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Where were you 5 years ago on 9/11 ?

Suicide King

Suicide King

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I was on the trading floor listening to the people I know screaming on the inter box.
What a horrible nightmare that day was for all Americans.
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9/11 has changed America forever. We should never forget 9/11 for all the hero’s and people that fight for our country. God bless America. :usa_flag:

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In my office on the phone with a client (my TV off) and the lady dropped the phone and screamed. When she picked up the phone again I asked what happened and she said, I can't talk...TURN ON YOUR TV. Her brother worked in one of the towers but was out sick that day thankfully but she didn't know at the time.

I'll never forget that day and I don't want to!

Peace
 
Heck, I NEVER listen to the radio or watch TV, so I had to run into the office that day (I was working for the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission at the time), and was puzzled why so many people were hauling in TV sets into their offices, apparently from home. When I asked about it, well they sure filled me in. So I figured it was best to just head on home. No telling where that was all going to lead, so I wanted to have my arsenal close at hand....
 
I was in Washington D.C. - about 4 miles south of the Pentagon. I was at a job site, and we all scrambled when we heard one of the planes was coming "our way". I spent two weeks stranded at a hotel before I could return to Tampa. I will never forget how I felt that day.

God Bless America!
 
dajael said:
In my office on the phone with a client (my TV off) and the lady dropped the phone and screamed. When she picked up the phone again I asked what happened and she said, I can't talk...TURN ON YOUR TV. Her brother worked in one of the towers but was out sick that day thankfully but she didn't know at the time.

I'll never forget that day and I don't want to!

Peace
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Wow, what a story. Her brother is one lucky man. :usa_flag: Glad to hear he was ok.
 
I was working late at the Post Office. Getting ready to leave, I walked into the break room and saw everyone standing around the TV. After the first plane, but before the second. I watched as the second plane hit. What a gut wrenching feeling. Especially since I'm from NY and knew a couple FDNY and NYPD.

The brother of a guy I work with is a Lt. (I believe) in the FDNY. He was actually in one or both of the towers seconds before they came down. Was lucky to be alive. It makes you appreciate the freedom that we take for granted.

Every year I watch every 9/11 documentary so I won't forget.

HOW EERIE! I JUST NOTICED MY POST COUNT IS 911!!!
 
In the gym working out. After a set, I saw a bunch of people huddled around the one TV set in the place in the center of the room. Blank stares on everyones faces.

I went over, saw what had happened and thought, ok, some dumbass kid just hit the f'in tower in a Cessna:rolleyes:

Short time later the 2nd place hit...no Cessna:(

Watched as it burrned the upper levels and ran down through the building.

Some old lady (in an very arrogant tone of voice) said..."why don't they just put that out?:rolleyes: "

I looked at her and said...I'm sure they'd like to...with what?
A) They can't reach it
B) It's Jet fuel...not something you put out with water!!! you dumbass!:rolleyes:

She says why not just go up there?

I looked at her (not knowing what was about to happen) and said...that'd be suicide:NoNo:

Went back to working out. The old lady (who just wouldn't go away) came over and asked how I could continue working out after what just happened?

I stood up, looked at her blankly and said...What would you like me to do? I'm too far away to assist and standing around does nothing. I've been in law enforcement and the military all my life. Working out allows me to stay in shape, so if the shit hits the fan here, I'll actually be able to do something!!! Instead of wringing your hands, I'd suggest you do the same. That way, maybe you can too!!

Now, excuse me, I have another set to do.....:toetap05:


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You know, if I remember correctly, I just had the TV on CNN all day long and had the VCR recording the whole time. Wonder if I still have those tapes laying around here somewhere.........
 
I was at work at Clair Buick Jeep Toyota in Boston. I had just gone into the showroom to go to the Service Dept and saw all the customers standing in the customer lounge gathered around the tv, I hadn't seen that many people in there since the OJ verdict was announced. I got in there just as the second plane hit. I will never forget it and during the years I have thought about it many times.

I always liked the City, hated all the New York sports teams, but from that day on all Americans became New Yorkers. NYC is the greatest city in the world and we are all New Yorkers, even this guy from Boston. I watch the ceremony every year that honors all the people who died on that day. Just as December 7 1941 lives in infamy so will September 11 2001. God bless all those Firefighters, Policeman and everyone else who died that day. The years come and go but we will never forget.

The next date I want to remember is the day that OBL gets what he deserves. Hopefully we won't have to wait much longer.
 
I was working at the hospital here and saw the second plane hit on one of the patient's TV's. After the first one we wondered how a commercial plane could get so off course to hit the buildings, what could be wrong with the plane, was the pilot hurt? Never, never thought it was intentional...
Then I listened to the Howard Stern broadcast, interesting because it was live and they had no idea what to say about what was happening minute to minute. No one knew what was happening.
 
I was guarding some sports celebs that came into town for a tournament. They had a very plush locker room with numerous TV's (more like a giant living room actually) and we all had each TV on different channels so we wouldn't miss anything. Tournament was cancelled or postponed so we just watched and watched and watched.
 
:usa_flag: I will never forget that day .I was workin in a condo 7th floor in Saraota.I was the only one with a radio. I did not know that radios was not permitted on job site.Anyway the news came over air and i just yelled out and alot of the others workers ran to my unit i was workin in and we all listen and just freaked out what we was hearing.That was the sadest day in America. WE Must Never Forget :usa_flag:
 
We lived in northern NJ at the time. My wife was on her way into lower Manhattan on a train. I called her and at that time no one on the train knew anything about what was going on. A few minutes later the train stopped and eventually returned to NJ. My sister-in-law was on the roof of one of those towers the day before, she’s a communication engineer. Many of the parents of my daughters school friends worked at the trade center, most were not in the building yet, a few were. For days afterward, the only thing flying overhead was fighter jets and from my wife’s office you could see the smoke. My wife’s cousin was a NYC firefighter and was lost in one of the towers collapse.

It did not take long for people to forget. I heard a guy on the radio today saying that if the recent plot to blow up all those airliners had been successful, it would only have been about 3000 in a nation of 250 billion…”we lose more than that in car accidents” it’s no big deal, we are over reacting to the threat. We are too weak to fight this war, we are still asleep but you can rest assured, our enemy is not and will strike again. I guess as long as our generation is having a good time, who cares how we leave this world for our kids and grand kids.
 
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