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Havasu · Sep 11, 2018

I was one of 7 police motorcycle units from 3 different cities, who all gathered in my city to conduct traffic enforcement around our schools. When the planes crashed down into the World Trade Center, we were having our meeting and the boss said "Don't worry what you are seeing on TV, we have a job to do, and that is to issue citations to everyone committing a violation!" I told him I refuse to issue any citations because the memory of this day will outlast us, and one thing people don't need is to be issued a ticket for such a stupid violation such as parking more than 18" from the curb, or speeding 5 MPH past the limit. My boss wanted to terminate me for my failure to follow a direct order but pushed it, and asked him to fire me (I had more seniority than him), at which time he backed down. Yeah, I stopped a lot of vehicles, but I talked with them and nobody got a ticket. I'm glad I made this decision.

Floorist · Sep 11, 2018

I was supposed to go to work, but not until afternoon. My wife was headed to Joplin for a day out. I called her and asked her to come back home. I blew off the job, got the kids and we sat home and watched TV.

Chris · Sep 11, 2018

I was driving a big rig moving pipe. Didnt know it happened for several hours, I was wondering why there was no traffic. Boss made us work overtime. Heartless bastard.

oldognewtrick · Sep 11, 2018

I remember being on the phone calling in an order to the roofing supply house and the girl at the order desk told me to turn on the TV, that a plane had just hit the World Trade Center. I talked to her on the phone and watched as the second plane hit. It was all surreal, at first we thought it was a random accident, then the chilling realization we were under attack. The world changed that day and not for the better. 17 years and we haven't defeated, destroyed, or even identified the real threat that poses a danger to our way of life.

Havasu · Sep 11, 2018

After all planes were ordered to land, it was a very eerie feeling, and real quiet. I wondered if life would ever get back to normal. It hasn't.

Barrie · Sep 11, 2018

I was working at the mill that day, we were on morning break boss came in and said some ******** just flew a plane into the World Trade center. Most of us in the woodyard maintenance just got into our trucks and found a place to park out of site and listened to the radio. Strangley enough none of us got any maintenance calls on the mill radios.