Remembering 9/11 - 20 years later - your story

The Poet · 09-09-2021, 11:12 AM

As I was living only 25 miles from Ground Zero, I could relate 9/11 stories all day long. But for now I shall limit myself to the SECOND most shocking thing I witnessed that day.

Once I got home from work I turned on my TV to get the news updates, yet as I had only broadcast signals at that time I had no TV - the network antennas went down with the Towers. So, feeling lost, I went outside and stood on the sidewalk outside my apartment building, located within 100 yards of the commuter railroad station in town, as I wanted to witness people returning safely home. However there were few trains and as few people to see. But as I waited I saw a big fancy car drive up and park, and a well-dressed older man and three women of various ages got out. As they walked past me in a group, presumably on their way to dinner somewhere in town, I heard the man say words to the effect that "Well, on the bright side, tomorrow will be a good day to buy stocks." I was, as you can imagine, slack-jawed speechless.

It takes a special type of scumbag to see tragedy as an opportunity to benefit themselves.

09-09-2021, 11:12 AM	#7
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Remembering 9/11 - 20 years later - your story As I was living only 25 miles from Ground Zero, I could relate 9/11 stories all day long. But for now I shall limit myself to the SECOND most shocking thing I witnessed that day. Once I got home from work I turned on my TV to get the news updates, yet as I had only broadcast signals at that time I had no TV - the network antennas went down with the Towers. So, feeling lost, I went outside and stood on the sidewalk outside my apartment building, located within 100 yards of the commuter railroad station in town, as I wanted to witness people returning safely home. However there were few trains and as few people to see. But as I waited I saw a big fancy car drive up and park, and a well-dressed older man and three women of various ages got out. As they walked past me in a group, presumably on their way to dinner somewhere in town, I heard the man say words to the effect that "Well, on the bright side, tomorrow will be a good day to buy stocks." I was, as you can imagine, slack-jawed speechless. It takes a special type of scumbag to see tragedy as an opportunity to benefit themselves. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.