i was in 7th grade. i skipped school to go to work with my mom that day. i remember sitting in her lunch room watching it on the tv with everyone. i watched as the second plane hit. dont think ill ever forget that day. i still remember what i had for lunch too.

 

McDonalds kids meal?

 

nope. pizza lunchable with a strawberry kiwi caprisun.

 

I was also in 5th grade.. Standing in the living room watching it on the tv before school. They told us someone robbed a bank in school

 

I was in my senior year of college and woke up early that day to finish up some homework. I had the news on as usual in the back ground. I remember watching the second plane hit and my stomach just sank. Cause from that point on everyone knew it was not an accident.

What pissed me off later day is that I live across the street from a gas station and they started to price gouge. Gas went from $1.xx to around the $5 mark as cars lined up the street to get gas.

 

LOL so it seems most of the poeple here are young. Wheres all the older ones at?

 

Here I am!

I was in Germany, just about ready to get off work (Germany is 6 hours ahead of Eastern time) - needless to say, we locked down every military installation.

But at the same time, you realize you who friends are. I couldn't tell you how many Germans stopped and laid flowers, candles, wreaths, etc at our gates. Very moving.

 

I was going to EWR that night from ORD for work, needless to say plans changed.

Didn't even think of it, mom was a wreck all day at work, she didn't know what time I was leaving for EWR.

After that day, every time I see a plane crash I have to call mom and tell her I was not on that one.
Before that day, she never really paid attention to plane crashes.
I regularly took the AA prop to/from ORD that crashed in Northern IN, and she never said anything about it.
That day did change a lot about people.

 

SSCULLY, are you a pilot or just fly a lot?

 

I was out making a delivery when I heard on the news the a plane hit the WTC and my only thoughts were that my sister was flying home from Jamaca that day and what the hell is going on.

 

You got your wish....we are now fully engaged in Afghanistan. But, you would never know it since the media rarely mentions it.

 

I was on my way to work, driving on Anglin Drive, approaching I-20 when I heard the first one on the radio. Got to the office about 5 minutes later and was watching on TV when the second plane hit. It was the sickest, saddest, most violated feeling I can remember. Still is.

 

I was at home watching the news just after the first plane hit. I was in my F350 work truck on the job site when I happened to be listening to the radio when the second plane hit. Needless to say I was shocked.

The only thing I said to everyone I talked to that day was that somebody was going to pay dearly for what happened.

A tragedy for sure.

 

I'm a passenger. Normal years I fly ~135K air miles.
This is not a normal year, or at least historically, could be the new norm.

 

The other day I mentioned to the wife that I find it sad that everyone after 9/11 was flying the stars and stripes and now when I look around there are very few that still have it up. I take mine down about one time per year and that is when it's time to put a new one up.