[Groop]NY Groopers

Chris Schechner schechnr@flash.net
Wed, 19 Sep 2001 11:55:20 -0600


Anil,

Great to hear you are well. I hope that we will hear from all the NY
groopsters in time (preferably a *short* time) and know they are well. We
don't even know *who* lives in NY!

Chris

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>I'm a longtime lurker/occasional poster/constant misspeller, and I work in
>a highrise in times square NYC.  I am OK, but our city is still
>recovering.  I have not gathered up the strength to go down to the
>disaster site yet.  My office was evacuated last week tues-fri what with
>bomb scares and the original threat.  Business is somewhat back to normal,
>but I am getting paranoid about what may happen when we retaliate. 
>Supposedly it is hard to find a store that still has any gas masks left,
>and I don't want to get people unduly riled, but things here are still
>tense as we are at war.  The city has really unified and it is obvious
>wherever you go.  People have been much more polite in general, and there
>is a strong sense of togetherness here as I assume there is all over the
>country and beyond.   We will overcome this tragedy and heal stronger than
>we were.  The Towers will be rebuilt in some way, and I have heard that !
>the new antenna will be in the shape of a middle finger, and you can guess
>which way it will be pointing.  Thanks for all of your kind words.
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>From,
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>Anil