- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Where were you when 9/11/01 happened?
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:22 pm
I am running late (wife pregnant w/our soon to be 20yo) to my downtown Hou job in big earl. Get to my 43rd floor of Houston skyscraper office to find pile of people piled up in office adjacent to mine watching the news.
Fast forward, sent my folks home, followed them, watched tower 1 fall while waiting for cab (no Uber/Lift) at nearby hotel that will forever be where I watched tower 1 fall...to me. Stayed there many time since...and that is what it now means to me.
Among all the things that touch most Americans, the #1 thing i think about are the now 20-21 yos who never met their parents who perished that day. Means extra to me that our 1st child was born couple months later. May they RIP. May the young adults find peace. May the culprits rot in hell or worse, please.
Fast forward, sent my folks home, followed them, watched tower 1 fall while waiting for cab (no Uber/Lift) at nearby hotel that will forever be where I watched tower 1 fall...to me. Stayed there many time since...and that is what it now means to me.
Among all the things that touch most Americans, the #1 thing i think about are the now 20-21 yos who never met their parents who perished that day. Means extra to me that our 1st child was born couple months later. May they RIP. May the young adults find peace. May the culprits rot in hell or worse, please.
149
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:23 pm to Turf Taint
Sleeping in my vehicle before some geography class
Listening to Walton & Johnson of all things. Woke up to a news brief of some sort, but didn't pay attention and went to class. Didn't know until 2 hours later what happened, no one in the class made mention of it.
Listening to Walton & Johnson of all things. Woke up to a news brief of some sort, but didn't pay attention and went to class. Didn't know until 2 hours later what happened, no one in the class made mention of it.
This post was edited on 9/10/21 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:23 pm to Turf Taint
11th grade American history class, ironically.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:24 pm to Turf Taint
Work
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:24 pm to Turf Taint
Geometry class, 10th grade
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:24 pm to Turf Taint
2nd grade classroom. I remember the teacher telling us that something bad happened but ensuring us that no one was going to be attacking our school.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:25 pm to Turf Taint
Early morning, middle school math class.
School didn't have many working TVs, so I didn't see much footage until I got home that day.
Distinctly remember every cable channel on TV airing the news feed from the parent company. Nickelodeon and MTV showed CBS. Disney Channel showed ABC news. And TBS and TNT showed CNN.
School didn't have many working TVs, so I didn't see much footage until I got home that day.
Distinctly remember every cable channel on TV airing the news feed from the parent company. Nickelodeon and MTV showed CBS. Disney Channel showed ABC news. And TBS and TNT showed CNN.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:25 pm to TDsngumbo
quote:
11th grade American history class, ironically.
Exact same for me.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:25 pm to Turf Taint
LSU Finance - Business Law. Teacher even gave a pop quiz that morning.
Next class was Econ something or another. The teacher was Turkish and made some smart arse comment about us getting to see what happens when our economy is thrown into turmoil.
Had some chicken tenders with honey mustard at Calendars that evening. That part was alright.
Next class was Econ something or another. The teacher was Turkish and made some smart arse comment about us getting to see what happens when our economy is thrown into turmoil.
Had some chicken tenders with honey mustard at Calendars that evening. That part was alright.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:25 pm to Turf Taint
Sophomore computer science class.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:26 pm to Turf Taint
Jackson, MS. My grandpa died 9/9 so I was up there with my family.
9th grade.
9th grade.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:26 pm to Turf Taint
In the third week of my training class at the company I still work for. I remember someone rushing in crying that we had been attacked and us rushing to the TV in the break room.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:26 pm to SCLibertarian
Same for me as well
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:26 pm to UndercoverBryologist
12th grade biology 2 class . AMDG
I remember who I was sitting next to, the teachers name. One of those moments. Followed soon after by Katrina.
I remember who I was sitting next to, the teachers name. One of those moments. Followed soon after by Katrina.
This post was edited on 9/10/21 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:27 pm to Turf Taint
Convinced my dad to let me stay home in 3rd grade to watch cartoons. I couldn't understand why every sports and news channel was showing the coverage. The gravity of the situation didn't register at all as an 8 year old.
I think Nick Jr and Cartoon Network were the only channels without coverage of what was happening
I think Nick Jr and Cartoon Network were the only channels without coverage of what was happening
This post was edited on 9/10/21 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:27 pm to Turf Taint
I was at work and someone came into my office and said did you hear about that plane that hit the WTC? I assumed it was a small prop job, not an airliner. Another hit and everyone knew there was no way in hell it was an accident.
We gathered in the boss’ office because he had cable.
We gathered in the boss’ office because he had cable.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:27 pm to Turf Taint
Heading to campus. Watched most of it unfold from in the Student Union.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:28 pm to Turf Taint
When I first heard something was going on I was in the shower getting ready for work. I had the radio on and they were talking about a plane had hit one of the towers. They didn’t know what type or much past that a plane had hit one tower. At that time they thought it was an accident. I got out of the shower and turned on the tv to see what they were saying. They were showing a live shot of the twin towers and then the second plane hit.
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:28 pm to SCLibertarian
still at home, worked for the State at the time, showed up changed the VM went donate blood then to Hobby Lobby bought a buncha flags,,, passed them out at the intersection of 249/1960 was in the paper
This post was edited on 9/10/21 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 9/10/21 at 8:28 pm to Turf Taint
At work. The news was on and said that a plane hit the twin towers. I was busy and thought that maybe it was a Cessna.I happened to be watching live when the second plane hit. No words describe the despair that I felt at that moment.
Page 1 of 11
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News