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re: 9/11 Thread. Where were you? What'd you do that day?
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:42 am to SUB
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:42 am to SUB
Driving to work at Johnson Space Center when the first plane hit. Arrived at Bldg 9 at the simulations console in time to see the Pentagon one hit...and then we were told to vacate the Center.
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Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:42 am to JEAUXBLEAUX
At work on JB in New Orleans... immediately helping to staff shutting that place down.
Horrific day.
Horrific day.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:42 am to SUB
Sleeping off a graveyard shift when my mom called me to tell me to turn on the news. My wife and I were only dating/shacking up so she was there.
I was living with a buddy of mine who was a cop. I woke him up because his phone was ringing. Told him he might want to watch the news as he might get called in. The news here was already talking about our ports and shipping.
Crazy day. Eerie to drive up US 59 back then when it was always stacked in Humble, and not see a single plane flyover.
I was living with a buddy of mine who was a cop. I woke him up because his phone was ringing. Told him he might want to watch the news as he might get called in. The news here was already talking about our ports and shipping.
Crazy day. Eerie to drive up US 59 back then when it was always stacked in Humble, and not see a single plane flyover.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:44 am to SUB
I was in 8th grade and didn’t even know what the WTC was. I had heard of it, obviously, but couldn’t have picked it out of the NYC skyline at that point.
I remember being pissed as apparently lots of teachers were putting on the news for their students, but not a single one of mine did that entire day.
I remember being pissed as apparently lots of teachers were putting on the news for their students, but not a single one of mine did that entire day.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:44 am to SUB
In gym class. Freshman year of HS. Our teacher came up to us all, she was crying and said there had been an attack. They brought us back into the main building of the school, where we watched the news. Had church that night. People who I had never seen in a church poured in. It was a sense of community that I've never seen before or since.
6 years later I was in the middle-east wearing deserts and an M4. frick terrorists.
6 years later I was in the middle-east wearing deserts and an M4. frick terrorists.
This post was edited on 9/11/17 at 7:48 am
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:47 am to LSU alum wannabe
Remember I was studying for a math test in Middleton, (yes I was at the library at 720am) left walked across quad headed to Kinesiology class. Some one in class said a plane it World Trade Center. At that moment my mom called me on my brand new 4 day old Noki phone. She told me what was going on. Walked back in class professor hill said class canceled.
I walked back across campus to the union maybe it was me but tension was high. Went upstairs with a buddy we saw the 2nd tower fall on one of those old box TV's. At the point I just wanted to get the hell off of campus and get home. Was like a bad dream.
I walked back across campus to the union maybe it was me but tension was high. Went upstairs with a buddy we saw the 2nd tower fall on one of those old box TV's. At the point I just wanted to get the hell off of campus and get home. Was like a bad dream.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:49 am to SUB
Early season muzzleloader for elk near Saguache, Co
We heard from some other hunters what had happened and tuned in. Disbelief.
We pretty much went back to camp packed up and headed back to Golden. Very dark and sad day.
We heard from some other hunters what had happened and tuned in. Disbelief.
We pretty much went back to camp packed up and headed back to Golden. Very dark and sad day.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:55 am to SUB
I was in 9th grade Pre AP U.S. History.
I remember it being quiet as a church mouse the entire day.
Parents picked me up and I remember all the gas stations being backed up down the road.
I remember it being quiet as a church mouse the entire day.
Parents picked me up and I remember all the gas stations being backed up down the road.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:56 am to dawgfan24348
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Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:57 am to SUB
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Where were you?
Class
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What's you do that day?
Told my parents I was enlisting.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:57 am to SUB
I had a turn around shift, got off at 2am and had to go back in for noon. I woke up to my GF calling about the plane hitting and then she screamed when the second plane hit. By the time I made it into work the buildings had been down. They had a TV on at work and I remember a guy saying "the people" over and over.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:57 am to SUB
Teaching a college prep course in High School. Had the TV on in my room.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:57 am to ElroyJetSon
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Elementary school, we usually watched the school news but not today because we had to turn to the local news first
Haha damn that's pretty irresponsible of your elementary school
Posted on 9/11/17 at 7:59 am to SUB
I flew back from Boston to D.C. today and reflected a lot on the events of 16 years ago. As I watched people, I wondered if they even remembered. 9/11/01 is as fresh as in my mind today as is was as it unfolded. I posted my thoughts on 9/11/08. They are pretty much the same:
re: In rememberance...Posted on 9/11/08 at 5:34 pm to dukke v
September 10, 2001 was my 50th birthday. I spent the evening with friends and we were discussing the fact that we were thrilled that our kids did not have to grow up as we did, worrying about the USSR and a possible nuclear threat; remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis; watching people being shot trying to escape from East Germany by trying to scale the Berlin Wall, etc. The Cold War was over and we had won it. Life seemed good.
