The other day I spoke with a woman about my age. Somehow we got talking about who we know in NYC and she shared that her sister and brother lived there, not far from Battery Park, just a couple blocks from the World Trade Center site.
Of course I felt compelled to ask if they were there when the tragedy struck. She readily answered, "Not only were they there in NYC, but my sister worked in the second building on the 82nd floor, right where the plane struck."
The details followed that her brother and sister who are likely middle-aged as are we, went to the Trade Center together that day,