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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2018 12:23:02 GMT -6
redbears did you mean me? I show in Memoriam: New York City 9/11/01. It's an HBO documentary. Only the first half hour or so. It's not perfect since it focuses all of its attention on NYC, but it's powerful.
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Sept 11, 2018 12:28:00 GMT -6
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Post by redbears on Sept 11, 2018 12:28:00 GMT -6
I can’t stop watching footage on the discovery channel. I do this to myself every year
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Post by stringy on Sept 11, 2018 12:28:24 GMT -6
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Post by lifesaverz on Sept 11, 2018 12:33:19 GMT -6
I think this is the first time I’ve realized my kids (2 & 4 years) have no idea what this day is or was. That feels so weird to realize. This was me last night. I told H that it seems so strange that Sept 11th will always just be another day to our 2 yo, whereas it always feels so heavy & somber to us. It is definitely a weird thought. I started watching old coverage after reading here this morning, & my 4 yo was with me, so I did my best to explain it to her. It was sad...when she first saw the fire she said “the firemen will help them!” 😔
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Post by cornpop on Sept 11, 2018 12:50:44 GMT -6
I was in my 11th grade English class when the first plane hit. After the second plane hit they sent us home. We're only an hour and a half outside NYC so it was...a big deal. My teacher knew someone in the towers and she just lost it. We all immediately understood it was bad.
My old boss was in one of the towers that day, on the 10th floor. I knew this previously but one day we had a fire drill (we didn't know it was a drill) and in our building the SOP is to just wait in the stairs (we were also on the 10th floor). Needless to say my boss was not okay with that. Seeing him panic was...I don't know it just made me realize that you can never truly understand what those people went through.
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Post by Cher on Sept 11, 2018 12:59:30 GMT -6
I was in college. In Philadelphia. My stepdad worked by the Towers, watched it, helped that day. He never talks about it. My mom was at a work event for my stepdad the weekend before, she warned me that they sent me something from the event. A few days later, a postcard with the Towers showed up at my college dorm. My dad was working in DC, we couldn’t get a hold of him until hours later. My hometown actually made a 9/11 Memorial because this random town in PA had so many NYC commuters and losses.
Even though I had these “connections”, even though my dad lived in the city growing up, I never thought this day was mine to claim. I know we were all attacked, but I know some people were attacked much worse. I moved to NYC. MH worked for a financial institution that lost a number of people. Over the years, I have met so many friends, family, coworkers, who lost people that day, who were there that day, who were forever broken that day. MH got involved with a charity for a friend he lost, they keep his memory alive every year and raise money for 9/11 related charities. I got involved with an organization that allowed us to attend one of the first events at the WTC before it was opened. I watched people get black out at my bar every year on 9/11. I watched people black out when they got bin Laden.
Today means more to me now than it did 17 years ago. It’s woven in the fabric of my history, as a New Yorker. This morning, at 8:46, KTU took a moment of silence. I pulled over. After a minute, it came back in with Jay’s “Empire State of Mind.” It was perfect. MH and I went out to lunch today and toasted with some wine. It still is a very sad day but I like to look forward and remember we never forget but we’re still New York and we’re still here.
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Post by whoopster on Sept 11, 2018 13:00:44 GMT -6
I really struggle on this day so I honestly try to avoid social media, the news, etc. I just want to send out hugs and support to anyone else who has a hard time getting through today. Sending YOU lots of hugs and love!
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Sept 11, 2018 13:04:56 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2018 13:04:56 GMT -6
I really struggle on this day so I honestly try to avoid social media, the news, etc. I just want to send out hugs and support to anyone else who has a hard time getting through today. I was thinking about you earlier but didn’t want to tag you because I can only imagine how hard today is for you. Sending hugs your way.
