September 11th 2001 ( Archived) (9)

In my kitchen making breakfast.

I had my ankle broken that time....was not allowed to walk on my feet and was forced to sit all day, watching TV or play with the nintendo and playstation.

I sat at my mum's place and watched the news...couldn't believe my eyes....it was so surreal..



black day in history.

Oxford. I was buying music sheets as the news broke of the first plane hitting. We all just stopped and watched in horror, as the second plane hit live on TV.

Terrible day that shouldn't have happened.

I was in Fort Worth, Texas at my home.

I was in bed sleeping when my boss called me on the phone to put me on alert, that I may have to leave for Washington. "State", I asked? "No, D.C., I'll call you back with the arangements."

I did not ask why, and fell back to sleep.

Next, I received a knock at the door. It was the insurance adjuster. We had recently had a hail storm and he was there to inspect the damages. He mentioned something to me about planes hitting towers this morning, said it was all over the news. I turned on the T.V.

I did not get to watch much, as my boss called again. "Pack your bags, come to my home and pick up my credit card. You are renting a van and driving to pick up some collegues who are unable to get a flight out of D.C.".

With the van rented, I headed towards D.C., staying in touch with the gentlemen who were to be my passengers. The next day, they were able to rent a limo and head south through Virginia. I was traveling north on I-81 in Virginia. We decided to meet in Salem, where they transfered their luggage from the limo into the van and got onboard.

These gentlemen were collegues in the Cement Industry who were in D.C. to have a meeting with the Germans, to discuss importing their product into Houston, Texas. Unfortunately, their meeting never took place, due to the aircraft hitting the Pentagon.

A jolly sort they were! One was from England and he was a real card.
Another was from Houston and the owner and President of a large Cement coorporation, and one other of their collegues joined them.

They were "bored" and said they wanted to drive. I was tired too, after making the long trip to Virginia. They all took turns driving us to Houston International Airport, to pick up their cars.

I returned with the van to Dallas. This was a most enjoyable trip for me and I was paid very very well for it.

I missed most of the tragic T.V. broadcasts at the time.

So, I suppose I performed a sort of rescue mission. HL

911 A Day We Will Never Forget