September 11

History records 9/11 and everyone still remembers where they were and what they were doing this day in 2001. Those from generations further back recall with the same vividness & clarity the details of the day John Kennedy was shot and still fewer others 7 December.

Days, dates and times like this require a brief time out to reflect and a quick prayer for your own personal reasons is never truly out of order.

A few details from this end so humor me.

I located my notes from that day this past year and reread them. Go back thru old entries of this vehicle from this date and you can catch up at your leisure. In fact, the old testament I am sure holds some insights and details of our business trip to NY the night before, landing late at LaGuardia and up early the next day for the business meetings & tour.

The news of a plane hitting the tower at first was a peculiar rumor that ran thru the warehouse like a wildfire. We chided amongst ourselves the odd local behavior and pressed on.

As the rumors gathered momentum, and a second plane struck the WTC, it stopped being funny and when we were pulled aside from the tour for a briefing, we learned that is was all true.

Our group of six (6), five (5) from Texas and a bloke from the left coast (CA), reconvened in a conference room and began formulating a ‘plan.’

From my seat, when the $1M question was presented, all eyes seemed to turn to moi and all of my life training and survival skills kicked into full speed.

And that Q was 'What are we going to do ?'

‘We are on an island. We must get off, back to the mainland and make our way home as quickly as possible.’

And it went from there.

‘How ?’

To the east was ground zero which was not even an option. There were ferries, and it goes on & will be picked up in the book, in my memoirs or when abc, cbs, NBC, CNN, Fox or amazon studios PURCHASES the story for HUGE $$$.

But moving along as I DO NOT have all day for this nonsense por favor …

Off all day again today and chores & duties at 811 are the highest priority. I have a list of calls to make re the property as soon as the business day begins plus I am half-a-day behind the painting schedule. I spent time there yesterday and finished cleaning air ducts, the refrigerator & freezer and found fatigue sufficient to postpone painting the first room upstairs until today.

I work a short day tomorrow but could be back tomorrow afternoon. I need to take a lawnmower over and tools to trim & edge.

I got hold of Dimitri A yesterday & he is going to help me paint in a cool arrangement. He is a professional painter and I have known him since he was a young troublemaker & terrorist. He has assumed his Father’s painting business so I will be working ‘for’ him on this one job only. I’ll pay him of course & buy the paint and get it done on schedule.

Also must decide on the floor direction.

WHAT ? FLOORS DON’T MOVE

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O, eye no.

Leaning towards yanking carpet upstairs & down replacing with hardwood floors. First tenant broke the pet lease and the odor still lingers. Stains from second tenant are ugly as stains usually are & I would not want to move onto or dance around such oddities.

The prospect of the verdre hemorrhage is not appealing but I MUST TAKE COMFORT in the fact that come tax time it will all even out.

OK.

That’s it.

Toodles for the time being.