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Sept 11, 2018 13:36:42 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Sept 11, 2018 13:36:42 GMT -6
And I have to say I was almost angry at the news this morning. I know that the trade centers lost the most lives that day but the coverage seems to have forgotten about the pentagon and the flight that crashed in PA. They deserve to be remembered too and their families lost just as much that day. Having lost two family members who were on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon I can attest to it pretty much having always been that way. Needless to say I have a ton of conflicting feelings about it all. This day picks the scab of grief over and over. It's incredibly difficult mourning a personal loss in conjunction with the public loss the country experienced together.
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Post by kmkd on Sept 11, 2018 13:39:17 GMT -6
I really struggle on this day so I honestly try to avoid social media, the news, etc. I just want to send out hugs and support to anyone else who has a hard time getting through today. I was thinking about you earlier but didn’t want to tag you because I can only imagine how hard today is for you. Sending hugs your way. Ahh thank you. That really means a lot. I’m honestly touched.
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Post by lizblue on Sept 11, 2018 13:50:00 GMT -6
I was living in Philly (born and raised New Yorker.) Miraculously, my mother was able to call me right away and tell me she was alright. She worked downtown in the financial district her subway literally went under the WTC every day. The phones then jammed and I couldn't get a hold of any of my friends or family in NYC for the rest of the day. My mom got home that night (to the burbs) by taking a bus that picked up anyone remotely going north. One of the only highways they could get to was the Palisades (or the Taconic, I don't remember which side of the Hudson they came up), but neither of them accommodated tall buses. The passengers on the bus had to get out and help the driver navigate a particularly low overpass. This story sticks with me - it exemplifies how strangers worked together that day to help each other get home.
My town lost people that day. I felt so far away and afraid. And I didn't realize it at the time, but 9/11 kicked off a decade or so of heightened anxiety and panic attacks for me.
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Post by rubysue on Sept 11, 2018 13:51:45 GMT -6
I was a freshman in college. I woke up to the most anguished wailing I’d ever heard. One of my friends in my dorm lost her father in the towers. I will never, ever forget the sound of her screaming in our hallway.
That’s the closest I get to having a personal connection to those lives lost, but this day guts me every year.
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Sept 11, 2018 13:54:15 GMT -6
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Post by Rusty Red on Sept 11, 2018 14:07:01 GMT -6
I always feel so strange on today's date. I was sleeping while everything was happening. It feels almost wrong somehow, even though I obviously couldn't have known. I was a freshman in college and had late classes that day. I remember campus was basically a ghost town, only a few of us went to class.
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Post by allisong on Sept 11, 2018 14:08:28 GMT -6
I can’t stop watching footage on the discovery channel. I do this to myself every year I do this too. For some reason I feel like I have to. My H and I always make a point to watch the film 9/11 with the French brothers who were making a documentary on NY Fire Fighters when the attacks happened. It’s so incredibly powerful.
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Post by allisong on Sept 11, 2018 14:10:50 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Sept 11, 2018 14:16:03 GMT -6
And I didn't realize it at the time, but 9/11 kicked off a decade or so of heightened anxiety and panic attacks for me. I'm still struggling with this, and every year like clockwork in mid-August my anxiety kicks into high gear. It's like my brain changed on that day and I imagine worst case scenarios for benign things.
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Post by cakewench on Sept 11, 2018 14:33:13 GMT -6
So many hugs, elle. So many hugs for everyone who needs them today (or any day).
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Sept 11, 2018 15:01:46 GMT -6
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Post by snowyowl on Sept 11, 2018 15:01:46 GMT -6
I teach 8th grade and this was the first year I decided to talk about it in class. I looked through a lot of text and video and none of it seemed quite right. In the end, I decided to just tell them the story of my day and school. I went to boarding school in New Jersey, and a lot of us were either from the city or had parents who worked there. While I did not lose anyone close to me, some of my friends lost parents and siblings. The kids were really respectful and asked good questions, which isn’t always a given with teenagers. I’m glad I did it, even though I could hear my voice shaking the entire time. I remember my grandmother telling me about what it was like to live through Pearl Harbor and my mom’s stories about events like the JFK assassination. My students will never see 9/11 like those of us who experienced it, but I think it’s good for them to hear from people who did. It helps to keep the memories alive.
