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What an experience, I'm sorry you had to move and that you lost your job, I hope things are in better shape for you at present. So many lives were effected, I get so angry, especially given that the NA let Ben Ladin escape. We should go in an execute those that demanded the cease fire.

I remember how psyched I was to find an apartment right next to the WTC when I moved here from Minnesota. I walked under or between the towers everyday on my way to and from work, weather permitting. I wish I could have it all back. I would even trade that plane that went down in PA for one of the WTC planes, but I imagine most everyone except for the thankless bastards who represent us at the Capitol would agree.

Losing my job was not a big deal since most of our customers were dot coms; it was just a matter of time before we went under too. 9/11 just expedited things.

I count myself very lucky. 3000 people have an amazing story that we will never hear. I got to be right in the thick of things on a day that will go down in history. No one will ever be able to B.S. me, or anyone I know, about what happened that day. I saw it with my own eyes. I hate to say this, but luckily, I am not from New York, so I do not know anyone who died. Everyone else around here does. Two doors down from my girlfriend's parents is the wife of a guy who worked for Canter Fitzgerald. She's 8 months pregnant now, has 2 other kids, and the guy was 2 years younger than me. I went to his wake, no body or casket, just a picture and people lined up out the door to pay their respects. For a while the funeral homes were packed every day and night. I saw six people jump from the north tower that day. I didn't even accept what I was seeing until I saw the 4th one even though they were reporing it on the radio I had with me. I still can't image how you rationalize jumping to your death. Must have been pretty bad up there. Imagine having to make that choice; burn and choke to death or just get it over with.

We'll get bin Laden, he'll pay.

I think these people that jumped made the right choice, behind them was certain death, so they threw their fate to a slim chance of survival, I'm sure you begin to rationalize that some people have fallen and been blown back into a building, hit a tree and survied, hoping for a miracle they jumped. I want Ben Ladin to die 3,000 times.

I still can't image how you rationalize jumping to your death.

I remember thinking the same thing, that there had to be something truly hideous beyond words to make these people jump from 1/4 of a mile in the sky. I'll never forget those people, some flailing as they went down, others not moving and probably resigned to their gruesome fates.