Here is September 11th as it happened on the DIS...very long

[jennymouse]

Here are copies of many but not all of the posts from September 11th. Some aren't in order because of dropped threads & picked up ones. I'll pick up where I left off as I can. Hope this works.


Posted by olena on 09-11-2001 01:55 PM:
World Trade Center Plane Crash
A plane crashed into the World Trade Center. OMG...breaking news.

Posted by Dan Murphy on 09-11-2001 01:58 PM:
Watching on TV. This is an AWFUL thing to happen. God bless the people in it.

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 01:58 PM:
Goodness... there are billows of black smoke pouring out the top of the tower, and a huge hole in the side of the building (about 3/4 the way up). They think it was a smaller plane, possibly private.

I hope there weren't too many injuries/fatalities... thank goodness it was before nine, maybe not everyone was at work yet.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 01:58 PM:
How horrible. It's on the Today Show right now.

Posted by Baboo on 09-11-2001 02:05 PM:
A second plane just crashed in too!

Posted by mickey65 on 09-11-2001 02:05 PM:
I just saw it on the news here too. Prayers to all involved.

Posted by PandyPaws on 09-11-2001 02:05 PM:
OMG!!!

I am watching right now...there are still explosions happening. This is absolutely horrible!!

Posted by Obi-Wan Pinobi on 09-11-2001 02:06 PM:
OMG another plane just hit the other one building!!!!!!

Posted by PandyPaws on 09-11-2001 02:06 PM:
Holy Moly...the explosion was in the other building..nothingto do with the plane crash...culd thi be terrorism??

Posted by jennymouse on 09-11-2001 02:07 PM:
Wow, I watched Today show until about a half hour ago......what was that about a second plane?

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:07 PM:
Oh God, this has to be terrorism! Please, everyone, start praying.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 02:08 PM:
That's the first thought that came to my mind, Pandy... a terrorist attack. Planes just crash into buildings so rarely that it being the World Trade Center is awfully suspicious, especially with a second plane following.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:08 PM:
The second explosion was definitely a plane...possibly a 727! They showed it fly into the building. I feel sick.

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 02:08 PM:
A second plane flew into the second tower, about half way down.

The eyewitnesses are saying it looked deliberate.

Posted by becka on 09-11-2001 02:11 PM:
This is terrible!

Saying a quick prayer for all involved.....

Posted by Dan Murphy on 09-11-2001 02:11 PM:
All I can say is God help those innocent people. Absolutely awful. I can't belive what I have been seeing. Please pray for these people.

Posted by Quentin Disney on 09-11-2001 02:14 PM:
I am speechless. I feel so terrible about this incident.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:14 PM:
They're saying it's a 737. And the towers are leaning.

Posted by RhondaS on 09-11-2001 02:16 PM:
Heaven help them all. This is incredibly tragic.

Posted by RhondaS on 09-11-2001 02:17 PM:
Hijackings? This is so horrible. I cannot believe this.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:18 PM:
They're saying now that possibly the first plane was a hijacked American Airlines plane, and the second plane was possibly hijacked as well.

Posted by tiggerlover on 09-11-2001 02:19 PM:
What an awful, awful thing! My prayers go out to all involved.

I am beyond frustrated, I can't access CNN or NBC or even Yahoo news. Please, please if anyone gets any more information let us know. We do not have TV access here at work.

Posted by Robinrs on 09-11-2001 02:20 PM:
This is horrible. Our news station is going crazy.

Pray for my hometown.

Posted by Patrick IL. on 09-11-2001 02:21 PM:
This is terrible, those poor people above the impact- EMS can not get to them easily

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:21 PM:
I am listening to our local Chicago radio station and they have CBS in New York cut in so we are getting live on this since I'm at work and can't see a TV. They are saying that the speculation could be terrorism...but the don't know. The day is clear....

These towers are 110 stories high. They are both on fire....they hit 18 minutes apart.

How tragic...this is absolutely horrible!!!!

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:22 PM:
Pentagon has confirmed this as a terrorist attack. Where is our military? We need fighters in the air around this area........God help these innocent lives.......

Posted by PandyPaws on 09-11-2001 02:27 PM:
This is just absolutely horrible....I am speechless!

Stamford is about 30 miles away...and I can hear helicopters outside

Airports and inbound bridges are closed....

repeatng TVT...where is the military???

Posted by sydally9367 on 09-11-2001 02:27 PM:
I am in NY (not near the city but close) and was sitting on the couch right before Nine and heard huge blasts--thought it was something on the military base I am on--but now realize it was something much much worse. They have put West Point on code red since we are one of the closest Army bases to NYC and since it was a terrorist attack.....saying a prayer for all involved, all families..everyone? How can we make it through yet another Oklahoma City???

Posted by Brisully on 09-11-2001 02:28 PM:
What do you mean military? What are they going to do, shoot down a civilian plane??? This is tragic, but lets not overreact.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:32 PM:
Now they're saying one plane was a Boston to LA plane that was hijacked.

Posted by DixieDreamer on 09-11-2001 02:32 PM:
This is just awful. I am signing off to go watch the news.

Posted by sydally9367 on 09-11-2001 02:32 PM:
AOL News ticker has a small story on the WTC tragedy---it has very little details but seeing as no-one can get into any other news sites, this is at least something...

Posted by Obi-Wan Pinobi on 09-11-2001 02:33 PM:
There is nothing the military can do over heavily populated areas like NYC. Imagine what would happen if a jumbo jet was shot down over the city?

Posted by tiggerlover on 09-11-2001 02:33 PM:
December, that would explain why I can't get any information here.


Posted by NHAnn on 09-11-2001 02:40 PM:
OMG
This is so scary ....these images on TV look like eerily like disaster-end-of-civilization movies, but it's real . Those poor people, and the families affected, and the emergency workers. It's overwhelmingly tragic.

Posted by Baboo on 09-11-2001 02:41 PM:
There apparently is a military airplane in the area now. I guess they are hoping that this will scare off any further attacks.

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 02:41 PM:
Watching in horror right now.

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:41 PM:
They just put the Chicago Police on standby and workers have been given the option to leave the Sears Tower today given the events that have just unfolded in NY. The airports are under a heightened state of security at both O'Hare and Midway.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:41 PM:
Possible explosion at the Pentagon? Jim Miklaszewski is at the Pentagon...heard a possible explosion, building shook...security running around...no details.

Posted by BevS97 on 09-11-2001 02:42 PM:
News from outside the USA
I am managing to get some news from the bbc and Sky News, http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://www.skynews.co.uk/skynews/home

Skynews have some awful photographs, and both have video footage, although I can't access it. Might help those with no access to news at the moment,

Bev

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 02:52 PM:
A Palastinian group has taken claim for the World Trade Center crashes... of course, that isn't confirmed.

There has been an explosion at the Pentagon... huge smoke billows coming out of it.

The White House has been evacuated.

The FAA has halted ALL takeoffs nationwide.

Posted by Baboo on 09-11-2001 02:52 PM:
All flights in the country are now cancelled. White House is being evacuated. There is a bad fire at the Pentagon.

Posted by Baboo on 09-11-2001 02:55 PM:
CNN says that a plane hit the pentagon.

Posted by Obi-Wan Pinobi on 09-11-2001 02:59 PM:
It wouldn't surprise me to learn this is tied to that racism conference the US and Israel walked out on.

Posted by denisenh on 09-11-2001 03:01 PM:
another huge explosion in the second tower....trying to help keeps updates for folks without TV

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 03:01 PM:
They are saying that a third plane was headed for NY and possibly this is now the plane that headed for DC after the other two hit NY.

Posted by Baboo on 09-11-2001 03:02 PM:
The second building just collapsed on itself

Posted by Sonya on 09-11-2001 03:02 PM:
One of the buildings just collapsed. OMG

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 03:02 PM:
I just heard that a second explosion has gone off on one of the towers....I repeat...a second explosion....now they are saying that one of the towers has collapsed!!!

Posted by Teejay32 on 09-11-2001 03:04 PM:
10am, one of the towers is gone. all gone.

Triage centers being set up...

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 03:04 PM:
It does appear to be a plane crash at the Pentagon.

Posted by DisneyHumbug on 09-11-2001 03:09 PM:
I waas able to get thru to my brother on Wall Street - he is 4 blocks away - they are ok, but don't know how they are going to get out of there.

Posted by Baboo on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
OMG! The other building just collapsed!

Posted by grunger182 on 09-11-2001 03:37 PM:
Just watching live news pictures from NY as both towers collapse....I send all my prayers to all of you. I'm in the UK but DD has a friend who had recently moved out to live in NY. Keep her in your thoughts too please....so shocking.....its just heartbreaking, all those poor people.

Posted by villainwdw on 09-11-2001 03:39 PM:
I am sure tis is old news....767 out of Boston to LAX....man..that is one big plane!

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 03:39 PM:
Both of the twin towers in the World Trade Center have collapsed... they are gone.

A car bomb exploded outside the state department.

And I've heard a report that there has been an explosion in the capital building as well, but am unsure if that's true.

Posted by Angeluk on 09-11-2001 03:41 PM:
They've just said on BBC news that another hi-jacked plane is on its way to washington, being tracked by a military plane...don't know how true that is....God be with all of you.

Posted by Fantasia Girl on 09-11-2001 03:42 PM:

OMG!! This is VERY scary!!

Posted by denisenh on 09-11-2001 03:46 PM:
would the military shoot down a hi jacked jet?? there are 2 missing hijacked planes, I pray for the passengers.

Posted by CarolA on 09-11-2001 03:48 PM:
Peter Jennings indicated that there are 2 missing planes after the planes were grounded. Of course, probably half of what is being reported is rumors.

My local station is saying that a large plane crashed just south of Pittsburg. It was a big plane (but I missed the type!)

Posted by Sandra B. on 09-11-2001 03:48 PM:
OMG - This is horrible! I'm at work and we don't have a tv here, but I'm following the news on the radio (can't get through to the news sites). I'm praying for you, hope you and your loved ones are safe! Can't believe this.....

Posted by Debi on 09-11-2001 03:51 PM:
This is horrible news! {{Hugs}} to everyone in the NY/Washington area. This is so tragic and scary!

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 03:54 PM:
A Boeing 767 crashed in Somerset County in Pennsylvania... they don't know that it's related, of course.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:55 PM:
It was also a 767 that crashed into the Pentagon.

What's with all the 767s?

Posted by shep on 09-11-2001 03:55 PM:
How big are the 767's???

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 03:57 PM:
Federal Protective Services are reporting that there was NO car bomb at the State building.

Posted by Tiger Fan on 09-11-2001 03:59 PM:
I have been glued to the tv all morning. I did go check on my little one at pre-school. This is so upsetting.

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 03:59 PM:
Depending on the configuration, the 767 can seat between 180 and 300 passengers. They're calling it a fairly large plane.

Posted by dizneegirl on 09-11-2001 04:00 PM:
The FBI is now trying to confirm reports from the FAA that a United Airlines plane has crashed in the vicinity of Camp David.

Bush is in flight to Andrews... they're trying to decide where to take him, and what to do with Congress.

Posted by tarmand on 09-11-2001 04:08 PM:
Refinery closing in B.R. Louisiana
I live in Southern Louisiana and have just heard that they have closed the Exxon Refinery here in Baton Rouge. This is the most horrible thing that I have ever seen. Please pray for everyone in the United States right now. I work at a chemical plant and hope that they send us home soon.

Kallison

Check Your News - World Trade Center Bombed
It's unbelievable. I am so upset, I can't stop crying. Pray for those people and their families.

luvpooh
oh bother!

A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center
A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center! Now another one just did too! The top of the building is collapsing inwards. I can see it from the window of my office building!

I'm going to go look, I'll keep you posted

becka

I didn't realize you were that close to the WTC....please be careful.

Posted by MinnieMe2 on 09-11-2001 02:17 PM:
I caught the tail end of the news report on my radio in the office (it's busy here), and I knew I could find out exactly what happened in NYC by checking the DIS. They're not sure how many have been killed. This is unbelievable....
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MinnieMe2

Posted by Wonderlandmom on 09-11-2001 02:18 PM:
TWO planes crashed and another may be hijacked. News slowly coming in. New Yorkers, what can you see???

