I was at the NYSE at 4:10 when the lights went out. Lots of hooting and hollering, all in fun. Somebody was playing a recording of crickets. You wouldn't believe how juvinile the Trading Floor's sense of humor is.
I saw no one panic. Most folks had the same thoughts:
1. "Gee, I hope it's not terrorism."
2. "How the hell am I getting home tonight?"
The ferrys to NJ and the surrounding buroughs were mobbed. No subways or trains out of Penn Station means you just stay put for a few hours and see how it all shakes out. No big deal, not like skyscrapers are falling down or anything like that. Anything short of the sh!t on 9/11 is relatively easy to deal with. I think that's the basic attitude of New Yorkers. Now with no lights tonight (so far anyway) we'll see if the kids behave. With the strong police presence I saw, at least downtown, I expect incidences of looting, etc, to be pretty isolated. Normally I'm home in New Jersey at about 6:00 PM but tonight I got home at 10:30. Lots of standing in lines for ferrys, taxis, and whatnot. But here I am, safe and sound, and not having panicked.
I saw no one panic. Most folks had the same thoughts:
1. "Gee, I hope it's not terrorism."
2. "How the hell am I getting home tonight?"
The ferrys to NJ and the surrounding buroughs were mobbed. No subways or trains out of Penn Station means you just stay put for a few hours and see how it all shakes out. No big deal, not like skyscrapers are falling down or anything like that. Anything short of the sh!t on 9/11 is relatively easy to deal with. I think that's the basic attitude of New Yorkers. Now with no lights tonight (so far anyway) we'll see if the kids behave. With the strong police presence I saw, at least downtown, I expect incidences of looting, etc, to be pretty isolated. Normally I'm home in New Jersey at about 6:00 PM but tonight I got home at 10:30. Lots of standing in lines for ferrys, taxis, and whatnot. But here I am, safe and sound, and not having panicked.