PLEASE...let us NEVER FORGET!
Where were you when it happened?
I was the Front-Office Manager at GuestHouse Inn & Suites, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, off of 51st and Mingo. The TV in the lobby was on with the local news. They cut to the breaking news of the first plane hitting the tower. I remember remarking, "Wow, that's a pretty dumb pilot! What the hell was he doing flying so low over New York City and how could he not see that building in front of him." Then the second plane hit...there was pin-drop silence in that hotel-lobby. The lady who set up our complimentary breakfast was an older lady who had been around the time of Pearl Harbor...clutching her throat, in a trembling voice, she said, "I think World War III just started!" I was 30 years old then...standing next to me was Irena Avdavovich, a Bosnian refugee who was our Asst. Sales & Marketing Manager, and in the hallway was our GM, Guy Lucas, a French-Canadian...