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Writer's Block: 9/11
Sep. 11th, 2011 09:37 am[Error: unknown template qotd]
At work. I was working at Walgreens at the time. I was in the office, gathering my paperwork and etc. to start my day's tasks. The head cashier comes in and says "A plane has just flown into the World Trade Center". At first, she, my manager, assistant manager and I just stared at each other. I thought well that's sad and horrible, maybe a small private plane and the pilot lost control?
Then customers were telling us what happened, and the enormity hit like a ton of bricks when the second tower was hit. We got a TV off the shelf near the photo department where electronics are kept, and plugged it in back in the office. The rest of the day, as we could we'd go in there and watch everything happen on the small black and white screen.
That entire shift at work was surreal. Kind of like everything and everyone was moving in slow motion. Just didn't feel "right". Everyone was quiet, employees, customers. Nobody could speak. I had a doctor's appointment after my shift. Once that was taken care of, I went right back home and had the television on the rest of the night.
At work. I was working at Walgreens at the time. I was in the office, gathering my paperwork and etc. to start my day's tasks. The head cashier comes in and says "A plane has just flown into the World Trade Center". At first, she, my manager, assistant manager and I just stared at each other. I thought well that's sad and horrible, maybe a small private plane and the pilot lost control?
Then customers were telling us what happened, and the enormity hit like a ton of bricks when the second tower was hit. We got a TV off the shelf near the photo department where electronics are kept, and plugged it in back in the office. The rest of the day, as we could we'd go in there and watch everything happen on the small black and white screen.
That entire shift at work was surreal. Kind of like everything and everyone was moving in slow motion. Just didn't feel "right". Everyone was quiet, employees, customers. Nobody could speak. I had a doctor's appointment after my shift. Once that was taken care of, I went right back home and had the television on the rest of the night.
