Is everyone okay?

[RAD]

Thank you all for your concern.

Words cannot express my shock over today's events. My office is about 1/4 mile north of the WTC. A friend's husband actually saw the first plane hit from his window. When we were evacuated shortly after 9:00a, to see the WTC in flames just to the south was just horrible. It was utter chaos--people crying, lines 20-30 deep at pay phones since local cell service was maxed out. I walked from there up to my wife's office in midtown; the first tower crumbled en route, followed shortly by the second one. Along the way, masses of people huddled around radios or storefronts that had a TV in the window.

Now, I'm wincing every time a fighter roars by (there are many); southern manhattan is like a war zone/M.A.S.H. unit rolled into one.

There were so many people in my industry in WTC; many children will leave school today with no parents to go home to.

Don't want to get too long-winded here. I and my wife are fine, thank God; I hope Scoop, Foodie, and their significant others are as well. My heart goes out to our fellow citizens in DC as well.

And my wholehearted support goes out to our national leaders and military.

RAD