I was in Manhattan on 9/11. I was taking a year off college because I couldn't afford it anymore, so I'd just moved there two days before to find work. I did not find any work after that. What a surreal day that was.
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9/11 - 17 years ago
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Even more eerie is the movie Path To Paradise which is about the 93 bombing. There's a line at the end which is really eerie.
It was Yousef's original plan to bring them both down in 1993, but yes very eerie nonetheless.
I was in 4th grade when it happened. I was in the library and the librarian turned on the TV to the news. I remember going home to watch Toonami (as I usually did) and Mobile Suit Gundam was pulled from the programming. Even then I understood why.
Great watch. Thanks for posting.
Great watch. Thanks for posting.
I remember walking into Best Buy that afternoon and seeing the footage being played on every single TV in the store. I was too young to fully understand what was happening but it was surreal seeing a giant wall of TVs showing the planes flying into the towers over and over
I was in 6th grade gym class. In the locker room and we're all changing and the coach comes in and goes, "A plan ran into them towers in New York!" And of course everybody is like wtf are you talking about dude. And then he tells us not to worry about it and hurry up so we can go outside for X sport.
Obviously once we got back inside other teachers had the tv on. I remember sitting at home after the fact, with both my parents just kind of sitting in disbelief watching the tv. I didn't really acknowledge how life changing the moment would be, I just wanted to play video games. But I do remember the somber feeling of everything just being dampened.
Obviously once we got back inside other teachers had the tv on. I remember sitting at home after the fact, with both my parents just kind of sitting in disbelief watching the tv. I didn't really acknowledge how life changing the moment would be, I just wanted to play video games. But I do remember the somber feeling of everything just being dampened.
The fires for those trapped above the impact point would have cremated the remains.
I was in 6th grade. Day was just starting and kids were being pulled out by their parents rapidly. It felt strange the way it was happening and because the teachers were moving everywhere talking to each other, we knew something was off. After a bit, my brother and I were pulled by our parents who didn't know how to explain what was happening. Got home and saw what was on the TV. I don't remember what I was thinking at the time but I knew this was huge. Something that was no doubt going to change a lot. Still feels unreal looking back at footage.
I was a freshman in college, had finished my first class for the day and I see this somber look on my friend's face telling me that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center, I rushed back to the dorms and watched the second one hit. United Flight 93 crashed about 40 minutes from where I was.
I remember i stayed up all night playing games since i am west coast i was just going to bed cause the sun was coming up and my mom was watching my niece and the news was showing the first tower on fire, which was just crazy and then coming back through my living room to get a drink and my mom was crying saying one the towers fell and i stayed glued to the tv after that. and that awful day made me super paranoid for a year or so after that thinking there was going to be more attacks.
its hard to describe the feeling before i had just living everyday life and the how i feel after that day and i'm on the west coast and only witnessed this through tv so i cant even imagine how terrible and how horrible this was for people living in nyc or the people in the towers who escaped who helped save people.....
if anyone hasn't seen the hulu show The looming towers i really suggest watching it as it tells the story of the lead up to 9/11 and it will make you furious at the mistakes that allowed this to happen.
its hard to describe the feeling before i had just living everyday life and the how i feel after that day and i'm on the west coast and only witnessed this through tv so i cant even imagine how terrible and how horrible this was for people living in nyc or the people in the towers who escaped who helped save people.....
if anyone hasn't seen the hulu show The looming towers i really suggest watching it as it tells the story of the lead up to 9/11 and it will make you furious at the mistakes that allowed this to happen.
Great watch. After the Gulf War a 10-year long party began. 9/11 was the day the party stopped, and it's never started back up again.
It's something I'll never forget.
I was watching CNN International live at the moment they broke, saw the second plane hit live while I was updating my mom, remember saying "that's a fucking second plane" while commentators didn't realize it. Like 15 seconds earlier before it hit (at least that was my feeling back then).
Had to go to my job as a high school student.
