Where were you at 9/11?

welshfreak · 09-11-2006, 06:36 PM

We all remember where we were 5 years ago today so I thought I'd get the ball rolling.

Sitting in class at 2:00pm (GMT), hot afternoon just watching the clock tick by because I was bored out of my mind in primary school. Word didn't get out until when I got home from school and my mum switched BBC news on for us to watch. At the age of 10 I had some understanding but I knew what I was witnessing was unique.
Next day in school was buzzing with excitment (sounds terrible, but we were 10) talking about events because this was so bizarre for us. What about you guys and gals?

Drunken Savior · 09-11-2006, 06:39 PM

Sleeping. Because I was out partying the night before because I had 1 week left of summer before I started college.

Naoko Suki · 09-11-2006, 06:40 PM

I believe on that day, I was home sick for a few days. Playing videogames in my room. The day after, my mommy told me (I was still at home sick)

Then, I continued to play videogames.

Seraph · 09-11-2006, 06:41 PM

Class was just about to start at my first year in college. This might make me sound like a jerkface, but I was pumped cause I got to go home for the day and I handnt gotten my homework done.

Newtype · 09-11-2006, 06:45 PM

I first heard it when I was walking home with one of my friends from school, his sister just came out and told us, obviously it was quite unbelievable but when I got home it was on like every channel.

diunx · 09-11-2006, 06:55 PM

I was at school, it was religion class and one of my classmates went to the bathroom and he came back screaming that 2 missiles hit the twin towers

SuperAngelo64 · 09-11-2006, 06:56 PM

Me, being even more of a paranoid conspiracy theorist prior to how much I am now, went batshit nuts.

I was actually asleep, I had spent the previous night doing a months worth of science work in one night. My dad called and woke my mom up, she flicked on the news and woke me up.

I just sort've gathered what bits and pieces on the screen I could and then calling everyone I knew and shouting "HOLY **** THEY BLEW UP THE PENTAGON!", I think I even embelished further on how Palestine took over America and we would all be forced to live lives of slavery in camps.

Some joker also kept calling my circle of friends' houses playing the "Terrorists Win" .wav file from Counter-Strike and then hanging up. This was before everyone and their brother had Caller ID, so I never found out who it was. This was also when I played CS and Red Faction.

Those were bad times.

Drunken Savior · 09-11-2006, 06:58 PM

It was Osama. Bitch loves Counter Strike.

Antipilor · 09-11-2006, 07:06 PM

I was at home puking my guts out, when my mom called. Told me that the towers had been attacked, and that they thought it was the chinese, because of the whole spy plane incident. I watched the news for awhile and then went to bed.

Vegetto · 09-11-2006, 07:17 PM

had my old TV/VCR at the foot of my bed with a wake up timer on for 9 AM for PRICE IS RIGHT

TV turned on, I awoke

and it wasnt THE PRICE IS RIGHT.....

I then was glued to the tv for a good while

SuperAngelo64 · 09-11-2006, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegetto

TV turned on, I awoke

and it wasnt THE PRICE IS RIGHT.....

I'm sorry

justin_credible · 09-11-2006, 07:22 PM

Was working at a call center (Cingular) someone had mentioned a plane had hit the building and we thought it was an accident, then they said another one hit the same building. We all tuned in to a radio wondering wtf was going on.

shinobi00 · 09-11-2006, 07:29 PM

I was at home, running late for school. As i was leaving my mom called out to me and told me what happened. I watched the TV screen for about an hour.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vegetto

had my old TV/VCR at the foot of my bed with a wake up timer on for 9 AM for PRICE IS RIGHT

TV turned on, I awoke

and it wasnt THE PRICE IS RIGHT.....

I then was glued to the tv for a good while

Price is right is 10:00am

Joe Redifer · 09-11-2006, 07:50 PM

I was sleeping when the planes hit. I had a job interview for some office position that day. I wandered in to my computer and logged on to the mighty AOL. The WELCOME screen had a teeny picture of the twin towers with smoke pouring out of them. I flicked on the TV and it was on every channel, even PBS was feeding in news from other channels. I watched and watched. I canceled my interview and went the next day instead (I didn't get the job thank god.... it was an office job and it probably would have killed me).

Later on my ex-girlfriend e-mailed me that her building that she worked in received a bomb threat after all of the commotion started. I bet a lot of places got bomb threats. People are stupid. I always ignored bomb threats when they were called in to me when I worked at a movie theater. Nobody ever died.

Yoshi Girl · 09-11-2006, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drunken Savior

Sleeping. Because I was out partying the night before because I had 1 week left of summer before I started college.

similar to me, except it was between freshman and sophomore years.

I woke up to people on my balcony talking about it.

The mall was closed, so we decided to drive to Canada, only to not be able to cross the border, so we drove to Detroit and back.

