i remember everyone coming together to try to help. my ex-husband and i went and waited with over 100 people to give blood, we were there for over 8 hours and people were just so shocked, we all talked about what was going on and it was like for that one day we all could put aside our differences and see just how similar we are. it's sad that it took something like that to make people come together and support each other.
bq: i was at home in bed, my phone was ringing constantly, i turned on the television just few minutes before the first tower collapsed.
It was the beginning of a much needed few days off as I was driving to Disney World. I heard the events unfold as I listened to the radio - didn't see any video/news until later in the day. It was a rare day that Disney World closed and the Florida turnpike suspended the tolls both ways. It was a rare day also that the entire air system was shut down.
I felt like a bad parent.
That night I was watching the news, and after about 2 hours of constantly viewing the planes crashing into the towers, my 6-year old asked, "Daddy, why do we let them keep flying planes into our buildings?"
It never occurred to me that he didn't understand that it happened 12 hours earlier. He thought we were under constant attack. It must have been terrifying for him. I immediately turned off the TV and gave him a big hug, then explained that it was only three planes that hit our buildings.
I remember being at school (I was in 4th grade) and the teacher who was next door to my class came in and started whispering to my teacher. And they looked really panicked. Then I remember kids constantly being called to the office for early dismissal because their parents came to pick them up. People were probably really panicking after the Pentagon was hit, because we were only about 40 minutes away from it. No one told us what was going on though, so I didn't find out what happened until i got home that afternoon (my parents didn't pick me up early because they thought i was safer in the school). Most of that afternoon, I just sat and watched the news with my parents and older brother. I remember the moment I first saw one of the planes crash into the towers, right after I had gotten home, and I remember watching in horror as people jumped from the towers.
the deep sorrow over what was happening and the fear that it would escalate. we spent that day and many days following glued to the radio at work and the television at home.
bq: at home, getting ready for work and I turned on the t.v. just in time to see the second plane hit.
I hope we never see anything like that happen again.
God Bless the victims, the survivors, the heroes, and the families of them all.
I was with my husband in Lincoln, Illinois as I was riding with him in his big truck. We heard the news on the CB and I got up and turned the tv on. I was in disbelief and saw the second tower go down on the TV. It was horrible.
i was home on leave and we were ready to go and get the breaks done on the car when i heard about the attacks .
waking up for school and seeing it on TV and hearing on the radio on the way to school and I was asking my dad so many questions. I was in year 5
I was a middle school student. I just heard from others. I was not in USA.
All the news networks were jammed with reports on that day
BQ - where were you when you heard the news of the attacks
People jumping from the windows with their arms flailing, trying to fly. =(
BQ- I was home, sick that day.
God bless our military. <3
The footage on CNN.
BA- Home.
watching the tragic events unfold on tv
I was at home working.
Trying to comprehend what was going on
i was havng sex with my girl and heard the news when i just came.
this is kinda inaproppriate i know but its still true im not here to lie to you
