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 linksAs 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 !
I 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.
Looking 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.
IDONT WANT YOUR STUPID POPUPS ANY MORE
IF YOU DONT REMOVE THESE POPUPS I WILL BE FORCED TO GO TO THE POLICE YOU WILL BE CHARGED WITH INVADING MY HOME PRIVESY
IDONT WANT YOUR STUPID POPUPS ANY MORE
IF YOU DONT REMOVE THESE POPUPS I WILL BE FORCED TO GO TO THE POLICE YOU WILL BE CHARGED WITH INVADING MY HOME PRIVESY
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.
And 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.
A 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.
Jane,
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!
Dear 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
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