9/11...RIP to the innocents...

[olstyn]

I was asleep when it happened. My roommate and I were awakened by our friend from across the hall pounding the heck out of our apartment door. When we groggily made it there, saying something along the lines of "What the *!@#, Todd," and opened the door, he just yelled, "TURN ON YOUR TV NOW!"

We did, and oh boy, what a morning...

[_Venom_]

I was in 6th grade, at home getting ready for school.

Saw it on T.V. that the first plane crashed.

I went to school and the teacher turned the radio on and we heard what was happening.

Everyone was being evacuated from the skyscrapers here in Chicago

[Samuel]

I was 13 on Sept 11th, 2001. I remember being in school hearing something had happened but the school insisted on progressing through the day as if nothing was going on. My next class was Choir, so we stood on the risers, the teacher came in and started handing out the music for the song we were working on ... something incredibly inappropriate for the mood in the room, something like "I am happy all over" .. something very happy and upbeat.

She stood in front of us with a smile started to go through the music and she stopped mid sentence. Stood there for a second, and said "I can't do this. I wont do this. I refuse to sing or direct you guys to sing about being happy when the world is so sad."

She directed us to the commons area for the remainder of the class period and she turned on the TV, we then watched the second tower fall live, mere seconds after she turned it on. It is something I will not forget. The bell rang, and we went to the next class where those teachers had no problem pretending like the world was fine.

Whether it was in effort to protect us from panic, or themselves from panic .. I am still angry at them for doing what they did. I had to watch the towers fall, then expected to switch that off for a math test. I hated it.

[MarkS]

I was sitting in the dentist chair getting a root canal at the time. The dentist had a little TV up in the corner of the room so patients could watch TV while getting work done. I couldn't hear much that was going on but I could see it. Afterwards I had to go into work, I was starting later because of my dentist appointment, I got there just as they were locking down the whole building. Spent the rest of the day with my co-workers gathered around TV's in a locked office building. Did a lot of crying and a lot of praying that week. It was a frightening time for everybody.

[Neal]

I was in highschool, and at first I thought it was a movie. Until the newscaster showed up. Then I realized it was real.

[Sean : EbN]

Great thread...

I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of my first pair of 100% Het. Albino Ball Pythons from BHB. Thankfully Brian dropped the ball (as was typical of him back then) and forgot to ship my animals. They would have certainly perished from the heat or cold since flights were grounded for so many days.

I was in Home Depot buying wood to build Ball Python racks when my mother called and said "We are under attack!?!" I'll never forget that day...

Heroes died to save the lives of innocents. The brotherhood that was displayed that day is the reason that I love this country!

I'll always remember 9/11/01...

[AaronP]

I was in Home Depot buying wood to build Ball Python racks when my mother called and said "We are under attack!?!" I'll never forget that day...

I was in 8th grade Lit. I watched the 2nd tower get hit and remember going "Oh crap!" and no one even flinching at my very loud proclamation. It was so very unreal. My Dad has been involved in the Airline Industry since I was 10 so I got to see first hand how 9/11 affected the Aviation Industry.

He's now a FAA Officer here in Atlanta GA.

[Elise.m]

That day is one that I will most likely never forget. I was sleeping in my moms room cuz she worked a night job then, and woke up to her TV, herself, and her BF all talking. I didn't know exactly what was happening, I had to get ready to go to school.

When I made it to my first class my teacher had the TV on. I don't think we did any school work in that class that day. I'm not even sure if we had a full day of school.

Sad day...

[PrioBull]

I was in world history class and we were just talking about middle east at the time then a teacher ran in the room and turned on the tv. We were so quiet and just watched the tv all day.

[BrucenBruce]

I was at work - a report from the television in another room, and I assumed it was a small plane like the one that hit the Empire State Building so many years ago. Then another, and one into the Pentagon, and yet another into a field in Pennsylvania, and I knew that, like it or not, the U.S. was at war with an unknown enemy. Kyaking on Long Island Sound the next few days, under skies unmarred by contrails and unnervingly silent, the sunsets were as red as fresh blood, tainted by the smoke from the still burning towers . . .

I will never forget.

~Bruce