Tom, Thanks for the post. I, as well as others, are very glad you're OK. Avery At 11:30 AM 09/12/01 -0400, you wrote: >It's been a terrible day in New York, and it will continue to be a very >big challenge for weeks and months to come. > >Today has been the worst day that New York City has ever experienced. The >beautiful symbol of the city, the famous Twin Towers of the World Trade >Center, have been totally destroyed, as you know. > >Every effort is being made to rescue any survivors. It is thought that >thousands of people have been killed. The subways are running again, but >they are bypassing lower Manhattan. > >This afternoon, the streets were filled with people walking home, north up >Broadway, 6th Avenue, 5th Avenue, etc. There is not much talking. The faces >are very grim. > >Grocery stores are open. Food and water is available. Generally, electricity >and telephone are working, although all cellular telephone services has been >shut down. The main transmitter antenna was on the top of the South Tower >(WTC2). > >I am OK. I did have a tuning client there: the Marriott World Trade Center >Hotel, which was located directly between and at the base of the Twin >Towers. I would tune pianos for them >every 2 or 3 months. > >I can only pray that the people who used to schedule the tuning >appointments with me have survived. They were only young workers in their >first "real" job. > >It isn't clear yet about how long, and how severely, New York will be "shut >down." There is no stock market open; the airports are closed. Schools are >closed. > >This event is truly an act of war against the United States. I only pray >that we won't see an even more horrific event than what has already >happened. > >I am praying for those who have been lost; and for those who are working >to rescue or recover. > >New York will go on; there will be music again!!! > >As Antares says: Where music is, no harm can be!!!!!!!!!!!! > >All the best, > > >Tom
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