Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?

[awesomefowl]

I was six years old at the time, and my mom had scheduled a playdate with my friend M. that day. She never watches the news, (prefers getting it from alt sources off the internet, but that wasn't available back then as much; we still had dial-up) but then a family friend called and told her to turn on the TV. She was shocked; canceled the playdate obviously. I couldn't fully comprehend it, but I will never forget that day.

Personally, I think we should rebuild the towers back, and taller, to show the terrorists our spirit won't be broken no matter what.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

yeah..not a plane in the sky...really creeped me out

 

[LittleChickenLady]

I was in my 5th grade Math class.
When the first plane hit, our principal came over the intercom and called all teachers to the cafeteria, immediately.
Then my teacher came back, tuned on our TV, and told us what happened.

We ended up being dismissed from school early to be with our families.

 

[ladyride]

I had just woke up the SO was watching tv I asked him what kind of movie was he watching it was surreal he said sweetie it is the news about that time the 2nd plane hit. My morning coffee & disaster my heart sank as I realized what was happening . We spent 2 days to trying to see if my niece & her husband were OK.
Nothing will ever be the same again America had never been attacked on her home ground, the safety & security we knew then was forever gone. Our young men have fought & died thru our history to give us that feeling gone with one terrorist.The emotions that engulfed us all will never be forgotten.
Like chooksinchoppers I was surprised we didn't open up a can of whoop***. But when you also consider how fast the planes were put on the ground that day it was amazing 3 hours with no further loss of life.
I truly hope we as Americans never have to face that again.

 

[MeatKing]

So sad, I was cleaning houses.. Never heard nothing on the radio, but when I got to my second house.. The lady of the house had tv on, and showed me. Didn't even look real.. Never even understood it all till years alter.. Was 21 at time.. Young for my age I guess..

Still doesn't seem real, awful sick feeling, thinking about that day.. Sick, sick, sick!! I have such a hard time picturing someone that sick out to get us

I also clean house for a teacher, who teaches in a low income neighbor hood.. He went home sick that day, their were kids cheering in the hallway, happy this had happened. He was sick, to see it

Can't really blame him, think I would've knocked thier heads off, If I saw someone cheering... Sick And these are grade school kids , here in Canada that goes till grade 6, That young of kids happy at this

Aweful, sick, still can't wrap my head around it!!

 

[navasima]

We were living in Va. just outside of DC. and had a pet sitting business/boarding facility. Clients that worked at the Pentagon actually called to say that their office had just blown up and could we cancel/still come/come for an extra visit that day! Dedicated pet owners!

 

[EweSheep]

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That is the thing, I can not imagine why the schools let the kids out early that day even it was so far away. I don't think we had kids getting out of school early here.

I do remember seeing the gas stations scalping drivers, hiking the gas prices up to five dollars a gallon and LONG lines to the gas stations all over town. It was ridiculous and glad I didn't need gas. I think in the next day, the president or some official will start tracking down gas station owners for taking advantage of this event to pocket more money, feeding the frenzy panic and every one of them had to pay the extra money owed to the drivers. Just sick!

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

Though I was little, I remember it like it was just yesterday. It was a bright, sunny day in Northern California, I was laying on the cold wood floor of the living room when the news came on. The image of two towers going up in flames and smoke was burnt into my mind for the day. It was horrible. Not too long after the normally bustling skies were eerily silent, not a single plane was roaring in the air. Not even the usual little Cessna.

I can't imagine the pain those lost's loved ones have been through during that day, or even now. I don't want to.

 

[sourland]

My experience the next day was far different from that of Ewesheep. As we started our trip home we made our way along the backroads of Upstate NY towards the NY thruway. Almost every house that we passed had a flag displayed. I took it as a coming together and an indication that we will not give in to fear. Our pride and courage were being expressed. This display and the actions of those involved in the recovery filled me with pride in this country that helped to counter the overwhelming sadness.

 

[mkcolls]

I had just dropped a foster daughter off at school and was on the way to the library for a study date with my sister-in-law.

The news was on, and I wasn't really listening, but realized a few minutes later that they were re-running the same news report. I finally started listening and it registered what they were saying. The first plane had hit the WTC.

At the library, just before I turned off my car they announced the second plane strike. My sister-in-law and I prayed together before we started our study. Within 15 minutes we heard a TV, leaving our study area we saw that the library staff had placed a TV in the desk area and we got to the TV just in time to see the first report of the Pentagon being hit.

As quiet as a library usually is, that day it was eerie, just the TV, no one talking, just horror, fear, sadness and crying.

The rest of the day was spent watching TV, and praying.

I don't know that I would describe it as the day the world stopped turning, but it was a day that change us forever.