Well, we were filling up to just be prepared for the unknown and I suspect the others were as well. Every gas station in our suburban community was packed, people were just waiting and very quietly talking among each other, almost whispering and then the guy pointed up, saying look. The contrails were obvious and then we realized what we were looking at. I can’t exactly remember, but there were at least four fighters maybe six and truthfully seeing AF1 gave me a sense of security. I remember thinking what must have been going on in that plane.
Wow...
Guess us midwest Freepers think alike ;)
As I said, there did not seem to be a lot of concern about gas supplies here in CHIcago area or if there was, people were being tight lipped about it...You guys out three are better preppers ;)
It really was a a surreal few days though.
I live between both O’Hare and Midway airports—always air traffic...commercial planes, charters, helicopters, etc. It was so eerily quiet after 9/11 although there were a few military planes flying.
Last Sept 11 on the 9-11 thread was posted a very long, very satisfying, very illuminating article on just what WAS happening on AF1 on 9-11. I got lost in the article for hours.