World Trade Centre crash

[winkiebear]

I know NY Guy is ok, just not able to get here.

[ozbound]

Holy Grief. I was trying to get ready for work this morning...and everytime I turned around something else happened.  Yikes. I couldn't believe it!    I made it to work but of course nobody really has their mind on work--I think everybody's either listening to the radio and/or on the "net and talking about it. And praying for all those poor dear people who have been killed or hurt, and their families. May God have mercy on us all...

[execsec]

Downtown Oklahoma City is also evacuating some of their buildings and closing off some of their downtown streets.  Tinker AFB is on high alert and non-essentials are told to go home.  I'm glad I no longer work at the television station, it would be 'round-the clock work.  I'm praying for everyone.

[ozbound]

At my work those who wish to participate, are having a prayer circle at 10:30 this morning, Pacific Time for the people involved in the tragedy and for our nation. Please feel free to join us at the same time in your relative time zone, if you feel so inclined!

[chris68]

Okay I am here folks and in Upstate NY listening to local radio and MSNBC tv to get all the details.



Here is how I know things to be at the present:





a) Both World Trade Center Buildings are GONE...belived to have had other bombs planted in the building to go off shortly after the planes crashed according to the way the buildings went down, they did not topple over.



b)  Pentagon has a fire from a plane crash and are trying to put out fires there, and Pres. Bush is in the air attempting to land somewhere, not saying.



c) Camp David has been attacked by a plane as well.



d) More planes are unaccounted for, hence the reason for Elleny's post of buildings closing down for safety reasons.



e)  Plane crash near Pittsburg (not Pittsburg airport but close by)



On a lighter note, I was in the doctors office getting a tooth pulled at the time of all of these events, thoughts and prayers going out to all the folks in NY and everywhere this tragety has hit, its a terrible state of affairs.  Also thoughts and prayers to all the rescue workers out there for they have a grim job ahead of them, and we appreciate all of their efforts.



Prayers to all the families that your loved ones are accounted for and for those that are not continued prayers that you will make it thru this difficult time and that justice will be served to those that are involved in this major american tragety.



Chris68

[jlkee]

Philadelphia has closed all it's government buildings, schools, and historic attractions.  Some good news...the company I work for had an office in the WTC, and all of our employees are okay!  My prayers are with all of those affected, and their families.  This is a horrible tragedy that should not have happened.

[countrigal]

The President has landed in New Orleans and is promising retribution to those who perpetrated this attack on "Freedom".



When I think of all the thousands and thousands of lives that have been affected it makes me cringe.  Estimates are that approx 10,000 employees PER TOWER of the Trade building plus another 5,000 visitors are involved in just that portion of this attack.  Not to mention the number of passengers on the planes, in the streets below, buildings near-by, etc.



May God be with everyone in the areas of these attacks, and with those who have family or friends in those areas.  This will take a long time to get over!

[chris68]

Retraction.......just in on MSNBC Camp David was not attacked.



And now evidence that there are deaths involved at the Pentagon, no details yet.



Chris68

[andrea843]

Sitting here in London, watching in disbelief makes it all so much harder for some reason. The interet is so glutted with people logging on that our access at the office is intermittant, but seems to be okay if slow, from the house here, where I have gone to tearfully watch the same film over and over and over again.



It's difficult to express the feelings of sadness and outrage, and to know the true impotence which comes in the face of such evil.  There is no cause, no matter how just, how important, that would be worth all the lives that were lost today.



Those of you who are directly affected, my heart goes out to you, those who, like me can only sit on the sidelines watching in stunned disbelief the film over and over, and the billowing smoke that was once the trade centers, know that it's okay to come here and vent.  It's all we can do.



London has evacuated most office buildings that have anything remotely to do with governement functions and even 6000 miles away the reality carried thru internet and television is more horrifying than anyone could have ever dreamed. all flights back to the states have been cancelled and my trip has been extended, but know the world is watching with the same sense of outrage that you all feel right at this moment in time.



Loss does different things to different people, and we all lost something today.  Whether you're in the US, or London or Paris or Frankfurt, we all lost something precious today.



In the coming days, many will show the effects of this attack, like mugging victims, now afraid to go out in the dark, there will be fear and then outrage that so criminal and dark an act could be carried out on a sunny New york morning.  We no doubt lost colleagues today, people who went to work, and will not come home. People who did nothing more than get to their desks with that first cup of coffee before the world changed.



We'll keep this thread open and not move it to Topical Climates as we normally would for such a topic, and for me it helps a greiving heart to write.... so expect to hear from me....lots.



Andrea

[elleny]

To all:



If you can please give some blood today.  They will need as much as they can get, and I'm sure most major cities will be doing blood drives.  In Dallas, the drive is being held at reunion arena.



Ellen in TX  

[xarinablacuratrice]

I sit her in total disbelief, hard to concentrate on anything besides wanting to hug my kids and every single person who lost a loved one.



My heart and prayers go out to everyone.



~Susan

(fyi a game I play's name is Xarina)



 

[coolbossgirlchick]

Everyone here is in shock...(London Ontario CANADA).  I pray for all those involved in this tragedy.  May God Bless us all.

 

[lioness70]

I turned on the TV this morning after my mother told me that two planes crashed into the WTC.  I will never forget the horror of seeing one of them collapse on live TV.  I sat there in shock.  I can't even comprehend what the people who were there when those buildings collapsed went through.  Or the people who were on those hijacked planes.  I cried and couldn't stop.  All those people...all these lives lost...for what?  I turned off the TV when they reported that people in Palestine were dancing in the streets.  After countless innocent people lost their LIVES.  I couldn't take any more.



My BIL's best man's office was at the Twin Towers.  I only pray that he got out in time.



Words cannot express what I saw today.  God Bless and pray for all those families.

[countrigal]

As bad as it sounds... I'm envious of those of you who have access to a tv to watch this.  Most of my information this morning came from Liz and what sketchy info was available through the radio.  I wish I had access to a TV so I could see some of what is happening and better understand the amount of destruction that has occurred -- and be in a place where tears would be possible.  I've given myself a headache holding in the tears and frustration over this whole event.  I'm hoping that classes will be cancelled tonight so I can get to a TV and see what I've been hearing about all day.  And I continue to send my prayers out for all those involved or who know someone involved.



The anger I feel at the response of those Palestinians dancing in the streets is so extreme...  How anyone could celebrate any deaths, much less the numbers that were involved here is unbelievable.  But it seems that the attack itself is over.  Now we take care of our wounded and try to head toward the road to recovery.  It will take days before we know the full cost of this attack...  



Tears, frustration, anger... this is so hard to believe.

[nici]

We are still sitting here, watching TV, and we are watching the pictures over and over again, too, but I still can't believe it. All people here are shocked, and our thoughts and prayers are with you.



Its gonna be a long long night here...