9/11 - Seven years on - Page 8

Pheebs · 11-09-2008, 16:59

Oooh Chumpychops

You're just looking for a reaction aren't you.

Cotton socks? Bless.

(AcidHell2 ignore him he's just trying to cause a kerfuffle because he got a finger waggled at him earlier)

iCraig · 11-09-2008, 18:35

I was at secondary school and had just got home and it was on the news. Back then I didn't know what the WTC was really. As time went on and more information was released I began to realise the significance and impact it had made.

My only real sour point of 9/11 is the conspiracy theories, they really annoy me and I wish those people hounding the families would leave them alone and respect them.

Gnat · 11-09-2008, 18:37

I was at college, and dind teven hear about it till i got to work afterwards at 6pm, and someone who came i said "it was awful wasnt it?" and i said "what was?" she she said "the plane crashes" and i thought she was talking about an accident.

Wasnt till i got home at 10pm, and looked online that I saw what had happened.

TinkerBell · 11-09-2008, 18:37

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Originally Posted by Burble

I was sitting at my desk in the office in Paris pondering what would be happing if my planned business trip to New York hadn't been cancelled at the last minute. Had ti gone to plan I would have flown into NYC the day before it happened.

Thank god you didn't have to go to New York

I was in my physics lesson at secondary school. They brought a TV into the room and we watched the news about it. Was really sad, everyone was really shell shocked and upset.

I really feel for all the family's that have lost there loved ones.

Nutcase · 11-09-2008, 20:56

Was working at the robotics place I used to work at, in the design office. Someone on the shop floor had a radio and popped in saying a plane had hit the WTC. I pictured a light aircraft and just though "oops". Then they came back saying a second plane had hit. Still didn't click that this was a major event.

Then they came back and said one had collapsed. It started dawning on me then that something very serious was going on. However, I didn't know what the WTC was, so wasn't aware of the sheer scale.

Got home after work and turned the tv on, and that was when I realised it was a world-changing event.

Fortunatley I haven't been personally affected by it, but I know a couple of people who were.

Kell_ee001 · 11-09-2008, 20:58

I had just visit University for the first time with a friend and gone round to the flat to chill out. Put on the TV just as the coverage started.

G-MAN2004 · 11-09-2008, 21:02

I was on the way (or there) to primary school. I knew quite a bit about them from my dad, as he'd been up both of them a while before.

Lopez · 11-09-2008, 22:06

I was at work, doing a morning shift, but the magnitude of it didn't really hit home while I was still at work. "Plane hits building" gave me images of a little single seater prop like a Chipmunk or something.

Then I got home and couldn't get online. So I rang AOL (!) and whilst talking to the guy on the 'phone I made general conversation, asking if it was busy etc. He replied it was very quiet because everyone was watching the WTC on telly. I walked back into the living room with the phone in my hand as the first tower collapsed.

"Oh my god it's just come down" said the AOL guy. I responded in kind. That was quite dramatic I suppose.

Lana · 11-09-2008, 23:01

I remember it very clearly. Since New York is something like 6 hours ahead of us, we were all asleep when it happened. My sister was woken up by her inlaws in Texas, and then she called me at 6am. I was living in a student house at University, and I went straight upstairs and turned the tv on. Then I went around and woke all my housemates to tell them.
We all sat around the living room watching tv for hours. I remember being so scared because this meant my brother in law might get deployed (he was in the army) and my 18 year old brain was petrified that my boyfriend would get drafted.
For months afterwards I refused to wear an american flag shirt like so many others were wearing, that said things like "these colors don't run" or "united we stand," etc. I was hoping that we wouldn't end up going to war....
And look what happened.

PvtPyle · 11-09-2008, 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lana

For months afterwards I refused to wear an american flag shirt like so many others were wearing, that said things like "these colors don't run" or "united we stand," etc..

Only in America...

11-09-2008, 16:59	#71
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Oooh Chumpychops You're just looking for a reaction aren't you. Cotton socks? Bless. (AcidHell2 ignore him he's just trying to cause a kerfuffle because he got a finger waggled at him earlier) __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

11-09-2008, 18:35	#72
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	I was at secondary school and had just got home and it was on the news. Back then I didn't know what the WTC was really. As time went on and more information was released I began to realise the significance and impact it had made. My only real sour point of 9/11 is the conspiracy theories, they really annoy me and I wish those people hounding the families would leave them alone and respect them. __________________

11-09-2008, 20:58	#76
Kell_ee001 Wants Big Meat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newcastle Posts: 6,478	I had just visit University for the first time with a friend and gone round to the flat to chill out. Put on the TV just as the coverage started. __________________

11-09-2008, 22:06	#78
Lopez Bad Cat Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 808	I was at work, doing a morning shift, but the magnitude of it didn't really hit home while I was still at work. "Plane hits building" gave me images of a little single seater prop like a Chipmunk or something. Then I got home and couldn't get online. So I rang AOL (!) and whilst talking to the guy on the 'phone I made general conversation, asking if it was busy etc. He replied it was very quiet because everyone was watching the WTC on telly. I walked back into the living room with the phone in my hand as the first tower collapsed. "Oh my god it's just come down" said the AOL guy. I responded in kind. That was quite dramatic I suppose. __________________ NO

11-09-2008, 18:37	#73
Gnat BZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 500	I was at college, and dind teven hear about it till i got to work afterwards at 6pm, and someone who came i said "it was awful wasnt it?" and i said "what was?" she she said "the plane crashes" and i thought she was talking about an accident. Wasnt till i got home at 10pm, and looked online that I saw what had happened.

11-09-2008, 20:56	#75
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Was working at the robotics place I used to work at, in the design office. Someone on the shop floor had a radio and popped in saying a plane had hit the WTC. I pictured a light aircraft and just though "oops". Then they came back saying a second plane had hit. Still didn't click that this was a major event. Then they came back and said one had collapsed. It started dawning on me then that something very serious was going on. However, I didn't know what the WTC was, so wasn't aware of the sheer scale. Got home after work and turned the tv on, and that was when I realised it was a world-changing event. Fortunatley I haven't been personally affected by it, but I know a couple of people who were.

11-09-2008, 21:02	#77
G-MAN2004 Columbian Coffee Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 83	I was on the way (or there) to primary school. I knew quite a bit about them from my dad, as he'd been up both of them a while before.

11-09-2008, 23:01	#79
Lana Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 242	I remember it very clearly. Since New York is something like 6 hours ahead of us, we were all asleep when it happened. My sister was woken up by her inlaws in Texas, and then she called me at 6am. I was living in a student house at University, and I went straight upstairs and turned the tv on. Then I went around and woke all my housemates to tell them. We all sat around the living room watching tv for hours. I remember being so scared because this meant my brother in law might get deployed (he was in the army) and my 18 year old brain was petrified that my boyfriend would get drafted. For months afterwards I refused to wear an american flag shirt like so many others were wearing, that said things like "these colors don't run" or "united we stand," etc. I was hoping that we wouldn't end up going to war.... And look what happened.