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| 128. Working in a government building? Yep, I was a tad jumpy, as |
| -Were you personally AFRAID on/after 9/11? |
UdoKier |
May-19-05 08:00 PM |
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nope |
Solly Mack |
May-19-05 08:01 PM |
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Nope |
MuseRider |
May-19-05 08:02 PM |
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I would care! |
proud2Blib |
May-19-05 10:07 PM |
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The only thing I can say |
MuseRider |
May-19-05 10:24 PM |
#76 |
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I remember being dazed and grief-stricken. |
brainshrub |
May-19-05 08:03 PM |
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No. |
Radical Activist |
May-19-05 08:03 PM |
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Afraid of Muslim extremists? No. Afraid of Christian extremists... |
Fridays Child |
May-19-05 08:04 PM |
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bush scared me right after 9/11. still does. |
bullimiami |
May-19-05 08:06 PM |
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Yes, I admit I was scared |
Piperay |
May-19-05 08:06 PM |
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I had fears that day |
Don Claybrook |
May-19-05 08:07 PM |
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I was scared because |
libnnc |
May-19-05 08:07 PM |
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Me....I got really afraid during election 2000.....and not a minute |
FrenchieCat |
May-19-05 08:08 PM |
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I was sickened, sad, then angry. |
mpanno |
May-19-05 08:10 PM |
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I was with a friend |
joneschick |
May-19-05 08:10 PM |
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As a Brit, my feelings were initially immense sympathy |
bennywhale |
May-19-05 08:13 PM |
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I still think: oh fuck, this is used to start WW3, mixed feelings |
uppityperson |
May-19-05 09:27 PM |
#61 |
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Yes - sympathy and shock sums it up |
Nihil |
May-20-05 08:40 AM |
#133 |
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Not afraid but.. |
Kingshakabobo |
May-19-05 08:13 PM |
#14 |
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the Sears Tower thing... |
Withywindle |
May-19-05 11:28 PM |
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Pshaw |
Walt Starr |
May-20-05 09:39 AM |
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Honestly, I didn't think it would happen to.... |
Kingshakabobo |
May-20-05 02:44 PM |
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my fear was of Bush |
ithacan |
May-19-05 08:14 PM |
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Mine, too. Immediately. And I remember him intimating |
sfexpat2000 |
May-20-05 02:53 AM |
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I became afraid when the roadways in Florida near military... |
whistle |
May-19-05 08:14 PM |
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I was in the DC area and, yes, I was afraid but people here stayed calm. |
autorank |
May-19-05 08:14 PM |
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You know, I do not recall Bush doing that speech. |
CBHagman |
May-19-05 09:25 PM |
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This is now getting strange. I'm sure I saw it but now my wife is |
autorank |
May-19-05 10:26 PM |
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That was the |
Chomskyite |
May-20-05 01:46 AM |
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I was afraid of the crazies looking to beat up brown people AND |
indie_voter |
May-19-05 08:15 PM |
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I wasn't personally afraid for myself or my family. |
personman |
May-19-05 08:15 PM |
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No. |
Bouncy Ball |
May-19-05 08:16 PM |
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As I mentioned before on this thread, |
phylny |
May-20-05 05:45 AM |
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Yep. I talked to several teachers who wanted to run out |
Bouncy Ball |
May-20-05 08:16 AM |
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No, not afraid, just sad to my core. n/t |
Blue_In_AK |
May-19-05 08:16 PM |
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* and friends are a LOT scarier than terrorists!! |
HuskiesHowls |
May-19-05 08:16 PM |
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Not Afraid Because Only The Body Count Was Real |
corbett |
May-19-05 08:17 PM |
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I wasn't really afraid for myself |
HeeBGBz |
May-19-05 08:18 PM |
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I admit |
cbear70 |
May-19-05 08:20 PM |
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9/ 11 HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH MY PRESENT CONCERNS! |
Just Me |
May-19-05 08:22 PM |
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I Did Have A Couple Of Unnerving Moments. |
