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  1. #301
    Frank 'N' Howie Guest
    I was with my then boyfriend and we had just finished up "business"...I was an EMT student and we were studing disasters...Mass triage...We were wiggin out cause we know so many firefighters...I felt like my guts were fallin out...

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    I watched the towers fall. My husband was in bed with a broken leg and he was sick from painkillers, and antibiotics. He asked for some Perrier. I went to Wal-Mart. The store was silent. Absolutely silent. I bought 8-6oz Perrier, and the check out asked me if I was expecting the country was going to have a water shortage from this.

  3. #303
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    I was at home running my Daycare..my mom called then about an hour later my husband called..I was pretty much in denial then shock..didn't turn on the TV because I had no idea what they were showing and I didn't want the kids scared..so I tried to listen to the radio..It was pretty surreal for me..didn't hit me until I turned the TV on that night..I just sat and cried.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheMysterian View Post
    I was in lower Manhattan that day on 23rd st. and 10th ave. making deliveries for an electrical contractor at various job sites,my next stop was supposed to be 2 World Trade Center to meet another group of electricans but I was delayed at the 23rd st stop.
    That must have been an odd feeling when you realized how close you came.

    I was at work at a telephone company. Someone called in to tell us about the first plane. One of the guys ran home to get a small tv. Then we got the call about the 2nd plane. We had to lock down the building because we were an actual switch site, not the corporate building. We just stared at the tv in disbelief. I called my mom and my oldest son who was not in school that day. It was the most empty lost feeling I have ever had.
    Just another unsympathetic child from hell.

  5. #305
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    I was at home..... I had actually slept in when the phone rang and my hubby said for me to turn on the tv...... it was shortly after that when the second plane hit. I was terrified....... I packed up clothes for my kids and hubby and waited to see if it turned into "Red Dawn".................. we didn't do anything fun for at least 6 months. No movies, no malls, no vacations. Nothing, we were just too stunned.

    My best friend's mother was in NYC the day of and had reservations for breakfast at the Windows of the World resturant.....she ended up sleeping off a hangover. She would have died for sure.

  6. #306
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    I'd just got in the car to drive to work. Don Imus was on the radio and mumbled something about it (he does that a lot) and then started talking to Warner Wolf who lived near the towers. At that point I still wasn't sure it wasn't Imus' doing a skit, so I changed the radio to an all-news station which confirmed it.

    I worked at a department store about 30 miles North of DC and a lot of employers closed and sent their people home after the plane hit the Pentagon. But not good old May Company. I had to wonder though because we still had shoppers! At that point we didn't know if World War III was going to start the next day, and people are out buying t-shirts!

    The worst thing to see was the "raw" video. Those poor souls who had to choose- burn to death or jump.

    Everybody wear something patriotic tomorrow. We need to remember this!

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    Quote Originally Posted by neilmpenny View Post
    I was at the pub (we are 12 hours ahead of you).
    ditto. We were out to dinner. I flipped on the telly when I got home (as you do) to see planes crashing into the WTC. Took me a few minutes to get my mind around what was happening.

    Then the few days when no commercial flights were allowed into the US was an odd feeling, as was having to listen to the fucking news through second-rate Japanese interpreters. Shaddap biyatches, and let me listen to MSNBC live!

  8. #308
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    I was at work. Being the head of our computer network division, I was interested in why all of the sudden we couldn't get out to any of the network news sites... Once I was able to get out to the net, life for me was forever changed.

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    With the time difference in the UK it was the afternoon and i just switched on to see the news as usual and i seriously thought it was a film clip or something, Couldnt beleive it the more i watched i just sat there in total silence staring at the tv and when i went up to get my son from school later i was just in a daze of what had happened total disbelief but the news was on till i went to sleep and for days after watching the coverage, I have never cried so much as i did that day and the days after for the poor people who lost their lives and the families of the lost souls and it's something i'll never forget as long as i live

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noelle Page View Post
    The building should be a giant middle finger.


