I am going to ground zero

[Valigator]

Hey guys and gals I am taking a flight this next weekend to New York...my main goal of the trip is to go to ground zero....I have other things to do but mainly ground zero....wish me luck...Val

[Dghantt]

Good luck val , enjoy your trip and good luck :)

[BILLY D.]

kin we talk ya into turning a few gaters loose in the un building?

[Valigator]

The people I have talked to that have been there, say its a very profound experience...there are photos of the events as they unfolded by citizens that most of us havent seen on TV.....I was told there is a hush over the sight that is more than deafening...I think it will be good for me to keep my perspective on this war....kinda like going to the USS Arizona in Hawaii....its a place one doesnt forget....at least I never have....I can still see the bubbles rising up from the ship.....

[gspsonny03]

I can only imagine the expeirence. Enjoy yourself and be safe out there. Take care my Friend.

[Valigator]

What an experience that was...I just got of the plane about an hour ago and got back to my nest....I think I appreciate being a Florida girl more than ever...Ground zero was prolific to say the least....St. Pauls church was a interesting place to visit directly from ground zero, George Wasgington use to worship there....did you know as old as that place is, not a single pane of glass was broke in that church???/and it is directly across the street from what was the twin towers....strange...it is also the oldest continuing functioning building in New York...it even survived a horrendous fire in I dont remember the date but we are talking like 300 years ago...ok we found an apartment on Park avenue with a 400 foot terrace which is unheard of in the city...its 6 blocks away from her new office...walking distance is huge in that city...anyway...almost 4,000 a month and that is cheap! can you imagine? we looked at apartments you couldnt turn around in for 3,000 and up...unbelievable...I hit my house and got down and kissed the ground..thank God my parents had the foresight to raise me here, is all I can say..the hussel and bussell of that city is earthshaking, I noticed alot of lonely people eating by themselves, walking by themselves etc...and then going home to an unbelievable living conditions..the dogs...oh the dogs were everwhere on a leash, I doubt most would know what it would be like to actually run for any distance...ok I am tired and I am gonna go to bed but I have much more to write, overall I had a wonderful time....till later...Val

[fabsroman]

I have been to Long Island a bunch of times, and that isn't too bad. I was in New York city once about 20 years ago for a bike race in Central Park and that was a horrible trip. The place we spent the night in was terrible.

I was there again 5 years ago for a deposition in a case I was working on. Took a cab from the Garden to Manhattan and it was over $20. The ride was impressive and scary because the road was surrounded by buildings so tall that it was impossible to see the sun shine on the ground. Shared a cab back with opposing counsel and we grabbed a bite to eat from Sbarro while waiting for the next train back, the last one of the night, to Baltimore. I think that terrible dinner cost close to $15. Didn't have a great time then either, but blamed it on work.

I went back to the city in June of this year with my wife to visit her sister. Right after we got off the subway by her sister, we started walking and ran into somebody walking two little dogs. Well, one of the dogs had diareaha and was going on the side walk. That was a terrible sight and smell and we had to walk by it. Her sister's apartment was $1,800 a month in rent and it was less than 1,000 square feet. The kitchen and living room were in the same room, which was separated from the bedroom by a wall with a closet, and then there was the bathroom. The kitchen countertop was all of 4 square feet, if that, and the stove had all of two burners. Looking out of the window in the living room you got to see the building next door all of three feet away. The window in the bedroom looked into the street and you could hear almost everything that was going on down there. Of course, she lived on the 4th floor and there was no elevator. The lack of an elevator wasn't a problem because I was only visiting, but I couldn't imagine having to bring groceries or anything else up 4 flights of stairs.

New York city isn't for me either. Too much going on and people do not have time to catch their breath.