September 11

[robert321]

With members on here from all walks of life and all parts of the country and many from other countries, where were you when you heard? what were you doing on that day?

I was in the 5th grade, since I'm in Texas, we were an hour behind, so I had already left for school and didn't hear about it on the news. The teachers weren't telling us what was going on but we knew something was up because the teachers were always leaving the room to talk to the other teachers in the hall. By the time the teachers finally decided to tell us, the WTC towers had already fallen. We spent the rest of the day listening to a radio in the classroom because the classrooms did not have tvs and the school did not have internet yet. When I got home from school I saw on TV everything that had happened. It never really sunk in, I guess I was too young to understand. I had no idea the impact that day had at the time.

 

[robert321]

With members on here from all walks of life and all parts of the country and many from other countries, where were you when you heard? what were you doing on that day?

I was in the 5th grade, since I'm in Texas, we were an hour behind, so I had already left for school and didn't hear about it on the news. The teachers weren't telling us what was going on but we knew something was up because the teachers were always leaving the room to talk to the other teachers in the hall. By the time the teachers finally decided to tell us, the WTC towers had already fallen. We spent the rest of the day listening to a radio in the classroom because the classrooms did not have tvs and the school did not have internet yet. When I got home from school I saw on TV everything that had happened. It never really sunk in, I guess I was too young to understand. I had no idea the impact that day had at the time.

 

[robert321]

With members on here from all walks of life and all parts of the country and many from other countries, where were you when you heard? what were you doing on that day?
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<br />I was in the 5th grade, since I'm in Texas, we were an hour behind, so I had already left for school and didn't hear about it on the news. The teachers weren't telling us what was going on but we knew something was up because the teachers were always leaving the room to talk to the other teachers in the hall. By the time the teachers finally decided to tell us, the WTC towers had already fallen. We spent the rest of the day listening to a radio in the classroom because the classrooms did not have tvs and the school did not have internet yet. When I got home from school I saw on TV everything that had happened. It never really sunk in, I guess I was too young to understand. I had no idea the impact that day had at the time.

 

[kgfrompa]

I was in my house getting ready to go to the cancer center when i heard the news . I called my sister who was going to go with me and told her to turn on the TV.I had a appointment to find out if i had cancer. I remember walking outside of the cancer center and finding a four leaf clover After that i went in to my appointment and was told that i didnt have cancer! I learned five years later that i had CF. I was 50 at the time. It was a bitter sweet moment. Happy that i didnt have to end up at the ER to get antibiotics and sad to learn about CF. I was told that i had emphysema they had by then removed most of my left lung.So that is a day i will always remember.

 

[kgfrompa]

I was in my house getting ready to go to the cancer center when i heard the news . I called my sister who was going to go with me and told her to turn on the TV.I had a appointment to find out if i had cancer. I remember walking outside of the cancer center and finding a four leaf clover After that i went in to my appointment and was told that i didnt have cancer! I learned five years later that i had CF. I was 50 at the time. It was a bitter sweet moment. Happy that i didnt have to end up at the ER to get antibiotics and sad to learn about CF. I was told that i had emphysema they had by then removed most of my left lung.So that is a day i will always remember.

 

[kgfrompa]

I was in my house getting ready to go to the cancer center when i heard the news . I called my sister who was going to go with me and told her to turn on the TV.I had a appointment to find out if i had cancer. I remember walking outside of the cancer center and finding a four leaf clover After that i went in to my appointment and was told that i didnt have cancer! I learned five years later that i had CF. I was 50 at the time. It was a bitter sweet moment. Happy that i didnt have to end up at the ER to get antibiotics and sad to learn about CF. I was told that i had emphysema they had by then removed most of my left lung.So that is a day i will always remember.

 

[hmw]

I was nursing Emily on the couch about 9am when the phone rang and one of my best friends asked me 'are you watching tv?!?!' and I answered, kind of laughing, 'yeah, Blue's Clues.' (My boys were 2 and 4.) She told me 'get them out of the room and put on abc.' A minute or two after I turned on the TV, the south tower was hit. I was just stunned, watching events unfold that day. A little later that morning I was on the phone with my dad when the first tower collapsed. It's one of the only times I can remember my father crying. It just felt surreal. I remember walking outside that day, looking up at an impossibly brilliant blue sky, wondering how it could be... when so close there was such tragedy and destruction. (I know that doesn't make much sense but it's how I felt.)

