sorry about all your losses.

Even here, I came close to losing friends. A friend's wife owned a print shop at ground level and decided to go in late. First she knew was when police blocked her from the area.

A very good friend phoned his twin brother on an archeological dig in Ontario's north to say he was okay. The twin was stunned, he had heard nothing about it. Friend had an office in the WTC but was making a breakfast meeting with a client elsewhere.

Another good friend's sister works maintainance there but she had called in sick.

What a tragedy.