Remember 9/11

[christiangirl]

Why do ppl keep saying, "Remember 9/11?" As though any of us could possibly forget? (That's not directed at you, navane).

[texas*princess]

I can't believe it's been so long. I remember that entire day with extreme clarity.

I can't even remember this past Monday in that kind of detail.

[catiebug]

I know what you mean.

On the night of September 10, 2001, I was coming home from a meeting. Back then, I usually listened to NPR in the car, but that night, I switched it to the classic rock station. Usually when I do that, I put it back on NPR when I get home, so it's already there when I get in the car in the morning. That night I forgot to do change the station.

When I get in the car in the morning, the music is loud and it's not Morning Edition. I go to push the preset button for NPR when on of my favorite songs started. I'm not sure of the name, but it has "Love that muddy water - hey! Boston! You're my home!" in it - you know the one I mean.

I was so excited to hear that song - I just knew that September 11, 2001 was going to be a good day. Little did I know.

It was also the first day that both my kids were in some sort of school setting (they were 2 and 4 at the time). This was my first day I had a couple of hours just for me. I went out to breakfast, and as I was pulling in to my parking space, the news at the top of the hour (on NPR), 9 AM, came on, reporting what they thought was a small twin engine-type plane crashed into one of the towers at the WTC. I thought that was bad, but not devastating. I then went into the breakfast place when we heard there was another plane - they didn't say what kind.

I went home and turned on CNN. I was so shocked. I went and picked up both my kids. We're in Connecticut, and even though I knew we were okay, I wanted my boys with me. When I got to the schools, no one was aware of what had happened - when I told them, they didn't believe me.

My husband works for a defense aerospace and optics company. He was in vendor meetings all day and was not reachable. Again, I knew he was safe, but I needed to have contact with him. He called a few hours later.

I remember that day clear as a bell. It's our generation's bellwether (as are the Challenger and Columbia explosions, to a lesser extent), just like our parents' generation had "Where were you when JFK was shot."

I will never, ever forget that day.

Originally Posted by texas*princess

I can't believe it's been so long. I remember that entire day with extreme clarity.

I can't even remember this past Monday in that kind of detail.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by christiangirl

Why do ppl keep saying, "Remember 9/11?" As though any of us could possibly forget? (That's not directed at you, navane).

While we couldn't possibly forget, I'm not sure what other term you would use.

I was at my desk working when a co-worker/friend came by and asked if I could get any AM radio stations in on my radio because a plane had crashed into the WTC and the internet news sites were so jammed nobody could get on them. I couldn't get any stations in at my cubicle so we took my radio over to another co-worker's office where there was better reception. We were listening to coverage when the second plane hit. An adjacent department got a TV up and going by the time the Pentagon was hit and the towers collapsed. I thought it was horrific when they hit the WTC, but when they hit the Pentagon, that was a more chilling fear because it seemed they were trying to take out our government. Plus, there was so much confusion about how many planes were still out there, reports about car/truck bombs near the White House, etc.

If you can bring yourself to watch them, the National Geographic cable channel has been showing a couple very good documentaries, especially Attack on the Pentagon. We really didn't hear that much about the Pentagon attack at the time but this documentary really talks about it in a lot more detail. Be prepared to cry.

ETA: That afternoon, I went down to the little store in our building for a bottle of pop and saw a newspaper from that morning. It said "Michael Jordan to come out of retirement" I remember that so clearly because my first thought when I read it was "that paper came out when the world was still normal"

[AGDLynn]

I had taken the day off because I wasn't feeling well; turned the tv on about 10 or so. Devastating.

9/11 is my mother-in-law's and niece's birthdays.

Sad and happy day.

A chapter sister was working at the Pentagon the day the plane it. Thankfully she was not injured.