September 11 Digital Archive

story20310.xml

Title

story20310.xml

Source

born-digital

Media Type

story

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

no

Date Entered

2006-09-08

911DA Story: Story

i was outside watering my flowers and doing some yard work.i heard the news break in about tower 1 was hit,weird i though how could anyone make such a mistake,i sat down to watch alone and lost for words.as i watch tower 2 is hit of course by now everything start going in my head,
knowing pres. is in florida as this happens i get scared i had 3 kids off at school i start making call rounding my faimly up as the 3rd ,4th goes down
how can you even say all that you think ar wonder about my family came home that day but so many did not.my chest hurt as i huged my kids knowing so many did not even say goodbye
sept. 7th 2006 yesterday i meet a very nice 34 year old man,married with kids at a new job we was both starting he told me his story he was from new york and was 3 blocks away when it happened and told me his story i wont go into it but it touch me so much 3 days locked inside a coffee house he had stoped at that moring his family and friends not knowing what happened or if he was dead or alive he is still living this ever day i could see it in his eyes hes said the ashes of everything and one was the worse of all crazy who small the world is and how this touches all our lifes
i will close all of this with saying my tought are with all those who went trough that day.and to all in th usa we are still think of this day love your family lisa adams gibsonton florida

Citation

“story20310.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed January 2, 2026, https://www.911digitalarchive.org/items/show/7675.