10 years later.

*Katie* · 09-11-2011, 07:36 AM

So, to day is the 10th anniversary of 9/11/2001. Almost exactly to the hour as I write this. It was a Tuesday and it was a relatively nondescript day until everything happened.

It's one of those days that if you were old enough to know what was happening....you know exactly where you were and what you were doing.

I was getting ready for the day. Watching Good Morning America of all things. It's tape delayed in the Central time zones, but suddenly they were live. As I turned around to look at the TV, I saw the second plane hit.

The worst part of that day for me was when it was announced that one of the planes was a United flight from Boston to San Francisco.....a flight my Aunt, who is a flight attendant, regularly works. Thank God she wasn't on it that day.

What were you doing/feeling on this day 10 years ago?

Type 97 Chi-ha · 09-11-2011, 08:11 AM

I was at work. My then-supervisor was in New York City on vacation at the time. (He came back OK.)

*gobo* · 09-11-2011, 10:35 AM

In class at the university...

*Revan* · 09-11-2011, 10:35 AM

I was in high school chemistry. I remember being confused. Nothing like that had ever happened before. We watched the news literally all day in every class.

*XERO* · 09-11-2011, 10:56 AM

I was in my senior year of high school, in first period English when it happened.

Like most people, when I saw the Towers smoke, I thought it was just a preview for another action movie at first. But, when I realized the somberness and the fact it was on every channel, that's when I knew it was real.

I spent the rest of the day paranoid and wondering what was gonna happen next. I felt the world was coming to an end.

*BubblyShell22* · 09-11-2011, 11:36 AM

I had just walked into my second period Econ class at school. I was a senior in high school and had no idea what was going on. We watched the news throughout the day and had no classes. I remember there was a girl who wasn't in my grade who was complainng about watching the news. She stated, "Why should I have to watch this crap? It doesn't affect me!" I didn't say anything out loud, but in my head I said, "Yeah, it does affect you whether you know it or not, honey."

It was just a sad day.

**Barkworm** · 09-11-2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

I remember there was a girl who wasn't in my grade who was complainng about watching the news. She stated, "Why should I have to watch this crap? It doesn't affect me!"

Back when it happened it didn't affect me emotionally. At all. I was a real jackass when I was 18 but I think it was also just too surreal for me to grasp.

09-11-2011, 07:36 AM	#1
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	10 years later. So, to day is the 10th anniversary of 9/11/2001. Almost exactly to the hour as I write this. It was a Tuesday and it was a relatively nondescript day until everything happened. It's one of those days that if you were old enough to know what was happening....you know exactly where you were and what you were doing. I was getting ready for the day. Watching Good Morning America of all things. It's tape delayed in the Central time zones, but suddenly they were live. As I turned around to look at the TV, I saw the second plane hit. The worst part of that day for me was when it was announced that one of the planes was a United flight from Boston to San Francisco.....a flight my Aunt, who is a flight attendant, regularly works. Thank God she wasn't on it that day. What were you doing/feeling on this day 10 years ago? __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

09-11-2011, 10:35 AM	#3
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	In class at the university... __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

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Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	I was in high school chemistry. I remember being confused. Nothing like that had ever happened before. We watched the news literally all day in every class. __________________

09-11-2011, 10:56 AM	#5
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	I was in my senior year of high school, in first period English when it happened. Like most people, when I saw the Towers smoke, I thought it was just a preview for another action movie at first. But, when I realized the somberness and the fact it was on every channel, that's when I knew it was real. I spent the rest of the day paranoid and wondering what was gonna happen next. I felt the world was coming to an end. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

09-11-2011, 11:36 AM	#6
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I had just walked into my second period Econ class at school. I was a senior in high school and had no idea what was going on. We watched the news throughout the day and had no classes. I remember there was a girl who wasn't in my grade who was complainng about watching the news. She stated, "Why should I have to watch this crap? It doesn't affect me!" I didn't say anything out loud, but in my head I said, "Yeah, it does affect you whether you know it or not, honey." It was just a sad day. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

09-11-2011, 08:11 AM	#2
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	I was at work. My then-supervisor was in New York City on vacation at the time. (He came back OK.)