Where were you 9 years ago today?

[JERRY2KONE]

Well I remember being at the DMV that morning taking care of getting my motorcycle license all taken care of, and then heading into work just to acquire my paycheck because I was off for a few days. I was driving down the highway heading to Universal Studios Orlando where I was a rollercoater tech. In fact I had just moved from "The Dueling Dragons" coaster over to the Incredible Hulk ride that week. When I arrive on site I noticed quite a few p employees gathered around the big screen TV in one of the cafiterias there, and stroled up to see what they were all watching. At first I found it strange that a plain could hit such a huge structure in the middle of a great metropolis after that screw ball had just crashed his single engine plane into the IRS building like two weeks prior, and shortly after that the second plane hit tower #2. I remember blurting out that this was no accident, and everyone just looked at me like surely you jest. I grabbed my paycheck and rushed home to watch the rest unfold on my TV. I think I spent almost every minute glued to the TV set not wanting to miss any info about what was really going on. I had only been retired from the US Navy a few years when this happened and I felt helpless not being able to do anything about it, or at least be a part of our response.

My wife has a news paper framed hanging on our office wall that depicts it all. It is the San Francisco Examiner special edition with a huge picture of the towers buring, and all it says in great big letters is "BASTARDS". It is a constant reminder to us that we are all volnerable no matter where we live.