I know this may be far from the quiet peace of the pines, but I feel it is important to bring this up. Where were you on Septemeber 11, 2001? I was just waking up, in a rather difficult time in my life since I had lost my mother the year before and just trying to adjust. I didn't have cable at the time, and relied on over the air (TV antenna) reception. A friend called me and said the World Trade Center was on fire. I didn't believe it, and turned on the TV and found only channel 2 was on the air (they had a back-up transmitter at Empire State Building). This was a time when I wasn't really all that into going to the pines, I was much more of a city person, and frequented New York City, especially the World Trade Center, frequently. In fact, if I hadn't been feeling ill that day, I was going to go to New York and pick up a copy of a book that I had my eye on in the Borders store in the World Trade Center mall. At first I thought it was just an accident, maybe a pilot lost control of his plane. When the 2nd plane hit I knew it was an attack, and the beginning of a war. I was thinking...how are they going to put the fire out, and rescue all those people. When the south tower collapsed I felt like I was gonna throw up. I almost did. How could such a huge structure just collapse and turn to dust, taking thousands of lives with it? I knew it was only a matter of time before the north tower fell, and then watched it fall live on TV. For the first time seasoned newspeople were just silent, nobody could say anything.
I couldn't sleep at all that night. I mean...what kind of piece of scum would want to kill all those innocent hard working people and detroy a wonder of the world?
I avoided the city for months, and never really grew to enjoy it again. The World Trade Center was the main place in the city I went. Without it, there really wasn't any other area I could get into. People were scared, and there were alot of restrictions trying to get around the city. In a way, it was responsible for getting me into exploring nature instead. The pine barrens felt much safer for me, and I didn't have to deal with fear and restrictions.
Now it's been 5 years. I was fortunate not to lose anyone I know in the attacks, but I still feel the loss. A part of New York was destroyed. And that gap in the skyline still remains. Unfortunately, the powers that be, still do not want to build the World Trade Center as it was. I feel building anything less than 2 110 story steel towers is an insult to our spirit. How can we allow such animals to take a piece of New York away? We built them then, and we can build them again. This time with the superior technology to make them stronger and safer.
We sadly cannot bring back those lost, but we can bring back a part of New York.
I couldn't sleep at all that night. I mean...what kind of piece of scum would want to kill all those innocent hard working people and detroy a wonder of the world?
I avoided the city for months, and never really grew to enjoy it again. The World Trade Center was the main place in the city I went. Without it, there really wasn't any other area I could get into. People were scared, and there were alot of restrictions trying to get around the city. In a way, it was responsible for getting me into exploring nature instead. The pine barrens felt much safer for me, and I didn't have to deal with fear and restrictions.
Now it's been 5 years. I was fortunate not to lose anyone I know in the attacks, but I still feel the loss. A part of New York was destroyed. And that gap in the skyline still remains. Unfortunately, the powers that be, still do not want to build the World Trade Center as it was. I feel building anything less than 2 110 story steel towers is an insult to our spirit. How can we allow such animals to take a piece of New York away? We built them then, and we can build them again. This time with the superior technology to make them stronger and safer.
We sadly cannot bring back those lost, but we can bring back a part of New York.
