Originally Posted by
kcblakely
My question is why did everyone seem to feel the need to cancel everything and go home? I mean, 9/11 was a crazy day, but New York is a long way from Chicago. I was in Williamsburg VA at the time, and I remember wondering why terrorist attacks in NYC and DC = holiday in Williamsburg....
Well, Los Angeles is much farther than NYC and DC compared to Williamsburg and I can tell you everything stopped there as well. There was fear that more events could occur and high profile towns suddenly became aware of susceptibility to attacks from within the country.