9/11 - MXO Forum Archive

#36300497509 09/11/2008 16:25:38 9/11

7 Years ago today the worse attack on modern American soil happened. Where were you when this happened?

I was on my way to work and dropping my brother and sister off at school. I had graduated in May of that year.

To all conspiracy theorist this thread is just about remembering that day regarless of your views. One fact remains true, almost 3000 people died that day and two of Americas tallest buildings fell to dust.

#36300497512 09/11/2008 16:28:33 Re:9/11

I was entering 1 period World History in 10th grade that day, thinking it was just another day. How wrong I was.

And as MarsNova put it, regardless of the different conspiracies regarding 9/11, that's for something else.

Rest in Peace to those who have fallen under this catosrophic event.

/salute

#36300497513 09/11/2008 16:28:59 Re:9/11

i Was at work when i heard about it i use to live in nj bakc then lived near Mcgwire Air force base boy i never heard that many planes in one month than that month..

a lil off topic i know but i watch the matrix Reloaded Revisted again the other night and they were talking about how that changed the filming and all but they were filming the scene were they were ready to go take neo to the source and at the time i think they started out with Morpheus "we are Soldies and death could come for us at any time speach" i thought the timing of that was creppy.

#36300497517 09/11/2008 16:36:34 Re:9/11

#36300497521 09/11/2008 16:39:41 Re:9/11

/salute

I was just returning from a lunch break, I believe, to English class. Honestly, at the time I didn't even know exactly what/where the WTC's were, suffice to say that changed pretty quickly, heh.

#36300497525 09/11/2008 16:46:43 Re:9/11

Watching it on top of my school roof.

Patriarch of the Familia Grigori
Leader of the Aeria Gloris

#36300497528 09/11/2008 16:51:07 Re:9/11

Heading to gym for gym class, the entire group of us where divided and taken to classrooms with television sets. The entire school was silent for a good amount of time. I remember a kid next to me shaking, it was obvious. First thing I did when I left school that day is light a cigarette and walk home.

#36300497538 09/11/2008 17:22:41 Re:9/11

Sitting in school oblvious to what was happening becasue my teacher couldn't figure out a good way to explain it to us. Didn't hear the news till my dad picked me up that afternoon. I remember on my way out to his truck looking up and noticeing that there wasn't a single plane or jet in the sky and how diffrent it looked.

#36300497547 09/11/2008 17:41:53 Re:9/11

I remember school just canceled classes that day and we watched tv.

It was even wierder because a girl I knew had a mother flying that day she was freaking out. Also I remember when we were outside in the cafeteria area fighter jets flying over our school.

#36300497552 09/11/2008 17:54:36 Re:9/11

I remember it vividly.

I was walking from first block 7th grade algebra to American History with a bunch of friends, cracking jokes, we were all laughing as we entered and were immediately "shush"'d by the teacher, who was sitting, staring at the TV, on which was the image of the twin towers shortly after the first plane had hit. We all sat down in the dark, in silence and watched in horror as the second plane crashed into the buildings. The teacher then simply went "America is under attack," and later continued to say something like "from this day on, your lives will be different." We didn't know what to do. Reports kept coming in about other crashes and rumors about carbombings outside the white house and stuff - we didn't know what to think and we didn't know what was right and wrong. We then saw the Pentagon crash live and were further terrified, but things really hit home when the final hijacked flight crashed in Pennsylvania, our state.

The bells rang like normal, but we didn't really know what to do. So we did what we always did. We went to the next class. Not that anything was different... Except that the teacher (a real prik) refused to turn on the TV for the first 30 minutes of class during which we all just talked about it. Eventually she gave in and turned it on after I had a jog to the bathroom and observed the image of Osama Bin Laden for the first time on the TV screen in the neighboring classroom. I came in and said they found out who was responsible, so she turned it on, then informed me that "Oh, that can't be. They always blame that guy."

From there, we all ate a somber lunch and, for whatever reason, actually played sports in Gym class. I guess that really just expresses the dumboundedness everyone felt. We didn't know what to do, so we just did. All day. Almost all of us were chomping at the bit to grab an automatic weapon and a helmet and fly to wherever necessary to kill the sonuvabitch responsible. But we couldn't. We were 13.

And I think that history teacher was right. I don't think I will ever forget that moment. It'll always be right near the front of my mind.

#36300497558 09/11/2008 18:08:46 Re:9/11

I was only about 8, and I lived almost as far away as possible from the incident.

