where were you 2 years ago today?

[sixf00t4]

i woke up at 9 o'clock for a 10am calculus recitation. just went about my normal business, nothing out of the norm. got to class about 9:55, and no one was there. then 2 people walked in. and all 3 of us were wondering where everyone was. then 1 guy walks in and sits down and says "did you guys here what happenned in new york?" we just said no. he said that someone had flown a 747 into the world trade towers. i audibly laughed and said "dude, do you even know how big a 747 is?!?!? there is no way, those are the biggest commercial planes, that is just insane." and he said "well it was one of those planes anyway, maybe a 737 or something." so he lost all credability in my mind by not getting the facts straight. 10:10, our prof showed up, and she said, in her ukranian accent, "go back to your dorms, class is cancelled." and she confirmed that someone had indeed flown a plane into the towers. got back to my dorm, found out that another one had hit. filled my harddrive with 2 hours worth of footage from CNN. talked to a friend from penn state, and she said some kid had a heart attack in the commons and died. His parents worked in the towers.

[M_Six]

I was at work desperately trying to get some news. I first read about the attack on SysOpt. Then when CNN and all the other news sites were clogged, I figured it had to be true. I went downstairs to the media dept and they had a very small TV on. That was right after the second plane hit and everyone began to realize it was a terrorist attack and not an accident. They finally rolled out a large TV and a huge crowd gathered. I'll never forget the feeling of helplessness, anger, and frustration.

[shahani]

8:00am- got ready to take both boys for vaccinations as school had just opened. They warned us at the school that because we were from a disease infested third world country, the boys would need to be vaccinated all over again.

Had called in to my office (2 blocks South of GZ) that I will be late.

8:30am: Coffe in hand, was watching CNN waiting for boys to come out of showers and get dressed for 9 am appointment.

8:50am: (approx) - they announced a plane had struck WTC tower. Looked out my living room window -we had a clear view of WTC Towers - and could see smoke.

Wife said its a big accident.

9:10am or so-second plane struck.

No accident now.

9:40am-took the boys to doctor nearby. Watched the news waiting for the boys to get shots.

10:45am: My office called and told me not to come in. (Like I was going to.)

12:00noon- Nothing to do. GW Bridge deserted. Eerie atmosphere. Normally theBridge is extremely crowded.

12:15-2pm: In fron of TV, nursing one Becks after another.

2pm-5pm: Sleep off the Becks

5pm-11pm- mostly in front of TV.

Sad day.

[Sweeper]

I was at work... Heard it on the radio... then most of the office gathered around one of the TV's and that's when we saw the second tower get hit...etc. etc. Rough memories......

[sixf00t4]

wow Shahani. just wow.

[wju425]

I was working in the shop (engine building) and we have a tv in the corner when a news flash came on about that. I think it was around 9-10 here. We stood there dumbfounded and thought that was a freak accident. When a second plane hit we knew that was an attack. We decided to close up as we were pretty upset. Damn those bastards.

\o/ Billy

[ben-the-slacker]

I just came back from class when I saw a congregation in the tv room. So I went in just in time to see second plane hit. It was live, not replay.

[Droppyale]

I was sleeping when the first plane stroke...


My father woke me up.


I was watching the tv when the second plane hit.

After that I spent around 1 week in front of the tv.

not much sleep.


Sad times.

[Droppyale]

Shahani... tht must have been an unbelievebale experience for you... so close to the scene.

[shahani]

Yeah, I even took some pictures from our balcony with the boys before going to the doctor--not too clear because of the bright haze but you can see the towers smoking.

Will try and dig them up and see if I can post them in gallery.

We couldn't go to work for 7 days because the area was sealed and when we did go the office was fully dust covered and they gave us face masks.

The whole area had a stink for over 6 months after that.

My company was also devasted and in March 2002 I got laid off.