I was in my office in Kentucky. I had the only office with a television, so my office became the gathering point for everyone. I will never forget the office receptionist running from my office loudly sobbing as we all watched in horror as people jumped from the Towers.
My Boss and the Company owner were stranded in Chicago as they were taken off their flight home, due to all flights being canceled. My office was close to the Airport, with the UPS air hub, and just East of the flight path. Very odd to see no flights for days.
The Boss and owner were able to get one of the last rental cars left in Chicago. They had to sign an agreement to return the car to Chicago within a week because everyone renting cars were wanting to leave the cars in their destination city. Leaving ALL of Chicago's cars all over the country. We are 300 miles from Chicago.
I was involved with a large ambulance service in Louisville. Our service was activated by the Feds because Louisville is a Medical receiving city during national disasters. We put staffed ambulances at the Air National Guard base at the airport to receive patients to relieve NYC if they were overwhelmed. No one came.... there were so few wounded survivors.