Remember 9/11 2001
Before 9/11
Today people all over the World remember the tragedy of Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. Do you remember that day? I certainly do.
I was living in Vienna/Austria at this time. All of this happend in the afternoon and evening.
At first, a colleague in my office told me that the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York is burning. He showed me a live video stream on CNN.
The twin-towers stood there with smoke coming out, but the video feed was of poor quality that one could not see any details. Honestly, I did not pay much attention. I thought, I had seen that before.
When the WTC had been attacked by terrorists the first time in February 1993, I had been living in New York. Back then, I had gone up to the roof of my office building in Chelsea and had been able to see the “smoking” WTC from quite close. Not on TV, I had seen it live with my own eyes.
Eight years later, I just could not perceive the different scale of what was happening from the bad quality picture on too small a video screen. I went back to business as normal.
Actually it was not business as normal, because it was my last day at work before going on honeymoon. Also I had to drive my sister in law to the airport. She had to get back to London/UK that night.
Again, at the airport I did not really pay attention to the TV-video screens. Some smoke, …
Later my spouse and I would pack for two weeks of holiday and get to the airport to catch a flight at 5:00 in the morning. I think, I turned on the TV once for a couple of minutes to show her the burning WTC.
So we finished packing, slept for a couple of hours, got back to the airport, took our flight and settled in at our hotel.
It was not before Wednesday, September 12nd late afternoon that I realized that the World Trade Center is gone. Our next holiday after the honeymoon should start out in New York, and I always wanted to show my wife this remarkable, beautiful building. It's no more.
Those are my personal memories.
John W. Furst
Actually it was not business as normal, because it was my last day at work before going on honeymoon. Also I had to drive my sister in law to the airport. She had to get back to London/UK that night.
Again, at the airport I did not really pay attention to the TV-video screens. Some smoke, …
Later my spouse and I would pack for two weeks of holiday and get to the airport to catch a flight at 5:00 in the morning. I think, I turned on the TV once for a couple of minutes to show her the burning WTC.
So we finished packing, slept for a couple of hours, got back to the airport, took our flight and settled in at our hotel.
It was not before Wednesday, September 12nd late afternoon that I realized that the World Trade Center is gone. Our next holiday after the honeymoon should start out in New York, and I always wanted to show my wife this remarkable, beautiful building. It's no more.
Those are my personal memories.
John W. Furst
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P.S.: I called several friends in New York City and other parts of the US on impulse from my mobile phone. Luckily, none of them were injured. Later I learned that even though my friends were lucky, some of them had direct family members or friends who died on 9/11.
P.P.S.: Calling the US from my mobile, while being in a foreign country, was a very expensive lesson. I produced my all time highest phone bill ever.
Enjoy your life
John
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This incident was something that changed my life forever..
I and my mom had a big fight and I was packing my bags to get out of the house... As I was approaching the door, the news channel started flashing the images and news of the incident and I stood still...
My mom was there too and we both stood in silence and she started crying...
That moment I realized how precious life is and how precious family is....
My prayers are there with all those people who are dearer to god...