Posted by Mskanga on 09-11-2001 02:19 PM:
Two planes crashed and the FBI is not investigating reports of plane hijack , all I can say is I have chills going down my spine, I can stop shaking and thinking of all those poor people onboard.....Let's say a big prayer for them and for all the victims on the ground too.
My prayers for all those relatives going through such a horrific time now.
Here is mine hoping for the best!
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Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:34 PM:
President Bush just spoke....
He said that they are looking into this being an apparent terrorist attack....hijacked from Boston!!! a 737 American Airlines.....oh dear!!! It was very nice that President Bush asked for a moment of silence....

Posted by tiggerlover on 09-11-2001 02:40 PM:
I have chills running up and down my back, this is surreal.

Posted by catsrule on 09-11-2001 02:42 PM:
omg...I just got up and haven't had the news on...what a shocker to wake up to!
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Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:07 PM:
Another Plane Hits The Other Trade Center Building!!
WHAT IS GOING ON!!!! IS THIS A TERRORIST ATTACK!!!!!!

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:08 PM:
MY GOD THESE ARE PASSENGER PLANES!!!!!!!!

Posted by tiggerlover on 09-11-2001 02:10 PM:
I am at work and just heard....oh my this is awful. I don't have access to TV here, so please keep the information coming.

Posted by perdidobay on 09-11-2001 02:11 PM:
i just tuned in to CNN after my DH called and saw the second plane hit! I'm concerned too that it is a terrorist attack...oh my prayers for the people inside.....

Posted by Dan Murphy on 09-11-2001 02:14 PM:
tiggerlover, go to www.cnn.com

Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:16 PM:
Tony -- I saw the second. It must be terrorism. Pray for all of us.

Posted by becka on 09-11-2001 02:17 PM:
My husband just called me to let me know what was going on. I can't seem to get on the news websites (CNN,MSNBC,etc.) because I guess they are too busy.

Praying for everyone involved....

Posted by ripleysmom on 09-11-2001 02:18 PM:
Yes it is an attack. The first crash could be explained, The second cannot.

Posted by Redmic on 09-11-2001 02:19 PM:
I am shaking watching this! They just said there was a hijacking shortly before the attack! It wa a 737!

Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:21 PM:
Unconfirmed reports now that these planes were hijacked to commit this attack. Unprovoked attacks. The question is by whom?

Posted by MinnieMe2 on 09-11-2001 02:24 PM:
I've been trying to get into the major network sites, but traffic's so heavy I'm being blocked. This is just awful. Prayers and PD for all who had the misfortune to be part of this tragedy....

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:26 PM:
Oslama BinLaden!!!!!! They think his group is responsible. The President is here in Florida....they are brining him back to Washington now......Time to end this threat from this group once and for all!!!!!!!!!!!! This saddens me and ANGERS ME!!!

Posted by wdw4us on 09-11-2001 02:29 PM:
Tony, please keep us updated, we can't get it on the major networkw websites and I can't get to a TV. Thanks.

denise

Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:32 PM:
Yeah BinLaden would be my guess, too but after Oklahoma we have to be sure. And then we have to ACT! These are commercial airliners (must have been hijacked). All NY area airports have been shut down until they know what is going on. They claim they had no intelligence on this attack. Bush is on now. Got to go.

My admiration and respect go out to all our military personnel. We need you now.

The only thing I can compare this to is the feeling that people must have had when they heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Posted by allicat on 09-11-2001 02:33 PM:
Terrorism
Clearly, terrorism! Two planes flew directly into the buildings!!!
I heard on the news(unconfirmed) that 2 American Airlines 757 planes were hijacked from Newark airport!!

My friends husband works right there and thank god is ok. He said there is total chaos and it is raining down burning pieces of paper and other things.

Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:33 PM:
Bush confirmed it is a terrorist attack with two aircraft.

Also heard they are putting the emergency plan into effect in NYC evacuating all government buildings. They expect other major cities may follow.

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:34 PM:
One of the planes was a highjacked American Airlines flight from Boston to L.A......

Posted by sydally9367 on 09-11-2001 02:36 PM:
what the heck is this Armageddon?? There are MP's (military police) all over West Point(military training area/school)where I live-they have closed all gates coming into and coming off of the post here--we are all on a high security alert here.......

Posted by TnRobin on 09-11-2001 02:36 PM:
My prayers to the families. This is horrible.
Posted by minniecarousel on 09-11-2001 02:38 PM:
Oh!...all those people...all those innocents!...for those of you who pray - this would be a good time to do it!

Posted by Teejay32 on 09-11-2001 02:43 PM:
Live Reports from ABC news radio - one plane alledgedly was a American Airlines 767, passenger shuttle, hijacked out of Boston. Unconfirmed.

Posted by alexandmaddie on 09-11-2001 02:45 PM:
Smoke at the Pentagon?
On CNN now they're talking about smoke at the Pentagon, it's being evacuated right now.

Krista

Posted by Redmic on 09-11-2001 02:46 PM:
The White House is being evacuated!
Please, God, don't let this be the beginning of a widespread attack!

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:41 PM:
Now An Explosion At The Pentagon!!!
Somebody tell me this isn't happening!!

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:42 PM:
I haven't heard this yet...OMG...where does Snoopy's husband work at???? Ok...I just heard this on the news now.

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:44 PM:
It appears to have been a BOMB at the heliport at the Pentagon.......

Posted by DonnaS on 09-11-2001 02:44 PM:
They're saying its a fire but not definite word why... or if it's related.

Posted by RhondaS on 09-11-2001 02:46 PM:
God help us all.

Snoopy's husband works at the White House. Prayers are with him and everyone.

Posted by Dizzy-Disney4 on 09-11-2001 02:47 PM:
There's a fire at the Washington MAll too. I'm getting scared.

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:47 PM:
Now they are reporting a plane crash at the PENTAGON!!!
What???? White House is under FULL LOCKDOWN.......Are we helpless??? Pentagon and White House both are being evacuated!!!

Posted by perdidobay on 09-11-2001 02:47 PM:
no no no
fire on the washington mall!!!!

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 02:41 PM:
explosion at pentagon
another explosion was heard at the pentagon no info yet

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 02:42 PM:
What the hell is going on?

Outside my windows I can here fire engines all around me, and I'm no where near the Pentagon!

Is the U.S. under a full fledged attack?

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:44 PM:
They're not sure if it was an actual explosion...OMG, they are showing the Pentagon billowing with smoke...but they're saying it appears to be a bomb detonated at the heliport next to the Pentagon. Seems to be a significant blast.

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 02:46 PM:
unconfirmed reports that it was also a plane crash

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 02:46 PM:
Unconfirmed reports that THAT explosion was a plane as well.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 02:48 PM:
For some reason, the attack on the WTC doesn't scare me. Angers, yes, saddens, yes, scares, no. The attack on the pentagon following right after the attack on the WTC, however, does.

I'm also hearing sirens outside, and it's really starting to make me nervous. If it's a full-blown attack, how long will it be before NASA buildings are a target... what's next? WTC and Pentagon are obvious... White House (which they're already evacuating just to be safe) would be a target... what next?

Posted by TnRobin on 09-11-2001 02:48 PM:
"Speculation" of smoke seen at the White House
OH NO - What is Happening

Posted by PandyPaws on 09-11-2001 02:45 PM:
The pentagonhas now been attacked!!

Posted by TnRobin on 09-11-2001 02:48 PM:
"speculation" of smoke coming out of the White House
WHAT IS HAPPENING

Posted by SeaSpray on 09-11-2001 02:53 PM: I'm watching that now... OMG, this is terrible I want my husband and sons to come home. I'm overreacting, I know...but at a time like this you want your family near you

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 02:53 PM:
ALL Airports shut down NATIONWIDE!
This is unbelievable!

Posted by shep on 09-11-2001 02:54 PM:
That is probaly the best thing right now...

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 02:54 PM:
Federal Gov> Has Ordered All U.s. Airports Closed
all airports shut down nationwide!!!! we are under attack !!
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Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 02:50 PM:
faa grounded all planes
all planes across the us have been grounded

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 02:50 PM:
Good.

Posted by SeaSpray on 09-11-2001 02:51 PM:
Thats what I was going to say: good. I wonder how in the world those hijackers get on a plane in this day and age with all those metal detectors?!?!? Very sc

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:51 PM:
THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know...my husband is flying to Boston in about a month....

Posted by dizneenut on 09-11-2001 02:52 PM:
GOOD!!

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 02:55 PM:
Dcgrumpy, you beat me to it! I started a thread on this too!

Our country right now is in shock! This is unbelievable!

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 02:51 PM:
Sears Tower being evacuated!!!!
Better safe than sorry........... I'm praying for our country.

Posted by SeaSpray on 09-11-2001 02:54 PM:
I think they should be evacuating all major cities right about now... especially now that the Pentagon's been attacked, too. It's obvious they (whoever they are) are hitting us again and again.

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:55 PM:
The report here on our news from Chicago has said that they are given the workers a voluntary leave today from the Sears Tower....but now they ARE getting all cars and everything away from the Sears Tower to make sure that these cars are legible.


Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:46 PM:
Who Is Attacking Us?
Now the White House and the Pentagon. THE WHITE HOUSE!!! THE PENTAGON!!! Where is our intelligence???!!!

Posted by shep on 09-11-2001 02:48 PM:
The White House??? OMG I haven't heard that....

Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:48 PM:
These are all airplanes being hijacked. What is the point of airport security!?? I am mad, scared and saddened all at once.

Posted by Teejay32 on 09-11-2001 02:52 PM:
Airports around the country are closed as of now.....

Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:54 PM:
Shep -- They are backing off the White House statement now. They think it was the smoke from the Pentagon fire. They are evacuating the Capital the Treasuryl, etc.

Posted by denisenh on 09-11-2001 02:55 PM:
what the heck is going on???!!! This is just unbelieveable!! I didn't know this country was so vunerable to this type of thing! I don't know what I thought but I thought we had some protection. Is this the start of a war or something? I am afraid. I am so sad for the people closely affected by this. This is a sad day. : ( prayers being said big time

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 02:58 PM:
I think they're evacuating ALL federal buildings!
I was discussing the issues at hand, and he interrupted me to attend a meeting.

I think they're pulling everyone out of federal facilities!

Posted by Robinrs on 09-11-2001 03:00 PM:
The hijacked plane was apparently
an American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles. Not official info delivered to our news office.

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:00 PM:
another explosion in ny
another explosion just happened

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:04 PM:
it wasnit an explodion

one of the towers has collapsed
Posted by NurseKim on 09-11-2001 03:08 PM:
Every airport in the US is closed...
This is so scary...

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:08 PM:
President on his way back.....
The President is in the air on his way back to DC.............. let's all pray for his safety.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:09 PM:
I hope he has a large military plane escort...

Posted by swanmom on 09-11-2001 02:05 PM:
News Alert - WTC terrorism hits home
Turn on your national news My office is just outside of downtown Manhattan and a place
has just hit the World Trade Center ! The top is in flames...this is not a joke!
I'm calling my daughter's school. Many of their parents work there. Oh, god!
What a nightmare! I'm shaking uncontrolably

Posted by vegadog2 on 09-11-2001 02:10 PM:
two planes hit top of building

Posted by RhondaS on 09-11-2001 02:12 PM:
My heart goes out to everyone in New York and their families. Heaven help them all.

Posted by PamOKW on 09-11-2001 02:15 PM:
Pray for all of us. This must be a terrorist attack. TWO planes have hit -- one in each tower. Pray for our President Bush and all of our leaders to know how to respond. And pray for the innocent who have just lost their lives. Pray for protection from what is next. This is the horrible. Possibly worse than Oklahoma. I just don't know how to even respond.

Posted by swanmom on 09-11-2001 02:18 PM:
I'm am so scared. So many of my friends, daughter's parents, and clients work
in those building. God help them!

