I will get that taken care of as well. Glaucoma runs in my family.
In the circle of people I run with, at least 9 of us were either down there when 9/11 happened, had temp assignments that were cancelled literally the night before or had had people there who were missing (but were fortunately on vacation) when it happened. According to my son, for reasons of national security, not many people know that his Army unit was also down there. I know they were because I saw the convoy that very same evening as it rolled down the West Side Highway with that crane on 2 flatbed trucks. My son was also there; his unit was helping to locate survivors, if any. None of us discuss it; none of us participate in events relating to it. Not because we may be ignoring what happened, but because some of them still have nightmares years later. It took me 2 years to take any assignments in that area; those Towers were location markers for a lot of people and I simply got lost a lot. Unfortunately, one assignment had me placed directly across the street from the hole and another had me a block away on the 46th floor. One reason I did like the Towers is that the Fire Department always - without fail, every single month and on ALL shifts, including weekends - ran fire drills so people would know what to do in an emergency once a month. That is why there were far more survivors than what people realize. Also, this happened during a vacation period and flex hours were in play. There weren't 100,000 people down there; it was less than half! I spent 5 years and 1 week down there; I had to leave after being put on the 79th Floor of the North Tower when it reopened. Believe me, I still see that Tower smoking and then falling... I've been trying to get out of NY ever since. I'm very leery of going above the 15th floor if I can help it. Every time something happens here in NY involving a skyscraper, my phone goes crazy from friends trying to find out where I am-ad I do appreciate their concern, but it isn't a normal way to live. My assignment right now is on the 11th Fl at Citicorp Plaza but I'm always let someone know where I am and look for exits. Not all buildings run fire drills :( My son is my biggest pain in the ass but I understand why he always wants to know where I am when working; his father does too. Texting is a good thing!
I don't blame you for wanting out of New York. I don't like being up high anyway and I have a fear of elevators, I hate being in them ever since I got stuck between floors, and that was only for like 10 minutes. I could never cope with a skyscraper even without the reasons you have. People who were directly involved in any way are surely still suffering various kinds of PTSD, it's not at all surprising.
In the circle of people I run with, at least 9 of us were either down there when 9/11 happened, had temp assignments that were cancelled literally the night before or had had people there who were missing (but were fortunately on vacation) when it happened. According to my son, for reasons of national security, not many people know that his Army unit was also down there. I know they were because I saw the convoy that very same evening as it rolled down the West Side Highway with that crane on 2 flatbed trucks. My son was also there; his unit was helping to locate survivors, if any. None of us discuss it; none of us participate in events relating to it. Not because we may be ignoring what happened, but because some of them still have nightmares years later. It took me 2 years to take any assignments in that area; those Towers were location markers for a lot of people and I simply got lost a lot. Unfortunately, one assignment had me placed directly across the street from the hole and another had me a block away on the 46th floor. One reason I did like the Towers is that the Fire Department always - without fail, every single month and on ALL shifts, including weekends - ran fire drills so people would know what to do in an emergency once a month. That is why there were far more survivors than what people realize. Also, this happened during a vacation period and flex hours were in play. There weren't 100,000 people down there; it was less than half! I spent 5 years and 1 week down there; I had to leave after being put on the 79th Floor of the North Tower when it reopened. Believe me, I still see that Tower smoking and then falling... I've been trying to get out of NY ever since. I'm very leery of going above the 15th floor if I can help it. Every time something happens here in NY involving a skyscraper, my phone goes crazy from friends trying to find out where I am-ad I do appreciate their concern, but it isn't a normal way to live. My assignment right now is on the 11th Fl at Citicorp Plaza but I'm always let someone know where I am and look for exits. Not all buildings run fire drills :( My son is my biggest pain in the ass but I understand why he always wants to know where I am when working; his father does too. Texting is a good thing!
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