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    I was arriving at work and the housekeepers told me a plane had crashed into World Trade Tower. We thought maybe the pilot had a heart attack or something. We were sitting and watching the television in the break room and saw the second plane hit. Then when the plane went into the pentagon and the fourth crashed in PA, the whole hospital was frozen. Of course, we still had to keep taking care of the patients, but it was so unreal. The hospital was near an international airport and when I went home that day, for the first time I realized how quiet it was without the planes in the air. Crossing over the bridge to go back into NJ was scary. Everyone driving kept checking the sky as we went over. You could see them doing it. So was I.

    I wanted to go and get my children and head back to Canada. My mother was calling me all day, begging me to leave the US. It is as real to me as if it just happened. It's hard to fathom that so much time has passed by.

  12. #312
    Maruz83 Guest
    Aren't the new buildings not done because some people wanted it to be a "memorial" for all people that have been killed by hatred ? I read that some where and many of the families did not want that ?

    I say we should build 3 towers, bigger, better and give a big FU to the terrorist !

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    I was on my way to work and listening to Howard Stern. I heard it from him first and then I saw it on the news when I got to my office. I just went numb when I saw it with my own eyes. The most horrible thing I have ever seen.
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  14. #314
    Katie Guest
    Sam,

    I agree with you in one way!! Where are the balls? Instead of whinning on this board, why aren't you in uniform doing something about what happened?

    During WWII there were no excuses for not taking part to defend this country, and others. People joined from the very young to the old to take part in defense.

    It's a whole new time now. So many people would rather complain, and find fault in our leaders, then to get busy joining others to get the job done.

    Look from within!!

  15. #315
    TheMysterian Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by kmed1971 View Post
    That must have been an odd feeling when you realized how close you came.

    I was at work at a telephone company. Someone called in to tell us about the first plane. One of the guys ran home to get a small tv. Then we got the call about the 2nd plane. We had to lock down the building because we were an actual switch site, not the corporate building. We just stared at the tv in disbelief. I called my mom and my oldest son who was not in school that day. It was the most empty lost feeling I have ever had.
    The feeling was odd,I had known a few of the "private security" guards who logged in the trucks as they arrived,I always wondered if they or the electricans I was supposed to meet made it out ok,I was later to find out,that the security guards were told to stay at their post,I'm sure a few of them didn't make it. I wanted to leave the truck parked in Manhattan and walk home because of the intense traffic,but my boss wouldn't allow it,so it took over seven hours to get back to Queens as People were walking everywhere over the bridge on the main roadway,we didn't work for three days after that as Lower Manhattan was virtually shut down.

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    rickenbacker Guest
    We were up early, getting ready to take my boy to Springfield to the eye doctor. About an hour and half trip, and he was only four...so that took some packing. My MIL called and said a plane hit the World Trade Center. So I flipped on the news, thinking it was an accident. Hey, a B25 bomber hit the Empire State Building back in the 40s...it could happen. Then the second plane hit. My first thought was "How many more are there?". I was shocked, most of all angry. Bastards. We had to roll, so I didn't get to see much live footage. Was glued to radio all the way there. I will never forget listening to WLS on the way home, and hearing them say they had reports that the Iowa Air National Guard had scrambled fighters, and were believed to be hooking up with the 183rd Air National Guard out of Springfield. We were on Interstate 72, between Springfield and Decatur. I kept watching. Sure enough, 15 minutes later, a huge formation of jets passed us, heading east. I was scared of what was coming, but I was also filled with pride, watching those bad boys scream by.

    My best friend lives just outside of DC, and works with defense interests. That's all I can legally say. When the Pentagon was hit, I was in a panic. It took all night, but I was finally able to reach him, and he was okay.

  17. #317
    Old Soul Guest
    I was in bed, my mom woke me up to tell me that all the planes were grounded i found out why when i watched tv after she woke me up. Ironically she went to bed after waking me up, i had no parent to bounce my worries off of she just basically woke me up so she could go to sleep and i could tell her about what went down later...

