I've told several of my friends and confirmed with a co-worker at the time that on the morning of 9/11, just before starting time at 7:20 am central time, I was sitting in my truck sipping my coffee and smoking a final cig when the local rock DJ came on and said, "It has just came over the wire that a 'small plane' has hit one of the WTC towers in New York....." I remember getting out of my truck after that and asking Scott who was also heading in to the shop if he heard the report on the radio and he confirmed that he did. Of course we both shrugged it off as a freak accident and proceeded to work.

The significance of what I heard on the radio did not hit me until 2 years later when reading a book that revealed the time-line of when the first plane hit the north tower. Remembering that I told you the DJ reported at 7:20 central time that a "small plane hit the north tower." That is 8:20 eastern time and to my shock, as I read the official time that the first plane hit, it revealed that it wasn't until 8:45 eastern time which would of course be 7:45 central when I was already in the shop working.

My gut tells me that they sent the "news" out on the wire early to get as many people in front of their T.V.s as possible to witness the second plane live indeed as a gigantic psychological operation.

In light of the BBC and now FOX 5 out of Washington D.C. reporting the collapse of building 7 before it happened, I now realize my recollection of that morning is correct. - michael144