Was totally horrified when I heard both towers collapsed about two hours later.
I was watching CNN International live at the moment they broke, saw the second plane hit live while I was updating my mom, remember saying "that's a fucking second plane" while commentators didn't realize it. Like 15 seconds earlier before it hit (at least that was my feeling back then).
Had to go to my job as a high school student.
Was totally horrified when I heard both towers collapsed about two hours later.
I was in my freshmen year at the University of Utah. Everyone was glued to any nearby TV, all classes basically stopped to address what was happening. In our commons building someone finally took it upon themselves to unplug the Dance Dance Revolution machine and post a note on it asking people to show respect for the tragedy that was still ongoing.
This might show my age. I only remember pockets of that day. I was in 4th grade at the time and remember my teacher turning on the radio in the classroom and listening to the news. We didn't have class that day and just listened to the news.
I lived on the West Coast so nothing was really happening out here, just people trying to empathize with those on the East Coast and in NYC.
So yeah, this day, although significant to many people, to me, not really that significant because I was so young when it happened. It's all a blur IMHO.
I lived on the West Coast so nothing was really happening out here, just people trying to empathize with those on the East Coast and in NYC.
So yeah, this day, although significant to many people, to me, not really that significant because I was so young when it happened. It's all a blur IMHO.
I was still living in Australia back then, worked closely with a buddy from the US and it was a fairly small US based company. He texted me in the middle of the night, just said 'turn on the TV'. That was right after the first plane hit, I was up all night watching everything unfold. Lots of texting back and forth.
The whole situation plus lack of sleep had everyone in the office in a stunned, unreal daze the next day.
When I finally got to visit New York in '08 and see ground zero it was definitely the same sort of the eery feeling I got visiting the A-Bomb dome in Hiroshima.
The whole situation plus lack of sleep had everyone in the office in a stunned, unreal daze the next day.
When I finally got to visit New York in '08 and see ground zero it was definitely the same sort of the eery feeling I got visiting the A-Bomb dome in Hiroshima.
I was on the Staten Island Ferry on the way to work. We left at 8:30am and while we were on the water I noticed people looking up in the sky. I walked over to the window and saw the first plane really low to the air and finally strike the first building. We got stopped immediately and stood on the waters for some time. At some point we saw some debris flying down over us. I remember the pregnant lady getting scared and people going over to help her and then they made us go back and exited us through the emergency side after they close down the ports. I ran frantically home to my family and saw the rest on the news all that day. I definitely will never forget that day.
In 1st period world history. I didn't know it at the time, but my future wife was in the same room as me when it happened. The receptionist came in and told the teacher who then put it on the tv. He kept saying that this wasn't an accident, but I wasn't so sure yet. He tried to go on with the lesson, but then the second plane hit. We watched in disbelief and interrupted the teacher. We watched for a good long while as he went to talk with the teacher next door. He came back and tried to continue once more, but then the Pentagon was hit. I thought they'd be fighting the fires up there for days... well, we were able to see nearly the whole thing live. It's strange, but I feel somewhat grateful for that.
After we finished school I went with my friends to putz around, it was weird. Every single gas station was jammed packed as people who were filling up their cars, teucks and a lot of campers. We asked the people why, if they knew something about gas we didn't, but they either said they didn't know or "we're going to war!" Most people were in shock. It was bizarre.
I realized the next day that it was my dad's birthday, and I don't remember anyone saying happy birthday to him or anything.
After we finished school I went with my friends to putz around, it was weird. Every single gas station was jammed packed as people who were filling up their cars, teucks and a lot of campers. We asked the people why, if they knew something about gas we didn't, but they either said they didn't know or "we're going to war!" Most people were in shock. It was bizarre.
I realized the next day that it was my dad's birthday, and I don't remember anyone saying happy birthday to him or anything.
