How you doing tonight brother?
Not so good. Had a brief scare on the morning of the attack. My mother works only a few blocks away from the WTC. She left home for work as usual (indeed, she often takes the subway that takes her directly to WTC), then I heard about the attack, and I tried to call her workplace but there was no answer. I didn't hear from her untill late that afternoon. As it turned out, she didn't get to Manhattan untill minutes AFTER the attack. The clouds of dust were still in the air. Her workplace had been closed down and evacuated, the streets were blocked off, the subways were temporarily closed, etc. It was total chaos. Making it hard for her to get anywhere or make contact with anyone.
She eventually made her way north to the upper east side of NY where my Uncle lives.
My relief at hearing that she was alright was short lived as I tried to check in on my fellow NY FReepers. Some are not responding and have not posted anything since before the attack. I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach and I am near tears.