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Those of us that know her know that MQ was in the WTC in 1993 when a bomb exploded in the parking garage, She knew what it felt like when the building shook. When the building shook, she took her work mate by the hand and ran down the stairs.
Maybe there's a little luck, but making good decisions saved her life. Smart lady (and a fantastic moderating partner, I might add).
You're saying, that what saved you was the decision to go for breakfast in the cafeteria? Wow! Just wow! It's things like that, that make me wonder if there wasn't some very subtle guidance coming from .... "somewhere".... that you subconsciously tuned into, and heeded.
Or, maybe you were just hungry.
No, that is not what I was saying at all. Only one person from my work floor (72) died. She was found in the Concourse, apparently killed when T2 came down. If I had remained on my floor and not gone to breakfast on 43, I would likely be alive anyway.
Well...where you were had something to do with it. In an elevator? Not good. Many of them dropped in flames full of people when the jet fuel shot down the shafts. I have friends who witnessed that. Glad I didn't.
After that, what decisions we made. As mensa said, I knew immediately this was way worse than 1993. I got in the stairs immediately.
A good friend of mine from high school had recently started a new job at the pentagon and when the plane hit she was out of the building at a training. I was really panicking and it took me days to get a hold of her.
No, that is not what I was saying at all. Only one person from my work floor (72) died. She was found in the Concourse, apparently killed when T2 came down. If I had remained on my floor and not gone to breakfast on 43, I would likely be alive anyway.
Oh, thank you for correcting me. I was getting carried away, I guess. I've always enjoyed your posts about your experience, btw. You're the only source I have of first-hand testimony from inside the building.
Well...where you were had something to do with it. In an elevator? Not good. Many of them dropped in flames full of people when the jet fuel shot down the shafts. I have friends who witnessed that. Glad I didn't.
After that, what decisions we made. As mensa said, I knew immediately this was way worse than 1993. I got in the stairs immediately.
Have thought of you several times today, MQ. Thanks to L8Gr8 for starting the thread. I too have appreciated MQ's sharing of the first-hand experience.
You're saying, that what saved you was the decision to go for breakfast in the cafeteria? Wow! Just wow! It's things like that, that make me wonder if there wasn't some very subtle guidance coming from .... "somewhere".... that you subconsciously tuned into, and heeded.
Or, maybe you were just hungry.
Yeah and maybe all the other people who didn't make it out, just didn't listen. Or weren't warned.
After every tornado or flood or whatever there's always some believer exulting that god saved them, without a clue as to what that does to the loved ones of those that didn't make it.
The flip[ of that is survivor's guilt. There has to be a middle ground that is healthier. No matter how someone deals it's not something they asked for in the first place.
Yeah and maybe all the other people who didn't make it out, just didn't listen. Or weren't warned.
After every tornado or flood or whatever there's always some believer exulting that god saved them, without a clue as to what that does to the loved ones of those that didn't make it.
Thank you. I got angry when someone told me to "get on my knees and thank God for getting me out". 84 of my coworkers died. What about them?
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