Where were you when the World Trade Center was attacked?

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I was working at one of the big High Tech companies. When I heard about it I got a cart that had a television and a VCR that we used for training purposes and created an antenna out of paper clips and set it up in our training lab. In minutes there was about 50 people watching is disbelief.

AviatorTom · Accepted Answer

I was at work, in my office, in Western New York State, editing a document on my computer. Just after 9am, I got a phone call from a colleague in Belgium who told me about the World Trade Center attack. I let others in the office know about it, and we turned on the TV in the break room to see what was really going on. Everyone stopped working.

Our building was next to a local mosque, separated only by a small parking lot, and soon, several police cars arrived at the mosque. We later found out that there was a concern that the mosque might be attacked in retaliation, when it was announced that the attackers were most likely Muslims.

Around noon, management sent us home, concerned about the mosque and whether this attack might be the start of something bigger. They gave us the next few days off with pay, and I stayed at home with my wife and kids. Schools were closed for a few days.

Our house was under the flight path of planes approaching the local airport, and it was weird that we neither saw nor heard any planes, due to the complete shutdown of US air space for a few days.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I was 16. I was working an apprenticeship as an electrician. The house had large a tv that they didn't turn off. I walked past and say tower 1 on fire. Then the 2nd one hit and we knew it was a terror attack. 2 years later I was in iraq.

midnightmoon05 · Accepted Answer

I was in my classroom. We were facing the flag and saying our pladge allegiance. I was looking out from the classroom windows while doing that. My students were shorten than the windows so they couldn’t see as far as I was.
while reciting… I witness lots of smoke coming out from the first tower. I figured it was a fire (my school was far from the World Trade Center).
after that, we continued our lessons… soon I remembered to check the status.. I looked out… the first building was missing… I knew something very terrible happened… then the school classroom speaker came on… telling us that something happened and students will be picked up soon.
it was a very sad day for us.

TrueConfection · Accepted Answer

I was working on the west coast and hadn’t left for the office yet. At that time, the ATC system was a DOS based dinosaur and we were anticipating it would completely fail. When I got the call the morning of 9/11, I was certain that is what happened… until I saw the second plane fly into the tower.

Anonymous · Answer

“Never Forget”, but American Govt has forgotten and forgiven those responsible and only weaponize War On Terror as a collective for redistribution of capital towards Military Industrial Complex to further exploit our country till it bankrupts itself.

Saudis, Pakistanis all have connections to 9/11, yet our govt still calls them allies. Pakistan gave protection to Osama Bin Laden, saying that so everyone reflects on everything stated. There are lawsuits alleging Saudi connections.

We were distracted with unquestioned wavering Patriotism and attacked Iraq because our government told us to. The government told us to not question and go along with it.

“Never Forget”? “Never Forget” how the government manipulates situations and carries out an agenda not of the people, but of the billionaires and those that hold high power due to their assets.

9/11 was a lesson in that. The thousands should remain at rest and not be exploited by false patriots and corrupt politicians.

katiesmuff · Answer

The very same place I am at this moment, at my restaurant which at the time I was just the hostess, but being taught how to be a good server. We were not open yet and were just getting the place to open in a couple hours when one of the girls noticed the first break in the soap opera that was playing on one of the TV's. Within a couple of minutes all of us were glued to the TV and as so others we saw the second plane hit the second tower. Our owners turned all TV's on to the same station and left them all that way until late that afternoon when regular programing began. Our lunch that day turned out to be very light as many people just stayed glued to their TV's

lightbulb27 · Answer

at work and saw it on TV in the call center. It frankly, from what I saw, looked like a small plane hit it which didn't make sense because was clear outside. I recall the story of WWII where a plane ran into the tower.

I went back to work and later heard another plane hit and they came down. It was erie.

I recall telling some executives years prior... I wouldn't step foot in that building, it's got a marked X on it. Shocking to see I was right.

I hate to say it, we have this reality again, and other people enjoying life today, are going to pay the price of "the wages of sin is death" at some point. Only a matter of time.

ArrowheadSW · Answer

I got up in the morning here on the west coast, and turned on my computer to check email as I got some coffee going. Looking down at the computer on the web browser was the current news and there was a huge fireball coming out of the side of what looked like the World Trade Center. I guess I had to pour my coffee first, and I came back and got the scoop on what had happened so far. I was in shock. E-mailed my best friend right away. Got ready for work and went in. The mood at work was certainly somber. People all around town looked somber. Some were crying.

After work I convened at a local "watering hole" to see what regulars would show up. There were a small handful of us showing up there after work. We went to a local restaurant just to share our thoughts about the whole thing. We were somewhat near an airport. One thing we noticed was there there were no planes in the sky. (Except one military plane.)

