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Too much drama

I spent a few days in New York with my friend Barbara.   She also volunteers at Habitat.   The campground we stayed in was very expensive, so I expected a much more luxurious facility.   I guess the expense was for location, location, location.   This was a bare bones place, not much more than   a parking lot with really nice electric hookup boxes.   But the location was fabulous, a few blocks walk to the train that dropped us off right at the World Trade Center.   That made the 911 memorial our first stop.   We basically followed a large crowd, expecting a very long wait.   While the line was very long, it moved quickly and we were in in no time.   I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the memorial was very impressive.   THE 9/11 MEMORIAL is located at the site of the former World Trade Center complex, and occupies approximately half of the 16-acre site. The 9/11 Memorial features two enormous waterfalls and reflecting pools, each about an acre in size, set within the footprints o