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    I know we revisit this topic every year but I didn’t see one this year. Where were you? What do you remember? How are your remembering this year?

    I was at work, at the local country music station on and they interrupted a song. Immediately I knew that *something* bad happened, but of course had no clue just how bad. They said a plane hit the WTC. I thought a small commuter plane. I called my mom and she was crying and said it was horrible and then the other plane hit and she said “we are at war.” It still had not really sunk in until the whole office was hushed and shocked. A coworker came in and she had been listening to a CD and didn’t know and then told us that she was searched coming in the gate (I work at a high target Defense Contractor – well in their building). Then the Pentagon and we found a tv in a conference room and saw the first Tower fall and we all left. I remember just shock. Shock. I remember wanting to be with my family and loved ones. Steve was alive and he worked at the State Capital and they were on lockdown. I remember watching how the world reacted, the tears the shock. I remember people not being ashamed to fly the flag and to pray in public. I remember the houses of worship of all faiths opening up for people to go for comfort and prayer. I remember the world being united with us and I mourn that we are no longer.

    ETA: Surprisingly we didn’t do anything at work. All the last 10 years we met together for quiet reflection, recite the Pledge and sing our National Anthem. I spent some quiet time remember those lost and those left behind.

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    JerseyJoan
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    The morning was cloudless – a bright blue sky and warm temps. Initially, it was thought that it was a cesna that hit. The internet went from slow to non-working, and cell phones went down as well. When word came that the Pentagon was hit, it was clear what was happening, although somewhat unfathomable (it seems hard to explain a pre-9/11 thought process in a post-9/11 world). For much of the day, rumor was that several other planes were hijacked. I was on the phone a lot, as some decisions had to be made.

    A bomb threat sent everyone to the far end of the campus for much of the day.

    The children of the district were lucky. Many had parents who worked in NYC, and none were lost that day. I knew someone on one of the planes.

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    If I wasn’t so busy today, I was going to ask Tell Us Tuesday: How has 9/11 changed you?

    I’m not sure I’ve changed all that much; I’ve always been patriotic, and I’ve always been the girl scout. I suppose my mindset has changed. Between 9/11 and the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing, war can happen anywhere – even in my own backyard.

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    Jeankit
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    It was a beautiful day as I was getting ready for work. An announcement came over the radio & I immediately turned on the TV & contacted R. We had the TV on at work all through that tragic day.

    Yesterday, I spent the evening in my yard. When the 6pm bells tolled from the church as they always do I paused for special thoughts and prayers for all lost & in thanksgiving for the many freedoms we still enjoy in this great USA.

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    mollycat71
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    A gorgeous late summer day was in my car driving to work listening to NPR. It was odd as their feature was 911 Day which prior to 091101 was Emergency Professionals Day. They had been interviewing fire, police etc and I thought how interesting and listened the whole hour drive to work. I got to work and started on some paperwork. A coworker came in and said “turn on the radio” so I did and I heard chaos and I said “Oh yeah, I heard about that on NPR, it’s Emergency Professionals Day! Who knew.” He was in a panic and said “I don’t think you know” and that is how I found out

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    Kit
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    I was in high school I guess that would have been 11th grade. I found out in my first block, the teacher told us a plane hit and we thought it was a small plane too at first. We were all confused how that would happen. Then when she told us a second plane hit we were really in shock. We didn’t change classes normally, we were released on a funky schedule, and put on a media “blackout” because they didn’t want us to panic supposedly. Luckily I had a teacher in second block that disagreed, he said I can’t turn on the TV but you can use the computers. We managed to get one onto CNN, we watched the towers fall together…I really don’t even remember which other students were there with me. It was really an end of innocence for me I suppose, it’s still painful to think about how that changed the world for me so suddenly. I had to stop a few times and collect myself while writing this. :-/

    I really didn’t know how to deal with it, it’s not like anyone else had been through this and being teenagers we really had no idea what to think or how to cope. I ended up writing a poem, which if you wish you can read here:

    http://www.fardreamer.net/WhiteBirds.html

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    JerseyJoan
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    {{{Kit}}} Your poetry is beautiful.

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    Kit
    Participant

    Thank you. 🙂

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