September 11, 2006
From the desk of Jane Galt:In Memoriam
As many of you know, this site was once titled "Live from the WTC". I worked at Ground Zero for a year, doing administrative stuff in a trailer on the site for one of the disaster recovery companies.
I don't have anything particularly profound to say. So the only link I'll post is to this, which I wrote six months after 9/11.
Posted by Jane Galt at September 11, 2006 9:02 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound links"); ?>As I see you have your own personal experience with 9/11.
I find it very good that you still care about the day, even after five years.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me !
Posted by: Maria taking pictures on September 11, 2006 9:29 AMI bought my first computer about 2 weeks before 9/11. I can't remember when, but this blog was the first one that I learned of. I return every morning, first thing.
Posted by: AllenS on September 11, 2006 10:06 AMLooking at the picture you included with that post, I was struck with a single thought: those buildings, while they stood were a monument to achievement. What a better world this would be if Ossam bin Laden had used his wealth to design and build even more impressive buildings in Saudi Arabia, Sudan or Afghanistan.
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IDONT WANT YOUR STUPID POPUPS ANY MORE
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I wasn't in the WTC very often. Taking the Path on a few occasions, a meeting somewhere in the upper half (I was impressed that I had to change elevators at the 50th floor, because the height was simply too much for a straight-through elevator), and of course, standing in line for TKTS half-price tickets once a year to see a show.
So, while the loss of the buildings themselves doesn't really affect me too much, I am still OUTRAGED over the attack and consequent loss of life.
The Danish Home Guard has a simple motto, after Denmark was taken by Germany in only three days: Never Again. Add that to the Never Forget, and one has the feeling of the majority of Americans.
Posted by: Rex on September 11, 2006 11:37 AMAnd thanks aain for linking to your previous piece. It's a little difficult not to get emotional when reminded of the significance of thousands of your people being killed at a stroke, for no rational reason.
Posted by: Sam_S on September 11, 2006 11:41 AMA few years ago, I had an apartment with a view toward the site a mile or two away, and the first time I looked out I thought about how big those towers must have looked. I now have a much closwer view from my office, and I can see One Liberty Plaza and the World Financial Center. I have been here for a year but it wasn't until this morning that I realized that those towers would have been about twice as tall as anything else I can see.
Posted by: AT on September 11, 2006 12:27 PMJane,
That was the best piece I've ever read on 9/11. Your range is incredible- from a heart touching piece to a thorough analysis (like your 9/5 piece) seemingly effortlessly.
Then, I find out you like long walks on the beach and cute furry puppies!
You are a goddess!
Posted by: Jay on September 11, 2006 2:03 PMDear Jane,
We met when you spoke at a Junto meeting a few months back. I worked for the NYC Medical Examiner (still do) on 9-11. While I never went down to Ground Zero during the recovery efforts, I had a lot of it come to me. I'd be interested in comparing notes.
Yours truly,
Rick Sanford