9/11 - Your Memories?

The biggest event of my lifetime.

I was emptying container deliveries of my goods in a warehouse in Garrets Green on that day and when I turned on my car radio in late afternoon news reports suggested a small plane had hit the World Trade Centre.

What an idiot I thought!

When I arrived home and saw the news I was absolutely staggered, I was transfixed by events for days afterwards.

I’m still a watcher of anything new on this tragedy.

For me, it’s still the “jumpers” that really bring this home to me.

I think these were some of the bravest people you could ever know, anyone who thinks that it was a cowards or easy way out......think again.

Try going up Blackpool Tower and ask yourself if you’d jump off there if you knew you were already certain to die!?

Then x that height by almost 3 and contemplate that.

To make a jump like that knowing that in 7 to 10 seconds you’ll be gone for eternity whilst travelling at between 125mph and 200mph leaves me in total admiration of these people.

To take control of your ending rather than await being fried to a crisp is something deserving of all our admiration.

The standout event of my life followed by the Boxing Day Tsunami and nan landing on the moon.

Was listening to mark n lard on radio 1 at work when the news broke

Think we played Millwall at home on the evening of the twin towers

I was sitting at my desk at work and my wife called me to tell me that a plane had hit one of the twin towers. I pulled the internet up on my computer just as it reported that a second plane had gone into the other tower. By then, I think every computer in the building had the news on, work stopped and there was shock on every face in the place. Unbelievable day, except that it has to be believed!

We were in New York just four weeks beforehand, flew into La Guardia with a perfect view of Manhattan and the Twin Towers through the plane window. From the airport we shared a limo with a guy who wanted to go to the Towers, we parked next to them to let him out. Whilst in NYC, we thought which high building do we go up? We opted for the Empire State Building but there must have been visitors like us just four weeks later that went up one of the Twin Towers and didn’t come back down in the elevators! There but for fortune, eh? So sad.

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Originally Posted by kettering_baggie

I was sitting at my desk at work and my wife called me to tell me that a plane had hit one of the twin towers. I pulled the internet up on my computer just as it reported that a second plane had gone into the other tower. By then, I think every computer in the building had the news on, work stopped and there was shock on every face in the place. Unbelievable day, except that it has to be believed!

We were in New York just four weeks beforehand, flew into La Guardia with a perfect view of Manhattan and the Twin Towers through the plane window. From the airport we shared a limo with a guy who wanted to go to the Towers, we parked next to them to let him out. Whilst in NYC, we thought which high building do we go up? We opted for the Empire State Building but there must have been visitors like us just four weeks later that went up one of the Twin Towers and didn’t come back down in the elevators! There but for fortune, eh? So sad.

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Being up The Empire State Building is one of the standout memories of my life Kets, even the queue to get up to the top was a great experience.

I love NY.......only been once and can’t wait to go back with my grandkids in 4 or 5 years when they get to 8-9 years of age.

An awesome city.

The smells and sounds are just so unique, thought I’d hate it and I absolutely loved it.

The 9/11 memorial museum is a fabulous place for all the wrong reasons.

Just being amongst the footings of the Workd Trade Centre building is so evocative.

I was in the Press Office of TUI U.K. in London at the time where I worked and every television was on. Everyone was absolutely shocked and then it was a case of monitoring our own planes and in most cases keeping them grounded until further news came through. Travelling on the underground after this attack was scary especially if someone dodgy looking was next to you with a rucksack!

Fascinated and visited the memorial centre at least twice since that awful day!

Love New York and been there about 3/4 times. Love the buildings - museums - Central Park and even went to see the Yankees play which was fab in the Bronx. Theatres there are outstanding and been to a few. Actually felt safer in Manhattan than London!

Was in Las Vegas, got married that day! 20th Anniversary coming up on Saturday. Remember waking up after my stag do the night before with a bit of a head, turned on the TV and every TV channel was playing the same disaster movie! We had hired a country club on the way out of Vegas towards Red Rock canyon, the wedding went ahead, wasn’t really clear until later in the day that it was a terrorist attack, next day the world was very different, everything in the states shut down, I had 30 friends and family in from all over and no one could get flights out for about 5 days. Those days before we flew out were the strangest, watching from the outside as a nation dealt with its shock, anger and grief.

I was at home and watched events unfolding on the TV

It was shocking watching it. They eventually toned it down and then decisions were made not to show some of the footage again. Not long ago I happened to see a trailer for an upcoming series about it. It sounded interesting so I downloaded all the episodes. It is called 9/11: One Day In America and was shown on National Geographic. It is still available on Catch Up.

The programmes are described as ‘official’ being made with the cooperation of the 9/11 Memorial. They are comprised exclusively of footage taken that day and the words of those who survived (and those on the planes). I was stunned. We have all seen the footage over and over but nothing prepared me for what was shown in those programmes. It was truly shocking and desperately sad. I felt upset and then guilty for voyueristically watching it all unfold. I thought I knew a lot about that dreadful day. I now realise just how wrong I have been. I knew very little of the actual events. Those scenes will stay with me. I can never forget them.

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Originally Posted by mickd1961

The biggest event of my lifetime.

I was emptying container deliveries of my goods in a warehouse in Garrets Green on that day and when I turned on my car radio in late afternoon news reports suggested a small plane had hit the World Trade Centre.

What an idiot I thought!

When I arrived home and saw the news I was absolutely staggered, I was transfixed by events for days afterwards.

I’m still a watcher of anything new on this tragedy.

For me, it’s still the “jumpers” that really bring this home to me.

I think these were some of the bravest people you could ever know, anyone who thinks that it was a cowards or easy way out......think again.

Try going up Blackpool Tower and ask yourself if you’d jump off there if you knew you were already certain to die!?

Then x that height by almost 3 and contemplate that.

To make a jump like that knowing that in 7 to 10 seconds you’ll be gone for eternity whilst travelling at between 125mph and 200mph leaves me in total admiration of these people.

To take control of your ending rather than await being fried to a crisp is something deserving of all our admiration.

The standout event of my life followed by the Boxing Day Tsunami and nan landing on the moon.

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I'm impressed your Nan has landed on the moon!

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Originally Posted by billsbest

I'm impressed your Nan has landed on the moon!

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Feck me, I thought that Helen Sharman was the first British woman in space and all along it was Mick's nan. You learn something every day!