What were you doing on that day 6 yrs ago tomorrow??
 

So We Never Forget That Day

I was on the phone with my buyers lender and told to come in to sign papers in a half hr. if possible. I'm looking at the tv and I thought this was live but I thought it was an old news break from some earlier date. I'm in a hurry to get ready and realize that one of the twin towers has been hit and I'm still not able to run the data in my mind so it made sense, then the second tower and then I was sure I knew what was happening.

No planes were to be flying and there was one in the air when I got out of my car when I reached my appt. but men who were outside said it was an army plane. When I got in the owners father was in the first tower that morning and they were trying to get to him by phone. (they did reach him and he was alright)

It was a day we should never forget and taught us just how vulnerable we are.

I drive a school bus and myself and another driver took the first grade class to a city near us so they could see a play. The other driver and I went to a diner to eat breakfast and saw it on the news there. We went back to our buses and listened on the radio. A few minutes later the theater let out all the classes and we went back to school.

I didn't want to leave my son, so I stayed and watched the reports on the TV in the library.

We had only recently moved into our new home. I remember my husband telling me that the WTC had been hit, but it didn't sink in until later when I saw the buildings fall.

I was vacationing in Hawaii and was fast asleep at my parents'. When I woke up my parents were frantic because my flight home to Utah was in a couple days and they had no idea what more would happen:(

I was sitting in the exact place as I am now listening to the radio and working
on my computer at work when the news came across that a plane went
into the first tower. I screamed as did others thinking how could such a thing happen when before we could get a grip another news cast came across talking about another then another. I thought it was the end for everyone
and left my job to be home with my youngest daughter and her newborn because her husband was away on business. I prayed all the way home
thinking I would never see my family again.
How tragic that day was. My daughter's best friend and husband both
worked in the first tower but got out.

I had just walked in the door from the gym..(yes at one time I did work out) and it had just happened and was on the TV. Within an hour all 3 of my grown children left work and came home and we all sat together for the rest of the day.

was sitting at my desk at my job, minding my own business when
someone came in and announced one tower was hit.. we all ran outside
the building and watched.frantically. i work at jfk airport so i could see manhattan from the parking lot. at one point i saw the buildings, the next
they were gone. we were sent home because we had us customs in our
building too. not a place to be on that day..

I was at work and someone said a plane went into the twin towers, I thought how sad thinkong it was a smqll plane that ran into trouble. Afew minutes later we started getting calls from the outside giving details. Then the company set up tvs in the cafeteria so people could go watch. I couldn't go watch I wanted to wait until I got home so I could get through the day.

Once I knew my grand kids were safe, I was also thinking of all those children who found out without their parents being around to explain and comfort them.

I was in school, it was my first week of high school. We watched it on the news, so many ppl were crying and many had parents that worked there. I was picked up and taken home and felt so alone and scared during that tragedy.

I was shopping in a ladies clothing store....two clerks were crying and told me what had happened. I immediatley drove like a crazy woman trying to get to my little boys pre-school. I grabbed my little boy and we went straight home. I was glued to the TV for days. It still makes me cry to think about it!!!!

I was painting the interior of a garage and saw a plane, which seemed very low for going into the Pittsburgh Airport. We had the radio on and it was shortly after that when they came across with the news about the crash in PA. I was glued to the TV after that for over a week to the point my family made me stop watching. The following February, we had the opportunity to visit Ground Zero and pay our respects. We should never forget what happened that day. I personally believe they should replay the video every day to remind us. Don't forget to fly the American Flag...........EVERY DAY!

Freedom Survived
 

I forgot to add, I was so touched by the events that I sculpted a plaque that we had produced in aluminum and clear coated. My husband is a volunteer fireman so it was even more close to our hearts.

Linda what a talented lady you are. Thank You for showing us that beautiful piece and God Bless all the firefighters in every city and state they are special people.

I was just getting out of the shower when my son called from Japan to tell me what was going on. I ran downstairs to turn the TV on and was standing there in some sort of shock I think because I remember feeling nothing at all at first, then a burning sensation inside that almost made me vomit. I sat down and totally lost it then. I still cry thinking of what all those people that were there and those family and friends who were watching were going thru. The poor little kids watching those buildings come down on their parents and so on. How horrible. If this is what war is like, then I'd probably have a major breakdown if I were in any war.

Thank you.

I had just walked upstairs to the gym child care to drop off my daughter and the tv was on in there (and not to Barney, so lots of kids were crying!). Needless to say, I didn't work out that day, but sat with the rest of the people at the gym glued to the tv. Still brings back a terrible feeling.