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    I was at work and my boss called in to tell us. He had the tv on getting ready for work. He was really freaked out, cos he had a cousin working in the WTC bulidings. (That cousin had been late to work that day and was not there when it happened, but my boss didn't find that out til later, he was freaking out) He called again when the second plane hit, then all tvs in the building were showing all the live coverage. We interupted gambling and everyone gathered on the casino floor and our GM prayed for our country over the PA system and one of the Promotion Booth attendants sang Amazing Grace acapella over the PA.
    Coincedently, I was very ill and come to find out, I had a growth behind my ovary. I was sick in bed the next few days and I watched covereage for a solid week. Finally, I had enough and I spent a whole day watched a Who's Line Is It marathon. I needed a laff. I always associate the 9/11 tragedy with my illness, cos they came on me the same day.
    Years later, I was flipping through a Bible one day and came across something I had written the day I was saved. It has dated 9/11/71, which also struck me ironic.
    Has anyone heard of the website, Letsroll.com or org (I think it was called that) reading that, I became convinced it was a conspiracy and I still believe that.

  19. #319
    Sphr798 Guest
    I was at work. When the first plane hit and I immediately called Hubs (he's a pilot) because I needed him to tell me that this was an accident even though inside, I knew it wasn't because the plane had flown into the tower and not just hit it. While I was on the phone with him, the second plane hit and my eyes filled with tears. I remember thinking that we were under attack, here on our own soil. My mind was racing; who could do such a thing? The markets closed to keep investors from crashing it so I went home. Shortly after I arrived, my son and one of his friends came home from school because it had closed. As I looked at the two boys and the look of fear and bewilderment on their young faces, I immediately felt a profound sense of sorrow; I realized at that moment that I had been so lucky, my childhood was filled with an innocence that these two boys no longer had. I felt so helpless as we sat in front of the TV and watched the playbacks in horror for those that were dying before our eyes and for those who were trapped, their fate uncertain. My heart swelled at the sight of the fearless firefighters and policemen, the ordinary citizens who were rushing into the towers to save any they could, their perilous journey into a certain death the furthest thing from their minds. I wished I could do something besides sit in front of my TV as this horror unfolded.
    My heart forever goes out to and aches for the loved ones of those who died. I realize that we will never know everything that transpired to bring us to that fateful day. Perhaps we're better off not knowing. I would only hope that the world would learn from this, that everyone, everywhere, would realize that you are not attacking a Country; you're attacking humanity. We are all Brothers and Sisters and in the end, it doesn't matter which God you pray to or what direction you face when you do it, just pray that we change before it's too late.

  20. #320
    Snudgie Guest
    I'll have my flag up...bought it on 9/11/02..and I'll be thinking of everyone affected...Sending much love to all you guys for tomorrow....especially those in beautiful New York City....xxxxx

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    Nosgothic Guest
    I was a freshman in high school. I was in my spanish class and my teacher waddled into class telling us that two planes hit.

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    cherryghost Guest
    We were watching TV in Sydney it was late evening here and I dont think I know anyone who was still up that slept a wink that night. We all stayed glued watching it on TV and I meet up with others bleary eyed and in shock that morning!

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    Sam Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Katie View Post
    Sam,

    I agree with you in one way!! Where are the balls? Instead of whinning on this board, why aren't you in uniform doing something about what happened?

    During WWII there were no excuses for not taking part to defend this country, and others. People joined from the very young to the old to take part in defense.

    It's a whole new time now. So many people would rather complain, and find fault in our leaders, then to get busy joining others to get the job done.

    Look from within!!
    Katie,
    I was in the Air Force when I was in my 20's, but received an Honorable discharge due to "WPW" a heart condition. I'm now 53 years old, have had 3 open heart surgeries to try and correct the WPW, 4 ablations which made me totally pacemaker dependent and I am now on my third pacemaker soon to need a fourth.
    It isn't like WWII where they would take anyone who could fog a mirror and give them a desk job. The military would only laugh at me, but if you'll tell me where I can get a job designing/decorating the new building in NYC with no experience I'm all for it.