jayfish |
May-19-05 08:23 PM |
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Not really afraid of another attack. |
classof56 |
May-19-05 08:25 PM |
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No, I Was Expecting It |
thecai |
May-19-05 08:25 PM |
#29 |
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No |
Gormy Cuss |
May-19-05 08:27 PM |
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I live 25 miles from one of the largest inventories of nerve gas |
B Calm |
May-19-05 08:27 PM |
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For myself no |
Lannes |
May-19-05 08:29 PM |
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I was more shocked than scared, until I smelled it. |
dave123williams |
May-19-05 08:29 PM |
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Naw, I did the math right away... |
yowzayowzayowza |
May-19-05 08:32 PM |
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I wasn't afraid for myself but I really wanted to get my kid |
SW FL Dem |
May-19-05 08:32 PM |
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Not afraid for a microsecond! |
Birthmark |
May-19-05 08:35 PM |
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Yes I was terrified. |
Bluebear |
May-19-05 08:38 PM |
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I was 6 blocks from WTC when plane 1 hit, and 3 blocks when plane 2 hit |
alcibiades_mystery |
May-19-05 08:44 PM |
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I Can't Imagine... |
jayfish |
May-19-05 08:57 PM |
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I was a little afraid but not much. |
cat_girl25 |
May-19-05 08:46 PM |
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I was afraid for several people I knew |
amazona |
May-19-05 08:48 PM |
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Condi had already blown her assignment as head of national security, |
oasis |
May-19-05 08:50 PM |
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I saw a report that said that she didnt even know that was part of her job |
Lannes |
May-19-05 08:57 PM |
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Hell NO! Just aggravated that I knew we had been had by the regime |
lonestarnot |
May-19-05 08:52 PM |
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Nope |
ken-in-seattle |
May-19-05 08:52 PM |
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You realize that the "jerkwads in Herndon VA" |
phylny |
May-20-05 05:59 AM |
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Their job at the time was to deal with the emergency, just like mine. |
ken-in-seattle |
May-20-05 06:52 AM |
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How gallant of you to be so understanding. |
phylny |
May-20-05 11:32 AM |
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I was horrified watching the 2nd tower fall down.. |
DearAbby |
May-19-05 08:54 PM |
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I wasn't scared. I was very, very pissed off. |
MrSlayer |
May-19-05 08:57 PM |
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I voted YES |
sharonking21 |
May-19-05 09:02 PM |
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I was in another country |
expatriate |
May-19-05 09:04 PM |
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worked in the penthouse of a famous Chicago highrise... |
sabra |
May-19-05 09:06 PM |
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I was in another country |
expatriate |
May-19-05 09:06 PM |
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yes, very much so |
barb162 |
May-19-05 09:11 PM |
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I was devastated for the people who had died |
TheGoldenRule |
May-19-05 09:11 PM |
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I was concerned about my children |
cmd |
May-19-05 09:13 PM |
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Sad and angry and certainly uneasy |
tinfoilinfor2005 |
May-19-05 09:17 PM |
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I was in DC and had relatives and friends in New York. |
CBHagman |
May-19-05 09:18 PM |
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No, just heartbroken. I remember thinking, at the time, 'this is how |
djmaddox1 |
May-19-05 09:20 PM |
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Yeah, kind of afraid - my office is 6 blocks from Sears Tower, 30th floor |
kysrsoze |
May-19-05 09:21 PM |
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my hubby works right there, too |
mopinko |
May-19-05 09:30 PM |
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Shit, Yeah! I Was Fuckin' SCARED. |
mcscajun |
May-19-05 09:23 PM |
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Nope. I was in a house out in the sticks. |
Ladyhawk |
May-19-05 09:30 PM |
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I was a little afraid, but only because I live near Oak Ridge. |
Clark2008 |
May-19-05 09:33 PM |
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I Was Sick Because Of The Tragic Events On My Beloved Nation |
BamaLefty |
May-19-05 09:36 PM |
