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bubsdad
"Hang in there!"
Very sorry for your loss. Been through it and it is never an easy thing. Hope you can remember all the good times and find joy in being with the ones you love.
Sammie
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I'm very sorry for your loss, AJ.
I was a freshman in H.S. during my Kennedy moment. My home ec teacher demanded that we continue the day as usual after an intercom message announced the Kennedy demise. After one of my classmates, very upset, ran her sewing machine down the length of her finger, Home Ec teacher was called away never to be seen again. And rightly so.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Sammie
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Was on vaca that week. Got a call from a friend who worked nights
and told me to hurry up and turn the TV on. At first we thought it
was pilot error. Perhaps the pilot fell ill with a heart attack, etc. But
a 2nd time? We had an 8:00 appt. that day at the county courthouse.
At around 8:20 when our meeting was over, they closed the courthouse
for the day. Not sure if terrorism was a positive during those first couple of hours.
bubsdad
"Hang in there!"
Was at work when 1st tower was hit. Just got off work when second tower was hit and was on my way to part time job when 1st tower collapsed. When I got to my part time job the guys wouldn't believe me so we got a t.v. out and watched the news. Man that was a bad day. Left after about an hour. What about when you heard about the third plane? I was calling all my friends who were on their way to make deliveries in Detroit. Just thinking about it brings back that feeling in my stomach.
ajblakejr
Age quod agis
Answering my own question...I was pulling a '53 ft trailer and listening to AM talk radio when the first plane hit. My gut told me something bad happened.
The second plane hit while I was backing into a dock. I just sat in Cab and listened to the radio.
When I returned to the dock; the radio was on full blast. I was climbing up the dock ladder and heard the panic on the loud speaker when the first tower collapsed.
The day started to move in slow motion...I was then sent on a two person delivery.
The second tower fell just before my coworker and I stopped at a mini-mart for a cold drink. The owner of the store wore a turban and my coworker went "postal" on him.
Amazing how every moment is imprinted on memory.
And the feeling you never thought you would forget...is now in danger because we are starting to forget as a country.
Perhaps those images should be replayed every Sunday because September 11, 2001 is in danger of just becoming another day in a year.
Or have we forgotten?
I warned you that this was long and thought provoking.
The second plane hit while I was backing into a dock. I just sat in Cab and listened to the radio.
When I returned to the dock; the radio was on full blast. I was climbing up the dock ladder and heard the panic on the loud speaker when the first tower collapsed.
The day started to move in slow motion...I was then sent on a two person delivery.
The second tower fell just before my coworker and I stopped at a mini-mart for a cold drink. The owner of the store wore a turban and my coworker went "postal" on him.
Amazing how every moment is imprinted on memory.
And the feeling you never thought you would forget...is now in danger because we are starting to forget as a country.
Perhaps those images should be replayed every Sunday because September 11, 2001 is in danger of just becoming another day in a year.
Or have we forgotten?
I warned you that this was long and thought provoking.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Yes--the options in my area are extremely limited and we are the top blue collar employer.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Should we be allowed to sell back vacations weeks and/or work through vacations?
bubsdad
"Hang in there!"
different thread..vacation payoff..but, yeah we should have the option
I would have to vote "no".
The Union has fought very hard for vacations for one thing, but more importantly if you have people not taking their vacations, this will result in the need for fewer drivers.