  24. #324
    MorbidMolly Guest
    For those stating we should stop dabbing our eyes, be my guest.......I don`t think this thread was started to get off on a rant about what we should or should not be feeling........it was started, I believe, to honor those that lost their lives......I never want to get to the point those buildings coming down don`t make me cry........I will ALWAYS cry for them, and the potential that was lost, not to mention the innocence, that day........we allowed this happen with our complacency, and arrogance that nothing could happen on our soil.........my daughter lives in Jersey, and many people there do not want a memorial........it is sacred ground to many people........a cemetery, if you will.....I am FURIOUS with our government over this, but will leave that out of this thread......this is just my opinion, and I`m not trying to shove anything down anyone`s throat..........and Ich, you couldn`t have said it better if you had tried.......

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    I was just pulling into my work parking lot and listening to KQ92 radio station, it was really weird the way Tom was talking, it almost seemed like a joke, so I got into the office and turned on the tv in my bosses office (he uses it to watch the stock market) anyway, there it was...I was in such disbelief and awe...I watched the second plane hit the towers, it was very numbing..

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    Unfortunately due to the prime location this will never be turned into a "cemetary" or "memorial" that the families want. Even though I think it would be a comforting thought it just will never happen.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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  27. #327
    LadyCurry Guest
    Well, I was sleeping with the TV on as always. I woke up to news coverage of smoke billowing from one of the towers and heard that a plane had hit it. I rolled back over and started to doze off and in my mind thinking "I can't believe it took this long for a plane to hit a large tower like that." Then I heard trepidation in the reporters mouth.."Oh my God...it's another plane!" Something like that anyway. I rolled over wide awake and saw the second plane hit. When that second plane hit....I knew, as did everyone else, that this was no accident.

    I watched the news all day, all night, the next day, then the next. My life revolved around making sure I knew what was going on. I prayed, I lit candles, I lowered my flag, I cried...and eventually I completely shut down.

    One day I had an epiphany- one that should have happened long ago. I realized that life is much too short to live it unhappy and in a bad situation. I told my then husband that I wanted US to go to marriage counseling and that if we didn't go that I was leaving him. He chose not to go; and the abuse got worse over the next year while I tried to repair our marriage. I left two weeks before the one year anniversary of 9-11....with four cop cars sitting out front for our safety (mine and our two children). I left proudly that day.

    I am now remarried to a wonderful man and I have had two more babies.

    But, 9-11 was my personal turning point in my life. Not only will I never, ever forget the horrors of that day...I will also remember it as being the day I personally stood up to the terrorism that was going on in my own home.

    May God bless ALL the victims, families, New York City, Washington D.C., Our beautiful soldiers, and those that will never forget what happened that day. May God bless you all!

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    MorbidMolly Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by LadyCurry View Post
    Well, I was sleeping with the TV on as always. I woke up to news coverage of smoke billowing from one of the towers and heard that a plane had hit it. I rolled back over and started to doze off and in my mind thinking "I can't believe it took this long for a plane to hit a large tower like that." Then I heard trepidation in the reporters mouth.."Oh my God...it's another plane!" Something like that anyway. I rolled over wide awake and saw the second plane hit. When that second plane hit....I knew, as did everyone else, that this was no accident.

    I watched the news all day, all night, the next day, then the next. My life revolved around making sure I knew what was going on. I prayed, I lit candles, I lowered my flag, I cried...and eventually I completely shut down.

    One day I had an epiphany- one that should have happened long ago. I realized that life is much too short to live it unhappy and in a bad situation. I told my then husband that I wanted US to go to marriage counseling and that if we didn't go that I was leaving him. He chose not to go; and the abuse got worse over the next year while I tried to repair our marriage. I left two weeks before the one year anniversary of 9-11....with four cop cars sitting out front for our safety (mine and our two children). I left proudly that day.

    I am now remarried to a wonderful man and I have had two more babies.

    But, 9-11 was my personal turning point in my life. Not only will I never, ever forget the horrors of that day...I will also remember it as being the day I personally stood up to the terrorism that was going on in my own home.

    May God bless ALL the victims, families, New York City, Washington D.C., Our beautiful soldiers, and those that will never forget what happened that day. May God bless you all!

