Where were you?

Question

where were you on 9/11?

i was at my house i thought it was a movie, i couldnt belive it was real, i was only in like first or secornd grade

i forgot to tell you why i asked!!! i was listenin to this song called, where were you by alan jackson http://www.brownielocks.com/wherewereyou.html

Answer 1

Taking a calculus test... a teacher from another room told my teacher that a plane had hit a building, and they didn't know if it was an accident or not... the second plane hit while we were switching classes, so it was so confusing...

Then, when everything was happening, I was in choir class, where all 50 people wanted to turn on the TV, but our teacher told us not to worry about it, and we just sang away as thousands of people died and the course of history changed.... *is still bitter at her choir teacher*



The most amazing 9-11 story I've heard was from a woman who worked at American Airlines, and had to take calls all day long from people, asking if their husband or wife or child was on one of the planes.

Normally, that information is accessible to a worker like my friend, so when she would look up names it would either come up with their information (meaning they're okay) or their information would be inaccessible (meaning they were on one of the planes). She told me it was the worst day of her entire life, answering phone call after phone call, looking up name after name that was inaccessible, hearing how worried and frantic people were for the entire day. I couldn't imagine having been in her position

Answer 2

I was on my way to work, we were living in Utah at the time, and was just passing the Salt Lake International Airport. When I turned on the radio they were talking about a plane hitting the tower and about 2 minutes later they announced that a second plane had hit the second tower. I almost hit another car I was so shocked. I began searching the air for planes hoping it wasn't a nationwide attack.

When I heard that a third plane had hit the pentagon and another was down in PA I was so shocked I couldn't hardly function. I called my wife at home and told her to turn on the television. I eventually went home because I could not function at the office.

It was all I could do to keep back the tears of shock and horror that day. I will never forget the way I felt then. Nor should anyone.

I am still waiting for the day they capture the monster behind it all and make him pay. They will get him. I hope they take him up to 20,000 feet, throw his parachute out the door, wait 30 seconds then give him a shove. Put a national monument over the place where he lands and dedicate it to the men and women fighting for our freedom who have been lost due to what he started.

I know, it sounds harsh, but drastic crimes deserve more than a lethal injection.

Answer 3

I was working with my Father at the Harborside Hotel in Boston doing a wallpaper job. The weird thing is that it overlooked Logan Airport, so I more than likely saw those planes take off without knowing it. They had these two brothers from Maine pasting up the sheets and I went to snag one from the room the machine was in and he tells me that a jet hit the World Trade Center. So I go back, tell my Dad and we hang the sheet. As he tells me to get another one, I go back and the brother tells me about the 2nd plane. Then I got a call from my wife and the GC evacuated the buiding. I don't think my feet even touched the stairs going down from the 14th floor. We hit street level and all you could hear were sirens (it's near a court house) and these soldiers were guarding it with high powered machine guns. I half expected nukes to be flying overhead Route 93 as I drove home!

Answer 4

I was in India, happened to see it on the news, thought it some kind of freak, switched off the TV and proceeded with daily routine, forced by subconscious within 5 minutes to return to TV again to watch it repeatedly, and then, it slowly emerged that one of the biggest terrorist attack has taken place against the most powerful nation on the earth. The fact that India has been at the receiving end of terrorism for quite some time (e.g. Mumbai buses bomb blast etc.) has made us little more shockproof, but still, its scale and audacity was outrageous. And once more the fact that India has been facing terrorist attacks, made us very sympathetic to all those who were suffering, their near and dearones. To all those who were trying to mitigate the impact like fire-fighters. At that time I was not aware that within a year, I will be in New York. One of the first thing I did after coming to NY was to visit WTC. It is still among the first place to visit whenever I have guests to show the city around.

Answer 5

I was at work. I was on the graveyard shift, dealing poker at a casino in Nev. We had a tv in the poker room and the news of the first plane came on while I was on break. (in the poker room ) I went to both tables that were going at the time and told the players and the dealers. Most got up to see, but then went back to the game. When the 2nd plane hit I was dealing and could not get up to see. I was in shock. Many players and dealers came in from the pit to watch, but these damn poker players would not leave their game. The sound was turned up when this all started so I could at least hear it. I got off work and went home, listening to the radio all the way and then watched all day and for next 3 weeks on tv. I had liked poker players before this, but that morning I lost all respect for them.

Answer 6

Stationed at Cannon AFB, NM. Was still a airmen than. Know why a NCO is qualified 4 a pistol. Morbid answer, but that's how it is. :C Probably wanted by others to be qualified for a AR( equal to M-16). Person that was had a cell. On it all time. NcO's at time could see how calm I was. "A crop duster had a rude awaking when a loaded F-16 was in the air."

Answer 7

I was in the Reno-Tahoe airport for an early flight back east on Delta. We were told there was a delay due to the "mess back east". No one around me knew what that meant. I went down to the coffee shop on that concourse. Watched on TV as they were talking about the first plane crashing. Saw the second plane hit. Instant realization that this was surely no accident. Picked up my bag, walked outside, called the Silver Legacy, booked a room. Caught a shuttle to the hotel. Turned on CNN and watched it for another full day. Rented a car from Budget and drove from Reno to Charleston, SC, just under 3,000 miles. I still recall the people on the overpasses along the interstates waving American flags.

trivia: I was quoted a price of $395/day for a car from Hertz in Reno. I rented one from Budget for $60/day. They had to set up rental in an office/ warehouse near the airport since no one was allowed on the airport grounds. Good people.To this day I've never rented another car from any Hertz location and never will.

Answer 8

At home by myself recovering from surgery and the death of my mother.She died Aug.5th my surgery was from an accident with a horse on July 16th the surgery was on Aug.20th it was post poned because of my mothers death until the 20th so I was recuperating at home when 9/11 happened. I just set and stared at the TV and didn't know what to do. I was still in shock from my Mom and it was almost to much to handle. I had to have surgery on my hand and being a guitar player that was devastating also. It about blew me out of the water.When I saw the airplanes crashing and reaized what I was seeing was real and I finally understood what I was seeing.

Answer 9

I was in my 7th grade science class. Our principal crashed in a turned on the TVs that we used for the school's daily news. I remember seeing people jumping from the buildings and feeling bad, but thinking that I should probably feel worse than I actually did. Then being the selfish kid I was, I was angry the next day when our school wouldn't let us go to the State Fair for band because of the attacks.

Answer 10

I was in Pittsburgh, on the 48th floor of the tallest building between New York and Chicago. When the news announced that there was a plane missing over Pittsburgh, I grabbed my bag and was the first one out the door. At that point we had no clue what was going on, Flight 93 hadn't crashed and the Pentagon hadn't been hit, but I wasn't taking any chances.