Sunday

I honestly try to forget the incident. We don't want to forget those that died, civilians and rescue personnel alike, but it's a really anguishing topic no matter what way you look at it. Then there's the other takes on it... :\

 

Yep, I'll be sure to remember...

Now comes the barrage of tv shows harking that it was all some conspiracy or hidden plot involved...ugh...

 

That was also the day one of our cats died.

But yes, commemorations to all whose families were traumatised by this terrible event.

 

I'm just wondering . . . They made a big deal between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. I wonder if they (the media) made any big deal of the 10th anniversary of that? I know it was marked every year - I remember the 30th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. That's what got me interested in history.

 

Well, fear does keep the masses in line. :\

 

For me, there's a time and a place. I'm in a similar situation myself right now, there's a lot of controversy surrounding the death of my stepdad, such as the murderer's identity, the motive and the frankly disgusting articles certain newspaper's published. Yet, as angry as I am with said papers, and as much as some have called for there to be protests against them at the football game in his memory tomorrow, I want the game to be about remembering a wonderful man, not one of spite and hate.

That's what I find in September the 11th. It's a decade since what has happened. This signifies that it's been a whole 10 years since so many familes lost their loved ones. Surely, this should be a time to reflect on how they've dealt with such a loss. From a humane perspective, it's saddening to know that so many people lost their lives. But you can't feel the same amount of sadness for every single death, nobody can. The way I see it, how many people that died was irrelevant. While horrific, the individual loss hurts the most. As strange as it is, and I mean no offence, the loss of a single life hurts more than 3000. Since personal grief is so strong, that's where the thought needs to be this Sunday.

Yes, it was a lot of people, and the political reasons for it were both horrifying and controversial, but they can be discussed at any time. On Sunday, each family won't be mourning the thousands lost or supporting the war against terrorism, they will be remembering and respecting the individuals that they lost. That's what this Sunday should be about. After that, by all means speculate and accuse, but for Sunday, just remember, there's personal grieving going on. I can't acknowledge every single death, but I can at least understand that each family will be remembering a son, a daughter, a wife, a husband, anyone.

 

It was a very sad day indeed. I remember almost every detail of that day. I am glad that at least some justice was served albeit almost 10 years later.

In any case, while older generations might remember Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy Assassination, uh, Watergate, and so on, ours will have 9/11/01. It was a terrible tragedy.

On a lighter note, just in case, tinfoil is cheap and you can easily fashion it into hats!

Bah, it's been a long week.

 

I try my hardest not to think about it. To many bad memories.

 

I know I will never forget this day. I remember exactly where I was when it happened. I was in my 10th grade math class. We were working on something, but the teacher was busy at her desk watching something on her computer. At the time, I had no idea what was going on. This was just before 10:00 AM, when all of a sudden she said, "Oh my God! It collapsed!" We all went up to see what she was talking about. At the time, I thought she was watching some controlled demolition video. Keep in mind, the TV was not on, so I was totally oblivious to what was going on until after I got out of school around 2:15 PM.

That's when I watched the news and learned about what happened. That's when I also learned that my sister worked in the World Trade Center. Up until that point, I had no idea where she worked. I guess the conversation never came up. She had an office on the 47th floor of the south tower. Before anyone wonders, she's alive today. Fortunately, she wasn't there at the time it happened. Thank goodness. There's one thing very peculiar about that. She's never been late for work, ever. However, on that day, she was running a bit late. I think she said the subways were running a little late or something, I don't remember that detail very well. I just find it odd that on that day, of all days, she was running late, because she would've been there when it happened. I'm not a religious person. In fact, I consider myself agnostic. This is the main reason why. The probability of this just seems so overwhelmingly low. It could've been just a coincidence, and it may have been, but I wonder about it sometimes.

I kept watching the news about it for the rest of the day, and I tried calling my sister, but the lines were jammed. I eventually got a hold of her though, and she was traumatized. All of her co-workers made it out safely. I remember crying that night, because I was overwhelmed with the sadness of the live's lost. I know that it may be hard to comprehend the loss of 3,000 lives, but when you think about it— every life is precious. Each person meant a lot to each of their families.

