Jared Bourquin

Just a cog in the wheel…

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Look who’s on triple D! @MeatSauce1 Triple D? put your hands down @TommyO53

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@NWSSiouxFalls *Looking West toward Brewster

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@NWSSiouxFalls 3.1 mi SW of Okabena, MN looking East toward Brewster, MN 4:22pm, pea size hail shortly after at 4:40

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@MeatSauce1 @TommyO53 @nacholeber

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@bruce_hoops HLO had a class called sports officiating led by Matt Prunty, and is still offered and taught by Lucas Knutson!

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This man's name is Rick Rescorla.

22 years ago today, Rick disobeyed orders, and saved 2700 lives.

Rick was the head of security for Morgan Stanley in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. He warned that the Towers' basements were vulnerable to attack.

His warnings fell on deaf ears.

Then the 1993 attack happened, and people started listening to him.

After that attack, Rick implemented regular evacuation drills, using his megaphone to direct the thousands of employees out of their offices, down the stairwells, and out of the building to safety.

Born in Cornwall, Rick would sing Welsh and Cornish songs from his megaphone, as he directed the employees out of the building.

He would routinely tell all of the employees: in an emergency, no matter what chaos is happening around you, no matter what anyone tells you, leave your offices, go down the stairwells, and leave the building.

Rick told his wife Susan that he suspected another attack on the World Trade Center would happen, this time by air.

And 22 years ago today, on September 11, 2001, that attack happened.

When the first plane hit the North Tower, the Port Authority announced over the South Tower's speaker system "Please do not leave the building. This area is secure."

Rick ignored them.

"The dumb sons of b------s told me not to evacuate," he said to his best friend Dan. "They said it's just Building One. I told them I'm getting my people the f--k out of here."

And so Rick picked up his megaphone as he had done so many times before, told his employees not to listen to the orders, and directed them out of the building.

His Cornish songs helped keep their nerves calm as they evacuated, even after the second plane hit their Tower.

Once he had successfully evacuated his employees, Rick went back to look for survivors.

But first, he called his wife Susan.

"Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I've never been happier. You made my life."

Rick rushed back to the South Tower.

That was the last time anyone saw him alive.

All but 6 of the more than 2700 Morgan Stanley employees survived.

Had they obeyed the Port Authority, they would all be dead.

Thankfully, they listened to Rick instead.

Rest in Peace, Rick. Thank you for your service.

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@AjKFAN @justinmalecha @PowerTripKFAN Only thing I’ve noticed it seems to happen in the last 10-15 min of the episode, don’t think it’s happened in the first part

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@dhmontgomery Martin Van Buren….saw 8 men become president. Carter is on number 7

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@quicksilver99 @scam661 @cnnbrk

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@quicksilver99 @scam661 @cnnbrk Don’t forget to celebrate falling gas prices…..

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@quicksilver99 @KekistanTroll @615CPA @cnnbrk The hero twitter deserves….I’m genuinely happy for you.

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@quicksilver99 @KekistanTroll @615CPA @cnnbrk Right and you’re dying on a molehill that it was technically the tweet not the headline….it’s a good win

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@quicksilver99 @BluegrassPundit @cnnbrk Show me where I say headline….

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@quicksilver99 @justsom49854544 @BluegrassPundit @cnnbrk I also didn’t reference the headline nor the tweet….just asked where in the report did food prices drop….referencing the only place where CNN claimed they dropped…..which yes was in the tweet….again good win

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@quicksilver99 @BluegrassPundit @cnnbrk Obviously not referencing the headline but yeah….good win

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@quicksilver99 @cnnbrk I wonder then how did they come to that conclusion if it isn’t in the report or the article but made sure to tweet it before mention of things that actually fell……

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@quicksilver99 @cnnbrk As did I….