9/11...15 years ago

[tennisgal]

Where were you 15 years ago when you heard the news?

[tennisgal]

I had just started work and one of the receptionists came back and told us. We found a tv and turned it on back in the office area...rigged up some coat hangers for an antenna to get better reception. We all pretty much sat there all day stunned. Most patients canceled that day. I can't believe it's been 15 year already

[blane12]

Senior year and we were in choir. I remember them turning on the TVs and we just watched it all day

[imimahoney]

In my dorm room frantically trying to call home hoping that none of my friends and family were in the attack.

That hope was not fulfilled

[tennisgal]

History teachers...do you teach a unit on 9/11 now? I guess you would have to, it's part of US history now

[puppylove64]

I was in freshman HS literature class. I didn't hear until class break and we spent the next class watching the news.

I can't believe this year's high school class was born after 2001.

[tennisgal]

Sept 11, 2016 7:19:34 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

In my dorm room frantically trying to call home hoping that none of my friends and family were in the attack.

That hope was not fulfilled

Oh no!

[muppetinma]

I was in a cop car in NYC doing a ride along with a friend. He pulled over, told me that I had to get out of the car. He didn't know what was going on, but said that I needed to try and get out of the city as fast as possible. I was able to get out before they shut everything down. This was just as the first plane hit and nobody really knew what was happening.

My SIL was supposed to be on flight 11, as she had been weekly for several years for work. That week, her OB had suggested she not go, as she was pregnant and her child was huge. The rest of her department went. She had to come back to work, hugely pregnant, the sole person remaining in her entire department. (A buyer for large department store chain) I can't even imagine going through that.

[lauranicole91]

I was sleeping (west coast), I was 10, in 5th grade. I remember waking up to my parents talking super loud about planes. I walked into the living room and they were both huddled over the tv.
At school our teacher kind of explained what was going on. I remember some kids were scared a plane was going to hit us next and my teacher was all "they aren't going to target little ol us!" That's really all I remember of it all.

[monarobinson]

I was a senior at a college with a large downstate/NYC/Long Island student body presence. I'll never forget walking across campus and seeing a girl collapse onto the ground in tears, cell phone in hand. I ran over to her and she just kept saying "they can't reach my Dad. They can't reach my Dad". It was awful.

[steph196]

I was in college. My mom came in to wake me up and tell me what was happening. I remember going to class that day and sitting behind a guy with a radio in his ear, who gave us updated throughout class. After that morning class, the rest of the classes were canceled. I went to work at the mall a little later and found that the mall was shut down. I remember feeling scared and so sad about what was happening.

[bean47]

I was a junior in highschool and we watched on TVs in the art room. I remember coming home to my mom crying and watching the tv. She kept saying my world would never be the same. She wrote me a beautiful journal entry that day that I re read every year (she was on hospice at the time).

[The Foozzler]

I was living in my dorm on Long Island at the time. I had 5am crew practice and I was napping before class. I had the TV on and started to hear what was happening. I gathered with some friends and we started calling loved ones and friends to make sure everyone was accounted for. We had a lot of friends that recently graduated and went to work in the city or for the NYPD.

[ivegotthemunchkins]

I was a sophomore in college and was living in downtown Chicago. It was only our second week of classes and I wasn't even awake yet. My mom was calling my cell and apartment phone frantically, trying to tell me what was goi g on. We turned on the TV just as the second tower was hit. For the next hour or two, my friends and I were trying to figure out if we should stay in the city or try to go home to the suburbs and how to even get home. We ended up staying in the city because the trains were shut down. We watched the news on the couch in my apartment all day.

Eventually we went outside for a walk, which was scary because there was literally NO ONE outside. Considering we were in the middle of a big city, that was very unsettling.

[sandj82110]

My parents were visiting but we didn't have space for them in our rental house so they're were staying somewhere else. I was ready and waiting so I flipped in the tv, It showed the first tower burning and while they were discussing what happened and I saw the second plane hit.

[LiveLoveLearn]

I was in college getting ready to head to class when my mom called. I headed to campus to watch the news and then waiting to hear from my brother and sister-in-law that they were ok. So thankful that my brother didn't walk that way to work that morning as he sometimes did.

[awick14]

((imimahoney))

I was in grade 8, I was sleeping at the time, and didn't see the news before I walked to school. The friend I walk with told me what happened. I laughed at him and told him that would never happen. :/ I was so wrong. We spend the day watching the news at school.

So heart breaking.

[jsillyfun]

I was right there in Ny in my first class on my first day of colleges. My roommate saw it happen out our dorm room window. She could see people jumping. I won't ever forget.

[tennisgal]

Holy crap Muppet!

[devonpow]

Working in Boston. DH (BF at the time) and I were living together. He worked in the financial district and his building was evacuated - he called to tell me how crazy crowded it was getting to the T (I think they basically evacuated all large buildings in Boston as a precaution) and then I couldn't get in touch with him for hours and I was freaking out.

