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Odd Feelign indeed that day, I am in Philly and the comapny I worked for at that time had a NYC office near the towers.
I worked mostly at the Horsham PA (outside philly) offices in sales and travelled to NYC quite often...
well, in the truck on the way in, plane 1 hits. I remembered a story my grandfather told me of back in the 40's an airforce bomber hit the empire state building in a bad storm, I figured it was a cessna or something little, then plane 2 hits, my father is a huge spy novel - movie buff, so I am like, this is real thing man, this isnt accidents.
Well, I get to my office, which was located across from the Willow Grove Naval base (fighter jets all over the place, etc). There was an airshow a few days before the attack so there were many many millitary aircraft there chillin on the tarmac. I am looking out the windows at this as the pentegon is hit. Me and my Manager are like, we have to get the fuck outta here, too many planes across the street man...
As I am headin home, my parents are frantically calling the house, they think that I am NYC. There are no phone lines available, nothing, internet is swapmed, no cell phone, nothing. My parents reach me a few hours later, They were hysterical, They had no idea I was sitting in my house 10 minutes away.
I knew a few people that lost friends, family, etc. It really was a shame that all those innocent people lost their lives as well as the familles that were affected afterwards, I hope that this never happens again to anyone anywhere. Life is too short to be mad at each other. Enjoy it while it is here, you only go around once.
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