I remember taking such comfort in nursing Emily that day... grateful she'd never remember the horror of that day. Both boys were terrified by it, as much as I tried to shield them from it. For months, Shawn(4) play-acted scenes of it, trying to make sense of it- building Lego towers and trying to make them strong- wrapping them in string, doing all kinds of bizarre things- and then throwing toy planes at them- and every time they would fall anyway, he'd try again and again to make them stronger so they wouldn't break. Timothy(2.5) met Daddy at the door that day with 'The tv made Mommy cry today.'

 

[hmw]

I was nursing Emily on the couch about 9am when the phone rang and one of my best friends asked me 'are you watching tv?!?!' and I answered, kind of laughing, 'yeah, Blue's Clues.' (My boys were 2 and 4.) She told me 'get them out of the room and put on abc.' A minute or two after I turned on the TV, the south tower was hit. I was just stunned, watching events unfold that day. A little later that morning I was on the phone with my dad when the first tower collapsed. It's one of the only times I can remember my father crying. It just felt surreal. I remember walking outside that day, looking up at an impossibly brilliant blue sky, wondering how it could be... when so close there was such tragedy and destruction. (I know that doesn't make much sense but it's how I felt.)

I remember taking such comfort in nursing Emily that day... grateful she'd never remember the horror of that day. Both boys were terrified by it, as much as I tried to shield them from it. For months, Shawn(4) play-acted scenes of it, trying to make sense of it- building Lego towers and trying to make them strong- wrapping them in string, doing all kinds of bizarre things- and then throwing toy planes at them- and every time they would fall anyway, he'd try again and again to make them stronger so they wouldn't break. Timothy(2.5) met Daddy at the door that day with 'The tv made Mommy cry today.'

 

[hmw]

I was nursing Emily on the couch about 9am when the phone rang and one of my best friends asked me 'are you watching tv?!?!' and I answered, kind of laughing, 'yeah, Blue's Clues.' (My boys were 2 and 4.) She told me 'get them out of the room and put on abc.' A minute or two after I turned on the TV, the south tower was hit. I was just stunned, watching events unfold that day. A little later that morning I was on the phone with my dad when the first tower collapsed. It's one of the only times I can remember my father crying. It just felt surreal. I remember walking outside that day, looking up at an impossibly brilliant blue sky, wondering how it could be... when so close there was such tragedy and destruction. (I know that doesn't make much sense but it's how I felt.)
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<br />I remember taking such comfort in nursing Emily that day... grateful she'd never remember the horror of that day. Both boys were terrified by it, as much as I tried to shield them from it. For months, Shawn(4) play-acted scenes of it, trying to make sense of it- building Lego towers and trying to make them strong- wrapping them in string, doing all kinds of bizarre things- and then throwing toy planes at them- and every time they would fall anyway, he'd try again and again to make them stronger so they wouldn't break. Timothy(2.5) met Daddy at the door that day with 'The tv made Mommy cry today.'

 

[crickit715]

on my way to work when i heard about the first plane, walking into work when the towers fell. never forget that morning! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

 

[crickit715]

on my way to work when i heard about the first plane, walking into work when the towers fell. never forget that morning! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

 

[crickit715]

on my way to work when i heard about the first plane, walking into work when the towers fell. never forget that morning! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

 

[oatmeal28]

It was the first day of my internship in the MTV building in Midtown. My first time ever alone in NYC navigating the transportation system and I was so happy I didn't get lost on the way to the job. Upon getting to the internship people were leaving the building and crying and I saw smoke in the sky. I assumed there was a fire. I was so confused when I was ushered to the 5th floor of the building where I finally realized what had actually happened. It took me 6 hours to get back to school (normally an hour train ride). I was exhausted and shocked and still not realizing the full impact of what I had actually witnessed. A lot of my friends lost friends and family that day and today I pay my respects to them. Never forget!!

 

[oatmeal28]

It was the first day of my internship in the MTV building in Midtown. My first time ever alone in NYC navigating the transportation system and I was so happy I didn't get lost on the way to the job. Upon getting to the internship people were leaving the building and crying and I saw smoke in the sky. I assumed there was a fire. I was so confused when I was ushered to the 5th floor of the building where I finally realized what had actually happened. It took me 6 hours to get back to school (normally an hour train ride). I was exhausted and shocked and still not realizing the full impact of what I had actually witnessed. A lot of my friends lost friends and family that day and today I pay my respects to them. Never forget!!

