September 11, 2001 - where were you?

[Crescent13]

lets see, I was 9. In the doctors waiting room, my mom had just gone in for a check-up on the baby that was still inside her. it was showing on the TV in the waiting room.

 

[SZLiao214]

I was in 10th grade taking a world geography test. The teacher played it on the tv while we took it.

 

[Sqube]

On my way to school. I had the radio on and, for the life of me, couldn't figure out what the hell they were talking about.

Then I got to school and the headmaster told people they were staying there or going home. Since I only lived 10 minutes away, I went home. I walked downstairs just in time to see the first tower come down, and I still didn't know what the hell was going on until they recapped.

Then, like most Americans I imagine, I just kind of sat stunned in front of the television for the rest of the day. I don't remember the rest of that week, but I remember that.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: yosuke188
Two polar bears are sitting in a bathtub.
The first one says, "Pass the soap."
The second one says, "No soap, radio!"

I don't get it....

 

[judasmachine]

I was visiting a friend in Dumas, TX, and I was asleep on his couch when the first one hit, and my friend came in and yelled, "We're under attack, dude." He said it really dryly so I just laughed, then he turned on CNN, and we saw the second hit.

 

[drum]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
How could you people be sleeping? It was a Tuesday!

maybe because i was tired since I got off work at 4 am?

I was obviously still asleep and my roomate woke me up. very confused sitting there watching it. I got ready and went to class where we had a very interesting discussion in psych class. well, more the teacher being very pissed more than anything but it was class

 

[jadinolf]

When the first tower was hit,http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=ZS43976949 I was in bed listening to the radio and jumped out to watch TV. I assumed it was just and accident and was ready to go back to bed when plane #2 approached the twin towers.

Sad day.

 

[judasmachine]

I was on vacation, well a self imposed vacation. Hell I was waking up about noon in those days.

 

[FelixDeCat]

I was at work. When I heard about the first plane I thought it was an accident. I went to go watch in on TV with several other coworkers when the 2nd plane hit....then we knew something was up.

It was actually a scary day overall, but when the buildings fell and the Pentagon was hit I was mad as heck at the scumbags who did it. :|

They let us leave work early as nobody could work anymore.

 

[thegimp03]

Was in asleep in bed and heard my mom screaming from the other room while she was watching the morning news. When I came in I couldn't actually believe what I was seeing. I thought I was in a dream.

 

[oboeguy]

I was in NYC getting dressed or shaving or something while listening to talk radio. I scrapped my plans for the day, hopped on my bike and got as far south as Chelsea Piers (I live in upper Manhattan, though further up now than then). All the people walking north was an eeirie sight. The non-stop flow of emergency vehicles head south was deeply disturbing. I still shudder when I think about it. I was on a pier part of the way there when the first tower went down and standing at Chelseas Piers when the second went down. I wasn't looking at it when it happened but the sound, OMG the $%!$ing sound... I grew up in Brooklyn near the water front so I felt for the longest time like I lost a couple of dear friends, even though I don't think anybody I knew died that day. NYC was a messed-up place for a while afterward.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

i was in Yr 11 at Nunthorpe Secondary school. was just in the middle of a double art lesson when it came on the radio.

i sucked at art, wish i never picked it for my GSCE options. wanted to be a graphic desginer, but changed to engineering by the time Uni came round

 

[Brainonska511]

I was in 8th grade at the time. Around the time that the first or second plane hit, an announcement came on over the intercom that the school was in lockdown, but no other info was given. I had no idea what had happened until my mom came at around 1 in the afternoon to tell me that my dad was okay (He worked in the World Financial Center across the street from the WTC). My dad wrote something up with his view of the whole day, I'll see if I can hunt it up.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i was at HS(freshman year)... my reaction: just another day off. how has 9/11 affected me? aside from a slightly longer checkout at the airport, i dont think my life would have been much different.

edit: i got home, played diablo II - had a necro ~lvl 23 and had was still in act3

 

[fLum0x]

west lafayettte, indiana...on my way to class...which i soon after skipped so i could watch the news. i woke my roomate up when it happened and we both saw the 2nd one come in, very sad day.

 

[Aquaman]

When I heard about it I was in bead and my alarm clock went off at 8:30 am and it was all over the news.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[JulesMaximus]

I was getting ready for work and happened to have CNN on in our bedroom. The first tower had been hit and at that point they still thought it was an accident and then watched as another plane flew into the second tower. I heard about the Pentagon as I was driving in to work. Didn't get much done that day.

 

[fatpat268]

at the time, i was in 9th grade, sitting in the library trying to finish up a homework assignment at the last minute before school started. Then the librarian turned on the TV... that's how I first heard about it.

 

[shortylickens]

I was about to graduate from the Advanced Electronics Program in Great Lakes, IL. (ET school, specifically.) We held our graduation and then locked down the base.

 

[Chriscross3234]

7th grade gym class was just about to start when our teacher pulled us out of the gymnasium and into the health room. He explained what had happened and we the event on CNN.

 

[Eli]

At my brothers. Woke up to the radio at about 8:30AM Pacific. Listened for a bit before we left, thought it was some sort've joke the rock station was doing.

When we got to work, they were watching it on the news.. Was crazy.

 

[Fritzo]

I remember being at work, and the whole company was gathered around a 13" TV. My boss came up yelling "Why is everyone standing around? Get back to your desks" Just then the first tower fell, and he was like "Oh..."

The guy was so absorbed playing with a new stupid website tool that he wanted to introduce that he had no idea what had happened until that point. He's like that with everything, but this was the worst example.

 

[ghost recon88]

Listening to the radio @ home.

 

[lyssword]

10th grade in HS I think it was 1st week of classes..

 

[jmgonzalez]

Getting ready for work and to drop off my 6 month old son to day care.

On the way out, wondered why the news guy was on all the time on KROQ radio in LA.

They mentioned the planes, and immediately turned to NBC.

I then saw Matt Lauer talking about the first plane, and then they showed the second one.

I stayed home after that and just stuck around with my wife and kid at home.

Very emotional once the towers came down and have thought since that day that we needed to get back at those assholes who did it.

I guess that means that i'm pro-war against terrorism (comment not meant to throw this into P&N)