It looks like I'll be able to get back on Sunday.  I was originally scheduled to fly back yesterday (Wednesday) but of course all the flights were cancelled yesterday and today.  With luck they'll be back up to full schedules by Sunday when I have a reservation.  I'll let you know if that changes.  

It's interesting to hear what your reactions were since they very closely parallel my own.  I heard as I was coming back into the office after lunch on Tuesday and there was a small group standing around a computer screen watching an internet news feed.  My first reaction was that it had to be some kind of elaborate internet hoax and I still have a sense of disbelief.  I dread my next trip to New York when I will have to see the skyline with my own eyes.  Linda and Amanda are also stranded here and they tend to spend a lot of time watching the news.  After the first hour or so I just couldn't bear to watch and preferred to check in now and then for updates.  But then what else was there to do except sit and be stunned.  Even today it's still hard to concentrate on much of anything.  I guess in a sense I'm lucky that I have work matters to keep me busy.  Unfortunately, some are directly related to the tragedy.  There's no doubt the world changed on Tuesday and this will always be with us in some way.

All sorts of odd thoughts keep coming to mind.  I have wondered several times if Dad remembers when he and I went into one of the towers (it must have been when they were quite new) and tried to get to the top to see the view.  We were told there was no public observation area so we just took an elevator up as far as we could get and got out on a floor that was still under construction and went over to the windows to marvel at the view.  Remember the view from my apartment in New York?  And I was on the QE2 the last time it will ever go past those buildings (forgive the bad grammar but you know what I mean).

We're going to try and have as good a time as possible here.  I'm working during the days and joining Linda and Amanda for dinner in the evening.  Tomorrow we're going to see a West End musical.  Saturday we'll probably go to a couple of museums.  Hope you are keeping well.

Love, Mark



 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Eleanor F Taylor <mzeleanor@juno.com>@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-Eleanor+20F+20Taylor+20+3Cmzeleanor+40juno+2Ecom+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com] 
Sent:	Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:27 PM
To:	Taylor, Mark E (Legal)
Subject:	I'm in London

Thank you for your e-mail and phone call!  We received both and were
really sorry not to be here when you called.  I guess we were both at
work.  When we were watching this tragedy on TV Tuesday, we couldn't
remember exactly when you were coming home, so called your office.  Holly
called us back to say that you were due back Wednesday.  That was a
relief because we knew you weren't in the air on Tuesday.  It just dawned
on me this morning that your e-mail was from you usual address so you
could probably receive mail in London at that address as well as send.

Tim called about 10:45 Tuesday morning to say that they weren't allowing
anyone to leave his base so he was stuck there for awhile but Sharon was
OK and going home.  Either his information was erroneous or the base was
opened not long thereafter because he was also allowed to leave and both
were home by early afternoon.  I was concerned about how long it would
take Sharon to drive home because 20 years ago when I was driving home
during a storm and all the government offices were closing, it was a zoo.
 It turned out that Sharon drove right along the river and up Rock Creek
Park with hardly any traffic since the streets between hers along the
river and the rest of the city were already closed so no streets were
emptying into hers.

Tim Bunce was in the air on his way to California.  They brought his
flight down in Dallas and he was planning to drive home from Dallas.
Someone at my office told me yesterday that her brother was stuck in
Houston and was driving back to Cincinnati!

Nick's sixth grade class in Wyoming was told about the situation. I don't
know if they let them watch the TV.  Janet was oblivious--out doing
errands--so there was noone at home.  However, Ivan stopped by the house
for some reason just when Nick called home.  Nick was concerned about you
and Tim because he couldn't remember where you live.  That really touched
me, that he would think of you and that the school let him call home.  I
called them when Tim called to let us know they were all home safely and
that you were in London.

At the time this was happening we had no idea where would be struck next.
 You have probably heard that the FBI now says that the flight that went
into the Pentagon was originally going to hit the White House and that
the flight that went down over PA undoubtedly was bound for a more
populated target.    We were watching when the towers collapsed and found
it surreal--unbelievable.  We watched for some time after that but
finally we couldn't stand it.  We just had to turn off the TV and do
something else.  That seemed almost dishonorable though--to look outside
on a beautiful sunny, peaceful day here.  We were having a primary
election for mayor in the city so we went to vote because that was
something positive we could accomplish.  During the rest of the day we
checked the status of the situation regularly, but didn't watch for a
prolonged time.  It was impossible to concentrate on much of anything.

Now I feel that we need to return to normal activities as much as
possible to keep our little part of the country running as usual.  The
terrorists will have done even more damage if we don't.

I imagine Enron has people marooned all over the world.  At least you
have an Enron office where you are.  I should think that would be better
than being stuck somewhere in Canada, wondering if you should drive home.
 I hope they are providing you some space where you can accomplish
something.  I imagine you are keeping the phone lines busy to Houston
these days.  I just read in the Wall Street Journal this morning that the
Y2K plans are paying off for some companies who had alternate plans for
communication difficulties and even "bunkers" or alternate offices in
place that they are now using.

This will surely be a test of our president and his government.  I hope
they are up to it.

Please let us know when you finally get home.

Love, Mother


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