We had checked in on the 9th into the Westin Salishan. It was our 40th anniversary, and we planned on 5-7 nights there. We had spent 5 days in Gold Beach and drove up on the 9th and checked into the Salishan. We did the tourist things in Depot Bay on the 10th and had dinner, a walk on the beach and went to bed early, which is why I was up early on the 11th.
That drive down the Oregon Coast was really surreal on 9/11 last year. As you know that drive south on 101, is one of the most beautiful drives in the world. We would catch ourselves looking some of the awesome scenery and then both of us getting tears in our eyes when the nightmare of the day came back. We knew that thousands of Americans that day would never see another coastal day or drive or just be with their loved ones.
So when are you getting married?
June 28th, 2003. The Mrs. likes to have time to plan.
I was on my way to work when I heard about it. We spent the day at waiting for some 8 unconfirmed, unaccounted for, transports that were supposedly heading to targets on the west coast. At the time I was working in one very likely target. That day, I realized "Terrorism" is a misnomer, nobody I knew was terrorized...just pissed and wanting blood. Terrorists are just chickensh!t wife beaters with raisins for testacies.
It's natural to want these typse to die, attacking the weak is a natural impulse designed to keep the gene pool clean. Oil money and a false god have scuzzed up the pool and it's time for "Adult Swim"
IMLTHO.