Posted by Robinrs on 09-11-2001 02:23 PM:
Prayers for everyone concerned swanmom. My mother and I are checking with out relatives right now.

Posted by swanmom on 09-11-2001 02:33 PM:
Can't get a phone call through to anyone I know who works in
the building or in downtown Manhattan. Everyone wants to reach their neighbors
and friends to hear they are OK. Now it is officially being
called terrorism - what kind of coward does this?

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 02:42 PM:
The type of coward that becomes a terrorist in the first place, Swan

Posted by catsrule on 09-11-2001 02:43 PM:
Prayers and my heart goes out to everyone.

Posted by swanmom on 09-11-2001 02:45 PM:
Now the Pentagon has been bombed !!!! Everyone pray.

Posted by swanmom on 09-11-2001 03:00 PM:
The Pentagon bombing is now confirmed to have been another aircraft
of some kind. No more desparate illusions that this was anything other
than coordinated, plotted terrorism.

Posted by CamColt on 09-11-2001 03:09 PM:
One of the towers just collapsed! What a sight! Oh, all I can think of is all those poor people who have family in there, or on the plane. What they must be going through right now is just unimaginable.

Posted by disneyfan.uk on 09-11-2001 03:09 PM:
Ive just heard that a plane has crashed into the pentagon!!
The cause of the fire was another plane crash

Everyone here is praying for all those people effected.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:10 PM:
Thank you Disneyfan.uk That means a lot to us..........

Posted by Tony-NJ on 09-11-2001 03:12 PM:
Oh Dear GOD
This is absolutely horrible. I'm sitting here crying and praying for those poor people and their families. Just heartbreaking.

Posted by Patrick IL. on 09-11-2001 03:06 PM:
The whole building just collapsed!!!
Oh may the count of fatalities must be staggering

Posted by MerryPoppins on 09-11-2001 03:12 PM:
And triage (or however you spell it) was probably at the base of the building. My prayers are with them all. What sick people could do something like this?

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 03:13 PM:
I'm really beginning to shake now...knowing what has possibly got to be happening...and all that are involved...and the DISers that we know that are involved....I want to just go home.

Posted by perdidobay on 09-11-2001 03:02 PM:
America is under attack...that is clear
it is time to put aside differences and remember we are all Americans please pray for everyone who is involved.....fire, police, military, private citizens

Posted by dizneenut on 09-11-2001 03:12 PM:
I'm praying!!

Posted by shep on 09-11-2001 03:14 PM:
Praying here too...

Posted by disneyfan.uk on 09-11-2001 03:15 PM:
Can We Have A Minute Silence In 10 Minutes Time................
Can we please have a joint minutes silence in 10 minutes time ( it will be 15.30 - UK local time) for all those who have been affected by this terrible tragedy.

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 03:15 PM:
You will have me in on this!!!!

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:37 PM:
Let's think good thoughts for JayPD today!!!
Since he is a NY police officer...I am assuming if he is not on duty, he will be called to duty....let's pray that he stays safe and that he makes it through what he may see today!!!

Posted by Posted by PandyPaws on 09-11-2001 02:40 PM:
Stay safe today Jay...you are in my thoughts.

Posted by catsrule on 09-11-2001 02:40 PM:
Good luck Jay and God bless you and all the police officers!

Posted by Jiminy102 on 09-11-2001 02:42 PM:
My thoughts
and prayers and Pixie dust are with you Jay. As well as the othe NY officers and everyone else involoved. Stay safe.

Posted by amid chaos on 09-11-2001 02:44 PM:
Stay safe...it might be very difficult to do your job today

Posted by chris1gill on 09-11-2001 02:53 PM:
Please be safe.... Wishing you peace and safety....

Posted by SeaSpray on 09-11-2001 02:56 PM:
Thoughts and prayers to JayPD and everyone else who's job it will be to handle this today

Posted by mickey65 on 09-11-2001 02:56 PM:
Be safe Jay.

Posted by dizneenut on 09-11-2001 02:58 PM:
Be safe Jay!

Posted by Margie J on 09-11-2001 03:00 PM:
Jay, stay safe and thank you for doing one of the toughest jobs around.

Posted by NurseKim on 09-11-2001 03:04 PM:
Thinking of you Jay...

Posted by NancyIL on 09-11-2001 03:06 PM:
Be careful, Jay.

Posted by MerryPoppins on 09-11-2001 03:10 PM:
Stay safe. My prayers are with you, the other workers, the injured, dead and families. I live just outside of Oklahoma City and we know how terrible this kind of thing can be. Please be careful.

Posted by ReneeA on 09-11-2001 03:16 PM:
My thoughts & prayers go out to Jay

Posted by vegadog2 on 09-11-2001 02:19 PM:
I'm Sick
WHO WOULD DO THIS. MY GOD IS THIS WORLD CRAZY.

Posted by CamColt on 09-11-2001 02:53 PM:
That is exactly how I feel. I am looking at all these threads here and watching the news, and I just have no idea what to say or think. This is crazy! You have to wonder with todays technology and all the security measures taken everywhere, HOW can this happen? This is just so unbelievable!!!

Posted by SeaSpray on 09-11-2001 02:57 PM:
I agree, Cam... How did they get onto the plane in the first place? I guess these questions will hopefully be answered eventually We use Logan all the time and I thought we were relatively safe from something like hijackers

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 02:59 PM:
I'm beginning to feel sick to my stomach too....now that more and more are being involved...they just said that a third plane was on it's way to NY so perhaps it went on to DC. I am now realizing how many people this is being affected and that now there could be military involved which I have relatives involved in.

Posted by CamColt on 09-11-2001 03:16 PM:
Im flying out of Logan in 2 weeks! I wonder what kind of security measures will be taken after today. Hopefully some pretty good ones.

Posted by Serena on 09-11-2001 03:24 PM:
The other tower is about to collapse

Posted by mmouse37 on 09-11-2001 03:28 PM:
Oh God

Posted by Mark P. on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
Second Tower Collapsed
Can't believe this

Posted by Breezy_Carol on 09-11-2001 03:29 PM:
This is giving me the creeps. Anyone want meet in chat?
I am in the chat room if anyone else wants to talk.

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
good idea

Posted by TennVolTony on 09-11-2001 03:31 PM:
oh my god........
both towers have now collapsed.....

Posted by RhondaS on 09-11-2001 03:01 PM:
All air traffic has been ordered to land
All planes across the United States have been ordered to land at the nearest airport.

God bless America, God bless us all.

Posted by perdidobay on 09-11-2001 03:28 PM:
can you imagine being on a plane, not knowing what has happened, landing somewhere you're not supposed too and finding out you are stuck and the country is under attack!

Posted by mmouse37 on 09-11-2001 03:33 PM:
The second tower collapsed.

Posted by Serena on 09-11-2001 03:25 PM:
White House hit
Someone just told us that the White House was hit too. Does anyone have any info?

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:26 PM:
NO idea.............havent' heard that yet

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:27 PM:
I haven't heard anything confirming that, but apparently a car bomb went off in front of the state building...

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 03:28 PM:
I did hear something about the Capital, but nothing specific!

I know they've sent fighter jets out to scramble, and they were heading west

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:28 PM:
nothing on televidion

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:29 PM:
The military is on the roof of the white house with anti-aircraft missiles........... aim well!
__________________

Posted by NancyIL on 09-11-2001 03:29 PM:
I also just heard that a car bomb exploded in front of the State Department.

Posted by MerryPoppins on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
My mom said she heard there was smoke at the White House, but I haven't heard that on NBC. The other tower just collapsed.

Posted by Pumbaa_ on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
I just heard that on the news radio channel. In CT they are closing the state government offices. The second tower is teetering and may collapse also!

Posted by one_cat on 09-11-2001 03:35 PM:
The news was reporting that there was a fire on the Capital Mall. My first thought was a hijacking that didn't hit it's target.

Posted by Debi on 09-11-2001 03:35 PM:
Tuesday night chat: Disney Trivia chat!
How much do you know about Disney, more specifically WDW? Are you ready to test your Disney knowledge? If so, please join Hosts Pumba, PatrickIL., and me (Debi), as we host Disney Trivia chat tonight! The chat will work this way: one of us (Pumba, Patrick or me) will ask a trivia question. The person that answers it correctly will ask the next question, and so on.

Trivia chat will run from 9PM-10:30PM, and can be accessed by clicking here. Can't wait to see you there!

Posted by Tony-NJ on 09-11-2001 03:35 PM:
The other building just colapsed
Why! This is a terrible terrible tragedy!

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:35 PM:
Why? Because shutting down the WTC and the Pentagon does a pretty good job of shutting down this country for a short period of time?

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:31 PM:
The World Trade Center is gone.........
......it's just gone. This is surreal.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:31 PM:
Unreal...

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:32 PM:
50,000 people worked in those 2 towers.

Posted by Lorix2 on 09-11-2001 03:36 PM:
the vision of that 2nd plane (jet) slam into the WTC will be engraved in my memory forever, how horrific and bless the people and their families of those on that doomed plane and in those towers and the people lost on the ground as well. I hope the rescue squads, police, fire dept and everyone affected will get some grief counseling - how will they cope?

Posted by sydally9367 on 09-11-2001 03:36 PM:
A Soldier's Prayer(needed today)
DH is in the Army and this prayer remains on my fridge at all times-thought today would be a good day to share----

A Soldier's Prayer

Father in Heaven, I am in need of your embrace.

I have given myself to you for you have known me before my birth and you have loved me from all time.

Now I am called to defend the defenseless, to insure justice for the oppressed and to free those unjustly held captive.

I believe all life is scared and I yearn for the day when "swords will be turned into plowshares"

It is not my desire to bears arms against my brothers and sisters, but evil surrounds the innocent and I must follow my conscience and be willing to face those who seek and destroy the dignity that you have gifted all Men and Women with.

Fill me with your grace that I may never glorify War but strive always to bring about a universal community of love and acceptance.

Watch over my companions, release us from fear and protect us in your love, Amen

Kindly say prayers for servicemembers all over the World today, for families of the soldiers, families involved in all the tragedies today, and for America

Posted by MerryPoppins on 09-11-2001 03:37 PM:
How powerful! My prayers are with them all.

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
tower 2
second tower has just collapsed

Posted by Teejay32 on 09-11-2001 03:34 PM:
DC, where are you and how are you?

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:37 PM:
I'm on LI. I'm about 50 miles from Manhattan. It's really scary, I know a lot of people who work in the WTC area

Posted by villainwdw on 09-11-2001 03:37 PM:
Why?
this is so overwhelming............

Posted by Credit Man on 09-11-2001 03:36 PM:
Pray for us!
The second tower just went down.

Posted by debster812 on 09-11-2001 03:38 PM:
Praying right now
Credit Man, and all NYers. Our prayers are with you right now. It is so surreal to be watching, and we are all thinking of you. Please stay safe.

Posted by antnee on 09-11-2001 03:35 PM:
Twin towers
are no More

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 03:37 PM:
Years ago, when my DH and I were dating, we had only a couple of hours to do something in NYC when we were there for a wedding. We went to the WTC.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:38 PM:
I am saddened that I wasn't ever able to see this in person. Now they are gone.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 03:28 PM:
ANOTHER hijacking??
Unconfirmed reports of ANOTHER hijacking. All international flights coming to the US are being diverted to Canada.


Posted by TnRobin on 09-11-2001 03:29 PM:
Our radio just confirmed that they are tracking a hijacked plane

Posted by tink29 on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
OMG!!!!! I feel really unsafe right now!!!
Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 03:30 PM:
They're saying the hijacked plane is heading towards the WTC area, and for everyone to take cover. OMG...the other tower just collapsed. Unbelievable. How devastating.

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:32 PM:
the hijacked plane is on it's way to DC

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:32 PM:
Headed toward Washington.......... military jets are all over that area........ God bless the innocent on that plane.

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 03:34 PM:
Yes, Washington DC...sorry for misinformation. Hard to digest all of this horrible news.

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:39 PM:
They are now saying it is unfounded

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:40 PM:
Part of the pentagon has now collapsed...
...what next?

