Where were you when 9/11 happened?

[Jennifer]

marisol, was it really headed for SF? either i forgot or just never heard that.

i think the scariest thing was the night after, or the same night. i'm not sure which. i woke up at about 3 in the morning to the BIGGEST thunder and lightening storm and i was convinced we were getting bombed. the noise and the way my room kept lighting up made me think we were, so i went back to sleep (i don't know how!) because i thought if i was killed, it'd at least be in peace

maybe some NYers remember that happening, getting a storm?

 

[NYAngel98]

Originally Posted by Jennifer marisol, was it really headed for SF? either i forgot or just never heard that.
i think the scariest thing was the night after, or the same night. i'm not sure which. i woke up at about 3 in the morning to the BIGGEST thunder and lightening storm and i was convinced we were getting bombed. the noise and the way my room kept lighting up made me think we were, so i went back to sleep (i don't know how!) because i thought if i was killed, it'd at least be in peace

maybe some NYers remember that happening, getting a storm?

Yeah, I remember a storm... I just don't remember what night it was

 

[Liz]

Originally Posted by Jennifer marisol, was it really headed for SF? either i forgot or just never heard that. i think it was a plane that was suppossed to go to SF, but the hijakers were most likely going to hit another govt building or something.

 

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by Liz i think it was a plane that was suppossed to go to SF, but the hijakers were most likely going to hit another govt building or something. ohhh, i didn't know that. i know the planes that were hijacked were bound for CA, which meant more fuel, which meant a bigger explosion.

 

[Joyeuux]

I was home in Northern California for summer break, sleeping in when the attacks happened. My mom woke me up to tell me the news and I sat in front of the TV for the whole morning/afternoon. I knew that all of the planes in the US had been grounded, so I was absolutely terrified when I heard the roar of a bomber jet fly low over my house.

Turns out, they had let an international flight finish its trip to China, but had the plane escorted by two fighter jets.

 

[Marisol]

Originally Posted by Liz i think it was a plane that was suppossed to go to SF, but the hijakers were most likely going to hit another govt building or something. That is what I remember. I can remember everyone being scared that they were coming to SF. They started patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge. I think I saw more army people on the bridge than civilians.

 

[bebexkhmergrl]

I think I was in 6th grade when I heard about the news... At first it didn't terribly affect me, I was very confused and still didn't understand what was going on.

I'm very thankful that none of my loved ones were involved, but it's still heart-breaking to know such a thing happened.

 

[devinjhans]

i was on my way to class at the u of h when i heard it on the radio. i couldn't believe it was real. when i got to my classes my professors had either cancelled or we talked about what was going on. one of my professors had a sister that worked next to the towers and she was frantic that she could not reach her. the whole thing was horrible. i worked for chase bank at the time and we couldn't do anything b/c chase is based out of ny. we just sat around looking at tv and listening to the radio.

 

[looooch]

Originally Posted by anne7 ditto

Yes, ditto for me too. Let me tell you i could go on about what i think of Bush but i wont for the sake of not stepping on anyones toes..

Anyways,

I was in class when the professor wrote a sentense on the board that said there was a bombing in NYC. I thought it was ridiculous that she would write something like that on the board if it was a joke. She wasn't completely accurate about what happend and it was even more scary to discover what actually happend. A sense of impending doom just fell over everyone. It was a sad and eerie week because i worked near an airport and the sound of no airplanes was strange and disconcerning.

 

[Nolee]

I was sleeping when this all happened,and I woke up on the tv's voice, and i thought this gotta be big,my family never let the voice of the tv this loud unless they're watching something really important, and when i saw it, i was freaked oooout, i thought it's a new action movie or something..

o guys,you really won't believe how much the Saudi people are ashamed of what happened,I mean Amercia is one of the dearest countries to every saudi's eart,Amercian people too...my brother and father had studied in the US for more than 9 years,and we used to spend our summer vacation in Orlando in the 90s

and I really know how amercian people are

I mean it's like my second home!

my family and I called most of our American friends here in SA, saying we're sorry and such ,n they were very understanding,and on top of it they weren't as pis*ed off as we imagened,i mean they all know how most of us are..

oh gosh, i really do love you guys .. <3

what saddens me the most, is how the look for the Muslim specially the arabian/saudi became.. which could be unfair most of the times..

and to tell you the truth, I don't blame you

the image of us became blurry and ugly to the whole world..

but what most of you know the Islam in Arabic means: Peace

and what these Muslim pretendersdid ,from killing Innocent people and destroying homes,doesn't relate to Islam nor Muslims nor even sanity!..

I guess maybe i'm the last one supposed to reply to this topic,

and I know my place maybe not here

but i thought i had an opinion and wanted to share it with you'll..

peace be upon you..

 

[redrocks]

I was just arriving to work. I could see the smoke in the air from here (in NJ). We were able to get a TV working with an aluminum foil antenna and the only station we could get was an all Spanish station. We have one person in the office who understands and speaks a little Spanish so we were able to get bits and pieces.