My son was studing for exams and he and I were having a break watching TV.
We were in total shock. We both cried. We had the opportunity to visit your beautiful country many years ago and had gone to the top of WTC.
We couldn't believe it was gone! Those poor people. I still feel sad when I think about it. :usaheart:

I was at work (for a major oilfield construction company), when a manager came in to tell me. Being one of the few who had i-net, several people ganged around in my office to watch. My hubby, who worked for the same company in a different department, came running over and we hung onto each other while calling all four kids. That was probably the most hopeless feeling I've ever had. It made me a more appreciative person. I still take time to THANK people in the military, law enforcement, and other services groups.

That horrible day
 

I was on the way to have my dog breed. I heard bits and pieces on the radio, but turned it off and thought to myself, why are theytalking about the WTC, that happened 10 years ago. When I got to the breeders house, I saw what was really happening. What a dreadful day. At work, later that afternoon, we were all crying and watching it in the break-room. Lynn

I was at work, and my boss ran into the office and said "We're being attacked." We asked what she was talking about, and she said "The United States is being attacked - they put a plane through the World Trade Center." We could not imagine anyone attacking the United States. We immediately put on the radio and were in shock.

I was sitting at the computer - same place as it is now - in a chat program. Someone mentioned the incredible news, and I RAN to turn on the TV. Just in time to see the second plane hit. At first I was just numb. I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing. Then, I started shaking. I called one of my sisters out of state to see if she'd heard. When I asked if she'd seen the news, she asked: "Israel?" I can still hear the emptiness as I responded: "No. Us."

I was getting out of my car at work when the first one hit. My first reaction was that it was a terrible accident. Then at work someone had been in the breakroom (where we had a TV) and said the other was hit. It was then that we realized that it was terrorists. We took turns all day going back to watch TV.

One of the most touching things I remember was the night (that night or the next) when all the Congressmen/women/Senators stood in front of the Capitol singing patriotic songs. I cried and cried! They put all the political BS aside and stood as one for those few minutes and ALL agreed about something. I think it really said something.

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I was in 3rd grade. School had JUST started, so we were all still in Summer mode haha. I remember we were goofing off in class when Miss Poulsen (my teacher) got a call from the office. It's quite obvious to me now that they told her what happened (from the look on her face), but that day she couldn't tell us what was going on. She wasn't quite "herself" for the rest of the day, and I remember thinking something back must've happened.

Then about 10 minutes later it was reading time. We were all sitting on the carpet and she was reading us a story, and one by one all the kids in our class started getting called down to the office because their parents were there to get them. (mind you, we still didn't know what was going on). There were about 6 of us left, and we were very confused, and quite jelous of those who went home. At the end of the day, my parents came to get me (they had been at a funeral and couldn't leave to get us).

You know, I don't remember how my parents told me or anything. but I remember watching it on the news, and my mom said you could see the smoke from our house.

God Bless America. :cry: :smileyfla :usaheart:

I had requested that day off and i had just taken my nephew and dropped him off at school when i got home my mom had the tv on. And when i saw what had happened i still didnt know they were not sure what had really happened yet.

I just remember telling my mom although i lived in another borough not in Manhattan where it happened i was going to pick my nephew back up from school he was in first grade when i got to his schooll it was like mayhem all mothers and fathers and aunts and uncles picking up their kids, nephews nieces it was pandemoneum. My nephews class was right near the stairs entrance and i was thinking to myself he must be scared wondering why there was so much people screaming in the hallway. I got him and went back home.

My sis was working in the city and she worked on 89th street and she had to walk to 59th street and cross over the queens bridge in order to get to brooklyn and her friend had to pick her up.

Thank goodness i didnt know anyone that past on that day but with all those people that died in there. You would have to be a cold hearted person not to feel sorry and hurt for all those that died or had loved one's that died that day.


Very sad day i must say for weeks after that i was afraid that something else was going to happen.


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I was watching GMA and completely freaking out that my daughter was at school and my husband was at work. Shortly before the attacks I was looking forward to celebrating my anniversary that night. What a fabulous day to celebrate such a wonderful event (my wedding and marrage).:rolleyes: Tomorrow is mine and hubby's 14th.

At the time, we were living with my in-laws. I was washing dishes in the kitchen and saw it on the news. I stopped what I was doing and sat on the couch to watch the news coverage. I had never been so scared, sad and mortified at the same time.

It is a day that no one should ever forget. All the lives that were lost, all the children that waited for mommy or daddy to get them and they never did. So many lives where changed because of that horrible day.

Thanks for the thread, Joan.