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Yes |
davekriss |
May-19-05 09:38 PM |
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My fiancee was in a train under the WTC when the first plane hit. |
geek tragedy |
May-19-05 09:40 PM |
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I remember that day |
FreedomAngel82 |
May-19-05 09:48 PM |
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I know what you mean... |
CJCRANE |
May-20-05 06:37 AM |
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I was in a high school in suburban NJ...so no |
Reverend_Smitty |
May-19-05 09:51 PM |
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My partner was in the air when it happened -- |
SmokingJacket |
May-19-05 09:54 PM |
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NO! I still think we need to be more afraid of US terrorists! |
napi21 |
May-19-05 10:00 PM |
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I was absolutely terrified, and I don't see how |
liberalhistorian |
May-19-05 10:03 PM |
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yeah I think there's a lot of memory editing that goes on |
amazona |
May-20-05 09:44 AM |
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Yes, |
cally |
May-19-05 10:04 PM |
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In NYC that day, I was terrified, though I laugh about it now! |
ladeuxiemevoiture |
May-19-05 10:06 PM |
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My wife was, I wasn't |
Walt Starr |
May-19-05 10:28 PM |
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No... Mad but not afraid.. |
XOKCowboy |
May-19-05 10:38 PM |
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I was afraid for family in D.C. and a little for my own family |
fed-up |
May-19-05 10:43 PM |
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I'm in Nebraska. Who's going to bother with terrorizing Nebraska? |
norml |
May-19-05 10:47 PM |
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Afraid? |
undergroundpanther |
May-19-05 10:50 PM |
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On 9/23 I had a family emergency that necessitates going to the airport |
question everything |
May-19-05 10:54 PM |
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no |
viva la resistance |
May-19-05 10:56 PM |
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I was scared |
NYFlip |
May-19-05 11:12 PM |
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Not for myself (I was home that day) but .. |
Withywindle |
May-19-05 11:23 PM |
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personally afraid of the bushturdgang |
leftofthedial |
May-19-05 11:30 PM |
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I was in Midtown Manhattan when it happened. |
BurtWorm |
May-19-05 11:39 PM |
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I was PISSED |
fortyfeetunder |
May-20-05 12:00 AM |
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While all the airplanes were being grounded, I felt uneasy. |
Lindacooks |
May-20-05 12:19 AM |
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Unsettled, but not afraid. |
6000eliot |
May-20-05 12:20 AM |
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A little afraid of leaving a young orphan if we were hit too.. |
lostnfound |
May-20-05 12:23 AM |
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No -- but I live in rural Georgia. HOWEVER, |
Eloriel |
May-20-05 12:25 AM |
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I was afraid, only because I knew who was REALLY behind this shit. |
AntiCoup2K4 |
May-20-05 01:09 AM |
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I was at home asleep after working a second shift job. |
bumblebee1 |
May-20-05 01:22 AM |
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I was afraid for my country |
Chomskyite |
May-20-05 01:40 AM |
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I was afraid of the government's response |
AlienGirl |
May-20-05 01:50 AM |
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Not so much afraid as stunned. |
Seabiscuit |
May-20-05 02:30 AM |
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I was devastated by the loss of human life, but not afraid |
Vektor |
May-20-05 02:42 AM |
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No, not afraid, but many others seemed terrified. |
anitar1 |
May-20-05 02:42 AM |
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I live in Bumfuck, Mississippi. |
Devlzown |
May-20-05 03:03 AM |
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LOl -- |
Eloriel |
May-20-05 08:21 AM |
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Not afraid, but angry and troubled. My wife was stuck 3,000 miles away.. |
KrazyKat |
May-20-05 04:49 AM |
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Or if... |
yibbehobba |
May-20-05 05:30 AM |
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No, but I was concerned and wondered how this could happen. |
0007 |
May-20-05 05:32 AM |
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I lived about 10 miles from Dulles Airport in Virginia |
phylny |
May-20-05 05:36 AM |
#108 |
