they "do" have support people on site


Eric Hammarberg
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Follett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:49 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: no building typology


In a message dated 10/17/01 10:01:44 AM Central Daylight Time,
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During most of his presentation, he was as matter-of-fact as a coroner
discussing an autopsy, but while he was responding to questions, he broke
down and wept.



Nobody is prepared for the difficult realities here. My friend who is
working double-shifts with nights on site at WTC I asked him how it was
going. I'm worried about his sanity and exhaustion after a month of double
shifting. He said it is like Tales from the Crypt.

They found a male body and when the workers lifted it from arms and legs the
head fell off and rolled down off the pile. They stood there, holding the
body, looking at the action until finally someone shouted out, "Can you grab
that?"

A worker walked over and looked at the head, hesitated, then finally picked
it up from the hair and stood there wondering what to do next. Then someone
shouted out, "Put it in a bucket."

In my relating this scenario at work I was asked why they don't have social
workers on site. Like I say, nobody is prepared.

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