September 11, 2001

[Goat Blower]

I was at my old job at Vibestech. Someone brought a TV into the conference room and we were watching in horror not sure of what had happened. The president came in and told everybody to go back to work and it was nothing. We did end up watching most of it that day, not much work was going to get done anyways. I spent the next few days reading every possible story linked to it on my computer at work. I still can't believe it happened.

Go get 'em Bush. :bowdown:

[LightningGSX]

I was sleeping as usual.The owner of the shop I worked for had called and woke me up to tell me a plane had hit the WTC.I leaned over and turned on the TV, where I saw a live shot of the 2nd plane hitting the other tower.I was half asleep, it took me like 5 min to realize I wasn't dreaming.It was certainly one of the strangest experiences I've ever had.Then listening to the radio on the way to work, they were reporting dozens of hijackings(false of course), certainly a memorable morning.Odd thing was, I had just read an article days before on Osama, how he offered cash to those who killed americans in places such as Yemen and the possibilty of terrorist attacks inside the US.

[jdr_fatbob]

I was on my way to school, just thinking bout what homework i would have to doin school that day. My mom had on the radio and i just figuerd it was just an accident. But when i got to school everything just went haywire. Classes were pretty much dull cuz the teachers were preoccupied thinking bout the crashes. We watched alot of the footage in the lunch room. A really sad and depressing day.

[vapour24]

I was in English class 8th grade year. i remeber everybody was messing around waiting for school to finally start. i sat down on the couch in the room and decided to turn on the TV for no reason (except to watch it with buddies)... when i turned it on the News was on almost every channel and the teacher was freaked out and so was everybody else. the rest of the 6 hours was spent watching TV. at first i thought it was fake but when the 2nd one was hit.... it was a whole nother story.

[1QUICK4]

I was working on a Galant window regulator at work when Tom B. from the KQRS morning show said a small plane had hit one of the WTC towers. Someone from my work (Metro Mitsu) said they had footage of the burning building on CNN in our customer lounge. When I got to our lounge I saw smoke coming out of about 40 square feet of three stories. Right as I said it doesn't look that bad the camera panned back and showed the real devistation. It turns out that I was looking at where a little piece of shrapnel had hit.

At that moment we saw the second plane hit the other tower live :ohmy:
At first I thought it was footage of the first plane hitting untill it neared the WTC and you could see the other tower burning already. At that point my stomach tied in a knot and I went and vented some serious anger.

A little while later my co-worker came running by yelling about an explosion at the Pentigon. At that point I did not know what to expect next. All in all it was a horrific day for most Americans and it has changed my outlook on many things happening around the world today.


And the worst part was my stupid liberal freinds that night saying we did this to ourselves and it was all because of our foriegn policies. BULLSHIT

[LightningGSX]

Originally posted by 1QUICK4@Sep 11 2004, 01:39 PM
And the worst part was my stupid liberal freinds that night saying we did this to ourselves and it was all because of our foriegn policies. BULLSHIT
Please tell me the ass whoopin was swift and severe.

[Emcee gsxtc]

Originally posted by Matt D.@Sep 11 2004, 03:10 AM


Later that afternoon almost everyone was rushing to the gas stations in fear of gas prices skyrocketing. I had to bowl in a league that evening, and there were cars backed up for blocks at every gas station in town... Quite an amazing sight to see. I was even called an idiot for thinking that there was no big deal in not needing to get gas that evening.
Me and my friends took pictures in Owatonna that night of the lines for the gas stations. All these people running to go fillup with $5.00 a gallon gasoline. I dont remember exactly how expensive it was, but I know one place was selling at $5.00.


They called me an idiot also for not getting gas. The next day I called them idiots for paying over double the price.

Hard to comprehend, my cousin actually worked in NY just blocks away. As soon as the first one hit, she was evacuated. She was so stunned she walked 4 miles home. She said it was one time where everyone in New York was equal. She walked past some rough neighborhoods, and there was no mugging, everyone was just set to equal. She said she had never felt so safe in the city and so scared in the country at the same time.

Some things just make me want to go off and change the world, and I plan too.

[1QUICK4]

Originally posted by LightningGSX@Sep 11 2004, 03:02 PM
Please tell me the ass whoopin was swift and severe.
Actually I listened to their idiotic veiws then shot them down on pretty much all their major points. Then when I tried to voice my thoughts they shut their ears.
Stupid ignorant bastards... I told them they might as well join the Mujahadeen.

The only one I still talk to is involved with politics and a part of the libertarion (sp?) party... Go figure :stick:

[Raptor]

I was in my car heading for a customers to install a T1 and router when it came over the radio. The first plane had already hit and they still thought it was an accident since there was no info. Then as I pulled into the parking lot, the second plane had hit and it was obvious what was happening. I sat and listened to them talk about the other highjackings that they knew of and remember the saddest feeling about what the people might be thinking of, if they knew of the other planes etc. Spent a long time praying about it then went in and found everyone watching it on TV's. I watched for a bit then finished my work and went back to the office. At the office I remember one thing very clearly, the owner of the company emailing everyone to say that while it was tragic and all, we were still a company and needed to make money so not to be distracted. Never have I lost respect for someone so quickly in my life.

[Jacek]

I was in just getting into welding class and watching the screen amazed that 3 weeks ago i was there.