Friday, Sep 11, 2009
It's another anniversary of 9/11. It still feels recent to me.
CBC showed the Canadian movie Diverted this evening. It was the first time I'd seen it. This was a wonderful programming choice; I know the movie is fictional, but it is based on real events that should be remembered as an example of tragedy bringing out the best in people. On the afternoon of 9/11, I was on the phone with my mother and she told me about all the planes being diverted to Newfoundland. She predicted that the passengers would be pleasantly surprised at how hospitable and friendly the Newfoundlanders were. She was right.
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Posted Sep 11, 2009 8:36 pm PT
Dorval Airport (now Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport) was jammed to the gills with planes that morning and afternoon. My office at the time had a view of the glidepath that inbound planes would have to take. Jumbo jets were landing one after the next for hours. Every local hotel was putting the passengers up until the flight restrictions were lifted or ground transportation could be arranged.
On the subject of 9/11, I had just watched a show on....wait for it....9/11 conspiracy theories. Why do people insist on believing such outlandish nonsense when an army of specialists and engineers had already spelled out in minute detail exactly what happened that day and how the physics of it worked?
On the subject of 9/11, I had just watched a show on....wait for it....9/11 conspiracy theories. Why do people insist on believing such outlandish nonsense when an army of specialists and engineers had already spelled out in minute detail exactly what happened that day and how the physics of it worked?
Posted Sep 11, 2009 9:24 pm PT
Definitely a tragic day; those who died from the plane crashes are remembered. May they rest in peace.
Posted Sep 12, 2009 8:44 am PT
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