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:42 PM:
Crash in PA
plane has just crashed in western PA

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 03:25 PM:
My DH's facility in VA has been evacuated!
He works at the Aegis Training Center/Naval Weapons Lab.

He just called me to tell me they've been evacuated!

YIKES!

I'm glad he's coming home, but is ANYWHERE safe today?

I feel like going and picking up my kids from school!

Posted by jennybobenny on 09-11-2001 03:26 PM:
OMG Blondie...prayers for him. And yes, I want to go get my daughter at school too.

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:28 PM:
OMG I want to go get Megan too......... are you guys going to do it?

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 03:29 PM:
I'm not sure, I am waiting for my DH to get home!!!!!!!!

Posted by Breezy_Carol on 09-11-2001 03:31 PM:
I feel the same way. I want to bring my kids home. I guess they won't me sent home because too many parents work.

Posted by tink29 on 09-11-2001 03:34 PM:
My DH is picking our kids up RIGHT NOW!!!!! We do NOT feel safe right now!!!!!

Blondie.......he will be home soon, let us know when he gets there!!!!

Posted by MerryPoppins on 09-11-2001 03:34 PM:
Our air force base in OKC is on high alert, and I am in Norman. Too close for me! I want to get my kids, too. This is too scary. DH is coming home at noon to go to the Dr. with me this afternoon. Somehow my upcoming cancer surgery seems unimportant. I just want my family around me!

Posted by Serena on 09-11-2001 03:46 PM:
I'm sending more prayers for you Blondie.

Posted by lisapooh on 09-11-2001 03:47 PM:
I can't get ahold of my cousin or my uncle in Va. My aunt works at a law office in DC near the White House. My cousin works for the military don't computer work. I am worried.

Posted by Serena on 09-11-2001 03:47 PM:
Chanel 6 says 1 or 2 more planes missing
they presume they have been hijacked also, but it's not confirmed
Posted by Margie J on 09-11-2001 03:42 PM:
Now, a crash in Pittsburg

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:52 PM:
That was a 767 that crashed south-east of Pittsburgh, unknown if it's related

Posted by MaryAnnDVC on 09-11-2001 03:42 PM:
another plane crash...near Pittsburgh
Not sure if it's related.

Posted by dcgrumpy on 09-11-2001 03:44 PM:
They are now saying it was the hijacked plane we heard about before

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 03:52 PM:
My dh is suppose to be in Pittsburgh next week....being selfish...I'm glad it was this week now!!!!

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:56 PM:
The world is reacting
Brittian and Isreal have condemned these attacks, and Germany has convened it's council in response...

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 03:28 PM:
Car bomb explosion outside of the State Dept.
I want this all to stop NOW!!!

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:31 PM:
You do have to admit, this was a very well coordinated attack.

But those people are in trouble. The US almost went to war with the OK City bombing... that was just one building. This is many targest...

We're going to war.

Posted by Serena on 09-11-2001 03:56 PM:
Chanel 6 said it is confirmed that this DID NOT happen. No car bomb

Posted by mermaid96 on 09-11-2001 03:34 PM:
The Statue of Liberty is still standing......
........God Bless America. Whoever is behind this MUST PAY.

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 03:38 PM:
I didn't even think of that!!!!! Let's hope that isn't the next target

Posted by Disney Debbie on 09-11-2001 03:59 PM:
I love the Statue of Liberty as well - but I'd rather they hit it then the thousands of lives that have been lost at the WTC.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 03:49 PM:
A second hijaked plane is presumed heading for the pentagon...
...they've launched at least one fighter plane to intercept.

Posted by villainwdw on 09-11-2001 03:51 PM:
I to jusdt heard a second plane is heading towards Wahington.......

Posted by one_cat on 09-11-2001 04:01 PM:
Rajah - I've heard this a few times now. Can you post a news story to confirm this?

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 04:02 PM:
That's all they've been repeating on CNN -- that a second hijacked plane is reported heading toward Washington with they believe the Pentagon being the target.

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 04:01 PM:
I hate to say this, but this is what happens
When we let our guard down.

I've always been pro military (having come from a military family) and always shook my head in disbelief when our President would cut military/weapons funding.

I'm not saying that any of this could've been prevented, but we, our children, and our grandchildren will all remember this day, September 11, 2001

Posted by perdidobay on 09-11-2001 04:03 PM:
yup, and heads will roll when all is said and done

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 04:03 PM:
Yup.

Posted by Blondie on 09-11-2001 04:15 PM:
OMG-The Hospital I work at is on Disasater Alert!
Nobody is allowed to leave the building!

I'm supposed to go in at 3PM today!

YIKES!

Posted by ny'er on 09-11-2001 04:18 PM:
Please Keep News Coming
NO TV OR RADIO AND CAN NOT GET INTO NEWS WEBSITE

PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED!

Posted by Tony-NJ on 09-11-2001 04:19 PM:
All I hear are emergency siruns
They are calling in many emergency units from NJ too. Being just about 20 minutes from the city. It's very scary. My heart goes out to the poor victims and there familiies

Posted by Pumbaa_ on 09-11-2001 03:58 PM:
Internet new impossible to get
I am trying to get onto internet news sites and cannot. The sites keep timing out. Thank you everyone who is posting here. i knew everyone who could would be here!

Posted by Disney Debbie on 09-11-2001 04:02 PM:
I'm getting news faster here then on TV - thanks you guys.

Posted by Rajah on 09-11-2001 04:03 PM:
I'm posting everything as I hear it

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 04:09 PM:
It was reported to me that servers were located in the WTC buildings that belong to online news places such as CNN, CBS, MSNBC

Posted by wackywitch on 09-11-2001 04:20 PM:
Once in awhile I can get to MSNBC, but I haven't been able to reach CNN for over an hour now. I've just given up on the internet news and am watching CNN on TV.

Posted by Saffron on 09-11-2001 04:20 PM:
Has songbird checked in? I'm really worried about her

Posted by Disney Debbie on 09-11-2001 04:20 PM:
Yes - she's just posted on another thread. She's fine.

Posted by Saffron on 09-11-2001 04:22 PM:
Thank you Debbie.

Posted by December99 on 09-11-2001 04:10 PM:
Has anyone checked in with JayPD's wife????
I'm just wondering.....I hope that she is okay!!!!

Posted by glo on 09-11-2001 04:13 PM:
WHere is Stacey??? Don't tell me she is in that area??? Has anyone heard from Jay.

Posted by songbird on 09-11-2001 04:15 PM:
you won't hear from Jay, he's very busy right now. dear Lord I hope Stacey is ok!

Posted by disneydork on 09-11-2001 04:33 PM:
WDW Closed!
Just seen on the news here in Orlando....All 4 theme parks have been closed, while hotels will stay open.

Posted by NurseKim on 09-11-2001 04:34 PM:
Yikes!

Posted by songbird on 09-11-2001 04:36 PM:
it's an emergency of national proportions.

[Brisully]

Thanks for posting.

[Banzai]

Thank you for posting this! I will always remeber that class...when I heard.

A man walked in, and whispered into the teacher's ear. Then left...then he just said "New York City is under attack, they think a terrorist hit into the towers." Mr. Tobin's 3rd Period World Geography Class.

[Dan Murphy]

Jenifewr, this is a wonderful task you took upon yourself, again, a look at history, a look at one of the sad days of the United States. And how we, as a family, the DIS family, dealt with it. I scanned these, and will come back to it to read more thoroughly, as well as the threads themselves.

This link will bring anyone to the start of these.

http://disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=33&daysprune=365&sortorder=asc&sortfield=lastpost&perpage=50&pagenumber=111

(The page number is set at 111 on this link, it will change as the board moves along. You will have to adjust as time goes on.)

One thing, the time of the DIS on your pc is not correctly set to a time zone in the US. The starting time of the first one would be 8:55 AM EDT and the last one would be 11.36 AM EDT. The first impact on Tower 1 was at 8:45 AM EDT. Your sequence here is about 2 1/2 hours of threads. Amazing.

Again, thank you.

[Goofyposter]

I'd say thanks...but I'm not sure I'd completely mean that....I've got tears steaming down my cheeks right now....I'm not 'over' this yet...but I appeciate your thoughtfulness

[Fantasia Girl]

Thank you for posting this. I'm sure it took a lot of hard work....now if I can just get through them.....:(

[Sonya]

Wow. Thanks for posting. I have gone back a couple of times to read over them again, it's just so emotional.

[Kitty 34]

Thankyou for posting this.

[Planogirl]

I wasn't here that day. I had been laid off and was trying real hard to find a job. I was a regular on the Monster board at that time and that's where I heard about it. Then I had to get off the PC because the phone started ringing and ringing...

Oh my. :(

Thanks for the post. It's interesting to see how the DIS reacted.

[WDWfanatic288]

that is just amazing!

I remember when I went to school that day I felt weird

I woke up,took a shower and decided to wear my new NYC shirt(I refuse to wear that shirt now!)and I remember thinking-something is gonna happen 2day and it's something bad and I remember thinking I need to tell everyone I love that I do love them(I remember watched something 5 years on EXTRA about the WTC bombing and someone said that on there and I've remembered it for the longest)
so I'm sitting in Spanish and between the around the 9 or 10 on the clock-I remember feeling really,really sick like i was gonna throw up..I almost asked to go to the nurse but it passed and I went back to work and then right before the bell ring someone came and told us to put it on CNN and we did and we saw a video of the planes hitting one of the towers and I was like OMG! (and then I realized that the first plane hit around the tiem I felt horrible)
and I still remember the first person I thought of was Snoopy and I was liek omg! her husband
and then the 2nd person I thought of was samster and i totally freaking
I was writing a note to my friend and liek totally shaking...I was SOOO scared

but luckily I went to World History class and we watched it...then we went to Algebra and learned a bit then watched it and all our classes taught us first then let us watch the news(it really helped to calm down everyone) but lots and lots of people left school that day
my friend Rachelle was so emotion...she had the twin towers on her shirt...she was just so out of it..she told me she threw the shirt away after that

oh that day is still scary for me...everytime I think about it I start crying

thanks for doing the post...it was very interesting to read and also very emotional

(sorry my post was so long! I felt like talking! :p)

[Dan Murphy]

And we have seen these before, but less we forget, ever.

http://attacked911.tripod.com/

A VERY large file download, very graphic, very sad, very poignant. God Bless America.

[DixieDreamer]

Do you know where I first heard there was a situation with the first tower? Right here on the DIS. I was doing the morning riddle - saw the original thread at the start of this post... and after reading for a few minutes realized I needed to get the news on.... and fast.

Words cannot communicate how profoundly shook up I was by the unfolding story. Having the DIS as a place to go and talk it out... was priceless in coping with this horrible tragedy.

[taysalyn]

It was Tuesday, my late day. I was still asleep but DH woke me up before he went to work. I sat in front of the TV just staring. Then I had to go to work but nothing was going on there. We set up a TV in the break room and most of the people would wander in and sit down to watch. We were all in shock. This site and many others like it will always be a legacy. Not sure if that is a good thing or not. I know we don't want to forget. EVER. We never will!!!

Powerful!

[ctgirlluvsmickey]

Thank you for posting this. I remember when I first heard of the attacks. I was on light duty at work for a back injury and doing a few errands for a supervisor. After the second plane hit the WTC, I immediately called home because I couldn't remember what day my dad was due to fly to L.A .
I spent all day on the phones and on pager systems getting people to come in to send ambulance crews down to NYC. Our company sent 11 crews down. We also sent crews to train stations because we were told that people were coming into CT on trains with injuries. I remember being so afraid all day that my hands were shaking and my heart racing.

[tiggerlover]

Thanks for your hard work in bringing us this post. So many memories, the goose bumps and tears remain.

God Bless all who perished and continued prayers for the loved ones they left behind.

:bounce::wave::bounce:

[Briar Rose 7457]

what a sad and scary day that was.

[luvwinnie]

Got chills reading it and remembering what it was like to look out my office window and see the Towers burning. It was surreal.

