Posted by fi on November 22, 2001, at 7:54:56
In reply to New York, New York, posted by Adam on November 20, 2001, at 23:54:23
I live in UK, and wanted to emphasise what I hope those of you in US know; there was a vast amount of shock and concern outside the US for you, and the people of many nations who worked in the Towers. It is the most appalling catastrophe, and you have been in our thoughts. I even found a message of sympathy on a Dutch based art history website on 11th, alongside their biographies of Rembrandt and Vermeer.
I am familiar with terrorism, although of course on a smaller scale. I have heard a couple of bombs go off (the first killed people in Harrods many years ago, the second fortunately none), and it is horrible to recognise the sound. I also travelled through Bishopgate (part of the City of London) after a bomb, when fortunately there were few injuries. But I remember the feeling of shock I felt when I swa at the damaged church and acres and acres of broken windows in the surrounding tower blocks.
I am not in any way comparing the *scale* of this to what happened in New York and Washington, just trying to explain that there is huge empathy/sympathy for you. And I know everyone I have talked to was particularly concerned when the plane crash in New York happened recently- how dreadful for that ravaged community to suffer again.
Fi
> Well, since some 'Babblers live in NYC, and what happened there has been all over the news, most of what I have to say about my trip there will not reveal much that is not already known. But I did visit, as planned, and, in some spare time, went down to "Ground Zero" to see what I could see...
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