Where were you on Sept11 when you learned of the attacks?

emiliemadison · September 2010

I can't believe it's been 9 years. I was in an early prep meeting (I was a teacher) and we always had CNN on the classroom TVs before school started. We watched it all unfold. It was surreal. The hardest part for me that day was trying to deal with my own emotions while also explaining about what was happening in an age appropriate way to my 6th graders. I had to excuse myself a few times to throw up. We weren't allowed to leave. It was horrible.

Sage Mommy · September 2010

At home with DD. I listened to the radio all day.

kimmiedu · September 2010

running late getting to a class in college, thought it was a howard stern joke, made it to class to hear a second happened then the made us stay in class and canceled school, wicked scary in the parking lot with everyone trying to get out at the same time worried about what was happing

aniemerg · September 2010

In college. I was getting ready for my first class of the day when I turned on the TV and found out. I remember how confusing everything was, not knowing exactly what was going on and what areas might be vulnerable to attack next. Very scary.

DTNZ4Ever · September 2010

I was pulling into the parking lot at work when the first plan hit and I just thought it was a small plane. As my co-workers came into work more info was coming in. We watch TV for a little while in the breakroom. I was working direct care with adults with developmental disabilities and had to take care of them and go on with our day. I tried to have the radio on in our classroom to get updates but they kept changing it to the music stations. It was pretty crazy day.

JLW10 · September 2010

My brother called me and woke me up to tell me what was happening. It was my first month of student teaching also.

keg · September 2010

I was at work. DH (then boyfriend) was just getting off a night shift and called me to tell me what happened. He has a habit of sometimes saying some crazy things so I didn't believe him at first. I remember people at work gathering in the hallway outside our offices and following things as they happened. I was working for the government, although not in DC or even in a federally owned building, but they sent us home anyway.

ss+el · September 2010

I was at work. I work retail and one of the employees came in for her shift at 9 or so and was talking about the second tower and I had to ask her what she was talking about. Our internet access was dedicated to our business site only, so to get news we messed with the TV that we played training videos on until we could get a local station to come in.

It's also my birthday, so we canceled our plans for that night. For the next couple years after, when people found out my birthday is 9/11 they'd tell me 'oh, I'm sorry'. I'm not the one who suffered that day.

EASwimmer · September 2010

I was getting for classes at college and saw it on the TV. I didn't even know what the WTC's were. I had never heard of them before.

Payne2B2008 · September 2010

in my first college class for the day when there was talk about a plan hitting the world trade center, now I will admit I am a little blonde at times & thought they were talking about the world trace center in the twin cities. It was not until I got back to my dorm when I saw it on the news I want into the theater where they had it playing on the BIG screen all day & it just didn't see real. some friends & I want to target to "try to get away from it" & that was the only time I have ever felt like the only ones in target it was empty I only saw one person working there & that was the girl who was working the cash rep. Back on campus we just huddled & prayed as we had many people from the east & west cost.

I also remember calling my (then) boyfriend freaking out asking what if they come to MN next. What if more happens ... Him being a dork (not in the cute or funny way) just keep telling me nothing more is going to happen & don't go all crazy. I was so pissed at him after that, it was as if he didn't care that so many people died. We soon broke up after that

KensBarbieNJ · September 2010

I was on my way to WTC. I was going to school in NYC part-time that semester and was meeting a friend there who worked across from the WTC. Once people were able to get a hold of me, I turned around and went to my office. There were several voicemails from DH (who was my BF at the time, each one become more scared. A few of his friends in NYC got a hold of him and told him to tell me not to come up. It was when not everyone knew exactly what happened, but knew something happened.)When I got there, I had an email from my friend in the building across from the WTC. He said we were under siege and that he loved me. I passed out on the floor. Hours later, he called. He was fortunate and made it home. I email him every 9/11, grateful that I can. It hit very close to home for me. But fortuantely, was positive in every story I knew personally.

hersheykiss · September 2010

I was on maternity leave with my oldest, she was born exactly 2 weeks prior. I placed her for adoption in was living in GA at the time. GA has a 10 day rescind period and it ended on Sept 10, 2001. I always say that God knew what he was doing, because if the attacks had happened just 1 day earlier I would have called my social worker and told her to bring my baby back to me. Don't get me wrong, I did not want the attacks to happen or the deaths, but the fact that it happened 1 day after I could not rescind my decision reminded me that life is soooo precious.

