September 11th - ThinnerTimes

Debz · 09-11-2008, 07:55 AM

I'm sitting here in front of the TV watching the reading of the names of those that died...and it's just so god damned sad. It's been going on since 8:40...and they're only at the H's. (It's 9:55) What a horrific day for our country...and so many individuals. We must never forget....

CanuckDiva · 09-11-2008, 08:06 AM

Deb,

You are so right, no one should ever forget 9/11. I just remember feeling terrified that so many of my friends I had met on-line and were from NY and other parts of the US, I may never hear from again....it was truly terrifying and I can't imagine how it was for people who were actually there.

There was one person I used to chat on-line with and he was a part of a 'close' chatroom group of friends, none of us ever heard from him again and he had lived in NYC, we didn't even know his real name, it was horrible.

I hope to see many services and moments of silence for those who were killed that day and for the families of them who are bravely carrying on now in their absence.

Hugs,
Kimberly

Vikkator · 09-11-2008, 09:21 AM

The company I worked for at the time had offices on the top floors of tower 1 and mid floors of tower 2. We lost nearly 300 people that day. I had many friends in tower 2 who, because of the wisdom of their leader who told them to get out of there as soon as the first plane hit, are still alive today. Many of my NYC friends were traumatized so severely that they were unable to return to work or to the city for that matter after that fateful day. I can still remember the anguish and horror I felt that day. To this day I still can't believe this horrible event happened. It changed us and our country forever.

My heart goes out to all of those who died that day and for all of those who loved them.

CiCi · 09-11-2008, 09:29 AM

Yes, thank you for posting this thread.

We must never forget September 11, 2001. And we should remain thankful America has been kept safe since this horrific day.

Thankful Butterfly · 09-11-2008, 09:33 AM

I didn't realize today was the 11th until I saw your post. I remember where I was when the second plane hit. I was laying on my couch with my 7 month old daughter on my chest and had been watching the news while they were talking about the first plane that hit and then I watched as the second one hit the tower. I remember sitting straight up with my daughter in my hands and wondering if the entire world was about to come to an end. I lived in upstate NY at the time, and was completely horrified for the people in the planes, the towers and the those simply standing there watching the buildings burn. My heart and prayers will always go out to the victims and their families. I will never be able to forget the images that displayed before me all those years ago, all those innoccent people will never be forgotten. I just hope by this time next year we can bring our own men and women home from war so that they can be home and safe for the next 9-11 memorial.

BiGMerf · 09-11-2008, 09:36 AM

i remember it like it was yesterday. I eas living in Nyc at the time, the whole city was in a frenzy. We thought we were under attack, i remember we left work as soon as it happened and seeing the smoke coming from Manhattan. I worked in brooklyn but we could see it clearly. Everyday i used to wake up and when i left my house as a kid to goto school you would see the twin towers in the distance. It sort of symbolized hope and what life can be like if you made it out the ghetto. When i woke up the next day and made that same familiar turn they were no longer there and for a while i'd say like a month i teared every time i noticed they where missing. Life certainly changed for every New Yorker, for a year after that every thing that happened became a question ," was it a terrorist attack ". When that plane went down over queens couple of moths later we all thought it was happening again.......May all there souls rest in peace

kit60 · 09-11-2008, 11:04 AM

So sad. I was all the way in Oregon and I was terrified. I didn't want my son to go to school. I can't even begin to imagine being there. So frightening.

wendel34 · 09-11-2008, 11:13 AM

some might get mad at me for this.......

but this is why we are at war and must not stop until the threat is over.....

abbie717 · 09-11-2008, 12:25 PM

Wendell, Your reply may make someone mad. I happen to believe you are correct. I believe our soldiers are fighting for me and my safety in another country instead of on American soil, in American cities. I feel safe to go to the store and work and church and dig outside in my flowers and walk my dog. I don't think I would feel that way living in Bagdad or Afganistan. I think of our military men and women every day. I sometimes get overwhelmed when hearing the National Anthem and mercy don't have children singing it or I am a weeping lump. So, If your reply made someone mad, so be it. Thanks for giving me the courage to post a reply to you.

Lori P · 09-11-2008, 12:42 PM

I still remember that day..... I'll never forget it either.

My ex-husband was in the bathroom getting ready to go to work and he yelled at me to turn the tv on cause someone had bombed the WTC. I turned the tv on and yelled back that someone had bombed The Pentagon. I was scared to death. I had no idea what was going on. Should mention that I was living in Oregon at the time too. Anywho.... my ex went to work and I phoned up my bestest friend and she came and picked me up and we spent the day together.

That night all my ex did was watch all the days events on tv. Turns out that my ex had a colleague who worked in the WTC and he was never heard from after the incident.

My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones in these senless acts.

*hugs to all*

Lori