When the first tower fell, I knew I had to leave work. I'm an EMT in my home town and was the Vice President of the squad that year. I immediately left work and headed to the squad house. The second tower fell as I made it to the building. Members were already there and preparing the rigs and the house for the worst.

I then attended an emergency meeting at town hall with the mayor and the rest of the town (Fire, Police, Rescue & Recovery and the other ambulance squad) We were preparing to head into NYC to help. We went back to our buildings, changed, called loved ones and prepared to leave. We were stopped at the last minute by the mayor, saying we had to wait until we were called up to help from the County Level.

The next day MacForMe, another friend and I took off work and headed to the city on our own to help. The closest we could get was Liberty Park and our help wasn't needed because there were no survivors to send to that staging area.

A few weeks later, MacForMe and I were called up by the County and we headed in to NYC with 5 other squads from the County to help out at ground zero. That was a very emotional day and will not be forgotten by any of us. To this day it gives me the chills and sends me into tears.

We recently visited ground zero for the first time after that day. We both lost it big time!

 

[Amethyst]

I was on the phone at work frantically trying to get in touch with my sister. At the time she was working in one of the World Trade Center Towers.

Several hours later I heard from her. But those hours seemed like years.

 

[Geek]

Originally Posted by Amethyst

I was on the phone at work frantically trying to get in touch with my sister. At the time she was working in one of the World Trade Center Towers.

Several hours later I heard from her. But those hours seemed like years.




OH thank god she got out!!! hugs to her and you

 

[QurlySq]

i believe that EVERYONE is welcome here... just because the offenders are tied to you in some way doesn't make you guilty... :icon_love

Originally Posted by NoOoRy I was sleeping when this all happened,and I woke up on the tv's voice, and i thought this gotta be big,my family never let the voice of the tv this loud unless they're watching something really important, and when i saw it, i was freaked oooout, i thought it's a new action movie or something..
o guys,you really won't believe how much the Saudi people are ashamed of what happened,I mean Amercia is one of the dearest countries to every saudi's eart,Amercian people too...my brother and father had studied in the US for more than 9 years,and we used to spend our summer vacation in Orlando in the 90s

and I really know how amercian people are

I mean it's like my second home!

my family and I called most of our American friends here in SA, saying we're sorry and such ,n they were very understanding,and on top of it they weren't as pis*ed off as we imagened,i mean they all know how most of us are..

oh gosh, i really do love you guys .. <3

what saddens me the most, is how the look for the Muslim specially the arabian/saudi became.. which could be unfair most of the times..

and to tell you the truth, I don't blame you

the image of us became blurry and ugly to the whole world..

but what most of you know the Islam in Arabic means: Peace

and what these Muslim pretendersdid ,from killing Innocent people and destroying homes,doesn't relate to Islam nor Muslims nor even sanity!..

I guess maybe i'm the last one supposed to reply to this topic,

and I know my place maybe not here

but i thought i had an opinion and wanted to share it with you'll..

peace be upon you..

 

[Geek]

You are right, Qurly! Everyone is welcome here!

 

[tashbash]

I agree, it's nice to have a different view on things. Welcome!

 

[gamaki]

Originally Posted by QurlySq keeping my mouth shut on that one...

I forgot to say "ditto" to your comment !
I was visiting Winnipeg (where I am from) with my Mom. We were at my Grandpas house and he has satellite. I was sleeping on the couch and I woke up in time to see the second tower get hit. I was really confused, as I didn't know why or how something like that could have happened.My Mom was set to head back here to Vancouver the next day but didn't get back for another three days. I went back as scheduled, two weeks later but I was so scared on the plane and I have always loved flying and have done the trip to and from Winnipeg hundreds of times. One thing I will tell you is that the US coverage was totally different than the coverage here in Canada. With Satellite, you could flip back and forth from Canadian and US News and see the difference.

 

[Amethyst]

Thanks Tony !

 

[karrieann]

Originally Posted by gamaki I forgot to say "ditto" to your comment !
I was visiting Winnipeg (where I am from) with my Mom. We were at my Grandpas house and he has satellite. I was sleeping on the couch and I woke up in time to see the second tower get hit. I was really confused, as I didn't know why or how something like that could have happened.My Mom was set to head back here to Vancouver the next day but didn't get back for another three days. I went back as scheduled, two weeks later but I was so scared on the plane and I have always loved flying and have done the trip to and from Winnipeg hundreds of times. One thing I will tell you is that the US coverage was totally different than the coverage here in Canada. With Satellite, you could flip back and forth from Canadian and US News and see the difference.

Yeah, I guess I will keep my mouth shut on Bush as well. It's tough though.
But I am curious about the different news coverage you are talking about. What kind of differences did you see?

 

[Geek]

Thanks Karrieann, I know you can do it.

Originally Posted by karrieann

Yeah, I guess I will keep my mouth shut on Bush as well. It's tough though.