Sept 11, I'm sad :(

[SamIAm21]

Also I remember cringing every time a plane flew overhead - I did that for months.

It's still so raw - it sure doesn't feel like it's been 7 years.

Kimba

I still cringe every time I hear a lot of sirens downtown here in Chicago. I can't help but think... okay what's going on???

 

[simonkodousek]

I watched the movie "United 93" a couple of years ago... I couldn't sleep for the entire night...

9/11 has changed our lives no matter where we live, how old we are, what our ethnic background is, or any other reason.

 

[GabbyMom]

I was working at a messenger service at the time in the office. Over the radio one of the drivers made the announcement. Without a tv or a radio in the office to get the whole story the dispatcher and I thought it was just a little plane that hit. It wasn't until later when the owner showed up that we found out the truth and that the second had plane hit.
We pulled our guys from down town and I went home early. My Dad worked for the CTA on the trains downtown. I called him to check on him. Dad was fine. Helping everyone leaving downtown get on the train, as we talked we came up with a small dilemma. How do we celebrate my mothers birthday with all this going on. Her birthday is 9/11.

 

[katscradle]

Hey don't have an answer for you on that one.
My anniversary is on that day as well.
We don't celebrate it, but we wake up in the morning and snuggle for a few minutes just thankful that we have one and other.
Life is precious and you only go through it once.
Just let her know how thankful you are to have her here with you.

 

[firemanx]

Heres a few memorial videos i really liked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXrC_mivDk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwb5Ai7LN3c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUoMRhNkNq4&feature=related




Never Forget

 

[mjperry]

I was in our studio we had just finished a local news update, like we do every morning when the today shows gives us a local break. I heard the Master Control Op. across the headset say that a plane had hit the towers, what seems like only a few sec. the second one hit thats when we all knew somthing was wrong thast when it seemed time stopped, and our way of life was never the same. thats a day I will never forget and will always have those pictures in my head. I hope that we never forget our history and struggles we have faced and what has made us what we are today.

 

[disneyholic family]

it was afternoon our time...
DH got a call immediately when the first plane hit...
so we ran to turn on the TV.....
watching that second plane hit - there is no way to put that into words..

then DH had to leave (given the situation)....
i kept watching....and when the first tower fell, i called DH and was screaming into the phone....screaming and crying....
and then the 2nd tower fell...and i called DH and was screaming and crying into the phone....
DH used to work at the world trade center....i worked on wall street and DH worked at the trade center....

the documentary made by those two french brothers (i think they're brothers)......that one was really hard to watch....the sound of the people from the upper floors falling from the tower hitting the ground....every few seconds........horrifying....

 

[miss missy]

I am happy to report that my DD (9th grade) came home with a history assignment today, she had to watch "102 Minutes that Changed America" on the history channel and then answer questions. I am so glad they are teaching this is school!!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

 

[scarlett873]

I was working as a travel agent when the events of 9/11 happened. I remember sitting at the corner of Coliseum Blvd and Stellhorn Rd in Ft Wayne when I heard the news of the first plane. The second plane had hit about the time I got to work. We all huddled around our little tv watching the events unfold in horror. And what still amazed me were the folks who came into our office still wanting to plan their trips as if nothing had happpened. Our faces were tear-streaked...make-up was shot to hell...and these folks wanted to plan out some trivial vacation. I remember wanting to scream "don't you watch tv!! don't you know what's happening right now???" That was one day that I absolutely HATED a job that I normally loved.

9/11 was a day that changed my life forever. In the days that followed 9/11, I made some pretty tough decisions. One thing that day taught me was that life is way, way to precious and short to live in a situation that makes you unhappy. I had just returned the previous day from a trip to Anaheim. I had spent the weekend with an old friend...he was my first thought when I heard the news. I called him and apologized for waking him as it was VERY early in California at the time. I told him to turn on the tv and I told him that I loved him. My heart broke because he wasn't able to hold me and calm my fears. I knew right then and there that he and I were meant to be together. I made the decision to leave the life I was living and be with him. I've never once looked back. We were married one year later and have been blissfully happy ever since! We both know how precious life is and we don't take anything for granted. We don't fight and bicker. We choose our battles carefully. After what it took for us to be together, the trivial arguments just aren't worth it.

I will never forget those who fell on 9/11/01. Their sacrifices gave me the life that I have today.

 

[JCandKT]

Never forget

 

[PEANUT1]

I have to admit..I forgot today was Sept 11th until my daughter asked me this morning what day it was.

I remember so vividly that day. I am a nurse and I was at the hospital in a patients room watching the plane hit the first tower. We are only about an hour and a half from NYC and our hospital was on alert for possible patients. Then we realized sadly, there were so few survivors that we wouldn't get any patients.

My husband, who is also a nurse went to North Jersey with a group to see if they could help with the medical relief but sadly there was nothing for them to do.

I did not know anyone who died on Sept 11, but my prayers go out to those families who were so deeply affected and hope that they have found peace.

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

I remember exactly where i was and what i did on that day. I had gone to the gym and was sat in the cafe when it came on the news. I think i sat here wtaching it numb for ages. Both dh and my sister were working in the city of london that day and were evacuated from there buildings as the thought was london could be next.