I actually lost a relative just a little short of three years prior to this, and I envisioned that feeling I had, but for 3,000 families. It was overwhelming. Just imagining how awful the whole thing was is sickening. Those poor individuals whose fates were sealed the moment the planes were hijacked. The fate of those in the north tower, above the crash zone, who had no chance to get out once the first plane hit and had to suffer before they died. Saying it was horrible is an understatement.

I was actually supposed to visit the World Trade Center in July of 2001 when my sister was going to take me to her workplace, but something came up and it never happened. So, I never had the opportunity to go inside the WTC before its destruction. The only time I saw it in person was in the distance whenever I was in a car passing by Manhattan.

I will never forget that day, but I don't know if I'll be watching all the memorials, because it makes me too sad. I'll inevitably watch some of the 9-11 programming, because that's what I normally do around this time of year. I do it so I make sure I never forget what happened on that day. My heart goes out to all the families that lost loved-ones.

 

You really couldn't wait 2 days to make this, could you?

Spoiler: For people with a sense of humor

[video=youtube;-X9CJR3va2A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X9CJR3va2A[/video]

Spoiler: For serious people

[video=youtube;m-N3dJvhgPg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-N3dJvhgPg[/video]

I don't remember 9/11 anymore. From now on, I remember the day that son of a b**** got shot!

 

I only wish we got to shoot him sooner.

It's probably better we killed him on sight rather than hung him like Saddam. He'd have had time to communicate with followers and make himself into a martyr and incite a larger following.

 

There's no better pony vid on the internet for a time like this!

[video=youtube;lfLwmkhXCbY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfLwmkhXCbY[/video]

 

A terrible event for sure. So many dead for no real purpose...
It was also very saddening to see how it set all this unnecessary religious and racial intolerance into motion.
I hope more people will slowly start realizing the Islam is not their enemy. For the sake of the world.

A hail to all those who lost their loved ones that day.

 

If we're sharing our 9/11 stories . . .

I'm on the west coast, so it happened at around seven in the morning for us. I was ready to go to work, and was just waiting for the time to leave (around 7:15). I was channel flipping, when I came to the Bloomberg News Channel (it was a financial news channel, I don't even know if it's still on), and they showed pictures of the WTC on fire. I was instantly captivated. The announcer said that a plane accidentally flew into the WTC. I was shocked, and I was thinking about how a plane - a commercial plane at that - could fly into the WTC. I didn't think they allowed planes to fly over the city like that.

Then my wife came out of the bathroom, looked at the television, and said, "You're starting a movie now?" I told her it was news, not a movie. And at that moment, the second plane hit, but from the angle we had, it looked like something exploded on the first plane. In fact, I said, "Oh-! There goes the fuel tanks!" She then said, "Turn it to CNN." So I did, and that's where I learned that a second plane had hit another tower. And I knew then, instantly, that this was no accident.

I had to work, and it was a weird day at work. The President of the casino came out, and wanted us to - put up flags. Put up every flag we had. I had a friend that was from NYC, and she was trying to call her family back home, but, of course, couldn't get through. I had a guest that complained about the service, and I explained that everyone was probably distracted by the news, and she said, "News? What news?"

I knew also, that this event was going to be used to excuse the next ten years of racism, or anti-Islamic (because I knew even then it wasn't Iraq, but bin Laden) attitudes. I just knew it was going to end badly.

 

pardon my bluntness,i sometmes have a hard time realising if im upsetting people:

hres my theory(tinfoil tophat) since everyones attentions on new york,theyll strike L.A. its abit predictable
also why dont they ever mention the people wo jumped from the buildings when the planes hit

and heres my apology: im sorry for making a joke about this when hundreds of people lost ther family and loved ones,but as many poster have told me

 

CC, do you mean you think that the next attack will be in Los Angeles, or the LA area? I think they're prepared there, as prepared as anyone can be. I live in a fairly small town, and they're utterly paranoid that for some reason Al Qaddah (sp?) will attack here!

And as for the people that jumped, I've seen lots of talk and tales of that horror. I think it gets "covered up" because it's horrible to contemplate such a choice - die by fire, or die by falling. People tend not to talk about things they don't like.