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I hitchhiked and walked to New York 20 years ago today. I had my firefighter and medic credentials faxed to FEMA and then went into ground zero for ~24 hours t
by rsync 5y ago
I hitchhiked and walked to New York 20 years ago today.
I had my firefighter and medic credentials faxed to FEMA and then went into ground zero for ~24 hours to dig.
I wrote about all of this, later, in what became cDc t-file #396.[1]
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20041208005336/http://www.cultdeadcow.com/cDc_files/cDc-0396.html https://web.archive.org/web/20041208005336/http://www.cultde...
- joeraut 5y agoThat was an incredibly powerful read. Thank you for your effort.
- generj 5y agoA wonderful read. It was interesting to hear all the ways in which you were put to work. I hadn’t expected reaching NYC to be such an adventure, but have forgotten the zeitgeist of suspicion and uncertainty immediately after the attacks. In regards to your closing lines, tragedies are uniquely able to harness people towards joint concentrated efforts. I have only ever volunteered for hurricane relief efforts, typically weeks after impact, but the power of a large group assembled to help is intense. If the need is acute enough, we rediscover how important community is and willingly sacrifice our individual selves to its survival.
- boibombeiro 5y agoYou were very courageous. I can only imagine how such experience at such young age can impact your worldview.