Tom Cuyler, Jolene's brother who was visiting Kincardine from his home in Australia last week, said Jolene managed to phone Kincardine on Tuesday to say everything was fine, but she had to evacuate her building because of smoke. An e-mail dated September 13, which Jolene sent from the New York Times office to her mother and brother, expresses the reality of living and working in New York city in the aftermath of such unspeakable and incomprehensible tragedy. I am exhausted and frightened and very sad. There are bomb threats all over the city. Conde Nast down the street was just evacuated.
People are scared.
I have been telling them not to let our fears drive us. That is exactly what the terrorists want. Phil Carter, owner of Home Hardware, and his wife lived through some tense moments last Tuesday. The blast went right through the middle of his office, but it just so happened he was away on a work-related trip to Virginia. Carter said they received word just before lunch that he was okay.