On the morning of September 11, 2001 I received a telephone call from my secretary at about 7:00 am. She said that she thought that she screwed up and that I had two mediations in the District of Columbia Superior Court that morning. I asked her if this was a bad “day after 50th birthday” joke. I said that I was pretty sure that the mediations were on the 12th. She said that she would check and call me back. I hopped into the shower and when I got out she called and told me that I was correct and that they were on the 12th. I told her that I was going to wait out rush hour traffic and that I’d leave for the office around 10:00 am.
I was at the computer answering some emails (this was before I ever knew about Tiger Droppings). While at the computer, I heard on the Fox Morning Show that a plane had just hit one of the World Trade Center towers in NYC. The New Yorker in me did not even look up at the TV, I just thought, “Who is the idiot in the small plane that got too close to the WTC?” Shortly thereafter, I heard that the second tower was hit. At that point, like everyone else, I sat in horror watching the TV. Certainly, this was no accident.
About a half hour later, I heard a “BOOM”. At the time I lived a couple of miles or so from The Pentagon, as the crow flies. I went outside and saw the black smoke billowing from the direction of The Pentagon. It was so strange because it was a beautiful day. All I could hear were sirens (I had not heard so many sirens in D.C. since the Air Florida crash) and the sound of fighter jets overheard.
I tried to make some calls on my cell phone, but could not. I tried on a land line and it was still no use. I drove over to a 7-11 and used a pay phone to call some folks. I heard from my Mom that one of my sisters was supposed to have a matter in the Supreme Court in Manhattan that morning and was going to visit a friend at the WTC before her court appearance. We were both very frightened for my sister and wondered if she was OK.
I went into the 7-11 after making my calls and the rumors were running rampant. Some people were saying that the White House and Washington Monument had been hit. Some were saying that The Capitol had been blown up. I did not know whether or not any of what was being said was true.
I-395 was closed down and so I could not get into the office. I went over to Army-Navy Country Club to visit some friends. I was told that the American Airlines Flight 77 flew over the Club’s driving range at an altitude of about 250 feet on its way to The Pentagon.
At about 6:00 pm I decided that I needed to go to the office to get the files for the next day’s mediations. As I approached the 14th Street Bridge, I saw The Pentagon live for the first time that day. The smoke was still rising from the building and it was a horrible sight to see. All I could think was, “If this is what it is like here, what must it be like in Manhattan?”
As I crossed the 14th Street Bridge it was eerie not to see air traffic going up and down the Potomac. It was almost as eerie as when I saw the first jet landing at Reagan National after a few weeks of no air traffic.
When I got into D.C., I saw Humvees at each corner with manned .50 caliber machine guns. There were also armed soldiers on the streets.
After getting my files, I drove back to Alexandria and smoke was still rising from The Pentagon.
Prior to 9/11/01, the only building that I ever turned to look at in D.C. was The White House. Since 9/11, the only building that I turn to look at every time I pass it is The Pentagon. It saddens me every time I pass it and see the area that was struck.
Having grown up on Staten Island, I remember the NYC skyline before there was a WTC, and while the Towers were going up. I will never forget the day that they came down. I knew people who were killed in the Towers and the obituaries ran in the Staten Island Advance for months. A complete company of Staten Island Firefighters were killed in the collapse.
I had only been in the WTC once, for a dinner dance at the restaurant, Windows on the World (the top floor of the North Tower). Being afraid of heights, I did not like going to the windows (that went from ceiling to floor) and looking down. I cannot imagine what it took for some of those poor people to bring themselves to jump. I suppose in their minds it was better than burning to death. Nice choice.
Every time I go back to NY to visit family I tear up a bit when I see the Tower-less skyline.
Since that date, I have never prouder to be an American and a native New Yorker. I am saddened by the fact that it seems that a lot of people seem to have forgotten that there are people out there who mean us harm. We should all do anything that we can do to never forget that fact and the events of 9/11/01.
We owe a debt of gratitude that we can never repay to the men and women in our Armed Forces who are out fighting the good fight to keep us safe and to arrange a meeting with the Maker for all those who mean us harm. We also owe a debt to gratitude that we can never repay to those nameless people in our Intelligence Community who have dedicated their lives to thwarting subsequent attacks. It is not be coincidence that there has not been an attack on American shores has since 9/11/01.
9/11/01 -- Never Forget!
re: In rememberance...Posted on 9/11/08 at 5:34 pm to dukke v
September 10, 2001 was my 50th birthday. I spent the evening with friends and we were discussing the fact that we were thrilled that our kids did not have to grow up as we did, worrying about the USSR and a possible nuclear threat; remembering the Cuban Missile Crisis; watching people being shot trying to escape from East Germany by trying to scale the Berlin Wall, etc. The Cold War was over and we had won it. Life seemed good.
On the morning of September 11, 2001 I received a telephone call from my secretary at about 7:00 am. She said that she thought that she screwed up and that I had two mediations in the District of Columbia Superior Court that morning. I asked her if this was a bad “day after 50th birthday” joke. I said that I was pretty sure that the mediations were on the 12th. She said that she would check and call me back. I hopped into the shower and when I got out she called and told me that I was correct and that they were on the 12th. I told her that I was going to wait out rush hour traffic and that I’d leave for the office around 10:00 am.