[Saffron]

I couldn't really read your post jenny, I just kind of skimmed it. As I did, the memories of sitting here, waiting, wondering, grieving with my friends on the DIS came pouring back. It was a little too much for me to handle. Hopefully, years from now, I'll find this post again, and be able to sit down and read every word. Thank you for posting this.

[glo]

I am sitting here crying....hard to relive such a day again. Thanks for posting it though...something none of us should forget. :( :(

[Blondie]

I also agree that 9/11 is something that we should never forget.

But I'm not quite ready to read the outpouring of fear and emotions that everyone shared here. Not yet.

[2disneywego]

Sitting here crying my eyes out now. :( :(

We must NEVER forget!!!

[Lars624]

No one will ever forget and no one will ever get over it. The sense of fear we all felt that day is still very real. I want to thank you for putting the posts from that day here for those of us new Disers to read. I am so glad that you all had each other that day to talk to.

[olena]

I don't know if I'll ever forget. I was DISing and listening to news radio. They broke in to say that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center......probably a general aviation aircraft. I posted a quick thread about it and went to turn on the TV. Sure enough, it was on CNN in a minute or two. I thought the gaping hole in the building was even shaped like a plane. Everyone was saying that it may have been pilot error or the navigation system. Everyone was just talking and staring at it. One person mentioned terrorism and the CNN interviewer said we shouldn't jump to any conclusions. When the second plane hit, they didn't know what it was at first. When they realized what it was, all the broadcasters went silent as the horrible truth was too much to comprehend or comment on. Then the hysteria began.


Such an awful day whose horrors will probably never fade from my memory.

[SideshowBob]

Thanks for taking the time to do that... as I was in a meeting when it took place, stayed there for the TV coverage for a long while...

Lots of memories of that day... as we all have.... remembering walking outside, looking at sky, wondering if Disney a target etc...

Also really remember meeting up with TVT here, hours after it happened, as a fellow DIS'er alone here at AK when it happened...

[dizneenut]

Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Reading all the posts just gives me goosebumps! I am in tears. I will never forget that day.:( :( :( :(

[ead79]

Thank you for posting this. I remember what a difficult day that was. The DIS really helped me through it, and I mean that sincerely. I was away at college and y'all were my support group that day. I'll never forget the threads asking all NY DISers to check in and the MANY threads that simply contained the words to God Bless America and the Star Spangled Banner. I will never forget the wonderful international DISers who rallied to our support. I will never forget the tears streaming down my face as I read those threads for the first time. I feel so blessed to be part of this community. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

[SDAngel101]

I heard about it on the school bus on the way to school. At first i didn't believe it, but everyone was just sitting in silence on the bus listening to the radio. Then in my 1st per. class we watched it on TV and saw both buildings collapse, it was soo tragic. My prayers go out to all of those who were effected by these acts of terrorism on our country.
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[Tony-NJ]

chills. Thanks for posting and taking the time to do this.

[Beauty]

I was droping John-Cole off at school and on my way to work when I heard about the first plane. I remember thinking hum a plane hit the building. My first thought was human error and a small plane or maybe someone committing suicide (again a small plane) then when I made it to work the second plane had hit and then the Pentagon. We all just stood and stared at the TV. I remember thinking that I just wanted to go home and be with my family.

My mom came to my work at lunch and she admits to me now that she honestly thought it was the beginning of the end of the world. We left for Disney that Friday and I remember perfect strangers just hugging each other and the feeling of unity. Met a lost of DISers and will never forget. I can remember being in line for Space Mountain with TennTony and Ray Sharpton and talking about what would happen next and if WDW was a possible target.

[Serena]

I was at work, almost ready to come home when I heard about it. As soon as I got home I turned on the news and couldn't believe my eyes.
As soon as I got over the initial shock I ran in here to be with all of you. I kept running from my computer to the tv and back.

I think if the people here weren't family before that terrible day, we became one.

Thank you for taking the time and work to repost this.

[perdidobay]

:( It was a sad and scary day... I remember being on the dis and watching the news all day.......:(

[debster812]

I was at work, and I work for an Audio/Video retailer, so we have radios, stereos, and tvs all over the office. I remember our service techs telling us about the first plane, and then watching in horror as #2 went in. Then the news that the planes had flown out of Logan....

What I do remember is that the president of our company called EVERYONE together at about 11am and basically said, "If you want/need to go home, go" "If you need to stay and be around other people, stay" "I don't want ANYONE going home to sit alone and watch this" He then set up about 20 TVs throughout different common areas in the office.

*phew* it was such a tragic day, and I too, had a hard time reading all of jennymouse's thread.

[ahutton]

I was driving to work... My husband was on a United flight. It was a long morning and I was blessed he was safe. I was 2 1/2 months pregnant and saying I was scared does not begin to describe how it felt. I'm still praying...

[cotye]

Much appreciation for taking the time to do this. I was away that day and wasn't able to get on the boards... but it's quite moving to read some of the reponses that day and look back upon what happened. :(

[PixieDust32]

:guilty:

[debbiedoo]

Thank you for posting. . . . .

I was at Epcot on that day, on vacation with the family. . . .

[MorganLeFey]

pixie dust, I don't get why you bumped up a 4 year old thread.

[becka]

pixie dust, I don't get why you bumped up a 4 year old thread.

This poster seems to be bumping a lot of old threads...I guess they are bored. :confused3

[AC7179]

I thought it was interesting.

I had missed that thread the first time around. :guilty:

[goodeats]

I watched that video. OMG, I'm sitting here crying. I really did forget. It was such a horrible day and weeks following.

[KingsFanInRI]

DS was 9 days old that day. We had just gotten into the car to head up to Lowell, MA and heard it on the radio. We got about a mile from home when I decided to turn around. I was just glad to be with my family that day.

I will NEVER forget that day, but what I remember is the anger, not the sadness. I mean, I get sad, but the anger is so overwhelming that it's almost all I can feel.

DW and I saw United 93 and I got so mad that by the time the passengers are ready to roll I almost jumped out of my seat to join them. If you feel that you can do it, you should watch. DW thought she would be sad, but it made her mad too.

[Bbgrizzle]

Pixie dust, thanks for bumping up this old thread. I didn't see it the first time around either. It was very emotional for me to read this. Such a horrible tragedy. I was way on the other side of the country from where this happened, but I remember being GLUED to the cable news networks for like 4 weeks afterward. I was a SAHM back then and I would watch it all day long, every day. I went into a kind of depression, and decided I needed to stop watching the news for a few weeks.

[Lorix2]

Well...I just sobbed reading those posts again and when I found my own, I remember it like yesterday.....the people on the WTC, on the ground and in the planes were perished, but the rescue people to this day still are so affected, emotionally, physically, pyscologicially - I hate Osoma with every fiber of my being. The families of these innocent people mourn for the rest of their lives.

I can remember folding laundry and looked up to the see what the breaking news was...my 4 y/o was home with me and I couldn't look away but I didn't want him to see it either..all day was a struggle with that....then I could not wait to get my 9 y/o off of the school bus, I think I literally dragged her off of the bus step and held her trying not to sob and scare her and she said to me "mom, something really bad is happening, isn't it?" and I coudn't answer her...I couldn't get the words out without frightening her, the school had already made some sort of announcement because parents were jamming the phone lines with calls inquiring about the safety of their kids.

I decided early on to leave her in school so I wouldn't expose her to the media which I wanted to see, but felt she was safe in her environment and she is only 5 minutes away if I wanted get her.

NOW....where is this Evil scum of the earth and WHY can't we find him??????

[miss missy]

This is still so hard to think about. And what a NYFD poster here on DIS tells us, he is seeing many young firemen, EMT's, rescue workers of all kinds die now. They are having all kinds of ailments from the toxins, they are dying all the time. We do not hear this on the news. Lets not forget to think of all the people still dying from this day :(
It is heartbreaking!

[PixiePop]

Tears starting rolling down my face reading this post. It still has such a huge impact....the world forever changed that day.

[WebmasterKathy]

This was a very powerful post... I'm glad it was bumped.

Reading it took me right back to the confusion and rollercoaster of emotions of that morning, as we all watched the nightmare unfold. Whether we were at home, at work or at school, I imagine that the details of that day will forever be etched in each of our memories.

May we all heal, but never forget. :sad1:

[chell]

pixie dust, I don't get why you bumped up a 4 year old thread.

I'm glad she did. We all need to be reminded of that terrible day on occasion.

My stomach is in knots once again after reading all of this and my heart is racing.

[Kimmielee]

I wasn't a DISer back then. Thanks to the OP who put this together and to the person that bumped it today. We must never forget.

My DS was not even 2 back then and we flew home on September 10th from our first vacation together (Myrtle Beach) and I remember thanking God over and over that we weren't scheduled to fly on 9-11.

I was at work and had walked to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee and there are 15 TV's down there that play CNN, Fox News and ESPN all day. I remember walking through those doors and wondering why in the world everyone was staring at the TV's... then I saw the tears and the look of pure fear on some of the faces and I knew... it was bad, really, really, bad.

My heart is sad after reading this... I did forget, for a moment. I'm so sorry.

[monarchsfan16]

Thank you for bumping that. I wasn't a member here then.
I can assure you I've not forgotten
I'll never forget, sitting in bio. It was my freshman year of high school, and we were maybe 2 or 3 weeks into the school year. A gym teacher who was normally very full of life and energetic came flying into the room, white as a ghost and sobbing. She whispered something in my bio teacher's ear. That bio teacher was never caught without a smile on his face; he was the biggest goof known to mankind. He went white, tears slid down his face and he collapsed into his chair. He told us we'd be getting some shaky news in homeroom, and that our lives were about to change forever. The bell rang, we moved onto homeroom, where my teacher had the news on. She was crying. 20 mins later we moved to third period. I had study in the cafeteria. There was a military recruiter there setting up a table for recruiting during lunch. His cell phone rang, he went into the courtyard. Came back in a few minutes later in tears, and just threw everything into his boxes and briefcase and ran out of the caf. A few minutes later they asked us to stand for a moment of silence and they told us that the WTC and Pentagon had all been hit. By the time I got to Civics 4th period, the plane had gone down in Pennsylvania too. We watched tv in every class but last period gym (and lunch). During lunch a girl at my lunch table was called to the office. Her mom was calling to tell her that both her uncle and her cousin were missing, one in the WTC, one in the Pentagon. In gym we went outside and played ultimate frisbee on the fields, with military jets and copters circling overhead. Our school was normally in the flight path of Manchester Airport, but there were no commercial jets despite it being such a clear blue perfect day. I'll never forget that perfect weather, and what a contrast it was to the hell that was that day. When I finally got home, my mom was waiting sobbing. We watched the news all afternoon, just her my sister and me cuddling. That night as I was crawling into bed, we got the call that my great aunt had been on the first plane to hit the WTC.

[chell]

:hug:s to you Heather. I'm so sorry to see that you lost your great aunt in that terrible day.

That day I was training a lady from out of town and she was scheduled to fly back home later that day. It was such a terrible day. I remember wanting to go home so bad. I wanted to be with loved ones.

[tevagirl]

Wow. I have goose bumps. 9/11 is one day I'll never forget but this really brings back all the horror, confusion, and emotions of that day. It's a good reminder.

[T1130]

I will never forget that day. It hit really close to home here. I can still give you a minute by minute descrition of my day here. I remember my Dh calling me at 8:55 a.m. and I was so mad when the phone rang because he just woke up our 4 week old dd who was up all night and finally fell asleep when he called. He asked me if I had the news on and I said no and then told me that a plane had gone into the WTC. He had seen it from his office in Jeresy City. I was still on the phone with him when the second plane hit.

My Aunt was in the building and we could not get in touch with her. The waiting was awful. I can`t imagine the pain families went through when they never heard from families members again. Finally at 3:00 my uncle heard from her and she was fine. There were other people we knew who lost their life that day. One was my Dh good friend.
I can`t belive my dd was 4 weeks old when it happened and I remember saying to her that day What kind of world were you born into! And this August she will be turning 5.

