tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post115797693205455053..comments2024-01-03T02:37:17.197-06:00Comments on Conservative Commentary: Remember September 12th, 2001?Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17457956739752722879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1158539266000406982006-09-17T19:27:00.000-05:002006-09-17T19:27:00.000-05:00beltway bitch, the site at the WTC was horrible. ...beltway bitch, the site at the WTC was horrible. there was so much smoke i just remember it filling the air. i live about a half hour away from manhattan non-rush hour traffic so i'm pretty close and the smoke was visible where I live. It wasn't as think as it was in the city, but it was there.<BR/><BR/>I remember coming in from long island on september 12th and seeing the new york city skyline. there was a big hole where the towers had once stood and there was lots of smoke where they had been. it took a while to get used to that hole and the smoke cleared up in a few days.<BR/><BR/>people in New York were incredibly nice to each other on 9/11 and on the days that followed. but new yorkers, I find at least, are pretty nice. we were voted the most courteous city or something like that. the survey disregarded honking, cell phones, and littering (our major offences). I guess it depends on what part of New York you're in but most people will say have a nice day with sincerity, help with directions, etc. Although 9/11 brought us together even more than usual, we're not as bad as everyone seems to think.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18363815714909446936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1158178797534344702006-09-13T15:19:00.000-05:002006-09-13T15:19:00.000-05:00I will forever remember driving into work the next...I will forever remember driving into work the next day and coming over the Key Bridge. Immediatley you could see the smoke still rising from the Pentagon.<BR/>Everything changed for me that day. It was one thing to see on tv - and quite another to see and smell first hand what had happened.<BR/>My reaction was near hysterical crying that morning of the 12th - I could not even imagine the site of the WTC that day.Netterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290895392893658909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1158109122891548192006-09-12T19:58:00.000-05:002006-09-12T19:58:00.000-05:00Beltway, that about sums it up, I think: For a sh...Beltway, that about sums it up, I think: For a short time, no one cared about him or herself; it was all about helping other people. Then, we became selfish and self-involved all over again. Is it impossible to indefinitely suspend the "me, me, me way of life"?Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877973096702329475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1158100209552984102006-09-12T17:30:00.000-05:002006-09-12T17:30:00.000-05:00I spent it explaining the cold facts of the day an...I spent it explaining the cold facts of the day and then describing the Islamic terrorists who attacked us to my middle school studentsObobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261733108326045809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21307924.post-1158039000868941662006-09-12T00:30:00.000-05:002006-09-12T00:30:00.000-05:00Robert, I remember that day, and I remember that t...Robert, I remember that day, and I remember that time--humanity must have reached its greatest peak at that point in memorable history. But unfortunately, human nature takes over, and the trend subsides. It's like Robin Williams said: At first it was like, "Hey, you okay?" and now it's back to, "Have a nice day, asshole." Incredible that we need mass murder to bring us all together.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877973096702329475noreply@blogger.com