My sister got caught in the World Trade explosion, thank God she is ok!!!

[metmagic]

OMG!!!!! I just got home from Manhattan a little while ago!! We were trapped there, but I had to get out cuz it was so chaotic!! There was no transportation, many streets were blocked, no one could move-- though most were told to just go uptown...... I tried to walk home by crossing the Brooklyn Bridge but apparently there was a bomb threat so they closed it (they may have opened it later, i'm not sure) .....so I walked the Manhattan Bridge and walked I-dont-know how many miles towards Brooklyn..... still can't get to my apt though, so i'm at my sister's........


MY SISTER works in the building next to the twin towers!!! she (thank God) was late coming into work and decided to drive in..... after she parked her car in the parking garage, she walked out onto the street to see hundreds of people screaming and running and she was totally shocked and confused and started running too....... then the explosion and she went flying in the air, landed on the ground and crawled on the street terrified of getting hit by debris that was on fire and that was as big and heavy as a television...... she tried to crawl towards a van while trying not to look at the blood and body parts on the floor next to her and she said she was never more terrifed in her life..... she thought she was gonna die...... and people were screaming and getting blown up and jumping out of the twin towers..... and she made it to the van, hiding beneath it...... but this amazing guy yelled at her to get out of there and run to where he was standing (behind a pillar or something like that) and Rei, who was in shock and paralyzed beneath the van, heard him scream at her and she crawled over to him and made it there safely........ and they stood there while another explosion happened......and then finally when they thought it was safe enough, though no one could be sure, they ran for their lives and headed northeast and found an underground sort of building to hide in........

We're both home now (at her place) and thank God we are both alive.......

and thank God Jen (her g/f and roommate) got laid off last month because her office was on the 97th floor at 2 World Trade..........

there are angels watching us....... :angel2:

[Misha77Piazza]

OH MY GAWD!!!! THANK GOD YOU BOTH ARE ALL RIGHT!!!!! EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ASKING ABOUT YOU AND COLIN!!!

It must be very scary for your sister....

[amazinmets]

Cyn! My god, I'm so glad you and your sister and her g/f are fine! I was so worried about you. Is Colin ok too? I just can't get over what's happening. It's so surreal. You have guardian angels!

[metmagic]

Colin works at Kennedy Airport and it has been evacuated except for key personnel, so he can't leave!!!:pout: He works as an aircraft dispatcher so he sorta is responsible for planes taking off and landing and other stuff, and with this happening, it is just pandemonium at the airports!! I'm afraid he'll have to stay there all week!!!!:pout: I just hope they don't try and bomb it cuz i know it is a key spot.........

you know, i got to work at 9am exactly and saw the twin towers outside my window on fire!! my building was immediately evacuated (i work at Rockefeller Plaza) They were afraid we would get hit next, if not the Empire State Building or the Times Square area (2 blocks from me)

It took forever but i finally got in touch with Colin (all the circuits are goin' nuts-- you can't reach anybody) he said he was at work, staring out the window and then he saw the planes crashing!!! called me right away but i hadn't arrived at work yet....and they didn't even show it on tv yet, cuz he had just seen it happen........

[moe22]

Cyn

I'm SO happy that you, Rei, Colin and everyone is ok!!! I was so worried about you guys cause I hadn't heard anything. What a horrifying thing for Rei to have to go through! Give her a hug for me. My thoughts are with all of you guys in NY. If there's anything I can do in any way please don't hesitate to call. :angel2:

[Yankee 21]

Thank God all of you NYC guys are OK! I was going to do a roll call to see if you all were still here.
OMG Cyn, that had to be absolutely terrifying for your sister. Thnak God she's OK. Thank God all of you guys are OK. You know all of our prayers and love are with all of you!

[Cyberlibrarian]

Cyn, I've been trying to reach you. I was so worried.

[GaryMrMets]

metmagic, Glad to hear that your sister is ok.

[Nanner]

OMG!!!! How terrifying that must have been!!

Glad she is okay, and you are okay... and Colin is okay.

Hugs to you all.

[metmagic]

Thanks so much everybody....... you guys feel like family to me:crying2:

I feel strange this morning..... and every little thing makes me cry.........

[metmagic]

so my sis is going to the hospital today cuz she thinks she may have fractured her shoulder from being thrown in the explosion.... funny how you feel your physical pain days later...... she says it's hurting her alot......

i'm at work and i don't wanna be here...... my commute made me so sad....there were people crying on the train today, including me, as we passed by the area and saw nothing there:crying2:

i suddenly have this urge to find her backpack..... she thinks she dropped it somewhere on the street when she got thrown from the explosion.... but she's not sure now..... she thinks maybe she left it somewhere near the parking garage...... it could be underneath alot of rubble ......i think i may go there after work today to find it.......

