In Memory of 9/11 a 11 years pass

[Betonov]

That escalated quickly.

I remember I was preparing my books for my first year in high school when a friend of mine called and since my phone had a busted speaker I understood something in the lines: third world war just started. Considering it all I wasn't far from the truth.

A tragedy for those involved and a disaster for the western world.
Did anyone notice the more extreme muslim imigrants became a lot more agressive after 9/11, or did the media started focusing more on them.

[Kpt. Lehmann]

When the attacks began on September 11th 2001, I was in a cubicle working as a credit analyst for Cingular Wireless.

I remember watching the first fire burning at the world trade center in the breakroom with a crowd of co-workers... thinking it was some horrible accident... when the second plane hit.

I remember the sounds in that breakroom after the second plane hit.

As another poster said earlier... I felt like puking.

...then the Pentagon... and Shanksville...

I remember watching TV for days... hour after hour... hoping that just one more survivor would be pulled out of the mess... somehow.

I remember the fires at the WTC site burned for more than a MONTH!

I remember an ache that I've never had before or since... and a longing... to be there to help... If I could only shift one beam... or remove one block of concrete...

... if I could only make sandwiches and give water, or a place to rest... to just one person coming out... or going in.

I remember that it felt like I held my breath for ages.

I remember... and am not ashamed to say that I cried my eyes out... when our national anthem was played at Buckingham Palace. I think I let it all out of me right then.

I remember that I never again wanted to work at a job... where I couldn't help someone...

So I went back to school and took up a new profession far more useful to the human race... and where it really mattered that I get up and go to work every day.

Whatever I have done since, only amounts to a drop in the ocean, but in that small way... hate and intolerance were kicked in the face.

[yubba]

and we apologize before it happens and then take it back after Abassador of Lybia is killed in attack 9/11/2012. I know it wasn't worthy of makeing it onto the front page.

[Dowly]

Think I was at mate's place when it happened. His mother came into the room
and told about a plane hitting the first tower. Little while later she came in again
and told about the second plane, at which point I headed home to watch the news
for the rest of the day.

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As for Crécy's link, in all fairness, the raid on Darmstadt is documented in
RAF Bomber Command's own diaries. Don't see how it makes him a white supremacist.

Carry on.

[Hottentot]

I was happily oblivious to the whole thing and heard it only next day at school. The intellectual and deep thinking folks back then were half literally soiling their pants, convinced it was the Russians and this is the start of WW3. Some of them even seemed to be hoping so.

[eddie]

I had just gotten home from working on the night shift, turned on the TV to see the whole horrible event unfold. Tired as I was, couldn't stop watching the events as they happened during the rest of the day.

I still can't understand what the families were going through who had loved ones on the planes, who were still in contact with them by phone, just before the planes went in, no matter where they were. How could a person go on, knowing that their family members were about to die.

[Oberon]

Let's not derail this thread into pointless political diarrhoea? Ok?

[Penguin]

I already wrote down my memories a year ago, in this thread which was about where we were on 9/11. If anyone is interested, post 53.

Originally Posted by Oberon

Let's not derail this thread into pointless political diarrhoea? Ok?

aye!

[Crécy]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Let's not derail this thread into pointless political diarrhoea? Ok?

Let's not.

First of all, I'm completely clueless what kind of a mind can draw a conclusion from my post that it's some kind of nazi propaganda. Why did I post it then? Well, to be honest I'm somewhat puzzled why every year people cherish this horrible event and speak of it like it's the most horrendous event in the history of mankind. I'm not saying it should be forgotten or downplayed either. There just are other horrific events in the human history, many of them more destructive and more terrible than 9/11 (for example the mass murders during the Nazi, Stalin and Mao régimes). Even though in my opinion death of a one person is as great tragedy as death of thousands and tragedies shouldn't be compared or rated which is more horrible than other.

9/11 claimed 3000 people. Every day around 16,000 children dies from hunger. There's not much talk of that, albeit the amount of dead is five times the amount of dead on 9/11 and it happens every day and that's just the children.

Darmstadt was just an example of what else horrible has happened on the same date.

And yes, my post was very tactless. Perhaps shouldn't have posted it. Or this one for that matter. I just felt to point out what I explained (badly) above. I meant no disrespect whatsoever. On 9/11/01 I was as horror-struck as the rest of you.

Now excuse me, I have a Kristallnacht re-enactment occasion to attend to and after that I have to continue building my Auschwitz-Birkenau replica

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Crécy

First of all, I'm completely clueless what kind of a mind can draw a conclusion from my post that it's some kind of nazi propaganda. Why did I post it then? Well, to be honest I'm somewhat puzzled why every year people cherish this horrible event and speak of it like it's the most horrendous event in the history of mankind. I'm not saying it should be forgotten or downplayed either. There just are other horrific events in the human history, many of them more destructive and more terrible than 9/11 (for example the mass murders during the Nazi, Stalin and Mao régimes). Even though in my opinion death of a one person is as great tragedy as death of thousands and tragedies shouldn't be compared or rated which is more horrible than other.

Then make another thread for it. Don't tack on in the attempt to piss in the cereal of those that mourn. What you did was in very poor taste.

[Jimbuna]

I appreciate this is GT but people need to be aware that whilst a little leeway is given in this section the threads are continually monitored....so please be advised 'one and all' and stay within the forum rules.

[Crécy]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Then make another thread for it.

I see no point.

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Don't tack on in the attempt to piss in the cereal of those that mourn.

Yes, that was exactly what I was doing. My only motive was to make people who mourn feel even worse... Wasn't it obvious?

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

What you did was in very poor taste.

Indeed it was as I already pointed it out. It was a moment's impulse and I unfortunately acted on it.

[Oberon]

I understand where you're coming from Crecy and to some extent I do agree with you, however you went wrong in two regards, 1) you chose your link poorly, and 2) you posted it in the wrong type of thread.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I understand where you're coming from Crecy and to some extent I do agree with you, however you went wrong in two regards, 1) you chose your link poorly, and 2) you posted it in the wrong type of thread.

No lie: In my greatest moments of frustration on SubSim, I fequently ask why people cannot see the things that Oberon can observe plain as day. No, instead people would rather argue in circles to try and save their poor rationale.

Let's not screw this thread up, people.

Originally Posted by Crécy

I see no point.

I suppose that you wouldn't.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

No lie: In my greatest moments of frustration on SubSim, I fequently ask why people cannot see the things that Oberon can observe plain as day. No, instead people would rather argue in circles to try and save their poor rationale.

Let's not screw this thread up, people.

You flatter me, sir.