    Wow........what a powerful post.......outstanding....congrats on your new life......

  29. #329
    MorbidMolly Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Miho View Post
    Unfortunately due to the prime location this will never be turned into a "cemetary" or "memorial" that the families want. Even though I think it would be a comforting thought it just will never happen.

    I know that sweetie........I was just trying to give a different perspective........maybe some who live there can chime in, but when I visit my daughter, nothing has changed.....the flags still fly, and the memories are fresh........

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    I was in my tenth grade Biology class. We had a free day because of a test the day before. I was sitting at a lab table at the front of the room as Mrs. A turned on the TV. We watched from the point of Matt Lauer thinking it was a terrible accident. Just as we were getting into another game of cards a friend of mine said 'looks like a helicopter is surveying the damage' As the helicopter panned out of the screen you could see the second plane lurch and fly into the other tower. We all screamed..I freaked out because my then bf's dad worked in NJ and often went to the WTC for meetings. As I got to Math class we made it just in time to watch the towers collapse. I felt like throwing up, which is probably a feeling felt by a lot of people. My mom for some reason had the day off and sped around town picking my brothers and me up from school. She was frantically on the phone with my sister who was in college in Philly. We sat glued to the TV for the whole night. I remember someone on TV saying that we should all go outside that night with candles and have a nationwide vigil. My family and my next door neighbors were the only people we out on my block. A woman and her daughter walked down the street and said that for blocks she could find no one outside and asked if she and her daughter could stand with us for a while. I remember praying really hard for the next few weeks. For everyone. I don't think that I have ever prayed that hard.
    I live a few hours from Shanksville where United 93 went down. My mom was pretty sure that United 93 was headed for the White House and my sister was supposed to go there with the class that she was student teaching.
    The whole incident ran us all into a state of shock. My then bf's dad was not in NY that day, but he watched the whole thing unfold from his office. From his office you can see the NYC Skyline.

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    I had dropped my kids off at school and gone back to bed. My husband called and woke me up and said, "An airplane just flew into the World Trade Center." I was still half asleep, and asked, "On purpose?" Then I got up and was glued to the tv for the next week along with the rest of the world. The 11th is also my niece's birthday, which makes her depressed.
    Just drink lots of Kool-Aid, and take one of these blue pills three times a day.

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    BigBootyJudy Guest
    I had just gotten ready to leave the house when my night owl roomate who was just about to go to bed said "oh my God a plane just hit one of the towers" and just as he said that the second one hit. I was instantly upset but went to work since I am at least an hour away from any major landmark that might get hit next if it was to happen nationwide. We couldn't get a regular tv station to come in on the tv at work so we watched the Spanish Language channel for the reports. The words didn't matter but the film footage spoke volumes. I still to this day cannot watch anything about 9/11 without becoming upset.

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    I was on the commuter train on my way to work. When I got to the office, everyone was huddled around the TVs that hung from the ceiling throughout the building (it was a brokerage firm, they usually had stock exchange junk going all day). I saw both towers fall, then they sent us home. It was almost a surreal experience having the entire city of Boston quietly empty out at 11 am. The return train travelled so slowly that the normally 45-minute ride home took 4 hours. A co-worker who took the same train said right then and there "Osama Bin Laden is responsible."

    When I got home I had a message from my bf at the time complaining that, if they were going to ground all flights, he wouldn't be able to take his scheduled business trip to Canada. I left him a mesage back saying if that was all he was concerned about, then I didn't want to talk to him.

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    beatlebaby4 Guest
    I was at home. Had just sat down with a cup of tea after taking the kids to school. I was watching the end of the Today show when reports of the first plane hitting the first tower came in. Everyone was reporting that it was a small engine plane that may have lost it's way. I was watching that when I saw the second plane hit the second tower live on tv. I remember screaming in disbelieve and thinking I was seeing something from a movie until I heard Matt and Katie's anquish and horrified voices reporting that this was real. i was glued to the tv and that couch the rest of the day (actually for the rest of the week) switching from CNN, to NBC, to CBS, to ABC. I remember my heart sinking when the Pentagon was hit and then the fourth plane crashing on its way to Washington. I will never forget watching the people run in horror down the NYC streets as the big Clouds of Smoke chased them around corners of buildings. It was all so surreal. It looked like something out of a Sci Fi movie. I will also never forget seeing those towers fall and crying like I've never cried before for all those souls in those buildings trying to get out, fighting for their lives. I will watch the memorial tomorrow on tv and pay my respects to the victims of that terrible, tragic day.

