I was sitting exactly where I am today. I had just sent an e-mail to Saku Koivu giving him best wishes on his battle with cancer. Remember that was announced just a few days before. In those days I didnt have a TV on my desk, so I had to walk out to the bullpen to see what's happening. I didnt put too much stock in it, when I first heard. Still I took the rare act of going to the TV to see the burning building from the first plane. There was a group of people gathered around the TV, and I will never forget what I saw and said next. I pointed to the back of the screen and yelled out, look there is another one coming, seconds later a huge fireball out of the next tower! Complete and udder shock is all I could think! Since I work in the investment field, all the markets were halted not long later. I had the rare occurance where I was taking the C-Train home in the middle of the morning, and I will never forget the site of hundreds of people standing in front of the A-Channel building just watching. I got an un-planned remainder of the week off, and was glued to the TV for day's. To those who lost their lives that day RIP, this will never be forgotten!
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