I walked out of my apartment thinking that it was a great day to turn 20, the weather was great and that dinner at my folks house that night should be good. Steak tips on the grill. I proceeded to work and loaded my trailer with the mowing equipment I would need for the day and headed from Pembroke to Gilford, to mow at our complex up the hill from the airport convience.
On the way up 106, listening to Howard Stern, he broke in about the report of a plane hitting the WTC. Deciding I wanted to see what was going on I headed up 129 in Loudon to stop in at my folks place to see the action. With GMA on I watched the 2nd plane hit the tower. Called my boss on the 2-way and talked about what was happening. She was able to read the emotion in my voice and said it would be OK if I wanted to take the day off, my reply was that I would take a few moments but would continue my day as planned.
I left my parents house just after 11:00 to finish my task. I have always been a person that needs to keep busy, knew that I had to get away from the TV.
Before that day, Sept. 11 was just my birthday, but it hasn't felt the same since. Just doesn't feel right to celebrate when I watched so many people lose their lives. Dinner was quite.
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