I posted this on myspace last year, but I thought it worth reposting….
Where were you 9-11-01?
I was working at GMAC in a large office. I heard someone several desks over saying his mom just called to tell him that a plane had hit the WTC. I just assumed it was a small private plane simply victim to an accidental hit. Then later, when the second one hit and everyone was crowding into the cafeteria to watch it on tv, the realization hit that there was no way this was an accident.
I think, soon after the Pentagon was hit, the power went off on our floor. We were on the 5th floor of a 13 story building in South Charlotte. If you remember at that point, you begin to wonder what’s next? How many other places will be hit? I know Charlotte is not a big target area, but when 3 planes have gone down and your power goes out, it gets a bit freaky. Well, somehow they rigged up a tv in a conference room with an antenna and once again, we all crowed together to watch the chilling sights.
Thankfully, Chris also worked there with me,and we were able to draw some comfort in being together. I know watching all the events play out made you just want to connect with your loved ones to give you some peace in your heart, even if they were no where near any of the sites. I think it was soon after the tower/s fell, they decided to just send everyone home for the day. I’ll never forget our amazement as we continued to watch the coverage that continued 24 hours a day for weeks. We had never seen anything like it. My heart goes out to all those who suffered a loss that day. Here’s a video of some 9-11 pics to help us to never forget what happened that day.
Comment if you care to and tell me where you were…
Here’s a timeline from that morning….
7:58 a.m. – United Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles,carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. TheBoeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York.
7:59 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston for Los Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine flight attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and diverted to New York.
8:01 a.m. – United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 38 passengers, two pilots, and five flight attendants, leaves Newark, N.J., for San Francisco.
8:10 a.m. – American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington’s Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers, two pilots, and four flight attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked after takeoff.
8:46 a.m. – American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North Tower at the World Trade Center.
9:03 a.m. – United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South Tower at the World Trade Center.
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New York area airports.
9:21 a.m. – Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City are closed.
9:25 a.m. – All domestic flights are grounded by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
9:45 a.m. – American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.
10:05 a.m. – The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.
10:05 a.m. – The White House is evacuated.
10:10 a.m. – A large section of one side of The Pentagon collapses.
10:10 a.m. – United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.
10:28 a.m. – The North Tower at the World Trade Center collapses!!!!!!!!
That sounded as if I had typed it myself working there. I can remember it so clearly.. I forgot you were there with me too. My gut hurt when our power went out. Newly engaged to Wes at the time I was like my life is over so fast here it goes. I got really upset and was sick from it.. Charlotte was in the hospital after having Hailey and Hailey was in ICU. Another bad thing on top of it all to be trapped in a huge hospital. What a day..
I was in the Dallas airport. Obviously, my flight was cancelled.
http://toatftbg.blogspot.com/2007/09/where-were-you.html
I was a senior in high school at the time, in my government class. We had a tv in there and we watched the second planes hit too. It was surreal. I remember thinking how many of my guy friends were 18 and would need to be drafted if it came to that. All these years later, I married a military man, going to be a part of all that stems from 9/11. AND ironically he was deployed on 9/11, it’s all so crazy!
I was at Winthrop in class and I had a break between class and the lab and I was in the car and Albert called my cell phone and told me what was going on. So a friend and I went and crowded a round a tv and it took awhile to find a tv but we just sat around and couldnt believe what was happening. I didnt really want to go to the lab but figured the professor would let us out early. Yeah right he made us stay the whole time. I was ticked. Albert sat at home and watched it the whole day and he never left for work. I had to leave school and go to the YMCA to work b/c they didnt close early either. So on such a crappy day I had class and had to work. We had only been married for 4 months and let me to you it hurt us bad when this happened. With Albert being self employeed people didnt need their grass cut and construction slowed down. I was a full time student only working part time and things got tight but we made it and we have those memories to look back at. Thanks for letting me share.
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I was working at a bank in Greenville, SC. One of our co-worker’s husbands called to tell her a plane had just hit the WTC. None of us really believed him – thought it was just a small freak accident. Two of us called our spouses to see if they’d heard anything. Matt was actually home that day… he turned on the TV and saw it all too. He told me all about it on the phone. We found a radio and listened to reports coming in throughout the day. All day long, it was all anyone could talk about. My lunch break was spent at home with Matt – both of us glued to the TV. I’ll never forget the first time I saw the footage of the accidents. Being far away from family, we both had the sudden need to call them and just talk. It was a day I’ll never forget. A day that reminds us just how good we have it. -A day that reminds us to tell our loved ones more often just how much they mean to us.
i was in working at cingular regional headquarters in charlotte, nc. i was woring there as administrative assistant to scott the general manager.
i remember i was in my office listening to the “bob & sherri” morning show on the radio. then they started talking about a plane hitting the wtc. sherri started to cry, worrying about her brother who worked in the sears tower in chicago (the tallest building in the us). i called a friend at his work and told him. they sarted watching the tv. as i was on the phone with him the other plane hit.
we all went home. i watched the news all night. it was a strange feeling.
I remember that morning so clearly. I had walked to my early morning pottery class that I was taking in college, where a TV was on up in the corner. As I was “throwing” a ceramic vase (that’s what you call it when you create something on the pottery wheel), I watched the planes hit the towers. It was very surreal, surrounded by calm and creative clay and pottery, and watching such awful things happen on TV.