I was running late for work into DC on September 11th 2001 and talk radio was reporting on the 1st plane, and then soon it was reporting the 2nd. As I was driving and contemplating everything, I started seeing smoke billowing into the air as I approached DC on I-95. By the time I got there - everyone was leaving DC and I was one of the few going into DC. My girlfriend (now wife) had evacuated her office building and it was chaos. We were able to connect but it was little use trying to get out of the city. We found a cafe and just stared at the TV wondering what it all met for the future.