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Monday, September 11, 2006

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 - 5 years later

Where were you when the world stopped turning?

46 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sept. 11/2006 Where was I? Looks like just sittin here reading this blog and getting ready for another busy day.

Anonymous said...

LOL!!! Someone's still sleepy this morning aren't they?

on 9/11/01 I was at Kmart in Elkview putting something on layaway when I heard about it all. I left and got my kids out of school and we all went home and stayed there.

CB

Anonymous said...

I was at my moms house. My aunt called and told us to turn on the news because the United States was being attacked.

OMG!! The fear/panic that shot through me that morning won't ever be forgotten.

Just like CB, I went and got my kid out of school and came home...glued to the television (CNN) for countless hours after that. Terrified of what more was going to happen.

Also went and stocked up on water, canned foods, batteries, candles etc. What a horrible day.

Anonymous said...

I Was in my car taking my son to school, I overslept because I had worked the night before, Turned around and brought him back home and was glued to the tv the rest of the day(cnn)
A Great Nation Remembers
September 11,2001.

Anonymous said...

don't remember. went about business as usual. i believe our main worry is a neutron bomb. which will take a plane or a missile to deliver. we're supposed to have defenses for that. anyway you will never know that it went off until later when radiation sickness developes. no physical damage, just a flash in the sky. get my info from reading TOM CLANCY.

ROSE said...

LOL Couldn't have been HERE - we didn't exist then.

I worked for the Chairman of the Public Service Commission. We were all gathered in the conference room. One of the guys who worked there had a brother-in-law on the 82nd floor of one of the towers. When the buildings crumbled, so did everybody in that room.

Prior to that day, I really had no idea what the PSC Chairman really did (other than hold meetings). The phones were going crazy - the Governor was en route from Kentucky, calling from his car phone. State workers were to stay put to avoid clogging the interstate. We lasted until about noon, then scattered like ants.

When I got to school to get the boys, the teachers were all glued to the TVs, trying to remain calm & composed.

What a horrific day that was. Even scarier is the fact that we're no safer now than we were then. The "safe" part doesn't bother me much - life's a crapshoot & you just have to go with it. It's the innocence we all lost that day. Ignorance was such bliss.

Anonymous said...

Trappist monk Thomas Merton wrote in a letter:

"We have not tasted the things given to us in Christ. Instead, we have built around ourselves walls and cells, and buried ourselves in dust and documents, and now we wonder why we cannot see God, or leap to do his will."

SmileyTD said...

My son and I were on our way to my pulminologist's office in Charleston when the news of the attacks first came on the radio. Bob and Tom was what I'd been listening to, so at first I thought it was some kind of twisted joke. When I realized that it wasn't, I got sick at my stomach. I pulled over in Elkview and sat in the McDonald's parking lot, listening to what was happening for a few minutes, just to kind of let it sink in. I ended up cancelling my appointment, picking my daughter up from school and coming back home. I'll readily admit that it shook me up pretty badly.

ROSE said...

I've watched quite a bit of the coverage today & the recurring theme from The Higher Ups is "thanks to our efforts, it hasn't happened again."

I don't mean to let my neon ignorance glow, but it hadn't happened BEFORE, either, had it? Other than the attack on the World Trade Center in 1993, I mean.

Anonymous said...

Rose, you need to cut back on the caffeine. Your post says "September 11, 2006" - that's TODAY. Unless I'm mistaken, yes you were here.

ROSE said...

Pffffft. Ooops! My mind ain't what it usta be. Wudn't much to start with. teeheehee

Anonymous said...

And thats why I started this out by saying I was just here reading the blogs and getting ready for another busy day.

Anonymous said...

Lets talk about the Apple Fest.

Clay County's main claim to fame.

I hope its as good as last year.

That Elvis guy was cool.

Anonymous said...

Yes lets do. Im about 911'd to the max.

Anonymous said...

I'm about max'd with the GW bush speaches too

Anonymous said...

Iwas maxed out with GW's speeches about 6 years ago.

Anonymous said...

George W. Bush, he's a h*lluva man.
almost as smart as that ol' Quail, Dan.
almost as handsome as my main man, Mel,
those beady little eyes are sexy as h*ll.

the way he giggles like a drooling fool
OMG, he's the coolest of cool!
the image he projects to other nations ...
bet they hang his picture in their fillin' stations.

he's *all that* & so much more
& don't go cavorting with fat, ugly whores.
he's trustworthy and honest and his wife's a doll.
if he ever rings me up, I'll answer that call!

