Stormy's Log 0109.11

Denver International Airport


2001-09-11

This was to be my first trip to Las Vegas. Max and Jenn had been talking about it for weeks and were very excited to be going. I enjoyed the trip I just took with the Chadwicks, but I've been in cars many times. Now we were headed to Las Vegas in an "air plane". What's that? Max and Jenn said it would be fun and that I'd enjoy the trip.

We headed to Denver International Airport very early in the morning to catch a 7:43 AM flight. The airport was very big. I liked the tents that it had on top. They looked like they'd make a nice big burrow. I then took my first train ride ever and sat up front to look out the window. I saw funny looking spinning things on the walls and as the train started going faster, they began to spin. It was rather entertaining.

Once we got off the train we went to sit and wait to get on the airplane that I've heard so much about. Just before boarding I said "hi" to a very nice lady at the counter to make sure we were still headed to Las Vegas. She reassured me and we walked a short hallway to the plane. It turns out that it's sort of like a burrow, too. There were many seats in lots of rows that the humans can sit in and ride to wherever they are going. We sat towards the back where it was fun to see all the people ahead of us.

Just after a woman that I couldn't see told us everything looked good and we'd take off soon, a man came on the plane and told us that there was a problem in New York City and that they were not letting any more airplanes in the air. We were told we could get off the plane or stay there to wait and see when we'd leave. After another ten minutes or so the man told everyone that all the airports were closed and would stay that way for an undetermined amount of time. Max and Jenn got off the plane and we went into the airport to see what was going on.

I'm sure that reading my story you realize that we didn't go because this day saw the worst terrorist attack in the history of the United States. It seems that some bad people with a lot of hate flew two planes into large buildings in New York City and eventually the buildings collapsed. They also flew one plane into the Pentagon. I was told that this is a building with five sides that a lot of important people work in. And another plane crashed in a state named Pennsylvania. Lots of human folk died in these events and it was a very sad day. I hope I never have to see such a thing again.

Max and Jenn and I were told that the airport was closed and that we must go home. We stood with lots of other people and tried to figure out how to get back home as the police were only letting in commercial vehicles to get people out. After a long time we found a van that would take us near our home and we could either catch another ride from there or walk. We finally made it back and were nice and safe in our own place. I'm sorry to say that not everyone was so lucky this day. I wish all of their families the best and hope that they can go on with life.

As for the trip to Las Vegas, I hope that we can still make it there some day. I enjoyed seeing the airport and would like to actually take a ride in a plane some day. I think it might be fun.

Stormy


Stormy waits for his fight to Las Vegas at Denver International Airport;
the flight is due to leave at 7:43 AM MDT
People stranded at Denver International Airport trying to find a way home. Police shut down access to the Denver International Airport.

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