brideofscowboy · September 2010

3rd year University. I woke up and thought it was odd that my roommate was watching an action movie.... Sadly it was reality.

war_eagle · September 2010

I was in grad school and on my way to pick up a friend to go to the gym. I was on a cardio machine when the second tower went down. As I was listening to the coverage in the car, I felt like I was hearing a spin on War of the Worlds. I didn't see the TV coverage until I got to the gym.

cbwm · September 2010

It was my senior year of college. I normally watched the news while I got ready every morning, but for whatever reason, I didn't turn it on that morning.

My mom called me and said, "you NEED to turn the news on."

I was like, "Mom, I'm trying to get ready for class."

She said, "NO, you NEED to turn the news on."

So I did, and we watched together as the second plane hit.

I didn't turn off the TV for a week. I couldn't sleep at night and was so upset by the whole situation.

KatieLG04 · September 2010

I was getting ready for classes my senior year of college and had just sat down to watch the Today Show with my bowl of cereal like I did every morning. I think the second plane had just hit. I still remember what I was wearing, what class I was going to, the reaction of other students etc. I never understood how my mother had vivid memories of the day Kennedy died, but I understood after that day.

Leila'sMommy · September 2010

I was a junior in high school, 1st period keyboarding class. I remember my teacher saying "you will remember this moment, where you were when this happened, for the rest of your life." And I have.

JennifernKevin4ever · September 2010

I was a junior in high school when it happened. I remember leaving to go catch the school bus. I told my dad goodbye and he told me what had happened. I didn't really listen to too much about what he was saying. He was always ranting about something... I remember say I have to go. Then when I was on the bus listening to the radio I realized something big was happening. I feel so horrible about what happened. I have been watching The History Channel today and it just brings all the feelings I had back.

Gabe&Dana · September 2010

I was in college getting ready to go to class- It was such a surreal feeling to watch the towers fall.

ToledoDeux · September 2010

At home by myself. I'd woken up late for my Calc class, decided to skip it, got a bowl of cereal, turned on the TV, and saw the second plane hit live. Called my future H and cried and cried.

Kentuckychick_8201 · September 2010

I was sleeping. I was in college and working 3rd shift at UPS and had just gone to bed. My sister and I actually lived together and our brother called us and said turn on the TV and explained what was going on. At first I was sleepy and in a fog and then it hit me and I was like wtf. I went to class that day in a fog. We were all like in shock. My current boyfriend was serving in the airforce at the time and was stationed in New Jersey about 70 miles from where it happened. He couldn't even call home to tell his parents he was okay because so much was going on up there. Crazy!

Elisa312 · September 2010

I had been employed as a flight attendant for a year in 2001. Still am.

I had just gotten home the previous night. I was asleep when my then BF called me from his work and told me to turn on the TV. My first reaction was that the president had been assasinated.

I was so scared to leave my apt that day. I cried and cried.

And then on Friday, when the skies reopened, I was SO ready to get back in the sky and prove that this would not keep me/The Airline industry/the USA down.

ffejsGirl · September 2010

I was a senior in highschool in my chem class. Our principal came in to tell us. We watched the second plane hit live in our library and spent the rest of the morning in there watching the news.

I watched the history channel today and just cried for 2 hours straight. DS was playing beside me and I thought about what I would tell him about that day in the future. It's so strange that it has been 9 years.

asgarrisi · September 2010

I was a senior in HS and we just began journalism class of classes. The teacher had flipped on the station and we just watched.....strange, sad, and scary day. I had no idea what was going on until she flipped it on and we heard more info...

Mary0913 · September 2010

I had just walked into a middle school as my first day as a teaching intern. The assistant principal came in and told us what had happened and that it was probably best that we leave. My friend and I, who had driven together, listened to and learned of the other attacks as they happened, on the radio during the ride home.

groovygrl · September 2010

Arrived at work in the Bronx, I lived in Manhattan. Was in the WTC the night before meeting a friend for dinner who stayed the night w/ me & went to work that morning at the same time as me so I knew her subway would've gotten down there right about the time it all happened. Luckily she never even went into her office building nearby but she was caught up in all of the chaos on the streets.

