What were you doing when the WTC Twin Towers fell?

[fritzthecat 10]

I was working for an internet company near the centre of Sheff and heard it from 1 of me mates who messaged me, needless to say, not much more work got done that day as we were to busy trying to get onto the news web sites and they kept crashing, i can even remember the desk i was sat at and a lass called Nikki was sat opposite me, that day will be forever imbedded into my memory

[YakQueudrue 10]

I was at work watching it all happen via my PC. I had extra concern as my dad was over there on business and I knew his office was around that area. As it happens, he was giving a talk at a comference centre on the other side of the Hudson River and after the first plane hit, the meeting was stopped as everyone thought it was a bomb. They then all congregated outside and actually witnessed the second plane hit, plus both buildings fall. Not something he'll ever forget.

[sophiec1979 10]

i wasnt in sheffield, i was in tokyo.

 

id been for my dinner (in mcdonalds- the shame, i know) and went back to the hotel to see most of the residents in the lobby glued to the tv.

 

at first i thought it was a film...and then i realised.

 

a lot of the guests were american and i really felt for them. i couldnt help my self as the tears leaked, even now im getting the same thing again typing this as i remember. it was wierd as people came into the lobby all full of the joys of their holiday and then suddenly falling into a stunned silence as the realisation of what had happened kicked in. it was quite eerie.

 

the worst part for many of them was that they were already stranded. there had been a serious typhoon that delayed all flights out of tokyo narita airport just before. then due to 911, the the US stopped incoming flights, they were even more stuck. by the time i flew out, there were some that had been stuck for over a week, calling the airlines on a daily basis trying to get home.

 

sophie

x

[YakQueudrue 10]

I have to admit I became a little bit obsessed with the whole thing. As tragic as it obviously was, it still remains one of the most spectacular things I have ever witnessed. I was up the WTC earlier that year and the concept of them collapsing the way they did is just mind boggling.

 

http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/evidence/photos/wtc1ne1.html

 

There is a programme on Monday night at 9pm about the only survivors from in the building, all of whom were in the same stair well which somehow provided some sort or protection.

[NPB! 10]

I'd just got home from college when the 1st plane hit. The assumption on the news at that point was that it'd been some sort of accident. Then the 2nd plane hit, hard to describe how it felt, disbelief I guess. I don't think even those reporting on it could get their head around it

[okka north 10]

I was just coming home from town when I saw it on the news. The first tower had already been hit and I just thought what an odd movie to have on during the day. It took about a minute to work out it wasn't a movie as I was switching chanels. I can still feel that feeling of sitting in front of the tv with my mouth open and tears rolling down my face as I heard the screams of people.

[lizzey 10]

i will never forget that day because i was in the childrens hospital,my son was seven months old and having a six hour operation on both his feet because he was born with two club feet.

[izabellamary 10]

I was up a ladder painting my middle child's nursery a tomato ketchup colour (it was supposed to be watermelon!!) it was 13 days before her birth and I spent the remainder of my pregnancy glued to the telly.

[free_spirit! 10]

i was at school and rumours were going round about loads of different things happening, so we ran home to see what had happened and i walked into see every1 glued to the telly!

[hmr44 10]

I'd just got home from school and I didnt believe that it wasnt a film, when my brother was watching the news.

 

But i knew it was serious by the look on his face.

[CockneyMafia 10]

I was at work

 

"a plane has crashed into the WTC" was the first I heard of it. CNN, BBC news sites etc crashed with the amount of hits they were taking.

 

The most poignant thing of the whole day for me was the emergency "Question Time" that was held later that evening which basically concluded that "well, America deserved it"

 

Astonishing TV given the gravity of the situation.

[Sugar_Kiss 10]

That was ages ago, i was at bloody school back then...i first heard about it sat on the sofa eating new potatoes and ham(what a meal)