I cant imagine what is mus be like for those who lost people they loved that day. My heart and prayers go out to them

 

[Disneyfan1977]

WOW...year after year it still doesn't seem to get easier when you relive the horrors of that day.

We were moving that day and my DH was doing the physical moving part and I was going to work. I had just dropped our DD off at daycare and was getting a coffee when I heard it come on the radio. It was when the first plane hit and no one was really sure exactly what was going on. I happened to have a small tv in the trunk of my car due to the move so we hooked it up at work and watched in terror as the second plane hit. We all knew then that we were under attack. What a helpless scary feeling.

It made and still makes me realize how precious life is and how it should never be taken for granted.

 

[ADP]

I was working as a travel agent when the events of 9/11 happened. I remember sitting at the corner of Coliseum Blvd and Stellhorn Rd in Ft Wayne when I heard the news of the first plane. The second plane had hit about the time I got to work. We all huddled around our little tv watching the events unfold in horror. And what still amazed me were the folks who came into our office still wanting to plan their trips as if nothing had happpened. Our faces were tear-streaked...make-up was shot to hell...and these folks wanted to plan out some trivial vacation. I remember wanting to scream "don't you watch tv!! don't you know what's happening right now???" That was one day that I absolutely HATED a job that I normally loved.

9/11 was a day that changed my life forever. In the days that followed 9/11, I made some pretty tough decisions. One thing that day taught me was that life is way, way to precious and short to live in a situation that makes you unhappy. I had just returned the previous day from a trip to Anaheim. I had spent the weekend with an old friend...he was my first thought when I heard the news. I called him and apologized for waking him as it was VERY early in California at the time. I told him to turn on the tv and I told him that I loved him. My heart broke because he wasn't able to hold me and calm my fears. I knew right then and there that he and I were meant to be together. I made the decision to leave the life I was living and be with him. I've never once looked back. We were married one year later and have been blissfully happy ever since! We both know how precious life is and we don't take anything for granted. We don't fight and bicker. We choose our battles carefully. After what it took for us to be together, the trivial arguments just aren't worth it.

I will never forget those who fell on 9/11/01. Their sacrifices gave me the life that I have today.

That's a great story Brandie. It brought a tear to my eye. All of these stories and words are very emotional.

 

[parrotheadlois]

I was in my car and the guy (Tom Kaminkski) in the traffic helicopter over NY said in a shaky voice something like "something happened, if I had to guess I'd say a plane hit it, giant ball of fire" And although I could've just made a slight detour and gone somewhere to watch, I just couldn't. My first thought was I had to call my daughter, my son-in-law traveled every day to the World Trade Center train station (worked nearby). I got to work, called her, she said he was fine, and I burst into tears - and the day just got worse. We then could see the smoke from the site for days and days (probably weeks).

There is probably no coincidence to the fact that we have since moved to the opposite side of the state. Maybe, maybe a little safer.....

Bless those souls.

 

[exwdwcm]

Brandie- that is an amazing story! thanks for sharing

it happened during a rough spot in my life- DH and i had just separated, i was living with my sister and had been laid off from my job. i was a mess before even seeing the disaster that morning. I was home all alone and never felt more alone watching it.

my bday was yesterday, so remembering is always easy for me. not that I would forget anyhow. I didn't know anyone personally, but you can still grieve the loss. I remember just recently watching Seth McFarlane- creator/producer of Family Guy and American Dad talking about his near miss. He was booked on flight 11 that day (one of the ones that crashed into the towers). He was told the wrong time by his travel agent (8:15 vs 7:45am) and was hung over and missed the flight by about 30 minutes. He said it totally changed his life and he can't even bring himself to think about it much or else he wouldn't be able to have a career in writing comedy. It was really strange watching this comedic genius speak about it and see the grief and sadness in his face.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

We had just moved to WA state and were living in a hotel while our house was being completed. I had the alarm clock set so I could wake to music and remember drifting in and out of sleep because I never heard music...just voices over the radio. After a few minutes I finally realized what had happened and why they were only talking instead of playing some peppy morning music. I was in a state of disbelief that was quickly building up to fear/anxiety I had never experienced before...and that was all the way across the country--I can only imagine how horrific it was for those of you in NY and the surrounding states. Our lives were changed forever on that day. God bless all the innocent people that perished as well as their family and friends.

 

[SpaceMtnFan]

I still cringe every time I hear a lot of sirens downtown here in Chicago. I can't help but think... okay what's going on???

I remember when the Terriost attacks happend I was at a computer class at a Bank Building near the Airport. I was watching the Planes turn around and land at the Airport. My Church sits under the Flightpath of the north runway at the Airport the planes fly over the Church on the way in and out of the Airport . The day of the Attacks the skies over the church were quiet for 3-4 days till they allowed the planes to fly again.

 

[Jacklynn]

I was still in high school. I was on my way to my 2nd period class, and there was a TV on in the hall way. Saw the towers fall on live tv. In all of my classes they just had tv's on and there was no teaching. Except P.E. in which they made us go outside! I used to live near a big VX plant that was put on high alert for a possible attack that day. Imagine how freaked all of us kids were outside playing tennis, we saw a plane go by and we were pretty scared. It is strange how when I watch all of these September 11th shows every single one of those emotions hit me like a ton of bricks and even though I wasn't there and I didn't lose anyone that day I feel so connected to it just be being an American.