CTJune06 · September 2010

I had just arrived in Australia for a semester abroad in college. We woke up to the news. It was really tough to be so far from home.

lisanjay · September 2010

I am a flight attendant and at that time was based in Los Angeles. I was laying over in NYC midtown. I had woken up to watch Regis and Kelly and on the tv witnessed the second airplane to hit the WTC. I work for one of the airlines that the terrorists used in the attacks. My world, my job forever changed that day.

sunnyday016 · September 2010

10th grade Government class. One of the other teachers ran in and told our teacher to turn on the news. My aunt and uncle were moving to Somerset, PA (where the plane went down in the field) that week so I remember being really upset at school the rest of the day worrying about them.

Quiksilver620 · September 2010

I was at work (the same place I work now) and people started calling and telling us about it. We ended up getting let out around 10:30, and I went to a friends house and DH meet us there, but we were only 'friends' then

Mrs.Hizzo · September 2010

Racing out of the bookstore at school because I had a test in my first class, and I'd forgotten to buy a blue book. I stopped as I was passing one of the lounges because it was packed with silent people just staring at the TV, and there was never anyone in there at 8:00 a.m. Both towers were still standing and the second plane hadn't hit yet.

**sunny** · September 2010

I had an early morning college class that went like normal. On my way to my next class, I walked into the school of journalism as I always did which had a wall of TVs with all the channels on them. everyone was camped on the floor, glued. I stayed for a long while watching.

oddly they didn't cancel classes that day, but of course everyone just talked about it in their classes the rest of the day.

Cityplanner · September 2010

I was in midtown Manhattan going to work. I was in the passageways under Rockefeller Center in line at a Starbucks when the first plane hit. I went to my office and hear what happened and then watched the towers fall from there. We were on a high floor and had a clear view of them downtown. No one had a tv and, for some reason, no radios either, so we didn't have any commentary except what we were seeing. We had been watching the fire and hoping everyone got out and never in a million years did it occur to us that they would fall down. It was just inconceivable. None of us believed it had actually happened even though we saw it happen.

AJBMD915 · September 2010

In college at freshman music theory. Classes didn't get canceled. Most people were shaken in the class, we had many kids from the city or LI. One girl in particular had someone in her family who worked at the Twin Towers and she left class crying after getting a call. My teacher gave a speech about how music theory didn't seem very important right now, but we needed to focus, it was important, etc. I think afternoon classes did get canceled. I remember just sitting on my bed staring at the tv for most of the day. It was such a surreal feeling; like this couldn't be happening.

sasa625 · September 2010

I was in college at the time... I was driving home for a doctor appointment, and although I never listened to the radio, I randomly turned it on. They were in the middle of reporting and they weren't clear on what had happened either. They were evacuating large buildings around our city, so I thought there had been a bomb threat or something in the area. It took my almost the whole drive home to figure out what had happened and I immediately went to my mom's and turned on the news. She met me there (to go to the dr with me) and we just both sat, stunned.

We went to the appointment and they said that most people had canceled. The tv was on there and we just all sat for awhile and watched the events unfold. It was so sad and scary... I remember being so afraid because we didn't know what would happen next.

MrsSweetpeaMagee · September 2010

I was in senior English...we also had a lockdown in our school that day because a guy was running around downtown by the other high school with a "gun"... turned out to be a squirt gun, but he was a little unstable... and we were locked into the class we were in for about 2 hours so I spent most of that time watching CNN with my classmates, worrying about my cousin and best friend's sister who lived there.

wheelsonthebus · September 2010

aniemerg:
In college. I was getting ready for my first class of the day when I turned on the TV and found out. I remember how confusing everything was, not knowing exactly what was going on and what areas might be vulnerable to attack next. Very scary.

This exactly. I was getting dressed for my first class and remember thinking it must be a joke or a movie trailer or something.

j&jp · September 2010

I was in an early college class my senior year. Came back from class intending to go back to bed but my roommate was on the phone with her parents. We were both from NY. Both planes had already hit but we watched the towers fall. My aunt, uncle, and dad were in the city. My stepfather was on a plane and we kept getting mixed answers as to where his plane was, whether it had landed, at one point they couldn't give us an answer at all. He had left from one of the same airports, right around the same time, and ended up landing in Kansas. Watched the news the entire rest of the day and into the next morning. Still can't believe its been 9 years!

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