Where were you when the world stopped turning?

[tripletfeb]

Yes, I know it is an Alan Jackson song but I'm just curious. Where were you on Sept 11, 2001? On the 20th anniversary, I just thought it would be interesting to hear where other people were when the attacks happened. Even if you aren't in America, how did you and your country respond? I'll start. I was in bed sleeping and my sister came home and woke me up, said there was something crazy happening in New York. We turned on the tv I had in my room and watched as the world stopped. I saw the second plane hit, live on tv. Still gives me goosebumps. Share where you were, what happened. If you can't share, don't feel like you need too, just know you have my prayers, anyone that was personally affected.

 

[N F C]

I was with 2 coworkers at an all day work seminar in the Kansas City airport. We stopped for a morning break and walked out of the classroom to see travelers and airport personnel gathered around a large TV set. Announcements were being broadcasted over the intercom, all flights were immediately cancelled and sirens were blaring. And mobs of people were milling around in shock and tears. It was so unreal and so horrifying.

That was definitely a day I'll always remember. And I'll never forget how brave rescue workers were that day, they were heroes.

 

[sdm111]

I was doing exterminator work on my off days from the fire department and was in new Orleans Airport when it started. I had a fire department pager and it started blowing up to go in but I couldn't for 2 hours cause they locked the Airport down no one entering or leaving. When they finally let me go I went and did a shift at the department incase anything happened around here (New Orleans) not at nofd but for mutual aid just incase

 

[sdm111]

On the back of my current work vehicle

I'm already feeling it
I wont be in the mood for doing much tomorrow

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I was at work. I was 22 years old and I didn't even know what the twin towers were.

I was working with my best friend at the time who had a young daughter and had processed out of the military due to that pregnancy and she explained everything to me and what it meant for her because of the possibility she could be recalled due to it being a national emergency.
I'll never forget the look on her face.

We were just hearing bits and pieces of it on the radio.
I did not fully grasp what was even happening until I got home and turned on the TV and started seeing the footage.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

And then ..people in our little tiny town of only about 800 people started lining up at the gas station. Never saw nothing like it before or since.
Cars were lined up clear outta town trying to get gas.

 

[tripletfeb]

It was a crazy time, that's for sure. My dad was working at the Key Tower in downtown Cleveland then, and it was locked down, people were allowed to leave but not go in. What would normally have taken him 30 mins to get home, took over three hours that day. One positive thing I remember was the unity and pride people felt for our country after it happened. We were united over a common enemy and goal. Certainly not that way now

 

[Isadora]

I was eight when it happened. I lived in rural upstate New York. I didn't really understand what it was happening, but I remember going outside and sitting in a tree, looking up and seeing so many planes flying overhead because flights going through there had been ordered to ground at our local airport.
Hearing later about the third plane that crashed in Pennsylvania because the people fought back against the terrorists made me so proud.

 

[Kiki]

I was at home watching tv.
All I remember was trying to hurry up and get to the school to get my boy out and home. I had no idea what was going on.
I had one thing on my mind and that was to get to the school to get my kid before anything else happened.

 

[sdm111]

I wish I still had the pics but all the departments around here did boot drives and collected enough money from the citizens and had a pumper built by Ferrara fire apparatus here and named "spirit of Louisiana" to replace one of the many apparatus that was lost on September 11th and was donated to FDNY. When Katrina hit FDNY sent it back here to replace one ours. Now it is said to be a training engine at FDNY but today is in Lafayette Louisiana commemorating 20 years.