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Erin · 09-12-2007, 11:26 PM

Re: The west seeming so cold on this day.

I live in Seattle, so we were just waking up that day, I turned on the radio at about 5:55 AM, and was surprised to hear our local funny jocks on 5 minutes early. They were saying "We're live because something wierd is happening in NYC...". I turned on CNN just in time to see the 2nd plane go in live, ironically enough, over the shoulder of Aaron Brown, a former Seattle news anchor.

My husband spent the next hour staring out our kitchen window, we can see downtown Seattle clearly... I asked him what he was doing and his reply was simply "Waiting for the next one to hit".

Of course, nothing hit out here. We are far away out here, and most of us out here agreed that it would probably feel different if it were closer to home. I don't think we're cold, I just think we're removed from it.

We live very near Seatac airport, and probably the most spooky thing was the silence when the ground stop commenced. And one of the saddest moments in my life was when I saw the first Fedex launch, many days later... I realized he was going to have to get back in the saddle and I was scared. Sat there in the back yard with a chicken (yes, a pet chicken) in my lap, crying like a baby. The only thing that brought me around was my two old, rather deaf neighbors "whispering" to each other... "Ella, do you think Erin is OK?" "Shut UP Vern... she's married to a PILOT!"

I spent some time yesterday celebrating each departure from SEA through the trees of my backyard. This is the first year since 2001 that we've been home for the anniversary. The other years have been spent hiding out on our sailboat somewhere with no TV or radio. Flying the biggest, most bad-assed American flag we can find!

09-12-2007, 11:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Erin Jetgirls Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 86 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 9/11 Re: The west seeming so cold on this day. I live in Seattle, so we were just waking up that day, I turned on the radio at about 5:55 AM, and was surprised to hear our local funny jocks on 5 minutes early. They were saying "We're live because something wierd is happening in NYC...". I turned on CNN just in time to see the 2nd plane go in live, ironically enough, over the shoulder of Aaron Brown, a former Seattle news anchor. My husband spent the next hour staring out our kitchen window, we can see downtown Seattle clearly... I asked him what he was doing and his reply was simply "Waiting for the next one to hit". Of course, nothing hit out here. We are far away out here, and most of us out here agreed that it would probably feel different if it were closer to home. I don't think we're cold, I just think we're removed from it. We live very near Seatac airport, and probably the most spooky thing was the silence when the ground stop commenced. And one of the saddest moments in my life was when I saw the first Fedex launch, many days later... I realized he was going to have to get back in the saddle and I was scared. Sat there in the back yard with a chicken (yes, a pet chicken) in my lap, crying like a baby. The only thing that brought me around was my two old, rather deaf neighbors "whispering" to each other... "Ella, do you think Erin is OK?" "Shut UP Vern... she's married to a PILOT!" I spent some time yesterday celebrating each departure from SEA through the trees of my backyard. This is the first year since 2001 that we've been home for the anniversary. The other years have been spent hiding out on our sailboat somewhere with no TV or radio. Flying the biggest, most bad-assed American flag we can find!