[sajetto]

I'm so glad someone bumped up the O.P.'s post. That day is unforgettable. I still remember exactly where I was standing and my reaction when I heard that the first plan had crashed into the WTC. :sad1:

[CRAZYCOP]

there were 4 planes!

2 hit 2 new york trade centers (twin towers) and 1 hit somewhere in the pentagon somewhere and 1 hit Shankville Pa. they wanted to hit washington dc. :guilty: :furious: :sad2: :sad1: :sad:

[MUFFYCAT]

thank you bumping the thread. I never saw it before.
I work in mid-Manhattan. I heard the plnes fly over us and said to co-worker
"that's a very loud plane".
I really dodn't know what was going on because we were stranded at Penn stationb with no trains running.

Thank you to OP for compiling all the different posts. :love:

[CRAZYCOP]

another bad year i had was being in katrina

[HaleyB]

Wow
Still makes me cry.
Still makes me mad.
I still remember every thing that happened that day. How I first heard. The shock of it all as the events unfolded. The mind numbing horror of it.

[transparant]

I'm so glad this thread got bumped!

I will NEVER forget that day. I will NEVER get over that day. Reading those threads renews the confusion, terror, and sadness of that sorrowful, scary day.

We should never forget. God Bless all the lives that were tragically taken on that day - and may God always be with their families.

God Bless America.

[DebbieB]

there were 3 planes!

2 hit 2 new york trade centers (twin towers) and 1 hit somewhere in new jersey somewhere. they wanted to hit washington dc. :guilty: :furious: :sad2: :sad1: :sad:

There were 4 planes.

2 hit the World Trade Center
1 hit the Pentagon
1 crashed in Shanksville PA (presumably on the way to DC)

I was at work, this board was the only place I could info, all the news websites were overloaded.

[JennyMominRI]

there were 3 planes!

2 hit 2 new york trade centers (twin towers) and 1 hit somewhere in new jersey somewhere. they wanted to hit washington dc. :guilty: :furious: :sad2: :sad1: :sad:
4 Planes
2 into the WTC
1 into the Pentagon
1 brought down by it's passengers in Shankville Pa.
Why was this thread brought back? Because we should NEVER forget.
I wasn't posting here for this and I was glad to read it.
Well glad is a strange word to use in regards to 9/11,but I think you know what I mean
Almost 5 years later and it still feels like a punch to the gut.

[Robinrs]

OmG... I can't believe I just read this...

I still don't understand how I had the strength to type that day....

Wow... :sad:

[PixieDust32]

pixie dust, I don't get why you bumped up a 4 year old thread.


Sorry for the inconvenience, I didn't know it was such a big crime!

[PixieDust32]

This poster seems to be bumping a lot of old threads...I guess they are bored. :confused3

Ohh now the old thread patrol got me!! :rolleyes1 BTW, I bumped 2 old threads last night!! 2!!!!! OK!! Big deal.

[PixieDust32]

This was a very powerful post... I'm glad it was bumped.

Reading it took me right back to the confusion and rollercoaster of emotions of that morning, as we all watched the nightmare unfold. Whether we were at home, at work or at school, I imagine that the details of that day will forever be etched in each of our memories.

May we all heal, but never forget. :sad1:


Well some people are wondering WHY I dare to bumped!!

I wasn't here back then! So why I cannot reply to it??

[PixieDust32]

I'm glad she did. We all need to be reminded of that terrible day on occasion.

My stomach is in knots once again after reading all of this and my heart is racing.



Thank YOU!! I felt the same.

[becka]

Sorry for the inconvenience, I didn't know it was such a big crime!

It is not a crime but what made me post what I did is because I saw multiple years old threads being bumped back up by you and while this one may be worthing of bumping back up I was confused about why you would also be bumping up threads regarding some night 3 years ago being the final episode of the Mole. :confused3 It seemed like you were just trying to clutter up the board with a bunch of old threads.

[PixieDust32]

I wasn't a DISer back then. Thanks to the OP who put this together and to the person that bumped it today. We must never forget.

My DS was not even 2 back then and we flew home on September 10th from our first vacation together (Myrtle Beach) and I remember thanking God over and over that we weren't scheduled to fly on 9-11.

I was at work and had walked to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee and there are 15 TV's down there that play CNN, Fox News and ESPN all day. I remember walking through those doors and wondering why in the world everyone was staring at the TV's... then I saw the tears and the look of pure fear on some of the faces and I knew... it was bad, really, really, bad.

My heart is sad after reading this... I did forget, for a moment. I'm so sorry.


I wasn't here back then either, and the thread didn't have many participation, maybe the boards were so popular back then, so I wanted to reply and to let the new members see it.

[PixieDust32]

.......

[Kimmielee]

PixieDust32 - take a deep breath. :bitelip: We get it! :thumbsup2 Thanks for bumping! :wave:

[N.Bailey]

Thanks for initially posting this Jenny and thanks to you PixieDust for bumping it up. While we'll never forget, it's nice to be reminded of the rawness of that day. I hope it's bumped back up a couple years from now too, just to remind us all.

We'll more than likely turn into a bunch of blubbering idiots all over again, but we really need to remember.

[denisenh]

wow...I just came upon this thread while looking for something else.

I will NEVER forget how I felt that day. Never.

[Trish Bessette]

May we never forget...

[perdidobay]

Thanks for bumping it up. After reading thru it I remember how scary it was that day, not knowing how involved this attack was and what was happening.
We who were on the board at that time were able to help each other try to make sense of it all.

[Towncrier]

I remember vividly seeing Olena's post just before I headed into a 9AM meeting at work. All of the internet news sites were swamped and we didn't have a working TV at the office, so the DIS was my lifeline to the outside world and the insanity of that day as it unfolded. I was very thankful for the DIS that day.

[U2_rocks]

Wow, thanks! I wasn't a DISer back then, so I wasn't on the board. I was actually heading to a funeral when it came over the radio. I had to wait until I got home to see the TV footage.

[TheOtherVillainess]

God I remember this like it was yesterday. I was driving to work (worked at Target then) and my old Buick didn't have a CD player, just a radio tape deck. I'd turned on the tapedeck so I could put in something to listen to when Kidd Kraddick (local DJ) started freaking out about a plane flying into the WTC. I thought for sure he was joking, because he's made some pretty bad jokes before. But then ABCNews cut in and I knew it was for real after listening to it for a few moments. I don't recall how I got to work..must've been on autopilot.

The store was completely dead that day and the mall across the street closed at noon so everybody could go home and watch TV. There was also the fear that Dallas (which is about an hour away) would be the next target. My boss didn't allow us to have any radios or anything at our checkstands, so the only news I got all day long was from the few customers who came in. I would beg them for information and I was able to convince my boss to let me call my mother. One of her friend's sons is a chef in NYC near the WTC. He used to babysit me and my brother and sister, so I was afraid for him. Luckily, he'd been off that day and had been in his apt when everything happened.
I didn't actually see any news footage of the disaster until I got home that night. Neither of us felt like cooking, so DH ordered a pizza. We sat in the living room and watched the 6 pm news. I cried so hard and DH just kinda had to hold me up. It was way worse than OKC had been and I couldn't believe something like this had happened. I wondered if Dallas would be next or Fort Worth (my hometown). I didn't know what to think, what to do. We somehow made it through though and my birthday eight days later was very very somber.

This also reminds me of the first time I ever heard "Where Were You On That September Morning" (I think is the name) by Alan Jackson. I had to pull off the road and just sit there and cry and cry and cry. That song really touched me. Right after the attacks, they were playing "God Bless the USA" a lot and a mix version of Jewel's "Hands" that had news clips dubbed in.

TOV

[need_a_Disney_fix]

I had no idea this thread existed and I am glad it was bumped. Thank you.

[Jennasis]

Thanks for the bump. I can't forget that day. It changed my life completely. It was election night on LI, and I was supposed to be doing live camer for the elction coverage that night (I worked for the news station). I got up to watch tv...cartoons in fact...and they broke in with the news of the first plane. They were speculating that it may have been a small single engine type plane. I called DH (then Dbf) at work and he flipped on the tv on his desk (he worked for AMC/Bravo etc..). I was on the phone with him when we watched the liveshot of the second plane flying into the tower. We were speechless. I cried. The I hung up and called my mom. She was hysterical, my sisters were devastated.

Then I called the news station to see if they needed me earlier than I was supposed to be there. It was so insane (I could hear screaming in the background) but my boss told me to come in at 2 like I was scheduled and they'vd figure out what to do with me. Then the buildings collapsed....I cried more, knowing my colleagues were there, possibly wounded (turns out one of them was killed).

As I drove to work on the LIE (the Long Isladn Expressway) what an absolute eerie feeling to see NOT ONE OTHER CAR on the road. Occassionally a police car or Emergency service worker would speed by (100mph easily) heading towards Manhattan.

They stationed me on the North Shore of Long Island operating our live truck, in Glen Cove (the only place we could get a signal out of). I was there for about 7 hours. I watched on our feeds in the news van, everything that was coming out of Manhattan...it was horrible. As I was watching, this punk looking teen guy comes along (covered in tatooos and piercings) and saunters up to the truck. I was all ready to tell him to get the he-ll away from the vehicle, that it wasn't a free viewing stand for the carnage....and he knocks on the door (which was actually open) and says "Scuse me..." I was already for the verbal smackdown, so I snapped "Yeah?" And he glanced up at my monitors, filled with horrible video and said "You know where I can go to donate blood?" I started crying uncontrolably and called the news station to get locations of blood donation centers for him. He thanked me, gave me a hug and walked away.

My colleague who died, was a NYC police officer. Glen Petit, was great guy. he was part of the NYPD video unit and was trailing a firefighter brigade into the tower when it collapsed. He now has a street named for him in his hometown and a few scholarships in his names as well. I actually had to go and "cover" his funeral, as one of my assignments with the camera.

[hellokitty86]

I'm glad this thread was bumped. I wasn't on the Dis at that time either.

On September 11, I was in school as usual and in a Science class. All I remember was seeing my teacher frantically using her cell phone, saying there was a "family emergency" and she had to get ahold of her relatives in New York. She turned on the TV just before the second tower collapsed.

I remember we had a test scheduled for that day, and she just passed it out and sat there, like in a trance watching the TV. Needless to say, I failed that test and then just went home. I was totally freaked out.

[imsorry]

I don't know why it was bumped, but now I am sitting at my desk crying...I was here in NYC that day.....

[SplshMtn99]

We were at WDW....in MGM. And had NO IDEA!!!

I think somehow, I would have preferred to have experienced it "live" (realtime) while watching TV like others. Instead of trying to spend hours / days / weeks trying to catch up in feelings AFTER we learned of it.

By the time we learned of it (noontime), the news stations were telling NEW things they were finding out....and not going back to those first few hours.

The VERY first footage I saw when I turned on the tv (around 1pm), was a 30 second film, showing/explaining plane #1 hit, then plane #2 hit, building collapsed, 2nd building collapsed, Pentagon hit, PA plane missing".

We HONESTLY thought it all happened THAT fast. It took a while to realize all those events took all morning.

So being in WDW.....was REALLY like being in another world. Everything was going on SOOOOOOO normally. :sad2:

[eclectics]

We were at WDW....in MGM. And had NO IDEA!!!

I think somehow, I would have preferred to have experienced it "live" (realtime) while watching TV like others. Instead of trying to spend hours / days / weeks trying to catch up in feelings AFTER we learned of it.

By the time we learned of it (noontime), the news stations were telling NEW things they were finding out....and not going back to those first few hours.

The VERY first footage I saw when I turned on the tv (around 1pm), was a 30 second film, showing/explaining plane #1 hit, then plane #2 hit, building collapsed, 2nd building collapsed, Pentagon hit, PA plane missing".

We HONESTLY thought it all happened THAT fast. It took a while to realize all those events took all morning.

So being in WDW.....was REALLY like being in another world. Everything was going on SOOOOOOO normally. :sad2:


We were at AK that morning. The bus driver asked if we heard the news. I still get chills if someone uses that phrase. It took 5 hours to be able to get a phone call home to NY to ask about family and friends who worked downtown in the area. What a horrible day for this country and the world. I agree, being at WDW that day was surreal to say the least.

