courage for me. It was on the front age of several papaers,and I hope that somewhere here has, or can find it, and post it.

Both towers had already been hit, yet not collapsed, and they were callingin FDNY companies form all over the city. One company, from Brooklyn, was riding over the Brooklyn Brideg, towards the towers ( burning in the background). All men on the truck were killed.

For me, an incredible image..

[MarkL]

Has the Sierra Club filed an environmental lawsuit yet?

No, but some militant atheist group did, in regards to including the steel beams that formed a cross in the memorial.

They object to the religious aspect of a cross at the memorial. But some of the things they put out in their press release were really offensive to me, and I'm not a Christian! I hope that the judge slaps them down HARD, throwing the case out.

Mark

[MarkL]

They should have rebuilt the towers the next week, but that's not how things are done in NYC. If it's not a mosque or a gay bath house, it's going to run into fierce opposition from every side imaginable.

No kidding! Isn't there a Church that was damaged that day, and they're still trying to get the permits to do the repairs on the building 10 years later?

Mark

[MarkL]

They should have rebuilt the towers the next week, but that's not how things are done in NYC. If it's not a mosque or a gay bath house, it's going to run into fierce opposition from every side imaginable.

No kidding! Isn't there a Church that was damaged that day, and they're still trying to get the permits to do the repairs on the building 10 years later?

Mark

[ConservativeNewYorker]

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/09/09/amd_last-run.jpg

The Last Run of Ladder 118..

[ken5050]

Wow..thanks....gonna save that one..

[Hoffer Rand]

Amen. They should have gone with Trump’s plan. Build them exactly where they were before, only taller, use them as they were before.

[chris_bdba]

I do the same. Anytime they play any of the footage from that day we weep at this house.The closest we were to things that day was Flight 93 since we are on the flight path of the airports here.

[proud American in Canada]

...and orient them so that every toilet on every floor faces mecca.

LOL! Now you're talking. :)