I remember that i was in class, and we could see the wtc right from our window(we weren't right next to the wtc, but across the bay from it). Didn't see the plane crash, but we saw the smoke and the buildings on fire. School was dismissed and they sent us all home early, some kids had to stay the night in school because they shut down certain transportation going into the city.The crazy thing was that my brother worked at the trade center, but he ended up waking up late that morning for work.
Almost hate to bring it up, but go look up the ending sequence that They cut from MGS2 because of the timing. Came out two months after 9/11 and would have felt disrespectful to have been released as it was.
I have that day forever etched into my memory. It was actually a Tuesday too. I was at home room in my 8th-grade class. We didn't hear about the event until a bit later, maybe 9 am or so when a couple of students arrived later with the news. Nobody knew what was going on. Was it an accident or an attack? Suddenly the class became just about that. We were just across the river in North Bergen New Jersey, but my mom worked in NY near Times Square just 3.5 miles away.
Not a lot of time goes by before I get called to the principals via the loudspeaker. Everyone immediately looked at me and I just froze up. It was a really long walk all the way to that office and I didn't know what to expect. If this was a movie the sound would have been drowned out in suspense. When I finally get there, they have a phone call on hold for me. They didn't tell me who it was or what it was, the lady just told me to pick up the phone and kept going about her business. Then I hear her voice and she was so calm and composed, while I'm a wreck just typing this out. My mom told me she was alright, but she might not make home that night because the city was on lockdown.
Coming back to my class, everyone else waited at the edge of their seats until one kid just blurts out...So? I just said everything's fine and explained what she told me. There were basically no classes that day. Every class was just talking about the event. At some point later during the day you could feel and hear what I believe were fighter jets rushing to the scene since there were huge gusts of wind rushing through the windows intermittently for a few minutes.
My mom was able to get home by night time. She actually didn't go back to work after that day. She was let go, and a few months later we came back to my home country since we were on a diplomatic visa. So that day basically changed the course of my life from that point on.
Not a lot of time goes by before I get called to the principals via the loudspeaker. Everyone immediately looked at me and I just froze up. It was a really long walk all the way to that office and I didn't know what to expect. If this was a movie the sound would have been drowned out in suspense. When I finally get there, they have a phone call on hold for me. They didn't tell me who it was or what it was, the lady just told me to pick up the phone and kept going about her business. Then I hear her voice and she was so calm and composed, while I'm a wreck just typing this out. My mom told me she was alright, but she might not make home that night because the city was on lockdown.
Coming back to my class, everyone else waited at the edge of their seats until one kid just blurts out...So? I just said everything's fine and explained what she told me. There were basically no classes that day. Every class was just talking about the event. At some point later during the day you could feel and hear what I believe were fighter jets rushing to the scene since there were huge gusts of wind rushing through the windows intermittently for a few minutes.
My mom was able to get home by night time. She actually didn't go back to work after that day. She was let go, and a few months later we came back to my home country since we were on a diplomatic visa. So that day basically changed the course of my life from that point on.
I was in 5th grade and in Florida. My school was having a book fair and I returned to class to see everyone was at the tv, at this point the first tower was hit. I was so confused at what was going on. That's when parent's started calling and showing up to pick up their kids. My uncle picked me up and took me home, my mom left work and was at home and we just watched the tv. Then the towers fell and we were all shocked. I remember watching people jump and felt so horrible. But that's still my most vivid memory from elementary, it's as clear as if it was yesterday in my mind. Can't help but feel sad this day every year when I think back to that day. Can't believe it's been 17 years.
The only thing we accomplished was to take a horrible situation and make it 1000x worse. Thousands of more innocent people dead, billions of dollars wasted on bullshit like the DHS, security theater that no one questions, and a seed of racism and fear that's still coming to fruition. We had a chance to act like a truly great nation and fucked it up.
So yeah, I'll "never forget."
So yeah, I'll "never forget."
