I was getting ready for work when the news broke on the TV. DH went on into work, I sent the kids to school, but I sat transfixed by the TV for the rest of the day. I had only recently moved from the Washington DC area and had many friends who worked in the Pentagon. I was very relieved to hear none of them were injured, but one of them did go into the area to help pull survivors out. I chatted with a former co-worker over instant messenger that day. It took him 2-3 hours to walk home - which was the only way he could get there - the Metro was closed down almost immediately. Fortunately for him, he only lived about 15 miles from work. If I had still lived there, my commute was 30 miles. I don't know how I would have gotten home.