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What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« on: Sep 11th, 2005, 10:21pm » |
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I felt like writing the story of what I was doing the morning of 9/11/01 and how I found out about the tragedy. My mom and I were discussing this earlier today.
Here's my own account of what I, personally, was doing and how I found out about 9/11.
http://www.xanga.com/neonursechic
(The site has other writings I've done, but the most recent is from tonight and is on 9/11 - you can just ignore the rest of the posts!)
So...what were you doing that day?
9/11/01 - Never Forget 
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #1 on: Sep 11th, 2005, 10:50pm » |
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I woke up and flipped on the news as I do most every morning. Watched the events unfold with the knowledge that nothing would ever be the same again, for me, for my kids, and for the world.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #2 on: Sep 11th, 2005, 11:07pm » |
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I was headed back to my apartment from my boyfriend's (at the time) place, to get ready to go to my Interpersonal communication class and I was listening to the MJ show on the radio. I wasn't paying too much attention to it, I thought they were just messing around for a while until I got back to my apt and turned on the news, to my surprise and sadness they weren't kidding at all.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #3 on: Sep 11th, 2005, 11:08pm » |
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I was SADLY and DEPRESSINGLY waiting on the vet to come out and put my beloved palimino horse of nearly 20 years down. I'd taught him a ton of professional tricks thru the years and I raced him and trail rode him alot. So how could I ever forget that day......esp when the vet called to tell me they mite be late and mentiond the bombings going on. I wasn't watching the tv to know. Double indemnity Pam
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #4 on: Sep 11th, 2005, 11:22pm » |
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Right here about to go on line but I turned on my little tv here. I was about an hour late for the actual crash.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #5 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 3:14am » |
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I turned on the news while settling to feed Jasper who was three weeks old that day and saw the news of the first plane crashing. I then sat there and watched for the rest of the day. I called David to come home, couldn't even speak to him I was crying so much and then that evening David and I sat watching Brid and Barney playing - at about 7-8pm, bedtime didn't exist.. there was no way they were going to school the next day because we didn't even know that there would be a next day.
I've never felt more devastated or afraid in my life and even now I can't talk of it without feeling the same.
I know more has happend since, and stuff I've been "there" for but after 9/11 nothing is a surprise. Everything else has been anticipated.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #6 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 7:30am » |
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Carrie,
As you probably know from my past rantings...I work about 35 miles outside of Manhattan...in Monmouth Junction, NJ. I first heard of the plane crash and like everyone else, assumed it was an accident. Right after the second plane hit, I was outside and could see the large smoke plume (BTW...the pilot of the second plane...Victor Saracini was a neighbor of mine in Bucks County) http://www.mastalk.com/mastalk/garden_reflection.jspx
I couldn't even bring myself to watch the news for most of the day...at least until I heard that a plane went down in Pennsylvania...of course I immediately thought of my home & family until they verified it was in a rural part of western PA...Horroble horrible day.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #7 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 7:32am » |
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I was on my way to Bossier/Shreveport, LA listening to talk radio as usual, when I heard. At first I thought someone had a really warped sense of humor and was doing a *weird* version Of War Of The Worlds, that is until the plane struck the second tower. First thought in my mind was to get as far away from Barksdale AFB as I could.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #8 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 8:01am » |
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I was sitting at my desk at work when the boss's wife called to tell us a plane hit one of the towers. We had a tiny little handheld TV with an adapter plug - 2" screen. I dug it out and plugged it in and we watched for awhile, thinking what a terrible accident. Bill, my boss, went back to his office and I watched the second plane come in. I yelled to Bill that it was not an accident and that we were under an attack. We sat in my office, shoulder to shoulder, watching this little 2" screen and saw the Pentagon get hit, and the story unfold about the filght in Pennsylvania. I'm glad, initially, that it was only a 2" screen because I don't think I able to fully absorbed the horror that was going on at the time because I couldn't see that much. Later, at home with my husband, we watched it all over again, held each other and cried.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #9 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 8:29am » |
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This happened while I was on my way to work. When I came in, A girl I work with asked me if I heard about the plane that hit the Trade Center.
At that time, people were thinking that it was an accident. They thought there may have been a mix up in Air Traffic Control. I told her that jumbo jets don't accidentally hit high rises. She tought I was being paranoid when I told her it was terrorism.
A few minutes later, the second plane hit and she apologized.
I watched most of the day in the A.V. department here. They have a huge TV in there and there was a crowd around it most of the day.
When I was watching the towers burn, I was thinking about the future of those buildings. My prior construction experience working on high rises told me that they were going to fall. I even said it to someone I was standing by.
I left for a minute to go back to my desk. As I was walking away, I heard everyone gasp. I didn't even have to ask.
