Where were you when the world stopped turning? Remembering 9.11.2001

[rebelcowboysnb]

In the shower, getting ready to go to the dentist. Heard the news so got out in time to see the second plane hit. Watched till after the towers had fallen. Last thing I heard was that they grounded all aircraft an were tracking another plane over Pennsylvanian. Then I went to the dentist. Around the time I got home they were showing where the other plane hit the ground...

Other events...

I was in a homeland security haz-mat class when the shuttle exploded over head. Class stopped to go drop all the flags to half mast.

Walking down the hall in highschool an was dragged in to a class to see the OCO bombing on the TV.

 

[Habibs Hens]

i was 20 going on 21 i remeber that day like yesterday

i went to college as normal and had a free period so i went into the local town centre

i was walking looking in shop windows and looked inside Dixons

there was a large TV on display with BBC News on

and that when they where reporting the first plane

and as i watched the second plane went in

it was a sad day for all those innocent lives that where lost for no reason

(not related but i also thought it was a sad time for all those civillian innocent lives lost in Iraq and afganistan completely unrelated to all the minority terrorist groups living in their country)

 

[harleyguy927]

At the time, I was managing a small chain of pizza delivery stores. I had worked late the night before and slept in. It was all over by the time I woke up and America was trying to figure out what exactly had happened. I remember driving into town across the bridge and seeing all the flags. I wondered to myself, what holiday is today?? I turned on the radio and the announcer said 9/11/01. A day America will never forget. That quick I thought yes I can, and hit play on my cd player. I made it all the way to work and my employees came running out as soon as I pluuled up. They where freaking out and had to explain to me what was going on. I ended up running deliveries that night. I drove as fast as I could to every house to see the news on the tv. Every customer let me right in to catch up on the news and talk about it. That night one of my drivers and I went to fill up our cars after work, and almost every gas station in this small town had a line of cars waiting to fill up. People had gas cans and every thing. Some of the stations ran out of gas! The radio was correct, I will never forget that day.

 

[kyla]

I will never forget that day. But I wish the dang news will leave well enough alone.

 

[sourland]

Frankly, I am glad that the 'dang news' regreens our memory about this incident and the very real threat of terrorism. We should never forget these innocent victims and heroes and the plain and simple fact that this can happen again.

 

[nuchickontheblock]

I was working in a high school as a school nurse, when one of our students came running in crying. She had heard the news on the radio on her way into school. We turned on our radio in the office and listened in horror. Our school turned on the TV that was in a lecture hall across from my health office. Students and faculty gathered and watched. Students and faculty and staff were crying, and parents came to school and took many kids home. I felt so sad and sick all day, all our teachers and staff trying to keep it together. The kids were so somber and quiet that day - no laughing or joking around. but there was a closeness and comraderie between staff and kids that isn't always there in a public high school.
Then I went to the elementary school where the principal had made the decision not to tell the students. That was very hard as teachers/staff/parent volunteers were all upset and wanting to talk about it. The children sensed something was wrong -- and we struggled with the elementary children being frightened for quite some time after.

The strangest thing was the quiet skies without aircraft. We live in the flight path for our local airport and didn't realize how much air traffic we actually had until it stopped.

Thinking about it still makes me sad for those who perished and those who suffered loss and continuing illness as a result of their rescue and cleanup work in NYC.

 

[brahmakid11]

i was almost two years old with my mom in the mall

 

[lkeech]

I was in college and I was still in bed after working most of the night. My alarm went off then the news came on. I remember I ran downstairs and turned the tv on and immediately called my mom crying. I still had class to attend so I listened to the news all the way to town. There was no work or lectures that day, every room had their tv's on. It was the saddest day ever....

 

[NovaAman]

I worked thirds, so I was in bed sleeping. My dad called and called and called. Finally got up, to answer the phone, and he told me to go stock up on food and water because all H E double hockey sticks was about to break loose... I wasn't the only one who hit the market that day to stock up... needlessly... What a horrible day...

 

[KristyHall]

I was 18, and had stayed home from school because I didn't feel well. I walked into the living room about noon and decided to do some sweeping because I felt lazy staying home, and turned the tv on. I sat down with the broom in my hand and watched the news in shock.

I payed little attention to national events, to politics and to the world. I was a small town 18 year old prepping for college and only caring about the topics I was already involved in like native rights. I barely even knew what the world trade center was.

That day I gained a much much wider view of the world. At that moment I knew something significant had happened but I didn't realize just how significant until later.