[Nymet31]

Cyn I really hope that your sis is ok.

AS for trying to go and find her backpack.. I think the best thing right now would to try and stay away from the area. Mike told me last night there were alot of personal belongings everywhere and the clean up crews have just been throwing everything they find in a different pile to be gone thru later. He said it is still very dangerous in the area and only the crews should really be in the area.

Mike came home last night to get some sleep and is now on his way back in. It's so sad to see his face. It's cold and his eyes have this long hard stare in them. He told me about some of the things he's seen and the stories he's heard we cry'd a lot last night.

They haven't found his friend yet, but are positive that he was in the building when it went down. another officer was with him at the time, but got out safely, but Brian was still in the buliding helping people get out at the time it went down.

I went to the store yesterday and bought about 3 dozen pairs of socks and work gloves that mike brought back in with him today. He said that the genorousity of the city has been amazing. People giving them water and food everywhere.

I heard that xome politicians have been telling americans to fly the flags proudly. I feel that there should be something else we could do. Remember back when we would wear yellow ribbons? Maybe we could start something like that. Only maybe in white? I don't know I feel that we need to do something besides buying clothes and giving blood!!!!

[metmagic]

they just told me i can't go there:ohno: they won't let anyone near the area apparently unless you live there.......









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[metmagic]

kathleen, i know you're right..... it's just that i wanna help her somehow, i feel so bad.....:crying2:

poor mike, that is so sad he has to see so much pain and destruction..... you are very lucky though that he can talk about it and express his feelings and cry..... i wish i had someone like that for me........ and OMG that is so sad about brian:crying2:

yes the generosity of the city blows my mind... and the amazing spirit of new yorkers..... i have so many new york stories just from my little trek from midtown to brooklyn..... i swear, new yorkers are the greatest people in crisis and demonstrate an incredible strength i have never seen before.......

and how are you doing kathleen? i can't stop crying:crying2:

oh, my co-worker just told me they're evacuating grand central and many people working midtown offices are going home.... i wonder if we're next..... i wanna go home.....:crying2:

[Nymet31]

I went to Costco today and saw so many people buying things for the workers in the city it made me cry, then my cell phone rang and it was Mike He forgot to tell me he loved me!!! That was it I just lost it right there. I think that's what I needed to do.. cry!! I've been feeling weird , antsy, { if that's is even a word} this whole time. Now I can't stop crying everytime I hear something or see an American flag I cry!!!

thank god they found some survivors today I pray they find so many more soon!!!

[metmagic]

my family and i were in the emergency room waiting for my sister when we saw the news coverage of that guy Al who was waiting to hear from his brother who was trapped in the rubble.... apparently, the brother had a cell phone and was able to contact Al and let him know he was alive...... well, as Al was speaking to the news people, he suddenly stopped and said "i just heard word that they're pulling my brother out!!" and the newslady practically broke down in tears of joy........ it's so good to see good news for a change.......


i love hearing that all these people are buying things for the workers in the city.... it is so beautiful to see such solidarity and spirit among the people..... i think it's the one thing that keeps everyone going, the unbelievable support and love that is felt all throughout the city and the world! my brother told me that world leaders everywhere are offering whatever they can and showing incredible kindness and support (i'm getting the news reports from my bro cuz i CAN'T read the papers or watch the news--- last night at the ER was probably the first time i've watched since tuesday)

so we took my sis to the hospital yesterday.... first to the one in brooklyn, near her place..... but of course it was mad packed, so my mom suggested we go to the one in jersey, near their home, where they know alot of doctors.....so we went there and it wasn't crowded, but we still had to wait forever......

so rei's shoulder is not fractured, but there is something wrong with it (i forget the name) and she can't move it..... so she has to go to an orthopedic doctor today or monday......

you know, if nothing else, the one good thing coming out of this is that my family has gotten so much closer.... it's like you are reminded of WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT and that work, money, material things are so irrelevant compared to the people you love..... when my mom first saw me yesterday (i hadn't seen her or spoken to her since the explosion), she ran up to me and gave me a fierce hug (she's NEVER done that before-- very conservative lady) and cried..... and when we were home at my folks' place, at one point the whole family was sitting around the table just talking..... and it felt really wonderful to be around them and i knew that somehow we would all get through this.....


KATHLEEN...... how are you feeling today??? how is Mike?? i would love to volunteer somehow.... do you know if Mike would know what types of volunteers they need most?? or is it best just to get out of their way and stay out of the city??