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David "DJ" Jones was in a meeting at work in Petoskey when the first plane hit the World Trade Center in 2001. |
David "DJ" Jones was in a meeting at work in Petoskey when the first plane hit the World Trade Center in 2001.
"I remember it was a Tuesday," the executive director of the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation said. "Like everyone else, I was confused and wanted to try to find out what was happening."
The group in the meeting stood talking about what might have happened for a moment and each went their own way. Jones went online and was shocked and horrified to discover what had happened.
"I remember thinking, life is going to be different," he said.
He believes the goal of the terrorists was to disrupt life in the United States and create an atmosphere of fear.
"I don't think they've won," said Jones, "We've gone on with our normal lives as much as possible."
He noted that at the time, he didn't think we would still be fighting back militarily 10 years after the event. "It's a different kind of warfare and it's hard to know how to respond to that."
Charles MacInnis, director of public relations at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, saw the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 on television at work.
"I was horrified," he said.
MacInnis worked in media relations at Powers Energy in Jackson at the time and said the attacks affected him in several personal and work-related ways.
"We had to provide less information to the public about our nuclear plant because of security concerns," he said, noting that accountability of utility companies to the public is very important.
The consequence of the attacks forced the company to become more closed off to the public, which was a negative but inescapable result, in his opinion.
Another way MacInnis has seen 9/11 change the world is through his experiences as a private pilot.
A few weeks after the attacks, grounding of planes had been lifted and MacInnis was flying his small plane from Jackson to Lansing. He had gone through the necessary process making his flight plan known to the appropriate organizations.
Mid-flight, he heard a voice in his headset that said "Aircraft over Brighton, land immediately." He said private pilots need to be more aware and cautious now because air space issues are much more restrictive than pre-9/11.
Rick Hawley, owner of Competitive Edge salon in East Jordan, was also at work when the terrorist attacks happened. He said his first thought was that he didn't want his kids to find out about it through another source and not have him there. His oldest was 10 years old at the time.
"I couldn't leave the salon because I had clients," he said. "Everyone was shocked and devastated."
He remembers listening to a local radio station taking requests the day after. He was saddened that the majority of callers were interested in hearing "self-pitying, defeated music." He said his response that day was that our country should "stand up and fight."
Jerry Hepner, store manager at Glen's Market in East Jordan, said at the time he couldn't believe something like this could happen in the United States.
"I remember it was a Tuesday," the executive director of the Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation said. "Like everyone else, I was confused and wanted to try to find out what was happening."
The group in the meeting stood talking about what might have happened for a moment and each went their own way. Jones went online and was shocked and horrified to discover what had happened.
"I remember thinking, life is going to be different," he said.
He believes the goal of the terrorists was to disrupt life in the United States and create an atmosphere of fear.
"I don't think they've won," said Jones, "We've gone on with our normal lives as much as possible."
He noted that at the time, he didn't think we would still be fighting back militarily 10 years after the event. "It's a different kind of warfare and it's hard to know how to respond to that."
Charles MacInnis, director of public relations at North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, saw the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 on television at work.
"I was horrified," he said.
MacInnis worked in media relations at Powers Energy in Jackson at the time and said the attacks affected him in several personal and work-related ways.
"We had to provide less information to the public about our nuclear plant because of security concerns," he said, noting that accountability of utility companies to the public is very important.
The consequence of the attacks forced the company to become more closed off to the public, which was a negative but inescapable result, in his opinion.
Another way MacInnis has seen 9/11 change the world is through his experiences as a private pilot.
A few weeks after the attacks, grounding of planes had been lifted and MacInnis was flying his small plane from Jackson to Lansing. He had gone through the necessary process making his flight plan known to the appropriate organizations.
Mid-flight, he heard a voice in his headset that said "Aircraft over Brighton, land immediately." He said private pilots need to be more aware and cautious now because air space issues are much more restrictive than pre-9/11.
Rick Hawley, owner of Competitive Edge salon in East Jordan, was also at work when the terrorist attacks happened. He said his first thought was that he didn't want his kids to find out about it through another source and not have him there. His oldest was 10 years old at the time.
"I couldn't leave the salon because I had clients," he said. "Everyone was shocked and devastated."
He remembers listening to a local radio station taking requests the day after. He was saddened that the majority of callers were interested in hearing "self-pitying, defeated music." He said his response that day was that our country should "stand up and fight."
Jerry Hepner, store manager at Glen's Market in East Jordan, said at the time he couldn't believe something like this could happen in the United States.