I was at the computer answering some emails (this was before I ever knew about Tiger Droppings). While at the computer, I heard on the Fox Morning Show that a plane had just hit one of the World Trade Center towers in NYC. The New Yorker in me did not even look up at the TV, I just thought, “Who is the idiot in the small plane that got too close to the WTC?” Shortly thereafter, I heard that the second tower was hit. At that point, like everyone else, I sat in horror watching the TV. Certainly, this was no accident.
About a half hour later, I heard a “BOOM”. At the time I lived a couple of miles or so from The Pentagon, as the crow flies. I went outside and saw the black smoke billowing from the direction of The Pentagon. It was so strange because it was a beautiful day. All I could hear were sirens (I had not heard so many sirens in D.C. since the Air Florida crash) and the sound of fighter jets overheard.
I tried to make some calls on my cell phone, but could not. I tried on a land line and it was still no use. I drove over to a 7-11 and used a pay phone to call some folks. I heard from my Mom that one of my sisters was supposed to have a matter in the Supreme Court in Manhattan that morning and was going to visit a friend at the WTC before her court appearance. We were both very frightened for my sister and wondered if she was OK.
I went into the 7-11 after making my calls and the rumors were running rampant. Some people were saying that the White House and Washington Monument had been hit. Some were saying that The Capitol had been blown up. I did not know whether or not any of what was being said was true.
I-395 was closed down and so I could not get into the office. I went over to Army-Navy Country Club to visit some friends. I was told that the American Airlines Flight 77 flew over the Club’s driving range at an altitude of about 250 feet on its way to The Pentagon.
At about 6:00 pm I decided that I needed to go to the office to get the files for the next day’s mediations. As I approached the 14th Street Bridge, I saw The Pentagon live for the first time that day. The smoke was still rising from the building and it was a horrible sight to see. All I could think was, “If this is what it is like here, what must it be like in Manhattan?”
As I crossed the 14th Street Bridge it was eerie not to see air traffic going up and down the Potomac. It was almost as eerie as when I saw the first jet landing at Reagan National after a few weeks of no air traffic.
When I got into D.C., I saw Humvees at each corner with manned .50 caliber machine guns. There were also armed soldiers on the streets.
After getting my files, I drove back to Alexandria and smoke was still rising from The Pentagon.
Prior to 9/11/01, the only building that I ever turned to look at in D.C. was The White House. Since 9/11, the only building that I turn to look at every time I pass it is The Pentagon. It saddens me every time I pass it and see the area that was struck.
Having grown up on Staten Island, I remember the NYC skyline before there was a WTC, and while the Towers were going up. I will never forget the day that they came down. I knew people who were killed in the Towers and the obituaries ran in the Staten Island Advance for months. A complete company of Staten Island Firefighters were killed in the collapse.
I had only been in the WTC once, for a dinner dance at the restaurant, Windows on the World (the top floor of the North Tower). Being afraid of heights, I did not like going to the windows (that went from ceiling to floor) and looking down. I cannot imagine what it took for some of those poor people to bring themselves to jump. I suppose in their minds it was better than burning to death. Nice choice.
Every time I go back to NY to visit family I tear up a bit when I see the Tower-less skyline.
Since that date, I have never prouder to be an American and a native New Yorker. I am saddened by the fact that it seems that a lot of people seem to have forgotten that there are people out there who mean us harm. We should all do anything that we can do to never forget that fact and the events of 9/11/01.
We owe a debt of gratitude that we can never repay to the men and women in our Armed Forces who are out fighting the good fight to keep us safe and to arrange a meeting with the Maker for all those who mean us harm. We also owe a debt to gratitude that we can never repay to those nameless people in our Intelligence Community who have dedicated their lives to thwarting subsequent attacks. It is not be coincidence that there has not been an attack on American shores has since 9/11/01.
9/11/01 -- Never Forget!
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:02 am to IonaTiger
Awesome and Happy Birthday, Buddy.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:05 am to SUB
I was at woman's hospital my son was born that day.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:07 am to LCA131
Well said sir!
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:11 am to BuckeyeFan87
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I remember being pissed as apparently lots of teachers were putting on the news for their students, but not a single one of mine did that entire day.
I was a senior in high school and none of mine did either. It was mostly business as usual and some even assigned homework.
It was frustrating because none of the adults were telling us what was going on. All the information throughout the day was coming from kids who had access to a computer during their study hall period.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:13 am to bencoleman
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I was at woman's hospital my son was born that day.
Damn. That must have been some crazy mixed emotions.
Posted on 9/11/17 at 8:15 am to SUB
i just finished showering when i saw the first plane hit one of the twin towers.
had to drive to lsu campus for french class.
then i was notified there were more attacks by other students. then our socialist of a teacher, benjamin forkner, was just very apathetic and didnt give a shite about what was going on.
i think he left after that semester.
had to drive to lsu campus for french class.
then i was notified there were more attacks by other students. then our socialist of a teacher, benjamin forkner, was just very apathetic and didnt give a shite about what was going on.
i think he left after that semester.
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