9-11

[cfconcrete]

Never forget, Men.....
RIP the 343~
DRIVE SAFE

[truck1536]

Amen to that Brother.
Never Forget.

[BillyCement]

I heard about the attack from none other than Don Imus on his radio show back then. I was on my way to a job in North Bergen, NJ which is directly across the Hudson River from NYC. I saw the WTC towers burning. There were thousands of cars on the westbound side of NJ Rte. 3 trying to get away from the area. A couple of military jets were constantly circling above us. While I was pouring the concrete another driver ran over to my truck and told me about the Pentagon. After I got back to the plant I asked my boss if I could leave and report to my fire department (volunteers). In the '93 WTC bombing we were sent to lower Manhattan to assist the FDNY. He told me to go ahead and he paid me for the day. It was a day I'll never forget. God bless those who are gone.

[Mixer Driver 69]

I was living in Port Richmond, Staten Island, about three miles across the harbor from downtown Manhattan on that Black Tuesday. I heard it on the radio in my shop. After the second plane hit, I went home and stood on the roof (a three story building) and watched as the smoke was pushed by the wind over Brooklyn. The millions of pieces of paper floating with the smoke made it such a surreal thing. I watched the towers fall. The school I was attending was right across the street from the towers (22 Cortland Street). I was fortunate that I attended nights and weekends.

I'll never forget that day, or the weeks and months that followed...

[concretejoe]

I remember my plant manager coming down the stairs to the breakroom to let us know what happened. "Boys, we are at war," was what he said. It was awful working the rest of the day without an am/fm in the truck. Not knowing exactly what was going on and whether or not I should grab the family and head for the hills. Has anyone seen the movie "Loose Change"? It'll make you think.