Where Were You On 9/11/01? - Page 3

Dowly · 08-25-11, 07:48 AM

Think I was at mate's place when another mate txt'd me saying the WWIII is
about to kick up.

Osmium Steele · 08-25-11, 07:52 AM

Packed all 3 kids into my truck to drop the oldest of at school. Listening to the local jocks talk about the first plane.

2nd plane hit just as we got to the school. I thought, "That's it. We're at war."

Drove to Wal-Mart to do some shopping with the 2 toddlers. Watched the first tower collapse on a TV there. I just got angry.

Watched the 2nd tower collapse at home.

Remember it clear as a bell. Like watching the Challenger blow up while on lunch break in Sub School in Groton, CT.

Anthony W. · 08-25-11, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jumpy

As you're only a young lad, I'll offer some free advice: don't allow your preconceptions to run away with you, it usually makes your indignation look foolish.

But I'll not hold it against you for all that.

So true. I am very sorry for my percieved such contempt.

Marcantilan · 08-25-11, 09:53 AM

I was in Court.

A Court clerk I knew put me aside and told me that a plane had hit one tower. I remembered then the 40´crash of a medium bomber in the Empire State Building and we both tought the plane was a little Cessna with a lost pilot.

Ten minutes later, I was checking a file in another Court and other clerck informed me that the second tower was hit and the news are saying that 80.000 people are missing.

I ran to the firm and I saw the short videos of the planes in nearly collapsed internet. I think no one worked that day, all people were really shocked.

AVGWarhawk · 08-25-11, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I don't remember.

I bet you were in Allentown PA.

Herr-Berbunch · 08-25-11, 09:55 AM

I was playing PS in 6 Supply Regt. RadOps portakabin on Salalah Docks (Oman) during Ex. Saif Sareea II when someone burst in and told us to put the news on NOW. Being Comms guys we were the only place bar the mess hall that had a TV feed. Looking at the aftermath of the first flight we thought it was an accident, the second flight appearing we all said, 'it's that bloke bin Laden from the Int Briefs!' And sadly it was true.

A couple of days later I nipped up to see the rest of my guys at Thumrait which was by then heaving with USAF guys and many B-1Bs.

mako88sb · 08-25-11, 10:24 AM

My wife and I got married Sept 10/2001. Kind of a strange day for a wedding as it was a Tuesday I believe. She wanted to get married on our 2nd anniversary date that we met . The next morning we where relaxing in the hot tub looking forward to the future. I got out to check the weather forecast. The first plane had hit and 5 mins later, the second. It was just unbelievable. We where glued to the TV for most of the day.

We live in Calgary and soon heard about all the diverted flights that where landing here. The airport viewing parking lot is only 10 mins away and I spend some time there every week plane spotting. Should of been a great opportunity but from Sept 11 until a couple months later, I never went. Even the thought of it turned my stomach. Just curious if any other plane spotting fans had the same reaction?

Stealhead · 08-25-11, 10:44 AM

Sept.11th 2001 was a Tuesday so you got married on a Monday.That is a bit unusual I suppose though I never got into the Monday is the worst day Wednesday is "hump day"(middle of the week) to me each day is a day and what you make of it.Of course Sept.11th was not a normal day by any means.

mako88sb · 08-25-11, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Sept.11th 2001 was a Tuesday so you got married on a Monday.That is a bit unusual I suppose though I never got into the Monday is the worst day Wednesday is "hump day"(middle of the week) to me each day is a day and what you make of it.Of course Sept.11th was not a normal day by any means.

Your right of course. Just checked by clicking back on the Win7 calender. Should of done it in the first place.

Jimbuna · 08-25-11, 11:02 AM

I was at home watching the news in sheer disbelief!!

August · 08-25-11, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy

As you're only a young lad, I'll offer some free advice: don't allow your preconceptions to run away with you, it usually makes your indignation look foolish.

But I'll not hold it against you for all that.

What were you doing in a bar on a workday afternoon?

Jimbuna · 08-25-11, 11:40 AM

I'm sure jumpy will respond for himself but he could have been day off, night worker, holiday, sick leave, unemployed, weekend worker.

jumpy · 08-25-11, 11:41 AM

aah!

Taking an extended lunch break... I was engaged in some building work at the time and we had run out of materials; with nothing further to do for the day, we bunked off to the pub.
I remember it well because it's one of the few times that has ever happened when I've been working, and for the surreal scene unfolding on the 6 foot sports bar tv projector screen. One of the few times it was not showing endless second division football matches to shouts of "gerrinthere!" by the various clientèle.
It would come as no surprise to know there was utter silence, too.

August · 08-25-11, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jumpy

aah!

Taking an extended lunch break... I was engaged in some building work at the time and we had run out of materials; with nothing further to do for the day, we bunked off to the pub.
I remember it well because it's one of the few times that has ever happened when I've been working, and for the surreal scene unfolding on the 6 foot sports bar tv projector screen. One of the few times it was not showing endless second division football matches to shouts of "gerrinthere!" by the various clientèle.
It would come as no surprise to know there was utter silence, too.

