I remember what I was doing 7 years ago today...

[ams3651]

I was in my bosses office at work and one of the truck drivers mentioned something happening with a plane hitting one of the towers. I tried to find news on the internet because the boss didnt know how but all the sites were down i imagine because everybody was doing the same thing. We turned on the tv in the conference room and I was doing some work in there. I was all alone and I just cried and prayed for all those people. It seemed like the only thing to do. I just felt so helpless and lost. We all wanted to go home because everyone was upset and we were right next to the interstate with one of those giant flags flying. But we had to stay.

 

[thechickenchick]

I had just gotten my son off to school. My routine was to turn on the lifetime channel when I cleaned house! I remember Golden Girls was on as I ran down stairs to start laundry. My ex-husband called and said "What are you watching?" I told him Lifetime, what else?! "Turn the chanel he told me." "To what?"I said. "Any channel, just turn it, you are missing history." Just like someone else said , I sat on the edge of my coffee table, because once the TV was on I couldn't move. I watched in horror as people died. I was still sitting there when my first grader came in. I was going to turn it off. He said "Mom we have been watching this in the gym all day. " He told us last night they are to wear Red, white, and blue to school today.


My husband and I were talking about this last night. We hadnt met each other yet. We shared where we were and how we found out. He had just moved to Alaska and was at home waiting for the cable men to hook up his TV. When they got there they asked if he knew what was going on? No he said I don't have TV! So they hooked it up ASAP and they ALL sat and watched it.

 

[lovemychicks9]

Boy do I remember what I was doing! I was a pet sitter at the time and I had just come hoome from the morning run of taking care of pets and letting them out. I flipped on the tv and was immediatly fixated on it. I was so scared and worried watching all this madness, watching it hit the pentagon and the one lost in the Pennsylvania field that I was afraid to go out and take care of the animals in the afternoon, not knowing where or when the next would hit. I lost a cousin who was a firefighter in the WTC . He gave his life to try and rescue folks that were trapped inside, never thinking of his own safety first. I will never forget that day and I pray that it never happens again. My son is in the army today, defending our freedom each and every day and ready to give his life for you and I if god forbid it should come to that. Trudy

 

[thechickenchick]

Quote:
Tell your son Thank you for me.

 

[chickn]

Tell your son Thank you for me also.
and thank you!

 

[whitecra]

Let me back up a day here. My husband was in the army and left on a plane the day before for Texas. He was getting some medical test done. My then 6 year old son asked. Now dad will be home tomorrow. I told him yes. He said what if the plane crashes. That is all he said. The next morning I was getting him ready for school and me ready for work when I heard about the first plane that crashed into the first tower. I was watching when the second one hit. As we headed out they said that all planes were grounded. Austin looked and me and said "See dad won't be home today." It seemed like he knew something was going to happen. Ok then later that day since we lived on post we had to wait for 5 hours in a line just to get on post. They were doing complete checks on all cars coming on post.
Chris

 

[spook]

I was sitting, writting a letter with a massive head ache when the tone of the Today show changed. I looked up, hollard to Mom and the first words out of her mouth were, "Terrorists". No, this is America, no one can hurt us.

They did.

And then the second plane hit. We saw it, the world replayed that sceen. Then the other plane crashes happened.

My good friend was on a plane, waiting to get home from VA.

My Nephew, he is a Airforce man, sitting on the tarmac, waiting for his plane to bring him home to Maine...2 years away from home left us relieved when planes were grounded.

It touched the world, every one of us knew of someone that was hurt by this, we "knew" someone that was killed, didn't go to work, or ran into the building to save those that needed help. Watched men and woman screeming for their lives.

Saddness is what the day 9-11 represents to me, but then again, pride for those that went in to help the families in need. Even for those in Gangs that came forward, viewing each other as brothers in a time of need. May God bless and hold us in his hand, bring light to see through the lasting heart ache and to realize that not all should be judged by the color of their skin.

(I have a 7th generation woman in my family that is Saudi/Lebonese she is the mother of 1 beautiful 3 yr old -great-nephew and another on the way. She cannot travel without a white person or they will pull her and her family aside to search and question them. )

edited for spelling- forgive my poor spelling!

 

[maplesky7]

I was on the couch nursing my couple week old premie baby girl and thought...uh oh, Chicago's next...the world has come to an end.


I felt pretty vulnerable....lack of sleep and my tiny baby in my hands. I thought, what kind of world did I bring you into?

Today my husband is in Iraq.


me,
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[WoodlandWoman]

I was at home, watching people jumping out of a burning building, to their death. It was pretty horrifying. They didn't mean to be filming that. They just thought it was debris falling. I'm sure they didn't replay that part on the news, later. Those poor people.

 

[Henrietta23]

I was working at an elementary school and the adminstration wouldn't let us turn on any of the TVs because they didn't want the kids seeing. We had no info. It was terrifying and frustrating. I got some by calling my mother. Others went out to listen to car radios. Didn't know if our friend who's a pilot was involved (he wasnt'). But found out the next day that the nephew of one of the women I worked with WAS one of the pilots who hit the towers. Prayers go out to all service people and their families, especially today.