[Laura]

I wasn't on the boards when this was all unfolding, as I didn't have internet access at work then. We listened to the radio, none of us really in the mood to work. I'll never forget the correspondent in New York saying the first tower fell. Being radio, the anchor at the desk didn't see it and asked, "part of the tower?" The correspondent said, "No, the WHOLE BUILDING". Just that unbelieveable. Then on my break I saw the second tower fall on live TV. After the PA crash, they sent us all home and I watched TV news the rest of the day. I remember no commercials, just news news news. I also remember how beautiful a day it was. I didn't cry, I was so stunned. I first visited NYC in 1993 and landed at LaGuardia on the same day of the WTC bombing. Just a few days later, we were driving through Lower Manhattan and passed the towers. I remember how I looked up at them and thought they'd never fall, they were too strong. :(

My DH (then boyfriend) was laid off at the time so he didn't have any idea this all happened until I called him. He said that for months afterward he would turn on the news as soon as he woke up to see if there was anything going on.

[ead79]

I will never forget this day on the DIS. I was away at college and in class when everything started happening. The guy who sat next to me had a pager and got news updates on it. He told us what happened, but at the time they were saying it was just a small plane. I figured that the pilot and perhaps a few others where the small plane struck would be killed. I went back to my apartment and turned on the news, while calling my mom at work. When my mom answered she was crying, and I asked her why. She asked me if I had the news on (which I did, but up to that point the anchors were just talking and not showing footage). Just as I asked her again why she was so upset, they cut to the footage of the tower collapsing. I just couldn't believe my eyes and finally understood what was really going on and that it was not a small plane.

I hung up with my mom and called my DH (then boyfriend) who had no idea what was going on because he had been sleeping in. I went over to his apartment and was glued to the news and the DIS. I couldn't get on the news websites, and the DIS had very up to date information. I was away from my parents, and I felt like the people here really supported and comforted each other that day and the days that followed. I will always remember the prayers for New Yorkers that were missing, trying to check on JayPD, the DISers from other countries putting images of their countries' flags at half mast to show support, and the overall outpouring of love on this board.

[NeverlandClub23]

I had never read this before. It gives me chills. Such a sad, horrible day. It really makes me sick to think about the families that lost people they loved and the final moments of those people's lives. I can't even imagine. :sad1:

[mrFDNY]

Hi all,
Yes,never forget!! I had sept 11 off,but as everyone else in the FDNY,NYPD,EMS and other city agencys went in,right away.It was a hard day to say the least. What i do remember i won't type here,but i will type something that really made my guys smile.It was around 2 or 3 am the morning of sept 12,we had been thru alot in the last 17 hours.At this point we had hundreds of our guys missing,we were sent to the piers to get some new supplys and gear as well as water and food.It was a long walk for us and we were beat up,banged up and real tired,but we had to push on.We hit the west side highway and there were well over 500 people at 3 am,they were clapping and cheering for us and screaming thank yous and given us hugs and hand shakes.This really gave us the strenght to move on,you have no idea what this meant to us.Its a hard day for some to remember,so many bad memorys.The FDNY lost 343 guys on this one day alone.I will never forget!!!

[Poohbear123]

I was at work, my co-worker had called in sick, so I had to do her job checking in Vendors at the back of the store. Had no TV, no Radio, but my "sick" friend called me there at the desk to tell me about the "plane that crashed into one of the twin towers in NY!" She than screamed out OMG there it goes, as they some how had live feed going. I freaked and called my DH and he acted like it was no big deal, he heard it was a "small plane, like a cessna." I was confused and didn't know what to think, but some vendors I was checking in had heard about it, and were telling me about the Pentagon, and the plane crashing in Pa. :sad2: There was mention that Fl. was next, perhaps one of the Nuclear Power Plants being hit also. :guilty: I ran to the front of the store, to a TV we had on, in time to see one of the towers fall, thats when it hit home for me. There was about 25 people crowded around the TV up front, no-one was shopping, employees were not working, just watching the TV and some where crying.......it was the most horrible day of my life. :sad2:

[Blueeyes101817]

i was a junior in college and was in my english class. The principal made an announcement and my teacher went right back to lecturing. The class ended a few minutes later and i was walking to my next class (study hall) when i saw my dad in the hallway. I knew it was bad when i saw him-He thought he was going to have to go and help in NY and wanted to see my brother and i...After that, i think he took us home and we just sat and watched the tv

[JoyG]

Oh my goodness. I can't get through the first post. I'm sobbing like I was the day it happened.


So sad.

[#1hockeymom]

I am rereading this and I am sitting here crying my eyes out. I will never forget that day. It was the day that sticks in my mind as the day I really became a teacher. The terror and helplessness was just overwhelming.

[Evil Genius]

I was waiting at a light across the street from the high rise that I was working in at the time when the first plane hit. I couldn't imagine how that could have happened. By the time I got upstairs the second plane had hit and we knew it wasn't an accident. We all spent the rest of the day on line at CNN or anywhere else we could get on to see pictures and get updates. We all cried and hugged. I don't work in that building any longer, but still drive by it from time to time. I go back to that day whenever I do.

[Conservative Hippie]

I was on my way to my sophomore World Music class. I heard some of the professors running down the hall saying something about "they say a third was hijacked too and they can't find it!" Then I got in class and some of the other kids were talking about it. We happened to be on the chapter about Middle Eastern music that week. The professor said something about putting the events behind us for an hour and concentrating on music...about five minutes later another prof. came in and told us all classes were cancelled and the music building were under a mandatory evacuation (we were about a block from the FL capitol buildings) because a suspicious car with a picture of Bin Laden taped to the window was parked in front of the gov's mansion (turned out to be someone's idea of a sick joke). I went back to my dorm and but one of my roommates were packing up to go home. I tried to get through to DH (we were dating, he lived off campus), but I couldn't. So I just sat on the couch and watched the news, terrified that someone was going to bomb the capitol buildings.

[paigevz]

Thank you. I did not have any info that day until my morning pre-kindergarten class went home at 11 am. The principal came in my classroom and whispered to me what had happened, to be on the alert, that if parents came to send them to the office for clearance, and then we just had to wait until 11.

When we went down front after the kids went home they had moved a television into the teachers' lounge and it was showing the second plane hit again and again and again while the newspeople were stating what they knew and didn't know. It made me feel just sick.

We set up large tables in the front foyer for people coming to get their children to check them out more quickly and easily. They were not allowed to talk with their children unless they took them home..............that's so the kids who weren't going home would be told by their own parents in their own way and not panic. We had so many parents who came to school not just to check on their kids, but because "I want to tell him what happened"........................

[PixieDust32]

I was at work when the manager came to my desk and told me about an accident in New York, I turned the TV on and we were all watching thinking that it was a horrible accident the the other plane hit, we all cried and hugged, I didn't even eat anything that day, I called DH and told him, are you watching this? He was speachless.

[thewishfire]

Thank you for posting that! I wasn't a DIS member then, and reading that is so surreal.

I'll never be able to forget that day. I was in school like many other people here were. All the teachers got a notice asking them to find out if any student's parents worked in the Trade Center, and to have them report to the office. Many people were pulled out of school early. I wasn't, but when I got out my friend, her mother and I went to a hill nearby and watched the skyline smoking. And even though I don't attend church, I did that night.

I know people who saw the buildings fall from my town, people who worked near the Trade Center, NYC cops who could tell the worst stories you'd ever want to hear, and people who should have been at work that day but never made it. Even though I've seen those buildings many times in my life, it's sad that the only time that I've actually ever been there, I was looking at a crater.

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[crazee4mickey]

Thanks for putting all of this together..what a lot of work...it is so terribly heartbreaking!

I remember waking up that day and getting our 4 kids and myself ready for school, we didn't have any TV's or radios on so we had absolutely no idea what had happened before we headed happily out to school.
I was sitting in our staff room at school during break when people all around me were talking, I asked quite seriously "What movie are you guys talking about?"
Everyone looked at me like I was from another planet--"you didn't hear about the planes in the US hitting buildings?"
I had no idea....
Everyone started talking at once, I felt like I had been kicked in the stomach, so scared for the world!
I walked in a daze down to the library where TV's were on, I just stood there with tears welling up in my eyes as I watched the horror unfold....
What an incredibly devestating day for the US and for the world....

[mushumadness]

I remember where I was I was sat on a bus in leeds city centre bus station (one of our larger citys) when a guy told us what was happening, I can tell you I didnt want to be in the city then

[DawnMarie]

My husband and I had dropped the kids off to school together. We saw the the planes crashing into the building. After a while of watch this unfold we headed to the auto shop. We then heard the explosion at the Pentagon, then we saw the smoke. We rushed to get our boys, whose school was a hop, skip and a jump away the Washington Mall. It took us two hours to make a 10 minute trip. The scary part was having military helicopters fly over us, I noticed everyone around us watching them afraid of another crash.

After we got home we we tried to reach my MIL who was working in the Smithsonian Museum. She got home safely a bit later.

I must say that this thread did bring tears to my eyes.:grouphug: :grouphug:

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subbing

[Liberty Belle]

Thank you for posting that. :sad1: It really took me back to that horrible day. I think it would be something good for people to read in years to come to see how the horror unfolded.

[PlutoLuvr]

Another thanks from me for taking the time to post that.

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[Disney.Ears]

I didn't read the whole post, got about 3/4 down but that was just like a flash-back type of thing. And I wasn't even on the DIS then.

It's just surreal. All the different theories going on. Most people being worried, some saying don't overreact and more. It's so weird in a way.

Thank you for posting that. I still can't believe it's been 6 years. :sad2:

[JESW]

Wow...I remember being on the DIS so much that day as it was a true comfort.

I was watching Bob the Builder with my dd who was 2 at the time when my neighbor/friend called and told me to change the channel.

My parents were out in Las Vegas (they drove with my brother from New Mexico) and they were so afraid since at that point no-one knew if there were going to be more attacks.

My ds was 6 at the time and when we flew 2 months later (with air marshals on the plane and militarty personnel with guns at the airport) he was drawing pictures of guns shooting planes down - he was shooting down the bad guys.

I remember just crying and crying...

It is something we will never forget.

Jill

[Disney.Ears]

Wow...I remember being on the DIS so much that day as it was a true comfort.

I was watching Bob the Builder with my dd who was 2 at the time when my neighbor/friend called and told me to change the channel.

My parents were out in Las Vegas (they drove with my brother from New Mexico) and they were so afraid since at that point no-one knew if there were going to be more attacks.

My ds was 6 at the time and when we flew 2 months later (with air marshals on the plane and militarty personnel with guns at the airport) he was drawing pictures of guns shooting planes down - he was shooting down the bad guys.

I remember just crying and crying...

It is something we will never forget.

Jill

:( Awe. <3

[Mermaid02]

It was my son's first day of pre school.

My daughter (6th grade at the time) came home terrified.... they didn't tell the kids what was going on..... so rumors started. Megan thought the Chinese had dropped an atomic bomb on NYC.

[preshi]

I was just going over the threads I saved from that day... just wanna Thank TVT, SSB & Dan... if it wasn't for you 3 DISers that day I would have lost my mind. :hug: Not to mention alll of you who were concerned about me and knew that I was at WDW alone. You guys are amazing. Love!

[SeaSpray]

Wow...I was doing a great job of trying to avoid thinking too much about September 11th, 2001 today....until I read the first page of this thread and read and remembered what I posted, as well as everyone else. That's as far as I got just now...Page 1. I can't read any more of it... :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:

[tevagirl]

Six years later and reading that brings me to tears. I'm sure 30 years from now it still will.

[Aimeedyan]

Thanks for bumping this back up today. I tried to not dwell on the date today but I think it might be fine time for me to do a little dwelling...

[goofinoff]

Wow! Thanks. Still makes me :sad1:

[AC7179]

Thanks for bumping that up. Pretty powerful stuff!