In the UK, so everything unfolded after lunch time. I remember my teacher stopping the class and telling us that a horrible event has happened in New York, and I imagine trying to explain it as best as she could given our age? I then was due to have my cousin round that night for tea, and whilst he wanted to play outside, I just wanted to watch the news (by that time we got in from school I think the second tower had been hit or possibly they had both fallen?), because outside of Princess Diana dying (I was probably one of the first in the public to know, thanks to Teletext) I'd never seen anything this big unfold in real time on TV.
It still took months, even years for me to process how big the attack was, and how much impact it was having on events at the time. Focus is often on the towers, but two other planes also went down that day.
It still took months, even years for me to process how big the attack was, and how much impact it was having on events at the time. Focus is often on the towers, but two other planes also went down that day.
Knew a kid from HS that lost his life in the towers. My old company owned the buildings next door, including the one that had an engine land on top. Bought my first cell phone at the Radio Shack in the basement mall and first copy of Game of Thrones in 96 at the Borders. Had alot of memories of that place. Took years until I could really process it.
I also had a buddy that worked in the towers in 93 and started a new job in 2000 back in the towers. He felt the first rumble and bolted full speed for the door and the stairs, left his wallet, briefcase, everything. He said he barely made it out.
I also had a buddy that worked in the towers in 93 and started a new job in 2000 back in the towers. He felt the first rumble and bolted full speed for the door and the stairs, left his wallet, briefcase, everything. He said he barely made it out.
Like all of you I remember exactly where I was. We were in MST at the time so I hadn't gone to school yet and we were watching it on the news at home. Think that was before it was clear it was a terrorist attack so we went to school where we basically ended up just watching the news more with our teachers not really knowing how to react... I think we went home early but can't remember for sure.
I do remember my dad driving over 12 hours straight to get home from a business trip as soon as it happened, and almost enlisted immediately after but ultimately decided against it having 3 young kids at home. Knowing the kind of person my dad is, that anecdote really goes to show how serious it was at the time if even he was on the verge of joining the armed forces. Doesn't even feel real to think about it all.
I do remember my dad driving over 12 hours straight to get home from a business trip as soon as it happened, and almost enlisted immediately after but ultimately decided against it having 3 young kids at home. Knowing the kind of person my dad is, that anecdote really goes to show how serious it was at the time if even he was on the verge of joining the armed forces. Doesn't even feel real to think about it all.
I was in my 5th grade English room. Our teachers were glued to the small TV in the back while we watched a movie on a separate TV. We had no idea what was happening.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/09/were-the-only-plane-in-the-sky-214230
This is an absolutely mesmerizing story. Truly something out of fiction... Air Force One hopping between military bases, F16's ready to intercept potential missiles, base commanders saying their B52's with nukes on board are ready to fly... they truly were in the dark that day and from their perspective it could have been anything.
This is an absolutely mesmerizing story. Truly something out of fiction... Air Force One hopping between military bases, F16's ready to intercept potential missiles, base commanders saying their B52's with nukes on board are ready to fly... they truly were in the dark that day and from their perspective it could have been anything.
If you think that's wild. The first fighter jets in the sky didn't have time to arm (an oversight which has been addressed since then) so the pilots knew they were taking off for suicide missions.
Was in 3rd grade when it happened. Just remember getting picked up from school and seeing it on the news at home.
cool, i was also in the LES at the time. what school did you go to?
Yep, saw that WaPo story earlier today which I learned about for the first time. Hard to believe that's what the first response was, but it goes to show how earth-shattering it was.
This is hilarious!
9/11 was horrible. I'm not a huge fan of America but this event has really stuck with me, I had the day off work 'ill' and was just chilling in bed waiting to watch Neighbours when I saw the whole thing unfold; my mate came in later and thought the budget had gone through the roof on Diagnosis Murder. Visiting the site in late 2012 was a hell of an experience.
So, did Trump tell us yet who really knocked down the World Trade Center?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/v...de_center_secret_papers_may_blame_saudis.html
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/v...de_center_secret_papers_may_blame_saudis.html
