Douglas Taurel
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Not that I have PTS, but the way he was explaining it to me because you know it so much in detail. And to this day, if I walk out on a beautiful day where there's not a cloud, weather's around 70, 72 degrees, spring or fall, you know, September, I'm right back there. I can remember everything about it. And I just remember that day. I went in early. I woke up. It was a beautiful day.
So I went in early, get a cup of coffee, and I was going to walk. So you could either walk from the World Trade Towers or you could take a subway if you wanted to, to where I worked at. But it was such a beautiful day. I said, you know, I'm going to walk. I'm going to walk today. So I came out. First plane hit at 846. So I was at the underneath the World Trade Towers. And the World Trade Towers.
So I went in early, get a cup of coffee, and I was going to walk. So you could either walk from the World Trade Towers or you could take a subway if you wanted to, to where I worked at. But it was such a beautiful day. I said, you know, I'm going to walk. I'm going to walk today. So I came out. First plane hit at 846. So I was at the underneath the World Trade Towers. And the World Trade Towers.
So I went in early, get a cup of coffee, and I was going to walk. So you could either walk from the World Trade Towers or you could take a subway if you wanted to, to where I worked at. But it was such a beautiful day. I said, you know, I'm going to walk. I'm going to walk today. So I came out. First plane hit at 846. So I was at the underneath the World Trade Towers. And the World Trade Towers.
No, I had just walked out. Okay.
No, I had just walked out. Okay.
No, I had just walked out. Okay.
So not the first one. So I walked out around eight o'clock in the morning, 8.15. I got to the gym at about 8.30 and then the first plane hit, 8.46. Didn't even hear it really. I had a client at nine who came in early and he was freaked out. He had just walked out when the first plane, he was literally walking out when the first plane hit.
So not the first one. So I walked out around eight o'clock in the morning, 8.15. I got to the gym at about 8.30 and then the first plane hit, 8.46. Didn't even hear it really. I had a client at nine who came in early and he was freaked out. He had just walked out when the first plane, he was literally walking out when the first plane hit.
So not the first one. So I walked out around eight o'clock in the morning, 8.15. I got to the gym at about 8.30 and then the first plane hit, 8.46. Didn't even hear it really. I had a client at nine who came in early and he was freaked out. He had just walked out when the first plane, he was literally walking out when the first plane hit.
And for people who don't know, World Trade Towers were huge, massive. In fact, when they were up, you didn't even notice the Manhattan skyline. When they fell down, it was the first time you noticed the Empire State Building. So being in a quarter of a mile from them, they're just like towering over you. In fact, when I first got to New York, I remember being really lost.
And for people who don't know, World Trade Towers were huge, massive. In fact, when they were up, you didn't even notice the Manhattan skyline. When they fell down, it was the first time you noticed the Empire State Building. So being in a quarter of a mile from them, they're just like towering over you. In fact, when I first got to New York, I remember being really lost.
And for people who don't know, World Trade Towers were huge, massive. In fact, when they were up, you didn't even notice the Manhattan skyline. When they fell down, it was the first time you noticed the Empire State Building. So being in a quarter of a mile from them, they're just like towering over you. In fact, when I first got to New York, I remember being really lost.
I had a map trying to find my way to go to auditions, and this older lady said, son, where are you going? And I said, well, I'm trying to go to the north side of Manhattan. She said, well, let me show you something. You see those buildings over there? That's south. And if you know where South is, you know where North is. And if you know North is, you know where West is, you know where East is.
I had a map trying to find my way to go to auditions, and this older lady said, son, where are you going? And I said, well, I'm trying to go to the north side of Manhattan. She said, well, let me show you something. You see those buildings over there? That's south. And if you know where South is, you know where North is. And if you know North is, you know where West is, you know where East is.
I had a map trying to find my way to go to auditions, and this older lady said, son, where are you going? And I said, well, I'm trying to go to the north side of Manhattan. She said, well, let me show you something. You see those buildings over there? That's south. And if you know where South is, you know where North is. And if you know North is, you know where West is, you know where East is.
She goes, whenever you get lost, just look up and you'll see those two towers. And you could be, I mean, you could be all the way up in Spanish Harlem. You could see them forever, man. You could see them coming in from Connecticut, driving. You could start seeing them. So I got to the World Trade Towers, to my gym. I had just walked out of the 9-11. It was a beautiful day.
She goes, whenever you get lost, just look up and you'll see those two towers. And you could be, I mean, you could be all the way up in Spanish Harlem. You could see them forever, man. You could see them coming in from Connecticut, driving. You could start seeing them. So I got to the World Trade Towers, to my gym. I had just walked out of the 9-11. It was a beautiful day.
She goes, whenever you get lost, just look up and you'll see those two towers. And you could be, I mean, you could be all the way up in Spanish Harlem. You could see them forever, man. You could see them coming in from Connecticut, driving. You could start seeing them. So I got to the World Trade Towers, to my gym. I had just walked out of the 9-11. It was a beautiful day.
I remember just walking on the side, just thinking, looking at the Trinity Church, drinking my coffee, eating my muffin, getting there. And then my first client at nine o'clock was there early and he was all freaked out. And he's like, something happened at the World Trade Towers. And I said, well, what happened? He said, I don't know, something's going on. I go, well, let's train, man.