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Vickip · 12 Sep 2010, 00:13

I was at the store with my Dad when the news came on the radio.
I remember that we we both looked at each other silently, in a complete state of shock.

Everyone wanted to show their patriotism .... you couldn't find a place to park near our store, and I remember seeing the customers lined up at the door waiting for us to open.
It got to the point where I would have to stand out in the parking lot directing traffic so that my Father (who walked with a cane) would have a place to park.

We sold out of everything ..... I remember watching my Parents working behind the counter while I walked up and down a long row of people asking them if they were paying cash. People were handing me money ... not worrying about change or a receipt .. just to make their way out the door. I'll never forget the woman asking me if I actually worked at the store

A gentleman was crying as he came walking up to the counter with one of our last in-ground flagpoles. He told us that his sister was one of the flight attendants who was killed when the plane when into the Twin Towers .... he was putting the flag pole up in his yard in her memory. I still think about him and his family this time of year.

We've been extremely busy the past few days ... even today ... which shows that people are being patriotic and haven't forgotten.

12 Sep 2010, 00:13	#16
Vickip Mega Loafer Join Date: 07.02.2003 Location: Posts: 8,101	I was at the store with my Dad when the news came on the radio. I remember that we we both looked at each other silently, in a complete state of shock. Everyone wanted to show their patriotism .... you couldn't find a place to park near our store, and I remember seeing the customers lined up at the door waiting for us to open. It got to the point where I would have to stand out in the parking lot directing traffic so that my Father (who walked with a cane) would have a place to park. We sold out of everything ..... I remember watching my Parents working behind the counter while I walked up and down a long row of people asking them if they were paying cash. People were handing me money ... not worrying about change or a receipt .. just to make their way out the door. I'll never forget the woman asking me if I actually worked at the store A gentleman was crying as he came walking up to the counter with one of our last in-ground flagpoles. He told us that his sister was one of the flight attendants who was killed when the plane when into the Twin Towers .... he was putting the flag pole up in his yard in her memory. I still think about him and his family this time of year. We've been extremely busy the past few days ... even today ... which shows that people are being patriotic and haven't forgotten.