I love ol' George, he makes me tingle
'specially when he waggles his fingles.
other countries, they think he's the berries.
'cept for the French ... buncha d*mn fairies.

{buuuuuuuuurp} oh, 'scuse me {hiccup} I'm sorry.
just a little reflux ... not to warry.
yeah, ol' George W., he's ever sa hunky
& ol' Mother Goose, she's drunk as a monkey.

Anonymous said...

I for one think that George W Bush is the great......

But I can state my opinion here right though can't I?

I wished that he could serve another term in office.

Anonymous said...

whoops..... the greatest president ever

Anonymous said...

AMEN 11"24 anon.

ROSE said...

George W. is a weak-kneed ninny. BUT ... it could be worse.

Nobody ever likes the president until his replacement proves to be so much worse.

Anonymous said...

The greatest president ever??????
Not hardly!!!! Not even close.

Anonymous said...

Wake up, You have had your head in the sand too long. President Bush is trying, Clinton chased skirts didn't care, We would have not had 9=11 if Clinton was doing as well as Bush. The Clintons are a disgrace to the human race.

Anonymous said...

George Bush is gonna go out of office with more money stashed around the world than he will ever be able to spend.

Anonymous said...

G.Bush may not be the greatest President but he is a far cry greater that Bill clinton was.

Anonymous said...

Get off Bill's Case.
Life was good in those years.

Dont believe me?

Compare gas prices.
World tension.
The economy.

Any other category of your choice.

Anonymous said...

during clinton's last 4 years in office, he had a surplus each of those years. george had created the greatest debt in our country's history. it is so large, you will never see it erased in your lifetime.

Anonymous said...

Clinton wasn't all that great.

He just had {are you ready?} good people under him.

Anonymous said...

i wonder!!!!!!!! is the JERRY SEABOLT that was put in jail this morning [CRJ] the husband of the missing SPENCER woman

Anonymous said...

Clinton had good people under him all right, but they were mostly interns.

Anonymous said...

Clinton had good people under him all right, but they were mostly interns.

Anonymous said...

sorry about the duplicate entry

Anonymous said...

At least it makes it look like something is happening on this blog.

Anonymous said...

The mess this country is in today is because of wild Bill Clinton, had he worked at being a president ,we would not be in debt so far, not as many soilders killed, our debt was Hillery going or rather staying over in forign lands at tax payers expense. she spent more money running all over than Geo. has spent on the war to keep us safe.

Anonymous said...

Don't know if that's the right Seabolt or not, but he shooooo is purdy!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

to anon at 1:30

you must be dumber than a rock. there was not a deficit when bill left office. in fact, he left behind a surplus. if you don't know what that means, buy a dictionary. don't worry about paula jones, concentrate on how dow jones did during his tenure.

Anonymous said...

clinton took money out of socurty security, that is why he had a surplus.

ROSE said...

Clinton graduated with a degree in "move it around enough & nobody will notice what a mess it all is."

He was too much of a butt-kissin' pansy to go after the people who meant us harm, yet took $$ out of the pockets of every man, woman & child in this country to boost his military budget so it'd look like he MIGHT someday.

Bush isn't any better. He is, though, better fodder for late-night talk shows & he did marry better.

Until we've got able people working, welfare $$ going into the cupboards of our elderly people instead of a bunch of lazy a*s 3rd generation deadbeats & every American citizen in this country able to afford doctor visits & life-saving medications, they're all failures.

I hate politics.

Anonymous said...

is that why you quit the psd? and, does that make you a failure?

ROSE said...

No and no.

Anonymous said...

Open Letter


Dear Mr. Ex President Clinton:

I recently saw a bumper sticker that said, "Thank me, I voted for Clinton-Gore." So, I sat down and reflected on that, and I am sending my "Thank you" for what you have done, specifically:

1. Thank you for introducing us to Jennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Dolly Kyle Browning, Kathleen Willey, and Juanita Broderick. Did I leave anyone out?

2. Thank you for teaching my 8 year old about oral sex. I had really planned to wait until he was a little older to discuss it with him, but now he knows more about it than I did as a senior in college.

3. Thank you for showing us that sexual harassment in the work place (especially the White House) and on the job is OK, and all you have to know is what the meaning of "it" is. It really is great to know that certain sexual acts are not sex, and one person may have sex while the other one does NOT have sex.

4. Thank you for reintroducing the concept of impeachment to a new generation and demonstrating that the ridiculous plot of the movie "Wag the Dog" could be plausible after all.