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

Are we talking about the 1993 Attack or the 2001 WTC Attack?  As for the 1993 World Trade Center attack I was in school at the time & most likely having lunch at that time. As for the 2001 World Trade Center attack I was sleeping at the time when a ringing phone woke me up informing me of what was going on.

sage2021 · Answer

I was in bed sick and watching TV. I saw it happen from the very beginning that morning.

Since I saw it right when they started filming it, unfortunately I saw the uncut version of people jumping out of the buildings. I can still see those images in my mind.😔

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

I was home on vacation. I had gotten home from Florida and was planning to spend a few days recovering from the trip. I slept in. When i woke, i went downstairs to chill on the sofa. Turned on the TV to see all the hullabaloo about the first plane hitting the north tower. While watching live coverage, i saw the second plane hit the south tower live on television. It was absolutely shocking.

CaptainSmartass · Answer

I was at school. I didn't find out until I got home what had happened. It's actually my birthday on that day, so we went to my mum's friend's house to pick up some presents, and I played with their kids as well.

When we got home, I saw it on the TV, but I thought the afternoon movie had over ran a bit, and the kids' shows would be on in a few minutes. I tried BBC1 and ITV1. I though they were both showing the same sick movie. In the end, I went to my room and watched Cartoon Network for a bit, before we went out for dinner.

Simples...

4ngelic · Answer

For the actual impact, was probably in my crib or doing whatever else a baby does, blissfully unaware. I was less than 1. My mom told me I spent the rest of the day in the living room with her so she could watch the coverage.

strateguy632 · Answer

i was in a jew religous college where i worked as a rabbi proffesor in 2001... we interrupted so we prayed that people should get out of the burning buildings.

i heard more than 90% people made it out. nobody thought the towers would fall. when they fell conspiracy started. you know.

Levin · Answer

Just getting out of bed. Deciding whether to flunk college. Drowsily put on the TV.  I guess it was of less existential significance to English people.

menina · Answer

I was at home, school hadn't started yet. It was lunch time where I live, I was in the living room. The TV was on so I saw the news. I didn't understand what was happening...

Lliam · Answer

While getting ready to leave for work, I turned on the TV around 8:00 am and it was on the news. By that time, both towers had collapsed and I watched reruns on continuing coverage.

Iron_Man · Answer

I was sleeping in Miami Florida. It was 7 o’clock in the morning

FreyaRed · Answer

I shat in pampers, than I cried and my mother cleaned my butt and breast fed me

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I was en route to my office when I heard the initial report on the radio.

Anonymous · Answer

I was 3 when the 9/11 happened so I don’t remember but I think my dad once told me he watched it on television live on the day it occurred.

Marksman55 · Answer

I was on my way into the city, everything was backed up and then I heard the report of the radio.

Clara4567 · Answer

I personally don't remember that, and also I am not American but I know that everything froze also here in italy, all Tv and radio's stopped their scheduled program to talk about what happened in the US.

douride2 · Answer

I was driving down an old rural gravel road not far from where I live.

browsingthroughthe · Answer

I really was sleeping in my bed in Australia resting up for another day of Grade 1 / First Grade ahead 💤😴  Dad was in California on an American holiday after retiring from a long time job.

BCRanger10 · Answer

I was in the 8th grade. We'd just finished taking a class photo and one of my teachers approached me and told me what happened (my father had been flying out that day).

HighValue · Answer

I just woke up and my TV was still on from watching the Tonight Show with Jay Leno the night before.

Titanic1912 · Answer

I don’t think anyone will forget where they were. I was in five years old in kindergarten when the news came over the PA system in school.

Jackblue · Answer

Math class, sixth grade, though I only learned about it in art, at first we thought schools had been attacked. Only later did we understand the truth.

jshm2 · Answer

Does it matter? Move on loser, you've done a lot worse since.

MrChinaski · Answer

Fourteen floors up in a financial district office building. Not fun times.

DishLady · Answer

Pretty close to it, actually.

robocop666 · Answer

at school as I am in in a different time zone. I watched the news all day and would not go to bed. I was a kid and it was the first time I ever watched the news.

Anonymous · Answer

In a bar overseas near a US base. The MP's came in and ordered all military personnel back to base. I was not one but I was like WTF. Went back to the hotel and watched it on TV.

Darkest-Knight · Answer

I was at home doing yard work.

kültigin_tr · Answer

I don't remember :D

lilBigPotato · Answer

Nothing, not alive yet.

blshbnz · Answer

I was not born yet 😭

xawyx-3 · Answer

At home, watching tv.

julie09 · Answer

I was 4 years old, so I don’t know 😅

Dargil · Answer

At work in Atlanta.

mrkdvsn · Answer

On the freeway heading for work

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Which time?

fishbone77 · Answer

working.

ZarektheVos · Answer

In elementary school

Eleni03_ · Answer

Wasn’t born yet.

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