I am a letter carrier, and was working on my route when the news first broke on the radio. First we thought it was a prank, but quickly realized how real it was. I live on Long Island. One carrier raced home because his sister worked in the Towers. She lived, thankfully, but other people I knew didn't. It was a terrible day memorialized in our town's park: I bellieve 12 locals were killed that day. One fireman I knew because he taught my driver safety course about two weeks before. There was another lady who had just come back to work from having a baby. Her brother was a mailman. I also know people from DC, so I was worried on that front. I remember how surreal it was; a mixture of profound grief, relief, and fear. Mail carriers on the island were terrified that day. Just two days before, my wife and I had flown back from St. Louis from my brother's wedding. I complained about the flight, the inconvenieces, etc. I sometimes think about how we, I, take things for granted.
2006-09-10
05:59:19
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