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Sept 11, 2018 15:14:57 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2018 15:14:57 GMT -6
I was in 8th grade. Some teachers put coverage on in class then the district told them to turn it off. I didn’t start to understand the scale and impact until I got home and that’s literally all that was on TV, every channel.
ETA I was also thinking about it yesterday, how that was basically the defining event of our generation. Like I can clearly remember pre and post 9/11 and the impact it had on daily life.
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Sept 11, 2018 15:42:01 GMT -6
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Post by xtine22 on Sept 11, 2018 15:42:01 GMT -6
i Was in college and had class right after the first plane hit. I don’t even think I saw heard about it till someone mentioned it. We spent the class talking about what could have happened, was it pilot error, machinical error and what not. I remember walking out of the building after class and my boyfriend at the time running up to meet me after class.
My dad was in navy reserves and while he had retired earlier that year he didn’t actually get is official papers till 9/10/01.
I just ask DD if they mentioned it at school today(1st) and she said something able a flag. Of course she asked me why I was asking, so I just explained it to her, now I want to cry.
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Sept 11, 2018 15:46:23 GMT -6
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Post by beatch on Sept 11, 2018 17:30:05 GMT -6
i Was in college and had class right after the first plane hit. I don’t even think I saw heard about it till someone mentioned it. We spent the class talking about what could have happened, was it pilot error, machinical error and what not. I remember walking out of the building after class and my boyfriend at the time running up to meet me after class. My dad was in navy reserves and while he had retired earlier that year he didn’t actually get is official papers till 9/10/01. I just ask DD if they mentioned it at school today(1st) and she said something able a flag. Of course she asked me why I was asking, so I just explained it to her, now I want to cry. I was leaving a class and saw an image of the plane in the building. It did not even occur to me it was an attack, I thought it was a "stupid pilot" and just walked back to my dorm. Only once I got back did and see my roommates watching the coverage in horror did I realize what was happening. This is such a terrible day. My heart goes out to all those affected.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Sept 11, 2018 19:08:32 GMT -6
i Was in college and had class right after the first plane hit. I don’t even think I saw heard about it till someone mentioned it. We spent the class talking about what could have happened, was it pilot error, machinical error and what not. I remember walking out of the building after class and my boyfriend at the time running up to meet me after class. My dad was in navy reserves and while he had retired earlier that year he didn’t actually get is official papers till 9/10/01. I just ask DD if they mentioned it at school today(1st) and she said something able a flag. Of course she asked me why I was asking, so I just explained it to her, now I want to cry. I was leaving a class and saw an image of the plane in the building. It did not even occur to me it was an attack, I thought it was a "stupid pilot" and just walked back to my dorm. Only once I got back did and see my roommates watching the coverage in horror did I realize what was happening. This is such a terrible day. My heart goes out to all those affected. I was sitting in the back of a class room and someone was up front talking to the professor about what I thought was a movie. The prof asked if we wanted to stay or go watch the news. The girl next to me asked what was going on and I told her that they said something about a plane hitting the WTC. She looked at me like I had 3 heads. I laughed and said yeah, I must have heard something wrong. I really wish I had heard something wrong. I'm so sorry to all those that lost someone or that had someone close to them that did.
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Post by tattooedtragedy on Sept 11, 2018 19:58:36 GMT -6
I was in AP Bio. A classmates dad was a pilot and my dad was in NY that day on vacation. I knew he was in NY for a week and most of that was upstate to go fishing but 2 days were in NYC and I didn't know which were which. I remember us running down to the office together to try to get in touch with them. Thankfully they were both okay but it took hours to reach them.
My oldest is 11 so we have talked about what happened and she read a book about it last year that started a whole bunch of questions but in a good way.
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