There was very little that got done at out Library that day. Everyone was in kind of a state of shock. Even our patrons weren't very interested in books. We had to bring out extra chairs by the TV set.
I remember that I called my wife at work and went over our 'plan' just in case we were under a full scale attack. Nobody really knew what was going on yet but I wanted to cover my families a$$.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #10 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 8:29am » |
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Well September 11th,2001 was my older daughter April's headstart oriention .Also my Birthday so when my mom called I expected the usual happy birthday then I would wish my Dad the same.You all know the shock as I turned on the tv as directed.Shock horror and disbelief.I woke Billy up turned on the tv in our bedroom he asked what movie it was he thought he'd read a simular book.once again shock as I said no thats the news.I kept our livingroom tv to kids programs a 5 and 3 year old didn't need to see that.At orientation the teachers would descreetly go in the teachers lounge once in a while to keep updated otherwise the kept things pretty steady.
That night went to my parents for tort and cake not much of a celebrating mood . I also remember I'd been kinda sick and tired for about a month.September 14 I went to the emergency room and a spinal tap confirmed mennagitis.It wasn't the contagous type but for days the staff came in all covered gowns ,masks ect..
eery to wake up to.so the next several months went by with me in a daze still shocked that this could happen in the U.S. also still sick,tired hurting and not wanting any light near my eyes,still get migraines from it.
When I think about 9/11/01 along with the sadness and anger I try to think of all the babies born on that day and I see a little bit of light.
God bless all those who lost loved ones in this tragedy and all the survivers who ,made it through only to have to deal with the trauma of the ordeal.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #12 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 10:27am » |
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I was sleeping when my best friend called and said did you hear about the twin towers. I was like what and hu? She told me briefly what happened and since I didn't have a tv and she did. I went over to her house for the day and whatched the second plane hit and the rest unfold. We just sat there and spent the day weeping and praying in intersession for our country.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #14 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 10:46am » |
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Watched everything as it happened and will never get rid of those images. My boss told me I needed to get back to work and then walked around and saw my face and said later is ok. I wished I had a pic of it then because several people said they couldnt stay near me I was scaring them, even some of the guys. I didnt move during the entire thing nor did I say a single word.
My mind was blank I cant recall if I was thinking of anything, Just making mental video of it all.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
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I remember talking to Ted on AOL that morning (I still remember his words: "my country is under attack!" and sitting at my desk with tears rolling down my face). For months after, I was afraid of every plane that flew overhead. Like Charlie said, first place i came was here to ch.com. Here's a link to that day (and resulting week) on the old board. http://www.clusterheadaches.com/wwwboard/sep01posts3.html
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #16 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 11:17am » |
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I was walking out of the kitchen with a co-worker that morning with our coffee and discussing some projects, when another co—worker walked out of the conference room and told us “an airplane hit one of the World Trade towers! They think it’s an accident”…I thought immediately there’s no way that was an accident. So we all walk into the conference room where they already had the TV on and showing the tower that had been hit with a big gaping hole in it. I looked at the watch and I knew that by that time there had been people in their offices already. I also knew it would be nearly impossible for those above the hole to get out. I felt sick thinking about them. I thought of the day care centers in the buildings. I worked there for a couple of years in the mid 90’s and knew of day care centers there. I walked out of the conference room not wanting to watch anymore…I was sitting in my office trying to gather my thoughts and inwardly praying for the victims, when someone rushed in to tell me that the other tower was hit.
Then I remembered my brother worked in the towers as an electrician. He was contracted out to work there and then I really started praying. He was working with his crew on the 10th floor of the second tower when the first one got hit. He got out of there in time, but to this day he has nightmares of the people jumping to their death from the buildings.
Less than an hour later, I heard screams coming from the conference room when the first tower collapsed. I wouldn’t walk into that conference room no matter what even after people ran out to tell me. Some people were already hysterically crying especially after finding out about WA and PA. I remember thinking how massive those buildings were and being in shock at the thought of them just “collapsing”. It was incomprehensible to me. They finally sent everybody home around 3 pm in shock.
