Woke up an hour late this morning.
Mostly because this week is a special sort of hell and the "dreams" are always so "pleasant" once the 9-11 documentaries start driving home what week it is.
I routinely avoid the documentaries, except for a select few. Some of the latest ones are good.
I talked to a PA guy today and we had a hard time remembering what it looked like before. Not the WTC specifically, but the surronding buildings. Funny how silly little details slip away.
The wall we sat on at lunch.
The stair we entered to go down to Basement Level 4.
The FDNY 10 Building (Don't remember that at all).
The bridge to WTC7.
The Church Street stair to the Plaza (I remember setting a traverse point next to the 3rd flag pole from th south).
I still have hard time thinking about any of it.
The North Tower, WTC1. WTC5 is to the left and WTC6 in the back.
The South Tower. WTC2.
The Marriot Hotel. WTC3.
DuetschesBank. South of WTC1.
Man. Ten years. Sometimes it's yesterday and sometimes it's a million years away.
Anyway, A one hour trip took two hours because of security the check points on the way to work. Took two hours to get back out. NYC is an armed camp with limited access and check points, dogs, and heavily armed police.
My truck was almost towed away this morning when I went for coffee, and that precipitated a funny discussion between Port Authority Police, NYPD, and Secret Service.
I'm pretty sure they ALL wanted to shoot me.
And, at this point, that might have been alright...
I hate 9-11.
Thanks man.
"Man. Ten years. Sometimes it's yesterday and sometimes it's a million years away."
Scott,
I feel for you. Look forward, no one can change the past.
Take care Dude!:-)
Thanks man for being there to handle this business, I am sure it is an honor for you to be a part of the the rebuild and also you should be honored for your faithful service!
Keep the faith my friend...keep the faith.
Scott,
ditto for the posts above,
and thanks for your posts and pictures of the rebuilding, you're doing a great job and sharing this here is much appreciated.
I'm sure you will enjoy it again in a few weeks.
chr.
It is a day anyone who possesses sanity will remember.
Our son’s 9th birthday was this past week. He is still possesses a child’s innocence about man’s inhumanity but we have used the ‘anniversary’ to discuss the 9/11 events. He read on his own a school newsletter of 9/11 news and we watched together Children of 9/11 last weekend with him and another brief documentary. We had a family talk about our feelings that day and the events that happened in our lives ( I almost violently exploded in anger at a table of xannaxed ladies who were having a reunion of sorts a café that day and the attacks were a ‘distraction’ to their little get together). He has been to the Ground Zero site twice in his life as a 3 and 6 yr old. I would like to bring him back next Summer as a 9 yr old and visit the Memorial.
We should all remember and honor the victims of that day. We should also remember the sense of togetherness that “We” as a country felt in the days pursuing the event.
The former should be easy but the latter seems lost to time and memory.
Thanks Scott!!! for all your posts!!!
There was a Scottish festival schedueled for a small town in the upstate finger lakes, Dundee...for a long time we had looked forward to going. Lots of bagpipe bands from all over. Well it turned out a whole different day than I expected. The parade went on as expected, but then over 300 Patriot Guard motorcycles along with a whole bunch of police and fire departments came up Main St. to the funeral home with the body of the hometown boy that everyone knew. Cristopher Scot, killed in Afganistan. Haven't cried that hard in about 10 years!!! Day short.
I envy you being able to be a part of the ongoing work, and especially as a SURVEYOR!
Thanks for the posts about the rebuilding. My son was in NYC last year and he went to the WTC site. He wants to go back to see the memorial and museum after they are completed.
I was wondering what you were doing and where you were when the attacks happened. Also what was your job immediately after the attacks if you don't mind sharing that.
Thanks Scott. I always find your pictures and posts very interesting.
I watched a tremendous documentary on 9/11 last night on CBS. A film maker was travelling with a local fire house making a doc on a proby firefighter when the events on 9/11 happened. He had remarkable footage showing FF's going into the buildings, back at the firehouse and the following days during recovery efforts. Seeing the emotion of these men and what they did to save lives will always have some effect on me. It made me feel quite helpless to be sitting in Indiana and not being able to be there after it happened to help. That doc really brought back the emotion of that day.
Thanks again Scott for being part of the rebuilding efforts.