Author Topic: Yesterday "Surreal"...today...Reality (Read 314 times)

Ripsnort · « **on:** September 12, 2001, 07:09:00 AM »

I was like many yestereday, walking around in a daze. Trying to find info on my sister (Turns out she was in N.J. visiting friends yesterday, thank God) not being able to get thru the phone lines. Trying to explain to a 5 year old what happened. Crying several times during the day. Going thru several cycles of Shock, anger, grief...but never quite getting to the 4th stage of acceptance. Doubt any of us will complete the cycle. Those of us with children trying to explain what the 'bad guys' were, and who the 'good guys' are (in a 5 year olds life, this is how they differentiate people). Its a difficult time not only trying to fully realise what went on here, but the financial conseqences and military consequences in store that will touch each and every one of us, world wide.

Folks, they hit the world where it hurts most. The largest financial institutes that is the coal of the furnance that fuels the world. If you don't think you will be affected, say, in Sweden, or Japan..think again. This attack has been carried out on the world, not just Americans.

Some things we can do for the temporary crisis about to hit us are things such as giving blood, reducing your automobile travel to help the gasoline crisis that is about to bestow us. In America, support all of our congressmen and women, senate, and president, regardless of political affiliation.

Take time to mourn. Take time to 'go thru the cycles' of emotion that we all go thru when we lose a family member or friend...then get back up on our feet, put our nose to the grind stone, and make the free part of the world impenatrable to terrorists by working our tulips off in whatever we do for work. To quote a commercial..."Be the best you can be."

Karnak · « **Reply #1 on:** September 12, 2001, 07:16:00 AM »

<S> Ripsnort.

I hear you about yesterday. Hard to accept or believe that it is true. Its erie and sinister. But we'll make it through, no doubt of that.

Glad to hear your sister is ok.

I don't envy you your task of trying to make sense of it for your children.

Our allies and Russia are standing by us.

We'll get the bastards. All of them.

Its time the civilized nations went after these cowards. All of us together and put paid on their accounts.

Ghosth · « **Reply #2 on:** September 12, 2001, 07:18:00 AM »

Good post Ripsnort!

Even last night when I gave up & went to sleep it was all mixed up & confused. One long string of unforgettable images. Too many unknown details, and too many guesses by commentators.

This morning at least SEEMS clearer. One step away from yesteredays events.

Those of you with young children have my sympathy. There can be no easy way to explain yesterday.

Gas stations were already lined up 4 deep last night when it dawned on us to fill our tanks. There is NO excuse for the 5$ gas rumors floating around. No excuse for jacking prices because of this tragedy.

America took a sucker punch yesterday. Time to stand back up, square our collective shoulders. Let them know it takes more than one lucky punch to bring us down to our knees!

Naso · « **Reply #3 on:** September 12, 2001, 07:28:00 AM »

<S> Ripsnort.

Saintaw · « **Reply #4 on:** September 12, 2001, 07:32:00 AM »

Glad to hear from ya Rip

Saw

Westy MOL · « **Reply #5 on:** September 12, 2001, 07:56:00 AM »

Roger that Ripsnort. The reality of this atrocity sunk in this am when I headed off to work but first gave my son and wife a hug and bid them to have a good day. I clearly became aware that there are thousands of people who are no longer alive able to do the same with thier loved ones. It must be even worse for all the children (as well as mothers/fathers, spouses and friends) who are waking for the first time and are having to deal with the eternal loss of thier father or mother, who they are not able to hug or kiss good morning

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popeye · « **Reply #6 on:** September 12, 2001, 08:07:00 AM »

Went outside in the middle of the night last night. Living in a rural area 50 miles west of Detroit, I can usually see a half dozen or more planes in the sky at any given moment. Last night there were only two fighters flying CAP over Detroit. Very surreal.

This morning, it seemed that drivers were a bit more polite, that the faces of strangers on the street held a bit more respect and compassion for each other. I think things like this make people realize how fragile our lives and relationships really are.

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Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** September 12, 2001, 08:30:00 AM »

We live near the Auburn ATC tower for all US traffic entering the PNW airspace, other than McChord AFB aircraft, the skies were quiet...very strange not hearing the descending A/C in the distance.

Personally, I could not look strangers in the face yesterday. It was hard to smile at folks when I went to Sams club to re-stock our emergency staple supplies/water.

Eagler · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2001, 08:31:00 AM »

woke up this morning thinking it was all a very bad dream, a second later realized it wasn't...

LePaul · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2001, 10:11:00 AM »

Channel One was full of this type of discussion last night while playing. It was nice to listen to and converse with others until idiots like DeezCamp went into a big ole religious debate and such. What respect I had for him went down the tank.

I hear what you guys are saying, I'm out here in the NorthEast, 200 miles north of Boston in Bangor. Our skies are usually full of international arrivals, military flights, commercial carriers and cargo haulers. It was eerie to see everything quiet. The only thing I saw up was military KC-135s and a few Blackhawks.

At UPS, we were trying to verify if any of our guys were lost in the buildings...usually, for example, it takes 6 guys/trucks to work the Empire State Building, and it takes 12 for the WTC. It appears none of our guys were lost, as the attacks happened before they usually get there. Since all flights were grounded, all OverNight packages went out via tractor trailer. Would you beleive we have people calling and complaining about not receiving packages in light of all this?

Now I don't want to sound callous, but I can't say I've broken down and cried over this, and frankly, I wont. Its not like I'm some rough~tough marine who is afraid to, I just don't see the point in it. I'm absorbing everything that has happened, and certainly saddened by it. But I'm not nearly the emotional wreck some of you guys describe yourself as. <shrug> To those that are, hang in there, we'll find out who did this, and where they are hiding, and wipe them and their sactuary providers off the face of the Earth.

Glasses · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2001, 10:13:00 AM »

<S> Ripsnort,guys. I did too went through a cycle similar to that anger,grief compation,fear and today acceptance. I gave my mother and brother a big long hug told them I loved them. Things like this really make you aprecciate what you have enlight of this tragedy that has happened.

I do hope that the countries if it's a foreign entity who's behind this get the full might of AMerica''s and the world's military power and they burn in Hell.