I remember it was my boss’s birthday and I had baked him a cake that he took home untouched…
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #17 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 11:56am » |
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I must of got here 'rite after' that and the new board......was thinkin it was 2000 but new board started in 2001 ? Was tryin to figure out when I found this place.......my friends were killed in Oct 2000 and was still in some serious shock over that and then my horse goin downhill and not knowing who I was and then had to make the DREADED apt to have him put down that day.....and waiting for the vet felt like a lifetime......lots of strange things go thru your head......bad times that only got worse Pam
Sum dumbass out here was practiceing his crop dusting and doing air stunts rite after the towers went down and they stopped all air flights. That scart the shit out of me.....he was doing it rite over my house and valley here.....I got pretty dam paranoid I must admit for a bit and guess that guy didn't listen or get the message to LAND and stay there. I thought for sure planes were goin to come out of the woodwork doing kamakazi stuff when he was doin that after no planes were supposed to be UP there !!! Bad day for alot of reasons.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
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I was at work when one of my co-workers came in and said, "Did you hear that a plane hit the WTC?" I thought, "Okay.. Sure... Probably a Cessna or something. I'm sure it's an accident." I kept trying to click on CNN.com to get information, but it was overloaded and I couldn't find any news. I got home that night and turned on the television and I sat there in stunned silence. About three or four days later, I saw a tribute on the internet, that someone had made, of the outpouring of compassion from the world's nations; various images... I started crying. I haven't cried like that in years... Full, whole-body, racking sobs... I couldn't stop... It was a long time before I regained control of myself. And then I was overwhelmed with a cold anger.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
« Reply #19 on: Sep 12th, 2005, 7:16pm » |
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Quote:I've never felt more devastated or afraid in my life and even now I can't talk of it without feeling the same.
I know more has happend since, and stuff I've been "there" for but after 9/11 nothing is a surprise. Everything else has been anticipated.
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I've had two of these Helen. When you are a 17-year old kid in high school print shop and they turn on the PA system and you hear that JFK was no more (no more 'let me say this about that."...has to be in Kennedy accent) it hit hard. 1,800 students went silent for the rest of the afternoon.
They are so very different in scope of course but damn. Kennedy was fun.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
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I was at the St. Louis International Airport for a plane change on a long-awaited vacation to California. We were all on the plane and on the runway waiting for take-off when the pilot announced that we were returning to the terminal.
He also announced that we could disembark until our flight was called again, which might be awhile - nothing else.
Desperately needing a cigarette, I walked toward the main terminal when I passed a bar surrounded by people watching T.V. I then watched live as the towers collapsed.
Since so many in-air flights were diverted to major airports, the baggage area was chaos. Yet, over and over again, the loudspeaker was announcing "Please collect your baggage and leave the terminal immediately." It took 2 hours to locate my luggage, and I had nowhere to go. There were no hotel rooms, no taxis available, no train tickets available. My husband drove 12 hours to pick me up while I sat outside the airport (along with hundreds of others). All I wanted was to go home. The shock of it all didn't hit me for several days, then I was in a near coma for several more.
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
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I remember the absolutely crystal blue skies in NY state that day. It was a beautiful September day. The kids had just gone back to school, I was home with just my little one, barely over a year old. I had just stepped out of the shower when the phone rang.
Clark was calling me from the base (Fort Drum 10th Mountain Div.), he asked if I was watching CNN. I made some off the cuff remark that "duh, I have a 1 year old at home, Sesame Street maybe, CNN?? No!". He said go turn it on, someone just flew a plane into the WTC. Then he said "Oh My God, did you see that??" It didn't sink in, I was standing in a towel and told him I'd call him back. I got dressed, went downstairs and turned the TV to CNN. The OMG was because he was watching the 2nd plane hit the 2nd tower.
I called him back and we talked a bit, he was in military mode so I didn't get to talk to him long. Then I sat riveted to the television, and watched as a 3rd plane (initially thought to be a helicopter) crashed into the pentagon. I knew better than to try and call Clark on the base, so I sent him an email that said "Should I be getting scared now?" He replied with one word - "Yes"
At 1:00 p.m. he pulled up in front of the house. All the fear of that day deepened 10 fold because I knew there was only one reason he was home. He quietly loaded all his mobility gear into the back of his car and kissed me deeply and wiped away my tears, then kissed his son of only a year, and said "I don't know when I'll be home again" I had a million questions, and knew that he could answer none of them. I told him to call the first chance he got.
As I watched him drive away I was mixed with a sense of terrible grief and fear because I truly did not know when I would see him again, or IF I would see him again. But more than that, I held a sense of pride that carried me through that dark day.
The skies were very blue that day, and without a cloud in the NY sky, the rain of a million tears fell upon us...
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Re: What were you doing that day? (9/11/01)
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I recall that day very, very well. I was picking up some currency (pounds) because I was due to leave for London 4 days later - I was about to start my uni studies there.
So I picked up the cash from the bank, went to the Supermarket and took a walk home with my friend Laura.
When I came home, I opened the TV and saw one of our top newscasters talking. I remember thinking, this is strange, it's not news time yet. Then I saw the live picture of the first tower... I read more about it from text tv and internet.
I called mum - she was getting her hair done - in tears and told her the news. I spend the rest of my time in Finland watching news and reading about it from every source possible.
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