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    I was at my mom's house with my 2month old son,we were sleeping away when my husband called and i got pissed off since i got woke up and he told me what happend,so then went downstairs and the second plain had already crashed. It was weird. I had a drs appt. later that afternoon and my husbands like don't leave your mom's house,don't go anywhere. I'm like wtf? It happend in NY i have nothing to worry about. I didn't end up going to the doctors. I did go with my sister to her work,which made my husband mad, it was weird because there were some iracies or somethign that worked there,so i was a little leary. But nothin bad happend. I was freaked out for the longest time whenever they would show Bin Laden's picture on tv. My mom and I watched Peter Jennings like all day and night. I ended up staying at my mom's for about 2 weeks. It was so weird afterthat not seeing anyplanes or anything.

  36. #336
    smellslikealmonds Guest
    I was in my car getting ready to leave my house to go to work when I turned on the radio and caught something about a plane crash. I called my husband and told him to turn on the tv and he said that 2 planes had hit the WTC. It was so sad to actually watch the towers fall, knowing that people were still inside.

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    bblvnvelphy Guest
    I was barely waking up to get ready for school. I was 11 at the time and it was around 6 here in california when everything happened. My oldest sister was getting ready for work and was getting her oldest ready for school and my other sister was awake and drinking her coffee in the room we shared.

    I woke up to their gasps and then they yelled at me to wake up and i saw the image on the screen. i saw all the smoke rising up from the buildings and didn't understand what was going on. I went to school and all day in my classes they kept the news on and we saw as the people jumped and the towers collapsed.

    when school finally let out i came home and everyone was here, no one ended up going to work and they were all watching the news.

    The image of the second plane hitting wasn't as hard for me as watching the people jumping from the building.

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    Xtine Guest
    i was on my way to work. my vehicle at the time had a cd changer and before it turned on it would tune to NPR. they were talking about it on there. i couldn't believe what i was hearing so i turned off the cd player just so i could continue listening to NPR. when i got to work we all just listened on the radio. we had NO customers and about 2 hours later the mall decided to close. it was unreal. afterwards i went to some friends house and we watched the news all day. i was worried for some other friends, a set of them were on their honeymoon, and the other friend was in D.C.

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    Katrinawitch Guest
    I was at work in a meeting, and when I got out everyone was glued to their computers, and the TVs in the cafeteria and lobby. It was very, very surreal. I live in central NJ, and had been to the top of the Towers a few times. Two days before, I had dropped my husband at a friend's, and on the way back could see the whole Manhattan skyline. I still look for the towers; the skyline just doesn't look right without them.

    The next day was worse, if that's even conceivable. The TV coverage of relatives who couldn't find their loved ones, and were taping photos, posters, signs, etc., up all over Manhattan. So, so sad. I only knew one person who died in the towers, a NYC firefighter named John Schardt. He used to work for my company, and was such a nice guy. I remember when he left in the mid-90's, to realize his dream of being a fireman.

    My brother is an FBI agent, and was called immediately to the PA site where Flight 93 went down, to sift through rubble for evidence. To this day he won't talk about it.
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  40. #340
    stinkythejokedog Guest
    Getting ready for work while listening to Howard Stern when he broke the news...turned on the TV and it seemed like something out of a bad movie when the second plane hit the other tower

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    If I'm not mistaken, there is a thread about this from wwaaaaayyyy back when we started. At any rate, I was still living in Phoenix and was getting ready for work when the first plane hit. Now that I live here in the city, you can feel the melancholy in the air. It really is palpable.
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    Twobeatlesleft Guest
    I was 10 blocks away from the Towers. I could see, feel, hear, and smell everything that went on that day. Watching it live was so much more intense, surreal, and terrifying than watching it on tv. Unless you saw or visited the towers, you have no idea of the magnitude of this disaster. It still boggles my mind. I think about the towers and 9/11 every single day.

