i live in san francisco, and know that it was much different for those of you in the immediate area of the WTC. can you please tell me what your experience was like?
for me when i found out about it 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...
thank you for sharing your experience...
2006-09-11 07:03:10 · 8 answers · asked by miss me! 4 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
My father is a NYC firefighter, luckily he was at home that day but as soon as he got the news, he went down. We live about an hour away from the city. I was a senior in HS at the time, in my first period math class. The principal came over the PA system and told us that a plane had hit the WTC. As students, we were like how the heck does that happen? Then when he came on again and announced that another plane had hit, panic set in. My mom worked in my high school, so she called the classroom i was in to let me know that my father was ok, but was headed down to the city. It was total chaos in school that day. Parents were coming to get their kids. People crying in the halls, wondering where parents are, many ppl in our area work in the city. Everyone would crowd into a few classrooms to watch the events on TV, i watched the second tower collapse. The cell phones didn't work too well b/c of what was going on, so it was difficult to get ahold of loved ones. After my father went down to ground zero we didn't hear from him for about 4 days. It was terrifying, we didn't know if something else was going to happen. My father was suppose to be there that morning but had switched shifts with someone else. My dad's fire company lost 5 men that day. When he returned home, my mom left work and she said they sat on the couch for hours and just said nothing to each other. Today, he is a different person, i would say for the better. The events he described are unbearable and no human being should have to experience that. My family was lucky, we did not lose anyone, but for my father, the fire dept is a band of brothers, and they lost 5 that day. It is still very difficult to think about it. I wouldn't go see the new movie out, b/c i don't need to relive the events. It is strange how much it has effected me even when i was fortunate enough to not lose anyone.
Thank you for asking and I think it is a good thing to share our experiences.
9/11/01 Never Forget
2006-09-11 07:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by cmp8423 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I was there. I was on my way to work, which was downtown. Since I was in the subway when it happened, I wasn't quite sure what was going on, so I walked down there anyway. I ran into a friend of mine who told me what happened. I don't think I have ever walked as much in my life. A group of us who lived uptown had to walk, because taxis were not picking up anyone. I still wear the sandals I wore that day. I feel like they saved my life.
Economically, everything went downhill, so now I live in LA, but visit NYC often.
What I will always remember is how perfect the weather was that day. It was pretty crappy for a while, but that day, it was absolutely beautiful. I will also remember the smell, that's so hard to describe, and what I will remember the most is the sadness...so many people had hope and believed that their loved ones survived. There were pictures of missing people all over the city. It's hard to believe that one incident can be so powerful and life-changing, until you live through it.
2006-09-11 07:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by Peace 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
thanks for posting a staggering question. Too many people look to favor to blast the U. S. in the present day. I stay in SF now yet replaced into homestead in Alaska on 9/11. Anchorage, city my moms and dads stay in is floor 0 contained in the type of nuclear conflict. We had the biggest type of F-14's on the west coast to respond to attack from the former Soviet Union. 2 planes were no longer in a position to call in on 9/11 presently after the towers were stuck and the comprehensive city replaced into in a panic because of all the large oil employer places of artwork on the city. It replaced into terrifying. We couldn't attain kin on the east coast with the help of telephone and were anxious about kin in SF because of thier proxiemity to the monetary district. i imagine that day replaced into not straightforward on each person. honestly it replaced into harder on people that were there yet had flights no longer been grounded as immediately as they were I do trust that there might want to were more desirable attacks. we are able to in no way ignore, 9/11/2001.
2016-11-26 01:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by mcgray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't there, but a friend was. He was completely devastated by it. He said the sound of sirens was insane, and it continued all day and all night. Near where he lived, was an ice rink for skating...and he layed awake all night, listening to the ambulances take the bodies to the rink because they didn't have enough room in the morgues. Even 5 years later, he will drive out of his way so he doesn't have to pass that ice rink.
2006-09-11 07:08:07 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa E 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I live just outside of NYC. The events of that day seem surreal. All highways , bridges and tunnels closed. No air traffic. It was very eerie. I remember feeling like 'when is the next plane gonna hit and where'. It was very scary
2006-09-11 07:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by Tweet 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I live in PA dear so I was not there in NY nor in Shanksville PA here. There is a book out and the author is Lesley Hawkins who worked in the Trade Center. She is a survivor and shares with you her experience step-by-step that day and how it has changed her life like you wouldn't beleive. I had chills!
2006-09-11 11:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i live on long island ny. and i was in school and was in church ( i went to pravite school) and they just told us that there was an accident in the city and i got all scared cuz my stepdad worked the city ( he was ok and like 15 blocks away). kids started going home and then we couldn't go out for recess or anything and they closed the windows and shades and wouldn't tell us anything more. um and when i gto home my mom told me what happened and i was in shock. i was only in 5th grade so i didn't really understand , i just asked my mom why the polit didn't see the twin towers so then she had to explain that it wasn't an accident. it took awhile for my stepdad to get home b/c none of the trains were running. but then i went to school the next day and we just kinda talked about it and wrote letters to the police officers and firefighters. and that was basicly it.
2006-09-11 07:34:10 · answer #7 · answered by gousa1991 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
sorry no i wasnt their but the victims are forever in my heart!
2006-09-11 07:05:06 · answer #8 · answered by pro_choice_my_right 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