Do you remember where you were on September 11th, 2001?

[blazee]

Title says it all. This was easily one of the most memorable moments of our time. So, do you remember where you were and what you were doing when you heard about the attacks?

I'd also like to hear from our members worldwide to see what the impact was globally.

[Moppie]

I was watching TV, channel surfing when I flicked over to a channel showing a US news feed not long after the first plane hit.


From there I watched it for 4 or 5 hours, got a few hours sleep and then watched a few more hours before going to uni.


I remember being amazed at the massive amount of destruction and the likely loss of life, and I also kept waiting for a plane to hit something really significant like the white house.


I also had a gut feeling that the US would not react well too it, and that any reaction would involve serious military action.


The impact globally has been interesting.
Sadly it did nothing good for America.
The attack on the towers and the pentagon was a terrible crime, and while the individuals who suffered have received sympathy, America has a nation lost any claims to it when they started the invasion of Iraq.

There is a real disconnect in our feelings for the people who died in the attack, including the police and fire personal who tried so hard to save people, and America as a nation.
We have memorials here to the fire fighters who died, made from steel from one of the towers. I know many NZ fire fighters who feel a direct connection with their US counter parts.
Yet if you ask the average Kiwi what they think of America in a more general sense, the response is not always polite.

[oldblu65]

I had worked the night shift that night and was still in bed asleep at the time of the attack . When I got out of bed ( approx.12:30PM ) , I came downstairs and my daughter told me that mom had called from work and said to let me know what had happened ! She said planes had flown into both towers and both had collapsed ! I found that very difficult to believe until I turned the TV on ! Even today , it's hard to believe it happened .

[ericn1300]

I was downloading porn on my home office PC when my wife called and asked me to turn on the T.V. She's a school bus driver and heard something about it on the bus radio. I went upstairs and turned on the T.V. right after the first plane and watched live as the second plane hit tower two.

[Moppie]

Originally Posted by ericn1300

right after the first plane and watched live as the second plane hit tower two.

Seeing that live, and seeing them both come crashing down live was pretty awful to watch.
I remember I watched it in a very detached state, I don't think the reality of it hit me until the next day.

[Johnnyx1257]

I was in 11th grade second period. And I live on long island new York less then 100 miles from the towers. I remember the roads were so empty on my home from school.it was so crazy here in new York on 9/11

[Blackcrow64]

I was sitting in 2nd period Algebra my Junior year... Teacher wouldn't let us watch what was going on so we all revolted and left the class to watch what was happening on tv... The rest of the day was pretty much silence watching tv to see what would happen next...

[Chris V]

I was at work here. I work for a major government agency and our building was considered a possible target, so we all got evacuated and sent home, where I watched the rest of the destruction with my wife who was home at the time.

[jon@af]

I was a sophomore in high school and a friend of mine came up to me as I was walking down the hall to the main common area. There was a TV just as you entered the common area and several actually in the common area (displaying announcements, menus, etc). He told me something had happened in New York and we sat in the commons the rest of the day and watched.

Similar to you, Moppie, I had a detached feeling while we watched. We were talking and trying to reason how such a thing could happen and why it might be happening.

The funny thing is, I don't remember fear so much as I remember disturbed curiosity. Why? That was the one thing that always went through my mind. Why?

[ericn1300]

Originally Posted by Moppie

Seeing that live, and seeing them both come crashing down live was pretty awful to watch.
I remember I watched it in a very detached state, I don't think the reality of it hit me until the next day.

I live in the flight path to our local airport and every time I see a jet banking over for final approach the memories come back.

[Wynnie James]

Yes, I was a year out of high school and at home sleeping through the morning. I had the tv on, anticipating Jenny Jones or some other talk show to come on, but they kept showing this breaking news story. So I'd go back to sleep and wake up hoping the breaking news was over and my shows could come on!

I remember just being so confused in my in-and-out state of sleep.

After I woke and realized what happened i was scared and dazed....and still i just wanted the coverage to stop because it was on every single channel.

[MagicRat]

I owned a small commercial construction company at the time. All my employees were on one jobsite, while I was at another deserted site taking measurements and reviewing specs.

When I got into my car, I heard about it on the radio, and listened in horror as the 2nd plane hit. I remember the news readers and eyewitnesses assuming the whole thing was an accident, and/or the planes were empty. They (and I at the time) could not believe people would deliberately murder so many.

I knew, just knew, that the economy would tank in my industry in the net few months and it did. Cost me my business. It also cost the life of a high-school friend of mine, one of the Canadians killed in WTC that day.

[autotronicsleics]

I was at work, listening to the events on the radio.

Only thing I remember is how pathetic the Internet is at times like that. All the major news sites - BBC, CNN, Reuters, all of them were down due to weight of traffic.