03-16-2011, 02:42 PM
On 9/11 in NYC when the trains and buses were shut down people had to make the long walk home uptown and over bridges covered in dust and ash. Some convenience stores placed crates of bottled water on the sidewalk offering it to anyone that wanted it. Some busineses ran hoses from the back so people could wash themselves. In hindsight some people may shrug and say it's just water how much could it have cost the shop keepers. But on that day with all the uncertainty and fear they remained open to help others instead of closing up shop and going home to their own families. There were many convenience stores, coffee shops, pizzerias, etc., that did nothing.