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CaliLivChick · 08-10-2006, 12:01 PM

Well, I'm going to go with 9-11. It shook me to the core, and still does to this day. I was in living in California at the time, but visiting my bf's family in Rochester, so it affected me on both coasts. I remember that a call went out over the radio all the way up in Rochester that the emergency workers needed socks to cover their hands and feet, as well as blankets and pillows so they could catch a few hours of sleep before going back to work. A few hours later, the call went out that they had enough, and to stop sending stuff. The way people pulled together just amazed me.

When I got back home, I found out that the CEO of Thoratec, who was one of our clients at the time, was Tom Burnett, one of the leaders who brought down Flight 93. They renamed the street that Thoratec is on "Tom Burnett Lane". They sent out a press release, and for the longest time, whenever something was on TV about 9-11, I'd have to watch it. Now, I'm just the opposite, and would like to move on, and remember in my head. I'm tired of watching the towers fall, the image of it is burned into my memory.

08-10-2006, 12:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
CaliLivChick In Transition Location: Sanford, FL (between Daytona and Orlando)	Well, I'm going to go with 9-11. It shook me to the core, and still does to this day. I was in living in California at the time, but visiting my bf's family in Rochester, so it affected me on both coasts. I remember that a call went out over the radio all the way up in Rochester that the emergency workers needed socks to cover their hands and feet, as well as blankets and pillows so they could catch a few hours of sleep before going back to work. A few hours later, the call went out that they had enough, and to stop sending stuff. The way people pulled together just amazed me. When I got back home, I found out that the CEO of Thoratec, who was one of our clients at the time, was Tom Burnett, one of the leaders who brought down Flight 93. They renamed the street that Thoratec is on "Tom Burnett Lane". They sent out a press release, and for the longest time, whenever something was on TV about 9-11, I'd have to watch it. Now, I'm just the opposite, and would like to move on, and remember in my head. I'm tired of watching the towers fall, the image of it is burned into my memory. __________________ Don't trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die. Oh wait, that's me... nevermind... you can trust me.