[Cait&AngelAbove]

Where were you ten years ago today when the planes hit the twin towers? How do you feel today? Do you know anyone that was affected by those tragic events?

[pepper73]

I had the day off from work and had turned off the tv right before it happened so I could leave to go visit a friend. On my drive to my friend's house, they were talking about it on the radio and I remember being so confused because I hadn't seen anything on the news. When I got to my friend's house, we just sat and watched the devastation. That day and the next few days after, I think I was in shock. It was a feeling I've never felt before. I also remember how quiet it was because all of the flights were grounded. It was very eerie.

My uncle worked in one of the towers. Fortunately, he was late to work that day. It was a miracle and has definitely changed his life and how he views what is important.

I've been watching the memorial footage on tv all morning. It is so sobering and brings back a lot of those feelings I had 10 years ago.

[humnck]

I was just getting up and getting ready for class when my roommate's mom called to tell us to turn the TV on. I did just before the 2nd plane hit. No one knew what to do so we all headed to the campus chapel, where we had a service. I remember one girl crying because her parents were on vacation in NYC and were supposed to have been in the towers on a tour, she couldn't reach them. She finally found out that they had changed their itinerary and were on their way to the towers when it happened, they were fine, except that they had to be treated for eye problems from the debris.

We had a family friend's husband who worked in the 2nd tower. He was getting his kids ready for school and very upset with them because they were making him late, he got off the train as the plane hit his tower, he turned right around and got back on the train, very thankful for his kids...someone didn't want him to go that day!

We all headed to the blood bank, but ended up not giving blood - the wait was 3 hours and they weren't sure they would be able to get to us.

I will never forget...

[.:Shortcake:.]

I was in high school in child development. We didn't have the kids that day so we were having a lazy day and just cleaning the rooms. We had the news on and we watched it all in horror. I will forever remember that day. Today so far I'm feeling relief that nothing has happened. We live very close to an army depot and they are on high alert from a "credible threat". I did not have anyone affected directly to that day but have lost many friends/family due to the war.

[L-SBB]

My fiance (now DH) and I were out of town in FL for a conference I was at and we were flying home to DC that AM. Our flight never took off (it was grounded as we were to take off about an hour after the 2nd attack took place to by then they knew not to let other flights take off).

It was scary...we were just checking out of our hotel when the first flight hit the towers and they still thought it was an accident. I was at a gas station refilling our rental car to turn it in when the flight hit the Pentagon, I heard it on the radio and completed freaked out & started calling my friends at work (I worked in an office across the street from the Pentagon) and everyone was screaming and running downstairs evacuating their building few there realized what had happened (other than the explosion at the Pentagon), although one person did actually see the plane fly into it, and b/c the military scrambled jets which were flying overhead at that point people running out of the office building actually thought we were being bombed by air as well.

Coming home is a whole experience in itself...we drove b/c no flights were being allowed anywhere near DC for weeks. The only people on the roads other than us coming up I95 were military caravans and tons of Red Cross & emergency responders. For my entire life I will never forget standing in the rental car depot (we had to rent a car to get home) with hundreds of first responders who had tons and tons of containers of body bags with them.

When we got home b/c we lived near the Pentagon & National airport we had to cross military roadblocks and prove our identity to get into our appt building. Same for me for months at my office, b/c we were next door to a number of Govt agencies so they kept soldiers w/AKA47 rifles at our entrances/exits.

I'm just thankful no one I knew was killed that day...I had a number of friends who actually worked at the Pentagon (both military & contractors) but they luckily weren't in the section that was destroyed.

Many thoughts today for everyone who was killed & their families still struggling with their loss. I cry to this day to think of the people on those flights & in NYC & the Pentagon...such a horrifying, senseless tragedy.

[StaceygirlPa]

I was working for a towing company where my boss was a real b----. Somone called and told us to turn the tv on. We turned the tv on and watched the second plan hit the tower. We stayed at work for alittle bit after that just watching the news. When my boss finally let us leave for the day I drove over to my mom's and grandmother house and spent the day and night with them just watching the news. I will always remember one of the news anchor guys said you will always remember where you were this day. I talked to my mom about it and said I didn't want to remember that I was working for a lady I couldn't stand. I went in the next day left my job.


About a month ago my Sister-n-Law and I took a day trip. We went out the memorial site of Flight 93. I will try to post some pictures later of the memorial site. If you are on my facebook the pictures are posted there.

[fromustobaby]

In grad school, we were sleeping in that morning and Matt's grandma called to say to turn on the tv...we turned it on right as the second tower fell, and it took a while to comprehend that it wasnt a movie scene...I cant believe that it has been 10 years...