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Post by Tyler on Sept 11, 2009 15:58:59 GMT
On September the 11th 2001. What do you remember of it?
First off i was about 6 and we got home and all i remember seeing was smoke coming from one of the towers. On the TV, naturally and we just watched it all night.
My mate who used to come home with us to get picked up after school was in a bit of a tizz as his parents were going to the USA the next day
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Post by Desktop Hoggy on Sept 11, 2009 16:17:43 GMT
Was my 1st day at Bradford College, strangely enough at the time of the 1st plane hitting the tower, I was walking on some rubble at the back of the dld ddeon in the City Centre and thought to myself if the old odeon would collapse. Got home and discovered about 9/11, was flicking through every news channel in the UK and US.
Later that week, a lot of the dimwits at college created paper aeroplanes and tower blocks and throwing the paper planes at the tower blocks.
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Post by lemonpiper on Sept 11, 2009 16:34:04 GMT
I was at work and I guess it's one of those occurences in life that you just never forget i.e Where you were when you heard about JFK or Lennon.
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Post by markcunn2 on Sept 11, 2009 19:32:27 GMT
I was eating lunch whilst trying to feed my brother his lunch. The radio said a light plane had accidnetally hit the WTC; so rushed into the TV just in time for the second plane to hit.
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Post by Wolvensam on Sept 11, 2009 20:42:32 GMT
I'd just come home from school, was about 9 at the time. As soon as me and my mum got in the door we turned the TV on and watched the scenes, was plastered all over the local newspaper that night - cut some clippings out and still have them knocking about somewhere.
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Post by FezNTFC on Sept 11, 2009 21:44:13 GMT
I had been 10 for 2 weeks and had heard nothing about it. I walked into the kitchen and the first thing I saw was a very unique shot of the 2nd plane crashing in the South Tower. I thought it was live, but my Mum told me it had happened earlier. Thats the only thing I remember about 9/11 other than the pictures in the paper the following day. I don't remember watching the towers disintegrate or anything else, just that 1 shot. I've searched on YouTube for that shot and have never seen it again. It's not difficult to forget it at that age because it was the most hard-hitting thing I had ever seen up to that point. Thats why I suppose I can still remember that image as clearly as today, despite the other events being nestled in the back of my brain never to be recalled.
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Post by Enya_NTFC on Sept 12, 2009 13:40:22 GMT
I was 10 too, I remember coming home form school and my Mum had it on the TV when I walked in.
We had an assemberly on it the next day at school.
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Post by lemonpiper on Sept 12, 2009 16:10:03 GMT
The most shocking scenes for me were the people climbing out of 50th floor windows & jumping to escape the flames. What a terrible, terrible decision to have to make.
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Post by FezNTFC on Sept 12, 2009 21:53:16 GMT
I agree Stealth - you have to remember when you see those towers go down that there were hundreds of people trapped inside. It was a total tragedy. Who else here has seen Loose Change? I've watched some of it. I still don't know what to believe to be honest. |
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Post by Wolvensam on Sept 13, 2009 9:23:53 GMT
The most shocking scenes for me were the people climbing out of 50th floor windows & jumping to escape the flames. What a terrible, terrible decision to have to make. Indeed. |
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Post by hallmackem on Sept 13, 2009 14:31:34 GMT
I was in primary school reading a book about World War Two because it was 'quiet reading time'. The head came in and told us.
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Post by Tyler on Sept 13, 2009 17:03:52 GMT
That reminds me about the time London was bombed. Where were you then?
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Post by hallmackem on Sept 13, 2009 17:08:24 GMT
A glint in my great grandad's eye...
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Post by FezNTFC on Sept 14, 2009 9:41:12 GMT
That reminds me about the time London was bombed. Where were you then? I was in a Year 9 History lesson. My History teacher informed us that at her break she had heard there had been a terrorist attack in London. I lied that I needed the toilet, headed down to the Library and looked on the internet. The first thing I saw was the wrecked bus. At lunchtime that day, all I did was listen to the Radio on my phone. I always remember at first thinking it was a Frenchman bitter at the fact we had won the Olympics the previous day. Then I realised what a stupid theory that was! |
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Post by hallmackem on Sept 14, 2009 10:15:17 GMT
Oh... I thought he meant when London was bombed during the Blitz. Silly me.
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Post by Bismarck on Sept 14, 2009 10:37:56 GMT
I was in work.They had the telly on in the boardroom and I went to watch....could not believe it.
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Post by arover on Sept 14, 2009 12:43:46 GMT
I agree Stealth - you have to remember when you see those towers go down that there were hundreds of people trapped inside. It was a total tragedy. Who else here has seen Loose Change? Watch Zeitgeist. |
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Post by arover on Sept 14, 2009 12:45:19 GMT
I was in a classroom with no news so I didn't find out until about 4 in the afternoon when I went to our Conference centre for a meeting.
What can you say? Like everyone else I was stunned.
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Post by Wolvensam on Sept 14, 2009 17:04:08 GMT
That reminds me about the time London was bombed. Where were you then? Was in Portugal on holiday and heard it on the news on the TV in our villa. |
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Post by Wolvensam on Sept 14, 2009 17:04:53 GMT
Got to agree there, very fascinating. |
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Post by Tyler on Sept 14, 2009 19:22:18 GMT
One thing that slightly baffles me, is that in the last couple of years i can't remember minute's silences and things like that to commemorate 7/7. It might just be me being tired and forgetting it, but it seems odd?
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Post by hallmackem on Sept 15, 2009 15:13:47 GMT
I can't remember anything like that either but it must have happened. They wouldn't just let something like that go without marking it.
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Post by lemonpiper on Sept 15, 2009 15:38:28 GMT
Just shows we don't make as much of a fuss about these things as the Americans do - although obviously 911 was much worse. British sangfroid compared with American hysteria!
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Post by FezNTFC on Sept 15, 2009 16:46:44 GMT
With regards to 9/11, I do find it very odd that the 3 towers that collapsed were the only towers EVER to have completely collapsed from fire damage.
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Post by gerry09 on Sept 15, 2009 17:35:14 GMT
My memories of it was going swimming and coming out afte rchanging and seeing a tv screen in the canteen showing flames and stuff (chlorine plus no glasses on = Gerry no see well) thought it was a crappy daytime movie (Superman was scheduled to be on iirc) thinking nothing more of it and coming home to my Mum and Sister talking about and I thought they were joking! Who'd have the balls to do that...now I know a little better.
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Post by Aber Wolf on Sept 15, 2009 18:05:16 GMT
On 9/11, I was in school and didn't hear anything during the lessons. Got home shortly before 5 and my mum was watching the tv. Stayed watching it for most of the evening, once homework had been finished.
As for 7/7, I was out in Peru and we were told about it the day after. I found it hard to follow those events, as I only had internet at the weekends and went on sparingly.
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