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yes the lack of airplanes overhead the next day was so creepy |
marions ghost |
May-20-05 08:00 AM |
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There was one moment. I live 50 miles north of NYC and my son and |
OmmmSweetOmmm |
May-20-05 05:52 AM |
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Afraid for my husband who was outside the WTC when 2nd plane hit |
bklyncowgirl |
May-20-05 05:54 AM |
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We live near a nuclear power plant and a few months after 9/11 |
Vinca |
May-20-05 06:08 AM |
#113 |
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I wasnt afraid |
morgan2 |
May-20-05 06:38 AM |
#115 |
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I was afraid |
China_cat |
May-20-05 06:52 AM |
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I shouldn't have been. |
HypnoToad |
May-20-05 07:04 AM |
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No, but I was a little worried about flying for a while. |
katinmn |
May-20-05 07:06 AM |
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I live across the river from the WTC... |
JHB |
May-20-05 07:13 AM |
#120 |
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Wasn't afraid for myself |
pnb |
May-20-05 07:16 AM |
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No but I knew my Muslim co-workers were |
lukasahero |
May-20-05 07:20 AM |
#122 |
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Not personally, no.... |
Bridget Burke |
May-20-05 07:25 AM |
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I live in Orlando, Florida... |
dryan |
May-20-05 07:47 AM |
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I was in DC that day, about 4 blocks from the White House |
MiniMe |
May-20-05 07:51 AM |
#125 |
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Working in a government building? Yep, I was a tad jumpy, as |
blondeatlast |
May-20-05 08:18 AM |
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When my neighbor asked me why I wasn't pulling my kids out of school |
FLDem5 |
May-20-05 08:24 AM |
#130 |
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I Was Not Afraid |
RobinA |
May-20-05 08:26 AM |
#131 |
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My Fears |
lse7581011 |
May-20-05 08:28 AM |
#132 |
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I was in NYC, though I wasn't really afraid |
DireStrike |
May-20-05 08:47 AM |
#134 |
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I was a little afraid because my husband is a federal employee... |
Debbi801 |
May-20-05 08:56 AM |
#135 |
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I lived in NYC during that time, |
Dorian Gray |
May-20-05 09:40 AM |
#137 |
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I was shocked... and I can't say that I was afraid... |
Blue Belle |
May-20-05 10:06 AM |
#139 |
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Who gives a rat's ass about San Antonio? |
ceile |
May-20-05 10:11 AM |
#140 |
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I care. n/t |
im10ashus |
May-20-05 10:38 AM |
#143 |
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I was a little frightened. |
im10ashus |
May-20-05 10:30 AM |
#141 |
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Shocked and amazed...but one thing was clear.... |
Baclava |
May-20-05 10:36 AM |
#142 |
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ONLY FROM MY OWN COUNTRY |
clem_c_rock |
May-20-05 10:40 AM |
#144 |
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I'd honestly love to see the results |
alarcoeg |
May-20-05 10:43 AM |
#145 |
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I. was. not. afraid. |
FLDem5 |
May-20-05 10:50 AM |
#146 |
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I believe you as an individual |
alarcoeg |
May-20-05 10:55 AM |
#148 |
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Neither do I. |
smbolisnch |
May-20-05 11:37 AM |
#150 |
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I work at the Washington Navy Yard |
minerva50 |
May-20-05 10:50 AM |
#147 |
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UK viewpoint - |
CJCRANE |
May-20-05 01:50 PM |
#151 |
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Yes. I was living in Nashville, which is near the Oak Ridge nuclear |
RandomKoolzip |
May-20-05 02:56 PM |
#153 |
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I wasn't personally afraid but I did feel stunned/shocked by |
gkhouston |
May-20-05 03:22 PM |
#154 |
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Not afraid exactly- but very aware |
lastliberalintexas |
May-20-05 03:32 PM |
#155 |
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I was working at a hospital less than 2 miles from the WTC.. |
Princess Turandot |
May-20-05 05:24 PM |
#156 |
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I was in Boston, and no. Not afraid, freaked, shocked, |
Shoeempress |
May-20-05 05:26 PM |
#157 |
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I am sorry but I think |
sharonking21 |
May-20-05 07:37 PM |
#158 |
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