Just teasin ya brother!

Oberon · 08-25-11, 11:50 AM

I was at school. At first I thought it was a small Cessna which caused minimal damage to the tower. I was not a particularly big fan of Mr Bush at the time and I figured that it was most likely someone protesting against his presidency. Then, as I was heading home on the bus, myself and Nagy listened to the radio on my walkman and we heard the first mention of jetliners and it was about then that I finally realised the depth of the situation. I got home and told my Mum to turn on the telly as 'something big is going on!' We spent the rest of the day watching it, as the Towers came down, I think we were all aware that this was the day that the world changed forever.

08-25-11, 07:52 AM	#32
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Packed all 3 kids into my truck to drop the oldest of at school. Listening to the local jocks talk about the first plane. 2nd plane hit just as we got to the school. I thought, "That's it. We're at war." Drove to Wal-Mart to do some shopping with the 2 toddlers. Watched the first tower collapse on a TV there. I just got angry. Watched the 2nd tower collapse at home. Remember it clear as a bell. Like watching the Challenger blow up while on lunch break in Sub School in Groton, CT. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

08-25-11, 09:53 AM	#34
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I was in Court. A Court clerk I knew put me aside and told me that a plane had hit one tower. I remembered then the 40´crash of a medium bomber in the Empire State Building and we both tought the plane was a little Cessna with a lost pilot. Ten minutes later, I was checking a file in another Court and other clerck informed me that the second tower was hit and the news are saying that 80.000 people are missing. I ran to the firm and I saw the short videos of the planes in nearly collapsed internet. I think no one worked that day, all people were really shocked. __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

08-25-11, 09:55 AM	#36
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	I was playing PS in 6 Supply Regt. RadOps portakabin on Salalah Docks (Oman) during Ex. Saif Sareea II when someone burst in and told us to put the news on NOW. Being Comms guys we were the only place bar the mess hall that had a TV feed. Looking at the aftermath of the first flight we thought it was an accident, the second flight appearing we all said, 'it's that bloke bin Laden from the Int Briefs!' And sadly it was true. A couple of days later I nipped up to see the rest of my guys at Thumrait which was by then heaving with USAF guys and many B-1Bs. __________________

08-25-11, 10:24 AM	#37
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	My wife and I got married Sept 10/2001. Kind of a strange day for a wedding as it was a Tuesday I believe. She wanted to get married on our 2nd anniversary date that we met . The next morning we where relaxing in the hot tub looking forward to the future. I got out to check the weather forecast. The first plane had hit and 5 mins later, the second. It was just unbelievable. We where glued to the TV for most of the day. We live in Calgary and soon heard about all the diverted flights that where landing here. The airport viewing parking lot is only 10 mins away and I spend some time there every week plane spotting. Should of been a great opportunity but from Sept 11 until a couple months later, I never went. Even the thought of it turned my stomach. Just curious if any other plane spotting fans had the same reaction? Last edited by mako88sb; 08-25-11 at 10:39 AM.

08-25-11, 11:02 AM	#40
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,630 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I was at home watching the news in sheer disbelief!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-25-11, 07:48 AM	#31
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Think I was at mate's place when another mate txt'd me saying the WWIII is about to kick up.

08-25-11, 10:44 AM	#38
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Sept.11th 2001 was a Tuesday so you got married on a Monday.That is a bit unusual I suppose though I never got into the Monday is the worst day Wednesday is "hump day"(middle of the week) to me each day is a day and what you make of it.Of course Sept.11th was not a normal day by any means.

08-25-11, 11:40 AM	#42
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,630 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm sure jumpy will respond for himself but he could have been day off, night worker, holiday, sick leave, unemployed, weekend worker. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-25-11, 11:41 AM	#43
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	aah! Taking an extended lunch break... I was engaged in some building work at the time and we had run out of materials; with nothing further to do for the day, we bunked off to the pub. I remember it well because it's one of the few times that has ever happened when I've been working, and for the surreal scene unfolding on the 6 foot sports bar tv projector screen. One of the few times it was not showing endless second division football matches to shouts of "gerrinthere!" by the various clientèle. It would come as no surprise to know there was utter silence, too. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

08-25-11, 11:50 AM	#45
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I was at school. At first I thought it was a small Cessna which caused minimal damage to the tower. I was not a particularly big fan of Mr Bush at the time and I figured that it was most likely someone protesting against his presidency. Then, as I was heading home on the bus, myself and Nagy listened to the radio on my walkman and we heard the first mention of jetliners and it was about then that I finally realised the depth of the situation. I got home and told my Mum to turn on the telly as 'something big is going on!' We spent the rest of the day watching it, as the Towers came down, I think we were all aware that this was the day that the world changed forever.