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re: Any 9/11 stories from posters on here?

Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:01 pm to
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:01 pm to
I was in one of Houston's tall buildings working in an upper floor.

I worked in energy commodity trading so we had a bank of several plasma flat screens all around.

We saw the early feed of the first building burning and were like WTF?

A short while later we saw the second plane hit. The word went out to immediately close our positions log out and leave the building.

Posted by nfcpa
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:07 pm to
On June 6, 2001 I took my wife and 2 kids to the top of the World Trade Center. My brother in law and sister were with us too. He was a photographer and took some pictures which hang in my office today. After doing the typical tourist stuff we went down the elevator and left the building. As we were walking out I turned to them and said, I guess it’s not our turn to die. They said what do you mean? I told them today was D Day and that the Arabs use days with significance to blow up places like the World Trade Center. At the time I’m sure they thought I was crazy but three months later it happened. In retrospect maybe they had June 6th circled but the stars didn’t line up that day to execute the plan.
Posted by captainFid
Never apologize to barbarism
Member since Dec 2014
11536 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:19 pm to
quote:

I didn’t know how big those buildings were


They were massive, even to just visit. BTW, the only (quality) inside footage I know of, is from an unlikely, ironically appropriate movie. It wasn't until 15 years ago, I understood a shot, similar to below.

3 Days of the Condor - At the end of the movie, Faye Dunaway goes into this building, where a government spook agency and Cliff Robertson's character works. The end of the movie is powerful, even if the instrument of that power is the 'failing New York Times', as it turns out to be exactly what is happening in the world, caused by the middle east right now.


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Posted by Ferdinand
Member since Aug 2026
78 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:41 pm to
Was 7. Probably the youngest age group to actually remember 9/11. One of my brothers who’s 10 years older than me joined the marines shortly after. Grew up not to far from Shanksville.

Islam is an evil religion and I have no respect for any of its followers, regardless of anyone’s opinion of what really occurred 25 years ago.
Posted by OU Guy
Member since Feb 2022
33717 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 9:48 pm to
I went to top restaurant in 1990. Had to rent a suit jacket for $50. Bad food but the view was simply amazing. I could never work in a tall building unless I had a glider chute under my desk. Some don’t realize but no elevator goes all the way. They go in stages and you have to get off to get in another. Thats why so many took stairs. But they were packed with firemen coming up whole they went down. Chaos.

Never forget. Never forgive
Posted by OU Guy
Member since Feb 2022
33717 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 10:30 pm to
I cannot comprehend the agony these people went thru deciding death by fire or jumping. Never forget, never forgive

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Posted by grich31
Youngsville, La
Member since May 2008
2281 posts
Posted on 9/11/26 at 11:21 pm to
Was stationed at Kunsan AB ROK when I was awakened for a squadron recall and had to report for work at 2-3 am Korea time. Initially thought it was a movie when I saw news reports on Armed Force Network. Every Security Forces Airman was as posted somewhere or on response force standby. Never Forget the victims of terror attack on America ????
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