Douglas Taurel
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There was a really famous story of a guy, a construction guy or a maintenance guy, who somebody fell. I think it was somebody who was having a seizure, and he jumped and fell on top of him, and the subway went over him, and he saved him. In fact, and I think he was – I think he got invited to the – one of the inaugurations – not inaugurations, the presidential speeches. State of the Union.
There was a really famous story of a guy, a construction guy or a maintenance guy, who somebody fell. I think it was somebody who was having a seizure, and he jumped and fell on top of him, and the subway went over him, and he saved him. In fact, and I think he was – I think he got invited to the – one of the inaugurations – not inaugurations, the presidential speeches. State of the Union.
State of the Union, thank you. And he got an award or something. As he should. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Where were you guys on 9-11? So I lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, which is right across the river. In fact, Hoboken probably lost more people from the five boroughs. So Hoboken is considered the sixth borough. It's in New Jersey, but it's literally right across the river from the Hudson.
State of the Union, thank you. And he got an award or something. As he should. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Where were you guys on 9-11? So I lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, which is right across the river. In fact, Hoboken probably lost more people from the five boroughs. So Hoboken is considered the sixth borough. It's in New Jersey, but it's literally right across the river from the Hudson.
State of the Union, thank you. And he got an award or something. As he should. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Where were you guys on 9-11? So I lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, which is right across the river. In fact, Hoboken probably lost more people from the five boroughs. So Hoboken is considered the sixth borough. It's in New Jersey, but it's literally right across the river from the Hudson.
So it's like from my door to Times Square is 20 minutes. Okay. So a lot of people lived in Hoboken, a lot of finance guys lived in Hoboken because it was cheaper, it was quieter.
So it's like from my door to Times Square is 20 minutes. Okay. So a lot of people lived in Hoboken, a lot of finance guys lived in Hoboken because it was cheaper, it was quieter.
So it's like from my door to Times Square is 20 minutes. Okay. So a lot of people lived in Hoboken, a lot of finance guys lived in Hoboken because it was cheaper, it was quieter.
Yep, exactly. And so I was a personal trainer at that time. So I would take the path, which is a version of the Jersey subway, and I would go from there into the World Trade Towers. And that was my commute. I'd wake up around, depending what client I had, I'd wake up at six or seven in the morning, take the path.
Yep, exactly. And so I was a personal trainer at that time. So I would take the path, which is a version of the Jersey subway, and I would go from there into the World Trade Towers. And that was my commute. I'd wake up around, depending what client I had, I'd wake up at six or seven in the morning, take the path.
Yep, exactly. And so I was a personal trainer at that time. So I would take the path, which is a version of the Jersey subway, and I would go from there into the World Trade Towers. And that was my commute. I'd wake up around, depending what client I had, I'd wake up at six or seven in the morning, take the path.
And all of them, all the trains, every subway line, the ferry, they all emptied out in front of the World Trade Towers.
And all of them, all the trains, every subway line, the ferry, they all emptied out in front of the World Trade Towers.
And all of them, all the trains, every subway line, the ferry, they all emptied out in front of the World Trade Towers.
Yeah, and my biggest regret is never taking a picture of inside the World Trade Towers around 7 or 8 o'clock in the morning, because it was like a sea of humanity. It's hard to... It's like every human being on Earth was there? Yeah, but no one is bumping into each other. I mean, it's like, it's a choreography that everyone knows where they're going, they're... Everyone's going to work, right?
Yeah, and my biggest regret is never taking a picture of inside the World Trade Towers around 7 or 8 o'clock in the morning, because it was like a sea of humanity. It's hard to... It's like every human being on Earth was there? Yeah, but no one is bumping into each other. I mean, it's like, it's a choreography that everyone knows where they're going, they're... Everyone's going to work, right?
Yeah, and my biggest regret is never taking a picture of inside the World Trade Towers around 7 or 8 o'clock in the morning, because it was like a sea of humanity. It's hard to... It's like every human being on Earth was there? Yeah, but no one is bumping into each other. I mean, it's like, it's a choreography that everyone knows where they're going, they're... Everyone's going to work, right?
So you have your path. They have their path. You know how to dodge. And they had these stairs that went forever up. In fact, have you been to the 9-11 Museum? Yes. Okay. Very, very moving.
So you have your path. They have their path. You know how to dodge. And they had these stairs that went forever up. In fact, have you been to the 9-11 Museum? Yes. Okay. Very, very moving.
So you have your path. They have their path. You know how to dodge. And they had these stairs that went forever up. In fact, have you been to the 9-11 Museum? Yes. Okay. Very, very moving.