 

[oatmeal28]

It was the first day of my internship in the MTV building in Midtown. My first time ever alone in NYC navigating the transportation system and I was so happy I didn't get lost on the way to the job. Upon getting to the internship people were leaving the building and crying and I saw smoke in the sky. I assumed there was a fire. I was so confused when I was ushered to the 5th floor of the building where I finally realized what had actually happened. It took me 6 hours to get back to school (normally an hour train ride). I was exhausted and shocked and still not realizing the full impact of what I had actually witnessed. A lot of my friends lost friends and family that day and today I pay my respects to them. Never forget!!

 

[lilywing]

I remember my boyfriend came in to wake me up, saying that America was being attacked. We watched on the news, it felt absolutely surreal. At the time, I was attending university in the small town of Lethbridge, Canada, but I was so scared. I felt that if the US was being attacked, ***** was going to hit, and who knew what would happen. I went to school, and there were TVs set up in all the public areas, and students were gathered around. I remember how silent it was. I went home early to watch the news and call my parents, who were supposed to have flown out to Boston that day but had been forced to change their plans for other reasons. I talked to them about what was happening, like they would make sense of it all. But I knew they were feeling the same as me. To this day, when I see footage of the crashes, I feel sick. It never fades.
Since then, I have visited NYC several times, and am in love with the people and the vibe of the city. I wonder what it was like before that tragic day.

 

[lilywing]

I remember my boyfriend came in to wake me up, saying that America was being attacked. We watched on the news, it felt absolutely surreal. At the time, I was attending university in the small town of Lethbridge, Canada, but I was so scared. I felt that if the US was being attacked, ***** was going to hit, and who knew what would happen. I went to school, and there were TVs set up in all the public areas, and students were gathered around. I remember how silent it was. I went home early to watch the news and call my parents, who were supposed to have flown out to Boston that day but had been forced to change their plans for other reasons. I talked to them about what was happening, like they would make sense of it all. But I knew they were feeling the same as me. To this day, when I see footage of the crashes, I feel sick. It never fades.
Since then, I have visited NYC several times, and am in love with the people and the vibe of the city. I wonder what it was like before that tragic day.

 

[lilywing]

I remember my boyfriend came in to wake me up, saying that America was being attacked. We watched on the news, it felt absolutely surreal. At the time, I was attending university in the small town of Lethbridge, Canada, but I was so scared. I felt that if the US was being attacked, ***** was going to hit, and who knew what would happen. I went to school, and there were TVs set up in all the public areas, and students were gathered around. I remember how silent it was. I went home early to watch the news and call my parents, who were supposed to have flown out to Boston that day but had been forced to change their plans for other reasons. I talked to them about what was happening, like they would make sense of it all. But I knew they were feeling the same as me. To this day, when I see footage of the crashes, I feel sick. It never fades.
<br />Since then, I have visited NYC several times, and am in love with the people and the vibe of the city. I wonder what it was like before that tragic day.

 

[beleache]

I was a school bus driver at the time .. I was pulling up to the elementary school when the dispatcher asked all drivers to shut off their AM/FM radio's ..

I think I caught some of what was going on before I shut it off..

Got to the yard , walked in to see my co-workers looking at the TV with horror on their faces..

I didn't realize at that moment that my son was in the midst of all the confusion to get out of Manhattan... Thank God he did ... Sadly my bil wasn't so lucky..

He perished that day along with so many other innocent souls... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> May God Bless the innocent lives that were lost that day & may God give peace to their loved ones..

<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0"> joni

 

[beleache]

I was a school bus driver at the time .. I was pulling up to the elementary school when the dispatcher asked all drivers to shut off their AM/FM radio's ..

I think I caught some of what was going on before I shut it off..

Got to the yard , walked in to see my co-workers looking at the TV with horror on their faces..

I didn't realize at that moment that my son was in the midst of all the confusion to get out of Manhattan... Thank God he did ... Sadly my bil wasn't so lucky..

He perished that day along with so many other innocent souls... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> May God Bless the innocent lives that were lost that day & may God give peace to their loved ones..

<img src="i/expressions/heart.gif" border="0"> joni