I was riding the bus to school when we got off and found that all the TV's were turned to the same channel. We obviously didn't know what was going on (We were 8, what would we know?) but later on my parents explained it to me. It was quite shocking for a small kid to find out that all those people had died and that we were being attacked.

You just never know if you're RP wife is a psychologically insane IC axe murderer. :/

#36300497561 09/11/2008 18:14:01 Re:9/11

I was thousands of miles away, and didn't find out until I got home from school that day.

It was just ... plain weird. Surreal. I couldn't believe it. I watched the news most of the evening, and the next day it was all over the school.

Horrible and tragic as it is that thousands of people lost their lives, the best word I can use to describe it is 'Surreal'. I was glued, slack-jawed to the TV. It was unebievable.

#36300497562 09/11/2008 18:16:02 Re:Re:9/11

Neoteny wrote:

continued to say something like "from this day on, your lives will be different."

So true. Every one says post 9/11 now. I joined the military after the attacks.

#36300497616 09/12/2008 01:14:26 Re:9/11

Oh yeah, I remember it.

It was my freshman year of college and I was coming back to my dorm after showering and I turned on the TV. While I got ready I kept flipping through the channels. I didn't really watch the news back then but I kept noticing the same thing on every news network. I had tuned in before the 2nd tower was struck. I sat and watched the 2nd tower get hit live. Around that time my roommate came in and asked what was going on, so I filled him in. I called my family and learned my aunt was in NYC for a business trip (later that day we found out she was ok and far away from the WTC). I decided to skip my algebra class and walk to the cafeteria for breakfast instead. It's kinda ironic, but my dorm was called the Seminole Twin Towers...

In the cafeteria it was dead silent. People ate their breakfast quietly and watched the TV, hardly speaking to each other. It was over bacon and eggs that I saw the first tower fall. I nearly felt those lives wink out of existence when it fell. I called my mom and talked with her while I finished my breakfast. I was back in my dorm watching when the 2nd tower came down. I didn't go to any classes that day, but I mingled in the Music building with all the other band and choir students. Most of the classes were cancelled anyway, but Marching Band wasn't, there were signs saying that we would be rehearsing outside that afternoon.

At 3:30pm, I was out at the marching field with my teacher Mr. Alexander called us up to the tower, where he watches the drill and makes corrections. He spoke to us like a preacher would to downtrodden church members. He spoke of how horrible the tragedy was, but how we as musicians must carry on. He talked about how music was one of the only ways a human being could adequately express their emotions in a way others could feel and understand. He told us that if we didn't practice, if we didn't perform, that there would be a hole in our world. Where there isn't music, there is silence. What our country needed the most at that time was our power, our energy, our passion. He said there were probably places in the US where the band didn't practice or perform. Someone would look around and listen, and ask "Where was the band?". "No one will wonder where we are today ladies and gentlemen. No one will wonder, because they will hear us play."

And we played. With our lungs and our mouths and our hearts and our very souls we played.

EDIT: Grammatical errors

#36300497621 09/12/2008 01:31:44 Re:9/11

I was in the junior ranks crew room down a command bunker in Scotland, it was a normal day when someone came in and turned on the News on the TV. All we thought at that point was one of the towers was on fire until a reporter mentioned that an aircraft was involved.

I remember the talk amongst the room about what might have happened but at that point deliberate attack wasn't even thought of. The chatter was immediately silenced when we saw, live, along with most of the world, the second plane hit. It was really at that point when I knew that a lot of lives were going to be affected and not just the families and relatives of the victims who bore the brunt of the attack. It was a significant point in modern history, a world changing event that I don't think anyone will forget.

#36300497655 09/12/2008 04:06 Re:9/11

At the age of 13 and being in eighth grade, I was sleeping in bed when the news got broadcast, then Mom woke me up with a very alarmed tone of voice. As a result of 9/11, Mom made me carry a cell phone just in case of emergencies from that point on. Yes, some classes in school were skipped being spent on the news, and I at one point thought about joining the Marines on the spot, if under-age recruits were allowed that is.

#36300497724 09/12/2008 10:42 Re:9/11

I remember it occured about 20 minutes before I got home from school. Just walked into the house to find mum silent on the couch watching BBC news, tears rolling down her eyes. I still have the hairs on the back of my neck whenever I hear or see that footage. The noise from the people near the public cameras is etched on my mind forever.