in the interest of fairness - Joel brought this to my attention:

You might know Eagle Scout Ben Curtis . He's that "Dude, you're getting a
Dell" guy on the TV commercials. On Sept. 11, 2001, the 21-year-old from
Chattanooga, Tenn., found himself in the midst of a crisis.

He was sleeping in his Lower Manhattan apartment when an airliner hit the
first World Trade Center tower. His roommate, a photographer, ran to the
disaster scene a few blocks away, but Ben went back to sleep, thinking the
noise was a gas explosion. When the second tower was struck, he got up and
looked out the window. Seeing the fire, he decided his roommate might need
help.

When the first tower collapsed, Ben rushed into the subway entrance nearby
to escape the flying debris. Clouds of soot poured down into the
tunnel. He took his shirt off and tied it around his face to breathe.

A woman came down the stairs with a severe gash on her head. "At first I
was completely freaked out," he said, "but then my Scout training came
back to me." He used his shirt as a pressure bandage and helped the woman
to safety.