John Harvey posted the same topic on Facebook. A bunch of us were at the VFP DevCon in San Diego at the time, so several replies to John's post talk about that.

They didn't cancel the conference, but as I recall the sessions started late and attendance was low. Lots of people were in shock ... they set up lots of TVs in the hotel lobby and hallways and there always flocks of people gathered around the TVs.

It was tough getting home ... we rented a car and we crammed 3 large people and me (not large) into it for the drive back to WA. Gary did all the driving, so we didn't drive straight through ... did it in two days. The guys referred to the rental car (a Monte Carlo) as the "Iron Maiden" because it was so uncomfortable for such a long drive.

~~Bonnie



>The original 9/11 was a normal day for me at first. I was still married and living in the city of Chicago, working from my basement office. My wife called from work and said you should turn on CNN. I turned it on and watched a replay of the second plane turning sideways and hitting the second tower.
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>My younger daughter was in 3rd grade and was going on a field trip to downtown Chicago. I got in the car and drove over to her school so she didn't go. It was still unfolding and downtown Chicago was a not unlikely target. (The Sears Tower was evacuated many times in the aftermath). They had already called the trip off. I gave Emily a hug and went back home to watch TV coverage for about the next two days.
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>Among the related memories is the candle lighting that Friday. Everyone was supposed to light a candle outside. It sounds sappy but I did it, as did most of my neighbors. The next day at soccer before every game the commissioner, an older guy named Josef who immigrated here from Austria, had everyone come out to the center before the game and hold hands.
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>That Sunday's football games were rescheduled. Baseball shut down for several days. When it resumed the New York Yankees were here to play the White Sox. They were given a long ovation when they took the field. Joe Torre, who was managing the Yankees at the time, said it gave him a chill to be cheered on the road because they were from New York.
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>It was a horrible, horrible event but it brought us together like nothing has since.
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>What were you doing?