Where were you on 9/11

My story here:

I remember the day all too well. I was working for Georgia Power at the time. I am a master electrician, and was working in maintenance at a large coal-fired power generating plant which produced 1760 megawatts at peak demand. I have since retired, but I remember the plant going into full lock-down mode on that day. There were two entrance gates, one each at the north and south ends of the plant, and the entire property was surrounded by razor-wire fences. Both entrances were closed, and no one could enter or leave for the next eight hours, except for local, state, and federal authorities. It seemed like every state and federal agency in existence showed up that day. The general thinking was that a generating plant of this size could have been a target. At some point later in the day, the powers that be deemed the threat to be over, and began to allow folks to go home. Thankfully, I had been on the phone back and forth with my wife, and she had checked my kids out of school, so I knew they were all safe.

When the time came, Georgia Power (subsidiary of The Southern Company), sent crews to New York to help with the clean-up and rebuilding. I volunteered for the crew, and spent the next twelve weeks in New York city helping with the recovery. It was almost surreal the devastation and destruction that I witnessed. There are images I will take to my grave, but I am thankful that I was able to hopefully help out in some small way.