09-11-2006, 06:36 PM	#1
welshfreak : ) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cymru (Wales) Posts: 5,008	Where were you at 9/11? We all remember where we were 5 years ago today so I thought I'd get the ball rolling. Sitting in class at 2:00pm (GMT), hot afternoon just watching the clock tick by because I was bored out of my mind in primary school. Word didn't get out until when I got home from school and my mum switched BBC news on for us to watch. At the age of 10 I had some understanding but I knew what I was witnessing was unique. Next day in school was buzzing with excitment (sounds terrible, but we were 10) talking about events because this was so bizarre for us. What about you guys and gals?

09-11-2006, 06:39 PM	#2
Drunken Savior Mahjikbahks is dying. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,019	Sleeping. Because I was out partying the night before because I had 1 week left of summer before I started college. __________________ Steam ID: drunkensavior Windows Live: Jefferson1776 TwitchTV: Mr. Orthoclase Games I'm hyped for Transistor, DayZ (Standalone), The Last of Us

09-11-2006, 06:40 PM	#3
Naoko Suki Steak! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MI Posts: 937	I believe on that day, I was home sick for a few days. Playing videogames in my room. The day after, my mommy told me (I was still at home sick) Then, I continued to play videogames. __________________ Hey! There's always room for steak!

09-11-2006, 06:58 PM	#8
Drunken Savior Mahjikbahks is dying. Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,019	It was Osama. Bitch loves Counter Strike. __________________ Steam ID: drunkensavior Windows Live: Jefferson1776 TwitchTV: Mr. Orthoclase Games I'm hyped for Transistor, DayZ (Standalone), The Last of Us

09-11-2006, 07:06 PM	#9
Antipilor Predating Jesus by 1 mil. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 728	I was at home puking my guts out, when my mom called. Told me that the towers had been attacked, and that they thought it was the chinese, because of the whole spy plane incident. I watched the news for awhile and then went to bed. __________________ Refuse is our inspiration, Terrorism our trade Sabotage and piracy, Chaos our mental state In the age of super-boredom, Hype and mediocrity Celebrate relentlessness, Menace to society

09-11-2006, 06:41 PM	#4
Seraph >:3 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Troy, MI Posts: 11,005	Class was just about to start at my first year in college. This might make me sound like a jerkface, but I was pumped cause I got to go home for the day and I handnt gotten my homework done.

09-11-2006, 06:45 PM	#5
Newtype Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 407	I first heard it when I was walking home with one of my friends from school, his sister just came out and told us, obviously it was quite unbelievable but when I got home it was on like every channel.

09-11-2006, 06:55 PM	#6
diunx The Devil Loves You Join Date: May 2006 Location: decemberunderground Posts: 1,567	I was at school, it was religion class and one of my classmates went to the bathroom and he came back screaming that 2 missiles hit the twin towers

09-11-2006, 06:56 PM	#7
SuperAngelo64 Hourglass Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 4,227	Me, being even more of a paranoid conspiracy theorist prior to how much I am now, went batshit nuts. I was actually asleep, I had spent the previous night doing a months worth of science work in one night. My dad called and woke my mom up, she flicked on the news and woke me up. I just sort've gathered what bits and pieces on the screen I could and then calling everyone I knew and shouting "HOLY **** THEY BLEW UP THE PENTAGON!", I think I even embelished further on how Palestine took over America and we would all be forced to live lives of slavery in camps. Some joker also kept calling my circle of friends' houses playing the "Terrorists Win" .wav file from Counter-Strike and then hanging up. This was before everyone and their brother had Caller ID, so I never found out who it was. This was also when I played CS and Red Faction. Those were bad times.

09-11-2006, 07:17 PM	#10
Vegetto Alive Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 9,399	had my old TV/VCR at the foot of my bed with a wake up timer on for 9 AM for PRICE IS RIGHT TV turned on, I awoke and it wasnt THE PRICE IS RIGHT..... I then was glued to the tv for a good while

09-11-2006, 07:22 PM	#12
justin_credible Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,271	Was working at a call center (Cingular) someone had mentioned a plane had hit the building and we thought it was an accident, then they said another one hit the same building. We all tuned in to a radio wondering wtf was going on.

09-11-2006, 07:50 PM	#14
Joe Redifer Olé! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 19,212	I was sleeping when the planes hit. I had a job interview for some office position that day. I wandered in to my computer and logged on to the mighty AOL. The WELCOME screen had a teeny picture of the twin towers with smoke pouring out of them. I flicked on the TV and it was on every channel, even PBS was feeding in news from other channels. I watched and watched. I canceled my interview and went the next day instead (I didn't get the job thank god.... it was an office job and it probably would have killed me). Later on my ex-girlfriend e-mailed me that her building that she worked in received a bomb threat after all of the commotion started. I bet a lot of places got bomb threats. People are stupid. I always ignored bomb threats when they were called in to me when I worked at a movie theater. Nobody ever died.

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