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What Do You Remember About 9/11?
Sep 11th, 2006 at 9:45am
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I know most of us were in school together and spent at least part of the day together, but I'm wondering what you guys remember about 9/11?
We were at school that day. We were switching classes shortly before 9:00am, and I walked into the Journalism classrom. I was the first to walk into the class, and Alex Middleton rushed in just behind me and turned on the TV, saying something about a plane hitting the World Trade Center.
Like others, I thought it was an accidental crash involving a small private airplane, similar to the Empire State Building incident. Seconds later, a handful of students had gathered in front of the TV just in time to see the second plane hit.
I very clearly remember the gasps and wide eyes that accompanied the second impact. As the rest of the students filtered into the classroom, we filled them in on the event one at a time.
We continued to watch, listening intently as the reporter described a similar attack at the Pentagon. No video was available of that attack for the rest of class, and the first video that was made available was of very poor quality.
Just seconds shy of 10:00am, the South Tower collapsed. I swear, nobody uttered a single word. We just stared blankly. Finally, someone said, "This kind of thing only happens in Hollywood." My response, if you'll forgive the strong language, was simply, "That did not just fucking happen."
We watched TV in every single class that day, and Briney flipped on the TV at lunch. I remember the lunch room being almost completely silent, which was completely unheard of.
I went to work later that night at a Kmart store, and the entire place was deserted. I saw maybe ten customers during my entire eight-hour shift. I still clearly remember sitting in my truck listening to the radio and eating my lunch when the newscaster came on to say WTC 7 had crashed to the ground.
So, what do you guys remember?
-b0b (...God bless America.)
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