SEPT 11?

I,m a letter carrier and on that fateful day everybody stopped working and went upstairs to see the TV set in the swing room.No work was done until 11:00 am.Management was so confused,but I suggested that the most important thing to do at that moment was to deliver the mail and to let folks know that we as Americans was not going to let those bums scare us from doing our daily routines.Tomorrow at the MAIN Post office at MAIn St. Flushing at exactly 8:46 am we will be having a candlelight vigil in front of the P.O...unfortunatly Postal management will ot let us do this on their time but it will only be for 10 minutes on our break time.But no matter what we cannot forget,i lost a good buddy,PAUL ZOIS he was on the 96th floor on that day and his spirit always remains with my brother an myself.My brother is a letter carrier in Boca Raton Fla. and I'm ouite sure he will refelct and remember on that moment too.I will be delivering the mail on Sept 11th....

For whom shall we pray? If you are so inclined, let me offer a suggestion or two. Pray for those who lost their lives in the attacks and for those who gave their lives trying to save others. Pray for those who willingly enter harm's way to protect and serve us every day.

Pray for those who we have charged with making decisions for our nation about how we should respond to the attacks and protect ourselves from further harm, and for those who must carry out those decisions.

Pray for our children who may in the near future be required to enter combat on their country's behalf.

Well, for me, it looks like it's going to be business as usual. It would've been nice to have a day off to remember and reflect upon the thousands of lives that we have lost on that dreadful day.

Of course, most of what will be going on tomorrow will be taking place in New York. But something will be going on down here in Washington, D. C. too.

But now, what I want to know is why does New York gets so much more press coverage and sympathy sent their way than does Washington, D. C.??? After all, I know they blew up the Trade Center up there in New York City. But they did blew up the Pentegon also. But the Washington, D. C. area does not get as much press coverage as does New York City. And the lives that we have lost down here cannot be any less important than the ones that was lost up there in New York. As a Washingtonian, I am offended that we feel slighted by all of this, not to mention feeling slightly irked by all of this. It feels like as if in this whole ordeal, that Washington, D. C. feels like a stepchild compared to New York City. That's my observation.

Comments Anyone?????

--Charles--

I'd add to paulwp's list, pray for the fatherless children who were left that way because their parents were murdered last year on 9/11. Tom couldn't be more right about his advice, but how can a nation who has chased God out of the public arena now ask Him for blessing. My wife has sex with me because we have a relationship outside of the bedroom too. God is not a prostitute!

Vayasteve,

What do you mean management was so confused? I thought they stayed that way.

All B.S. aside. I'm sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. Do you know how many carriers we lost? I realize it isn't really an appropiate question. I have tried to get a strait answer from my supervisors but, you know how difficult that is.

Damon