5. Thanks for making Jimmy Carter look competent, Gerald Ford look graceful, Richard Nixon look honest, Lyndon Johnson look truthful, and John Kennedy look moral.

6. Thank you for the 73 House and Senate witnesses who have pled the 5th Amendment and 17 witnesses who have fled the country to avoid testifying about Democratic campaign fund raising.

7. Thank you, for the 19 charges, 8 convictions, and 4 imprisonment's from the Whitewater "mess" and the 55 criminal charges and 32 criminal convictions (so far) in the other "Clinton" scandals.

8. Thanks also for reducing our military by half, "gutting" much of our foreign policy, and flying all over the world on "vacations" carefully disguised as necessary trips.

9 Thank you, also, for "finding" millions of dollars (I really didn't need it in the first place, and I can't think of a more deserving group of recipients for my hard-earned tax dollars)
for all of your globe-trotting. I understand you, the family and your cronies have logged in more time aboard Air Force One than any other administration.

10. Now that you've left the White House, thanks for the 140 pardons of convicted felons and indicted felons-in-exile. We will love to have them rejoin society. (Not to mention the scores you pardoned while Governor of Arkansas)

11. Thanks also for removing the White House silverware. I'm sure that Laura Bush didn't like the pattern anyway. Also, enjoy the housewarming gifts you've received from your "friends."

12. Thanks to you and your staff in the West Wing of the White House for vandalizing and destroying government property on the way out. I also appreciate removing all of that excess weight (China, silverware, linen, towels, ash trays, soap, pens, magnetic compass, flight manuals, etc.) out of Air Force 1. The weight savings means burning less fuel, thus less tax dollars spent on jet fuel. Thank you!

13. And finally, please ensure that Hillary enjoys the $8 million dollar advance for her "tell-all" book and you, Bill, the $10 million advance for your memoirs. Who says crime doesn't pay!

14. The last and most important point - thank you for forcing Israel to let Mohammed Atta go free. Terrorist pilot Mohammed Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners". However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands. The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released. Thus Mohammed Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified. It was censored in the US from all later reports. Why shouldn't Americans know the real truth?

What a guy!!

If you agree that the American public must be made aware of these facts, pass this on. God bless America and THANK YOU (once again) for spending my taxes so wisely and frugally.

SINCERELY,
A US Citizen
PS.
Please pass along a special thank you to Al Gore for "inventing" the Internet, without which I would not be able to send this wonderful, factual e-mail.

AND THE REST OF THE STORY Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a New York State Senator, now comes under the "Congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan," which means that even if she never gets reelected, she STILL receives her Congressional salary until she dies. (Would it not be nice if all Americans were pension eligible after only 4 years?)

If Bill outlives her, he then inherits HER salary until HE dies. He is already getting his Presidential salary until he dies. If Hillary outlives Bill, she also gets HIS salary until she dies. Guess who pays for that?

WE DO!

It's common knowledge that in order for her to establish NY residency, they purchased a million dollar-plus house in upscale Chappaqua, New York. Makes sense. They are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense.

Here is where it becomes interesting. Their mortgage payments hover at around $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residence HAD to be built within the acreage to house the Secret Service agents.

The Clintons charge the Federal government $10,000 monthly rent for the use of that extra residence, which is just about equal to their mortgage payment. This means that we, the taxpayers, are paying the Clinton's salary, mortgage, transportation, safety and security, as well as the salaries for their 12 man staff -- and, this is all perfectly legal!

When she runs for President, will you vote for her?

ROSE said...

That's quite some verbiage about the Pork Family. Pigs for different reasons, of course.

I'd forgotten about Ms. Flowers. Bill can certainly never be called prejudiced - he loves them all. He does seem to be partial to the ones with over large mouths, though.

Anonymous said...

They are all a bunch of liars to your face to get your votes and when your backs are turned they do just what they want to do and vote how they want to, it is all DIRTY POLITICS if you aren't dirty when you go in you will be soon........ Dirty Dirty Dirty. They would sell there mothers souls to the devil for a dollar.

Anonymous said...

Bill Clinton is a Rotten draft Dodger, Dope smoking, (but never inhaled)Gotta Love that one.....Wife cheater...no good worthless piece of Crap

ROSE said...

Honestly, if Bill had access to The Dope (& everybody did it back then) & didn't inhale, that's worse than a major case of munchies after an acid trip. Just plain wasteful.

ROSE said...

teeheehee Waste not, want not, right? I bet he's a-wantin' it more than most ...