>>I see what you mean. Not a good time.
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>I can't imagine ANYONE (except Al q'ida) was in a "party mood" after that terrible event. I remember the streets here were quiet, everyone looking sad, shocked and dazed, no fivolity or high spirits. I think everyone was sort of numb.

And by December, the price of gasoline...

...went down to $0.999/gal. Actually once I found it for $0.899. That's because the market was shocked and nobody was sure of how will this affect supplies etc etc... the price should have soared, if instability had anything to do with it.

But there was no demand. The roads were rather empty. Nobody traveled much unless they had to.