[Liberty Belle]

pixie dust, I don't get why you bumped up a 4 year old thread.

I'm glad she did. It was very moving to read.

[Dan Murphy]

We will always remember, forever.


Again, a thankyou to jennymouse for putting this together six years ago.

[nhpooh]

We will always remember, forever.


Again, a thankyou to jennymouse for putting this together six years ago.

:grouphug: To all! Thanks for posting this!:hug:

[Charade]

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[Laura]

I didn't have internet access at work then, so we listened to the radio at first, then a TV was set up in the cafeteria. It was the radio I was listening to when the first tower fell. I'll never forget the reporter on the scene, talking to the person in the station. He was asked if the side of the building fell, and he replied, "No, the WHOLE BUILDING." Just unbelievable.

[Mermaid02]

:grouphug: Still.... hurts.

[Tasha+Scott]

This is the first time I've ever seen this thread and OMG! The first post nearly brought me to tears. :( We will never forget.

[Disney.Ears]

I remember reading this thread one year ago..
I can't believe it's been 7 years.

And what made me sick, was many kids in my highschool FORGOT what today was :sad2:

R.I.P those who died, and those who died saving<3

[C.Ann]

Thanks so much for sharing that! I was in Disney World at the time - had no access to a computer - and didn't return home until September 23rd..

[MB MinnieGirl]

I remember reading this thread one year ago..
I can't believe it's been 7 years.

And what made me sick, was many kids in my highschool FORGOT what today was :sad2:
R.I.P those who died, and those who died saving<3

It is so sad....my dd8 came home from 3rd grade today and ask me why they didn't talk about Sept.11th at school today. :confused3

Even in preschool her teacher had them draw pictures on 9/11. They didn't go into detail, but explained things on a child’s level. Every year since then, her class has discussed it on some manner. To think that she is older now, has questions, is more understanding and now it is being swept aside in the classroom.....it's both heart breaking and frighteni9ng to me.

As long as she is in my home....we will ALWAYS remember and do so honoring the people that lost their lives that horrible day. :sad2:

[perdidobay]

I remember how nice it was that sad day to have others to share the fears and sadness with since I was home alone. At one point I had to quit watching the tv and the disboards and go outside to listen to nothing for awhile. Then I realized how eerily quiet it was, as we lived under the flight path for the airport. The lack of planes in the sky made it real to me,
strange huh, after seeing it all on TV.

:hug: to all who were here that day.

[Dan Murphy]

For those who are interested, how 9/11 unfolded here on the dis. Many memories here. Many thanks to Jenifer once again for her compiling all these many posts a little over 9 years ago. The times of the posts as reported are off, possibly the onboard computer clock in Jenifer's PC. The times would have been like 8:55 AM EDT and later.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=236435


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[Robinrs]

For those who are interested, how 9/11 unfolded here on the dis. Many memories here. Many thanks to Jenifer once again for her compiling all these many posts a little over 9 years ago. The times of the posts as reported are off, possibly the onboard computer clock in Jenifer's PC. The times would have been like 8:55 AM EDT and later.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=236435


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Wow, Dan, I remember it like it was yesterday....:guilty:

[focusondisney]

Thanks for bringing this thread up Dan. I was a lurker then, but don't remember being online much at the time. Interesting to read the thoughts of people here.

[DebbieB]

One of the things I most remember about 9/11 was getting information here on DIS. I was at work so no TV. CNN and other news sites were all jammed, you could not get anything. The breaking news e-mails from CNN were running about an hour behind, I think I had over 20 by the end of the day. But DIS was up and running. One of our coworkers happened to be home that morning and called in to see how everyone was. As I was talking to him, he said one of the buildings just fell. I remember saying, what do you mean it fell? He said, it just totally fell. I just couldn't imagine.

[dismom2005]

Every second of this day is fresh in my mind as it was 10 years ago.

I was at work about a 30 minute trip to NYC. My son was an infant at the time. At around noon our office closed and I picked up my child from daycare and drove home on the NJ Turnpike, could see black thick smoke everywhere. The next door neighbor of my parents died that day, only one of two people from the town they lived in. He was only 47 and called his wife at home but didn't make it out of the 2nd tower in time.

In the summer of 1999, we took my MIL, FIL and extended family up to the observation desk of the WTC...I remember how awesome it was, and we were talking about how cool it was that many years before someone walked a tight-rope between the buildings. I can't even describe how high they were, literally they were in the clouds.

May those innocent people who died that day rest in peace. :hug:

[Tinkh]

That day is burned into my head like a photograph. Was watching Regis when they cut away to say that a fire was in the WTC. Then, they started talking about a small plane might have hit it. All of a sudden, we saw the second plane hit. I was horrified. On the phone with my mom and sister. We live close to Wright Patt and I just wanted my son home. I just had a feeling that I needed to get there to him, so we drove up and got him.

Thank God we did because some insane father was in the school SCREAMING "Come on boys (to his sons) lets go. RUN! America is under F*(#%ing attack." In the middle of the elementary school.

We had no idea if my uncle was alive for about 24 hours....

In the afternoon after we had been watching tv all day, we were finally sitting down to eat and all of a sudden a HUGE, ENORMOUS BOOOM went off. Later on, we found out it was a sonic boom from Bush's plane taking off. However, our news was freakin us out for like 20 minutes. Saying to take cover and that there were reports of a plane down at the VA. It was so scary.

God bless all who were touched by this horrific tragedy!

[minniecarousel]

The secondary thing that the thread points out is the dear friends that used to be on the DisBoards Community Board. I kinda miss some of those people.

I work at a high school, and there were posters around campus remarking about not forgetting what happened on 9/11. Then I realized that the students were 4-8 year-olds at the time. Hopefully, our teachers have done enough "teaching" about this event.

(another side note: when I copy stuff about the Vietnam war for the US History classes, I recall that it was "current events" when I was in high school!)

[MaryAnnDVC]

For those who are interested, how 9/11 unfolded here on the dis. Many memories here. Many thanks to Jenifer once again for her compiling all these many posts a little over 9 years ago. The times of the posts as reported are off, possibly the onboard computer clock in Jenifer's PC. The times would have been like 8:55 AM EDT and later.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=236435


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Thanks for bumping this Dan. Read every word of the first post, and boy, it feels fresh all over again.The secondary thing that the thread points out is the dear friends that used to be on the DisBoards Community Board. I kinda miss some of those people.How true.I work at a high school, and there were posters around campus remarking about not forgetting what happened on 9/11. Then I realized that the students were 4-8 year-olds at the time. Hopefully, our teachers have done enough "teaching" about this event.

(another side note: when I copy stuff about the Vietnam war for the US History classes, I recall that it was "current events" when I was in high school!)My brother served in Vietnam (actually living there right now :eek: ) when I was about 8 years old. I remember my mother waiting every day for mail from him, and when mail would finally arrive, our mail carrier (who walked the route) would get into his car and drive to our house first, then go back to the beginning and walk his route. It has always struck me how instantly everything plays out now; I sat in the waiting room at Boston Children's Hospital when my DD had surgery, watching the start of the Iraq War as it happened. Re-reading everything on this thread as it happened is haunting.

On 9/11, I was just walking from the kitchen into the LR to check the time...I was going to change the channel from the Today Show to repeats of Mary Tyler Moore at 9 AM, but they were just announcing that the first plane had hit. I called my husband at work (he was supposed to go to NYC that day on business), and we talked about it being a terrible thing, but this was before we knew it was terrorism. I remember them saying on the Today Show how odd it was, because it was such a clear day. And then everything started to unfold... :(

[Lanshark]

I found out about the attack by seeing a thread on the DIS. I will never forget that.

Our Social Studies lesson today was about 9/11. I teach middle school so many of my students did not understand the event. My project was for them to interview an adult, preferably their parent, about the events of that day. They presented their interviews to the class. By understanding the emotions felt by their parents that day they better understood the horror of that day and its impact on the country.

[momtosam]

My memory is long.
I am a teacher in elementary school. Our principal came room to room to tell us what happened and to NOT let the children know so they wouldn't become scared. So all day we tried to get info on the sly without the children knowing anything. The teacher across the hall from me had a daughter at NYU and she kept trying to call her but couldn't get through. I would watch her class when she would try to use the phone. Later that morning a reading teacher came to my room and said that they crashed a plane into Pittsburgh and my sister works in a downtown high rise there. So then the teacher across the hall covered for me while I tried to get ahold of my sister. Of course, later I found out the plane crashed in Somerset. It wasn't until 2:30 that afternoon that my class went to music class (ten years later I remember it was music class). That was when I first saw any video footage at all. Even though I'd been hearing about it during the day I couldn't believe it when I saw the video of the towers collapsing. I never could have imagined such a thing. I can remember visiting the WTC with my church youth group and eating my first NY bagel there. It was such a worldly thing to me at the time being from the countryside of PA. I called my grandfather that night who was a WWII vet. He NEVER talked about his war experiences and was really a man of few words in general. I remember him saying to me that he felt really bad for all of those people because he knew what it felt like to lose your "buddies" that way. Broke my heart then and breaks my heart now to remember it (he has since passed :littleangel:). I thank God my children weren't born yet in 2001. I don't think I could have let them leave my side for weeks after that. :sad1: What a horrible, horrible day.

[disfan07]

I remember that day very well. I was 12 and we had just started middle school about a week before (we start after labor day). I went to school in Fairfax County, VA so about 20 mins. west of the Pentagon.

I was in band class when the towers were hit. Had no idea what had happened. It was weird though because administrators kept coming into our class to get kids whose parents were there to pick them up. In a class of about 50 students, by the end of the class, there were probably about 20 of us left. That continued throughout the day. Our lunch period was combined with "activity class" which was basically a free class before or after our lunch. Our activity teacher usually had teh TV turned on to the Price is Right during our activity class but that day it was not on at all (now we know why). We kept asking if he could turn it on and he just said no. No explanation at all. Later that day, we kept hearing rumors about what was going on. Al administration had been told to keep all TVs off and they were not allowed to tell us anything that had happen or was happening.

We were not allowed to go outside to wait for pickup if our parents picked us up and no one was allowed to walk home. They had other arrangement for those students. Thats when we really knew something was up. When we got on the bus we were told that we were not allowed to get off at any other stop besides the one we were assgned to. I was not happy. My mom worked at our elementary school and I would get off at the stop right near there a lot to go to the school to hang out there until they got out. Obviously we knew something serious was going on. and remember, cell phones were not as common place as they are now with middle school students.

When I got home, my brother was not home yet (he was in high school) so I ended up going to a friends house who lived right behind us.

I remember that the next 2 days we had no school. Everything was closed. The thing was...at the time, we were 12. Our parents were trying to keep everything as normal as possible for us. We KNEW what was going on but I think we still didn't really UNDERSTAND just what was happening and how massive the events were. When we found out we had no school, all we wanted to do was have a sleepover. I remember going to my friends house and there were like 10 of us there. We had pizza, ice cream, watched movies and slept over. For us, it seemed like a normal day off.

Looking back on that it's weird. Because being 22 now, I can't believe that we just went on with our lives semmingly so oblivious to what was going on but I think we were just being kids. I'm extremely grateful that all of our parents let us just be kids and let us do what we wanted to do. From what my mom was saying, none of our parents wanted us to watch the TV coverage of it anyway and that was all that was happening so they thought it was better if we just spent the day with out friends so that we were keeping busy.

I think it was hard for us because we were at an age where we knew what was going on. We saw the news, we heard all the adults talking and we knew something had happened. But I think we were still too young to really comprehend any impact that it could possibly have on any of us.

It did have a huge impact on me at that time in one way though. My Bat Mitzvah was in June 2002. I was having trouble deciding on a theme and decorations and someitme after Sept. 11th happened I decided on doing an America the Beautiful theme. Red, White and Blue decorations. Red, White adn Blue hats for my friends as placecards and the adult tables were all a different major city and we had the words for the song God Bless the USA posted around the ballrooms.

[DISUNC]

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God Bless America!

[low-key]

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God Bless America!

hey diz :)