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    Smores Guest
    What a good suggestion for a thread.
    I didn't find out until later in the day.... Woke up around 6am on 9/11, had massive migraine, unplugged phone, turned off TV, went back to sleep until hub got home from work, about 4pm.... He came in the bedroom and asked if I was OK (he thought I was upset about the attack, I thought he was asking if my head was OK) told him my head felt better.... He asked if I knew what happened that morning.... Proceeded to tell me planes had crashed in the WTC and being half asleep I couldn't comprehend, thought he meant ATC towers had gone down, so he got me out of bed and planted me in front of the TV, where I stayed the next couple days, crying, couldn't pull away from it.
    I did call my Father's wife since her daughter and SIL lived in Manhattan but they were stuck in Europe, thank goodness.... Days later we learned her SIL did lose an Uncle in one of the towers. :/
    Watching those people running from the towers, the people jumping so hard to comprehend.... It truly felt like watching a movie, I kept saying 'it can't be real.'
    It was so unnerving to see the look on Bushs' face when he was given the news. Never thought I'd see that in my lifetime, not in our country.

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    sunshine2828 Guest
    We had just moved to Florida less than a week before 9/11. It was the first time I was away from my family and I didn't know a soul down here. I thought the world was ending when 9/11 happened. I just remember being on the phone most of the day calling all of my family and friends up north. My parents actually were stuck in Las Vegas..they said it was eerie, because a lot of the casinos shut down their shows and gambling. It took them a couple of extra days to get back, because the airports had shut down. They said that most rental car places were out of cars, because so many people just got on the road and drove home instead of flying.

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    marimbagirl Guest
    I was in marching band practice. My band director dismissed us and then said "I don't know if this is going to be important, but a plane just ran into the World Trade Center." She had gotten a message from her husband about the entire thing.

    By the time I got to American History the next hour, the second plane had hit and we weren't allowed out of the classrooms for the next few hours. I watched on CNN as both towers fell.

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    secretsquirrel13 Guest
    I was at work, grooming dogs that day. Someone came in saying that a plane hit the WTC...we turned on the tv and could not look away. We saw the second plane do its damage. I called my mom, and she had no clue what was going on (she was watching Murder She Wrote again, like she had not watched every singkle episode 100 times already, lol). She changed the channel and was flabbergasted.
    I remember it being a day of panic and rumors, after the Pent was hit all I could think of was OMG, we are under attack! There were rumors even that the Sears Tower had been hit (thankfully false). I had to drive home from work past Sunnypoint (a huge military munitions depot) and there were armed soldiers out front on the road with automatic weapons. It was surreal. I went home and waited for word that my 2 cousins got out of the WTC safely (they did).

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    I woke up around 6:30 that morning and my mom was watching it on the news. I only saw a wrecked plane on the ground, so I thought it was just another plane crash. Then, I went to school that day. We had our daily morning prayers (my middle/jr high school was Catholic) and they mentioned this over the speakers. I didn't think it was a big deal until I returned home, turned on the TV, and saw that half of the channels either suspended their programs or had constant coverage of it.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Didn't know that was a thing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by joplinfrk View Post
    If I'm not mistaken, there is a thread about this from wwaaaaayyyy back when we started. At any rate, I was still living in Phoenix and was getting ready for work when the first plane hit. Now that I live here in the city, you can feel the melancholy in the air. It really is palpable.
    Yeah there was here is the thread.
    http://www.findadeath.com/forum/show...d+trade+center
    A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

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    RoRo Guest
    9/11 is in my thoughts everyday....as with every other year since I will be praying for all the victms and their loved ones and for our soldiers.....even now after seeing it so many times I cry when I see the devastation those animals wrought on our friends in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania

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    9/11 Sending All My Love to My American Family To-day ... God Bless You All !!
    There's more to the truth than just the facts. ~Author Unknown

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