I had to stay at work until about 3 because we had to cancel hundreds of student events for the next few days. One person I woke up and had to tell them why we were cancelling and started to cry on the phone. Our managers wouldn't let anyone take the train home so we all had to figure out carpools - my neighborhood was deserted when I got home, with hand lettered signs in all the windows saying "closed - please pray" etc.

I've been talking to H about 9/11 and trying to explain it to him - it's hard

[dbe100408]

I was in college. There were noises about it as I rushed to my first class of the day, but I was running behind (as per my usual) and didn't really listen to what anyone was saying. When I got to my music history class, the teacher spoke about it briefly and went on with class. It was bizarre. She talked about her brother being there, but kept us all in class. I don't remember anything past going back to my dorm when that class was over and watching tv in the hallway with everyone else.

[vthokie]

I was taking a break from college. Was at home with my parents and was sick, so I called in to work.
My mom got let out of work early and came home around 10 and I was still in bed. I remember her coming in and saying "are you still in bed? So you don't know anything? The world trade centers are gone. There's been an attack!"
We spent the rest of the day/week/month in front of the tv.
I have a lot of friends in DC, so I made some calls to make sure people were ok there.

[thedahliharpa]

I was in one of my college apartments in SoCal. DH was on his way to campus but everything shut down so he came over and we watched the news for days.
The imagery still makes me feel instantly...hollow.
I'm so sorry for those of you that lost friends or loved ones, and witnessed the devastation first hand.

[carawestt]

I was in 5th grade and I woke up wondering why we weren't getting ready for school yet. My parents had on the news in the living room and they were both quiet, staring at the screen. I went to school later on and our teachers talked about it a little bit.

[artgal84]

I was a senior in HS, sitting in math class. An announcement came over the loud speakers. We were frozen. My teacher turned on the TV and started crying. We silently wandered the halls from class to class. A lot of kids went home, I remember a girl in my chorus class sobbing because they couldn't find her dad and he was there on business. A bunch of kids in my graduating class changed their college plans and enlisted. My outlook on the world and our future was forever changed.

This is my first freshman class at work that wasn't born yet when it happened, that felt surreal to me on Friday. I always talk to my home room about it and we have a moment of silence.

[teamhayes]

Working in Boston in financial industry in the tallest building in the city
We were evacuated but had no where to go bc trains weren't going so got stuck for hours
Some of these people I talked to on the phone every single day and suddenly entire companies were gone

We were listening to Howard stern on the radio when the first plane hit and didn't think it was real
Unimaginable
Once home we were glued to the tv for days

[The Foozzler]

Sept 11, 2016 11:13:35 GMT -5 carawestt said:

I was in 5th grade and I woke up wondering why we weren't getting ready for school yet. My parents had on the news in the living room and they were both quiet, staring at the screen. I went to school later on and our teachers talked about it a little bit.

I am surprised your school didn't close. Around here schools closed and those that had already started sent the kids back home.

[carawestt]

Sept 11, 2016 11:54:06 GMT -5 The Foozzler said:

Sept 11, 2016 11:13:35 GMT -5 carawestt said:

I was in 5th grade and I woke up wondering why we weren't getting ready for school yet. My parents had on the news in the living room and they were both quiet, staring at the screen. I went to school later on and our teachers talked about it a little bit.

I am surprised your school didn't close. Around here schools closed and those that had already started sent the kids back home.

We had a half day but I was surprised it wasn't closed either.

[thedahliharpa]

My aunt and her son had taken flight 77 exactly 1 week or 2 weeks before 9/11.
A man sat down next to them and was reading the Quran. My aunt is not dramatic, at all, nor have I ever heard her disparage other cultures or religions...She said she felt intensely nauseated like she needed to get off the plane. But she told herself she was being prejudice and ignorant and that it was a bias not fear that she was feeling. She felt ashamed of herself and her knee jerk reaction.
Then 9/11 happened and they spoke of the practice flights that were taken. Who knows...the story always gives me chills.

[jaylea]

Sept 11, 2016 10:04:21 GMT -5 devonpow said:

Working in Boston. DH (BF at the time) and I were living together. He worked in the financial district and his building was evacuated - he called to tell me how crazy crowded it was getting to the T (I think they basically evacuated all large buildings in Boston as a precaution) and then I couldn't get in touch with him for hours and I was freaking out.

I had to stay at work until about 3 because we had to cancel hundreds of student events for the next few days. One person I woke up and had to tell them why we were cancelling and started to cry on the phone. Our managers wouldn't let anyone take the train home so we all had to figure out carpools - my neighborhood was deserted when I got home, with hand lettered signs in all the windows saying "closed - please pray" etc.

I've been talking to H about 9/11 and trying to explain it to him - it's hard

Did he work in the High St towers? My H did and I remember trying to get in touch with him after they were evacuated.

I worked at Childrens. The train was completely silent and nearly empty. So weird that day.