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What I Did On The Morning Of September 9/11
14 years ago
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Before I share something that day I have one rule... DO NOT post anything on "conspiracy" bullshit on 9/11. I don't believe in it and its insulting/disrespectful to those who died. Share your own feelings but don't go spouting on conspiracy babble. Its already been debunked by various people including Penn and Teller.
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Its a little hard to believe it has been 10 years since that day and yet I remember it like it was yesterday. I was still living by myself, trying to get by in life and I hadn't met my mate at the time. I was still living in Colorado at the time in a small apartment and that day I was simply trying to sleep the morning off. I'm not sure if what happened next was some sort of sign to wake up or not but my sleep was disturbed when someone living next door started blaring their music. Unfortunately this neighbor of mine had the audacity to do this almost every morning and it upset me every time. This was like 8:50 a.m. at the time and I gave up in trying to sleep with the continuing loud noise. I left the bedroom and plopped myself onto the couch, turning on the TV to kill time. When I looked up to see the tv, I noticed some sort of report about the World Trade Center but I had no idea and was still half asleep so I began to change the channels. I guess I was still upset because of the neighbor that woke me up and didn't think clearly. It wasn't until I had changed to other channels, noticing they were all reporting the same thing. I decided to stop and watch what it was all about. Just hearing how there were reports about an airplane hitting it, it finally clicked into my brain. I remember thinking to myself loudly, Oh my God... this is horrible. I didn't think of it too much until 9:03 am when I saw the other plane hit the other tower. I just sat there with my eyes open, confused, unsure what to think for the moment. I found myself unable to get up for anything at all, wanting to find out what would happen next. I kept on switching between the many news channels just trying to find the one with the most recent live footage because I noticed that some were either 10 to 20 seconds behind. For the next 20 minutes I heard less and less cars being driven by until it finally became very quiet outside. Even the music from next door had been turned off. I even poked my head outside just look around and it was just deathly quiet except for the occasional car that would pass by. Heck even the skies were silent but I had no idea that by this time all the airplanes had been ordered to land. I actually stood there for a moment and thought to myself, So this is what it was like before airplanes were around. It was almost unsettling feeling so I head back inside and continued to watch. I felt hungry but I ignored my stomach because I wanted to see what else happened. The news had switched for a moment to look at the Pentagon that had also been hit by an airplane. At this point I felt a sickening feeling in my stomach, only guessing the possibility of how many planes had been hijacked and turned onto flying weapons. By 9:59 am, seeing the second WTC collapse, I was overwhelmed with sadness. I didn't cry heavily but rather lightly, feeling sad for all those people that were either trapped in the tower, or still trying to evacuate. By the time the other Tower had collapsed, I didn't know what to think. I stopped crying at this point and felt much anger towards the ones who did this. I may not have known any of the people who worked in the Twin Towers but damn it, killing someone for such beliefs was stupid. I felt rather dizzy at this point, realizing I was hungry and went ahead to make breakfast while listening to the news. For the rest of the day I sat in front of the tv, watching the rest of the outcome. I imagined this is what people must've felt back when either JFK was assassinated or when the attack of Pearl Harbor happened. It is true that when something momentous happens, you will remember that day vividly for the rest of your life. I was only 22 years old at the time and sure enough I will be remembering it for decades to come.
I felt the need to share this and I honestly don't remember if I did before or not here on FA. Do YOU still remember exactly what you did on that day? What was your reaction? How did you feel?
I am thinking of streaming a video made by HBO that was done by 2002 and released in Spring of that year. It is called "In Memoriam - New York City 9/11/01". This is NOT a movie or anything that was done with dramatics. This was all done by using News and civilian footage, capturing what happened that day and the emotions of the people. It does not cover anything else as it is only focused on what happened in NYC, the Twin Towers, and the people's emotions. It is a strong and graphic video. If some of you want to see it, let me know and I will stream it. I gain nothing from this but just to remember what happened that day. It is the most documented event in history.
Before I share something that day I have one rule... DO NOT post anything on "conspiracy" bullshit on 9/11. I don't believe in it and its insulting/disrespectful to those who died. Share your own feelings but don't go spouting on conspiracy babble. Its already been debunked by various people including Penn and Teller.
WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
Its a little hard to believe it has been 10 years since that day and yet I remember it like it was yesterday. I was still living by myself, trying to get by in life and I hadn't met my mate at the time. I was still living in Colorado at the time in a small apartment and that day I was simply trying to sleep the morning off. I'm not sure if what happened next was some sort of sign to wake up or not but my sleep was disturbed when someone living next door started blaring their music. Unfortunately this neighbor of mine had the audacity to do this almost every morning and it upset me every time. This was like 8:50 a.m. at the time and I gave up in trying to sleep with the continuing loud noise. I left the bedroom and plopped myself onto the couch, turning on the TV to kill time. When I looked up to see the tv, I noticed some sort of report about the World Trade Center but I had no idea and was still half asleep so I began to change the channels. I guess I was still upset because of the neighbor that woke me up and didn't think clearly. It wasn't until I had changed to other channels, noticing they were all reporting the same thing. I decided to stop and watch what it was all about. Just hearing how there were reports about an airplane hitting it, it finally clicked into my brain. I remember thinking to myself loudly, Oh my God... this is horrible. I didn't think of it too much until 9:03 am when I saw the other plane hit the other tower. I just sat there with my eyes open, confused, unsure what to think for the moment. I found myself unable to get up for anything at all, wanting to find out what would happen next. I kept on switching between the many news channels just trying to find the one with the most recent live footage because I noticed that some were either 10 to 20 seconds behind. For the next 20 minutes I heard less and less cars being driven by until it finally became very quiet outside. Even the music from next door had been turned off. I even poked my head outside just look around and it was just deathly quiet except for the occasional car that would pass by. Heck even the skies were silent but I had no idea that by this time all the airplanes had been ordered to land. I actually stood there for a moment and thought to myself, So this is what it was like before airplanes were around. It was almost unsettling feeling so I head back inside and continued to watch. I felt hungry but I ignored my stomach because I wanted to see what else happened. The news had switched for a moment to look at the Pentagon that had also been hit by an airplane. At this point I felt a sickening feeling in my stomach, only guessing the possibility of how many planes had been hijacked and turned onto flying weapons. By 9:59 am, seeing the second WTC collapse, I was overwhelmed with sadness. I didn't cry heavily but rather lightly, feeling sad for all those people that were either trapped in the tower, or still trying to evacuate. By the time the other Tower had collapsed, I didn't know what to think. I stopped crying at this point and felt much anger towards the ones who did this. I may not have known any of the people who worked in the Twin Towers but damn it, killing someone for such beliefs was stupid. I felt rather dizzy at this point, realizing I was hungry and went ahead to make breakfast while listening to the news. For the rest of the day I sat in front of the tv, watching the rest of the outcome. I imagined this is what people must've felt back when either JFK was assassinated or when the attack of Pearl Harbor happened. It is true that when something momentous happens, you will remember that day vividly for the rest of your life. I was only 22 years old at the time and sure enough I will be remembering it for decades to come.
I felt the need to share this and I honestly don't remember if I did before or not here on FA. Do YOU still remember exactly what you did on that day? What was your reaction? How did you feel?
I am thinking of streaming a video made by HBO that was done by 2002 and released in Spring of that year. It is called "In Memoriam - New York City 9/11/01". This is NOT a movie or anything that was done with dramatics. This was all done by using News and civilian footage, capturing what happened that day and the emotions of the people. It does not cover anything else as it is only focused on what happened in NYC, the Twin Towers, and the people's emotions. It is a strong and graphic video. If some of you want to see it, let me know and I will stream it. I gain nothing from this but just to remember what happened that day. It is the most documented event in history.
Time went on, watching the towers fall, the pentagon, etc. Eventually we had to leave. I do remember our school giving us a low down on what was happning, and we had very long moments of silence. Some of the students and teachers had family in the states so everyone was on edge. Got minimal work done and good chunks of students didn't go to school that day.
That day was pretty much like a dream to me because i couldnt stop thinking about what i saw on tv.
On my way home from visiting my parents (about and hour and a bit drive) i was at the spot along the mountains where the radio station all suck so i was trying to find something interesting to listen too. Ended up coming across a station interviewing a girl and her family who had gone through the ordeal. The girl was in a school only blocks away from the towers. i missed a bit of it, but i gather that theres a book about her and her struggles, call "the invisable girl." i was listening to part of her story and how her life was after that. How long it took for her and doctors to realize she had post traumatic stress disorder and how her life is finally coming back together. How parts of NYC ten years later are still blocked off she says.
I feel for everyone who lost a loved one, a friend, even acquaintances. It was a horrific experience and i am fortunate have not been living in the states, or had anyone i knew living there. My heart still goes out to all those living with loss and whatever psychological stress would come after being near or witnessing it.
Then the second plane hit. I have to find humor in stuff like this, somehow, so this makes me laugh a little but as soon as the second plane hit, I immediately thought "Nope, nevermind." The rest of my day went by slowly, the administrators and teachers tried to make things go as normally as possible but I felt really, really scared for my life for the first time I can remember. I was really happy to get home because, in my mind, I figured a school might be another thing they'd target...
So yeah, needless to say, that incident fucked up my day.
*hugs*