Where were you and what were you doing when you first heard about the 9-11 attacks?

Question

I was at work assisting in surgery, and one of the nurses came in to tell us about the 1st plane. At that time I thought it was just a plane malfunction (a freak accident) but as reports of more planes crashing came through we knew we were being attcked. Then fear and saddness took over.

Answer 1

I was driving to work. I was listening to CDs, and a little before 9:00AM, I was sitting at a stop light in my car, when I suddenly noticed that all of the people in the cars around me seemed really intense and upset looking. I turned the radio on, and started to hear the news. I was babysitting a travel agency that week, as all of the agents were at a convention in Vegas. All they had was a little black and white TV, and I did my best to get a signal. I watched the rest of the events on the staticky screen all by myself in the office. I never got a single phone call all day from any customers, even though many were grounded in airports across the US and foreign countries.

After the initial horror, as a former airline employee and travel agent, I was pondering the effects it would have on air travel. I was amazed out how quickly they got all planes on the ground, and I remember thinking how weird it was to drive home (an hour long drive) and not see a single plane in the air.

Answer 2

I was in 4th grade, and I was in math class at my elementry school. The day was a normal day: My teachers lecturing, the recess activities, and everything. We hadnt recieved any information. So then, on the school bus home, me and my friend overheard some talking, but we didnt know what was happening. Then, at home, I learned the news: The planes crashed into the twin towers and the pentagon. At first, me being an idiot 9 year old, wondered what the big deal was if no one died. I was badly scolded and told over 1100 people died in the tower. then, 180 people died in the pentagon. Thats when I realized it was of serious importance.

Answer 3

I wasn't feeling well that morning and I had to go to Dr. Kirkey's Speech class, so I called my G'ma up to come watch my son, who also was running a fever. I went back to bed and a little while later my g;ma just started screaming. I just knew that something horrible had happened to my son or that something had gone wrong with the power plant in our town- it is the only one in the country that converts nuclear Uranium Hexafloride-6 to UHF-4. So, totally panicking, I jumped out of bed and came running so fast down the stairs that I slipped and fell down most of them and came crawling into the living room only to see what was really happening on the TV.

It was such a tragic day and I'll never forget anything about it. My heart goes out to all the families who lost someone they loved during 9/11.

Answer 4

I was sitting in Genocide and Prejudice class (fitting eh?) and one of the other history teachers came in and turned the TV on. We watched as the towers fell and planes crashed. When school was done later that day, the town was so quiet...I have never heard it that quiet. People just wanted to go home to be with their families.

We will never forget 9-11-01.

Answer 5

I was facilitating a group of recovering individuals who were attempting to get their lives better. We spent the rest of the session discussing why this was NOT a good reason for them to go out and get drunk, or high. THEY took a minute of silence to honor those lost. Good people. Like you, we thought MAYBE it was some kid pilot, or the like, who had lost control of a small plane. That and the time the announcement that Kennedy was killed came into the classroom, are pretty much unforgettable.

Answer 6

I was at work in an area where we did not have a radio. The news slowly trickled in - and only second-hand.

I work in a large downtown metro area, yet my company took until after noon to decide to send us home. The traffic was not moving - our city had no evacuation plans. People were stuck in parking garages for hours, and, of course, buses were not moving either. Fortunately, I take the subway, and they were running extra trains as quickly as they could.

I was too afraid to be sad. I wondered if we were a target. I wondered if there were any extra planes floating around out there. I wondered if they had also planted bombs or worse.

Then, at the end of the day when it appeared that they had done all that they were going to do, I got angry. Who the h3ll do they think they are? What did we ever do to them?

I have not forgotten, and I will not forgive.

Answer 7

I was in Sea Isle City, NJ with my husband. We had had a great little "getaway"long weekend (we only live an hour away) I was packing, straightening up, getting ready to leave when my husband called me into the living room to see the "fire" Then we watched as the other plane hit.
All I can say is it was the most beautiful day, weather wise. Clear, blue sky, not too warm, not too cold. Perfect day.
God Bless us one and all.

Answer 8

I was at home and it was about 7 in the morning, so I hadn't even woken up for school yet. I was a junior in h.s. my uncle called from maine and told my mom to turn the tv on. you know how getting phone calls that early in the morning is never good? I went into my parents room and saw the tv. one of the twin towers was ablaze and i was in total skock. we had just come back from new york the week prior and i had fallen in love with the city. i had seen the twin towers up close and to see one on tv on fire made me sick. then, live on tv, i saw the 2nd plane hit and i started screaming and crying. it was the worst thing i had ever seen. that was a day i will never forget as long as i live.

Answer 9

I was running a bed and breakfast and was fixing brunch for a group of ladies playing bridge. One of them came into the kitchen and said, "We're being attacked!" I didn't know what she meant, so I ran into the other room where they were all glued to the television. I felt so frightened and vulnerable. I couldn't stop listening and watching the news for days and possibly weeks.

I went to Ground Zero more than a year ago and the feeling was very surreal. I just can't fathom what it was like to be there.

Answer 10

i was just hopping out of the shower getting ready to go to school & i heard my mom scream... (she just turned on the news and the second plane just hit right in front of her on live tv) & i ran to see what had happened... it was surreal... i live on the west coast...in san francisco, and i was shaking with fear that we were going to be a target too. needless to say i did not finish getting ready for school both my mother & i stayed glued to the tv all day long. those poor families...may all of the victims rest in peace, (those that died on 9/11, and those that have had any other 9/11 related deaths) and for the families, please know that your loved ones will never be forgotten...