911 Twenty One years Later

[Poppy]

In the plant I retired from…they had big flat screen tvs on the plant floor for training, plant info etc.

They were controlled from somewhere up front in the offices.

I guess after the first plane hit the WTC they decided to broadcast it. Of course everyone stopped work and watched the ensuing events unfold.

The rest is history.

It just dawned on me a couple of days ago. I was born less than 20 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. There were still plenty of folks around that remember that like it was yesterday…much like I remember 911.

There’s (adult) folks now that were not alive on 911.

Time…history… all very interesting.

 

[Kad1]

I was washing the chiefs car when the first plane hit

 

[Poppy]

I have a dark joke about 911… think about the dude/lady (working in the wtc) that called in sick that day…. Sitting up in bed sipping coffee watching that on tv…probably thought…this is the best 8 hours of sick leave I’ve ever used.

 

[Mossy1985]

I was in my Junior English class. I remember seeing more recruiters for the military in and out of the school than I had my previous two years of high school.

 

[Poppy]

@herrubermensch

Were you in the city?

 

[Rusty]

Way to make me feel old

 

[Poppy]

Where were you then?

 

[Rusty]

I was on scaffolding working as a mason tender. The old masons were listening to the radio and the news of a first plane came over the radio right after it happened. Everyone stopped what they were doing then the news of the second plane came as it happened. Then everyone put down whatever they had in their hands and we just listened. We all knew right away when the second plane hit that this was an attack on us. Will never forget that moment in time or the details surrounding it.

 

[herrubermensch]

I was not. Moved here in 2005. But it was still a spectre hanging prominently over the City when I moved here: rents still were depressed, and everyone talked about it daily–especially in the Fall when the sky was azure blue, just as it was that fateful day.

One of my former associates had just started with an investment bank in the South Tower. Two little girls. They never found him.

My wife and I listen to the reading of the names every year with solemnity and tears. So fucking important to remember.

 

[TBU]

I was in Grottaglie Italy training Itailans in the new targeting and Surveillance system. I was at a hotel in Taranto, called the Hotel Delfino, was me and a Major there. There was no English television on, was only local and Italian Television stations. They put world CNN on for us so we could watch what was happening. The next day the C.O. Cmdr Conti held a formation and said what ever happens, we will be with the U.S. pretty much every sailor and soldier came up to us and shook our hands. It was moving. Trying to get back to the states was a crazy time. We were the first international flight into Ohare. Was media all over. The major I was traveling with made it clear no camera interaction or “interviews” but there was 30 or so cameras there when we got our luggage, rechecked then back through the airport. Security had gone steroids. I got patted down 3 times by women. It was just crazy. Airport on international side both at Fiumicino and Ohare were barren. I still have my passport with that stamp. I went back Oct 8th for more training. There was 7 people on the 777 going to Rome. Was so eerie. I’ll never forget that day.

 

[Poppy]

I was on a military installation with about 4k other civilians. The base CO said “GET OFF MY BASE NOW”…what a cluster getting off that place. Going back in a week later was a mess too. Security x 10. Didn’t blame them.

Interesting times for sure.

 

[Poppy]

7 people on the 777

Wow! That is weird

 

[TBU]

Funny thing? They wouldn’t let any of us sit in business or 1st. They were a joke. So I walked up and down the plane collecting pillows and blankets. Filled a whole middle row with them and made a giant pillow bed. better than 1st class.

 

[Rusty]

Haha. That’s awesome!!! But stupid rules