15 years ago

I was at work and watched it with my co-workers; state employees were sent home so I continued to watch it throughout the day from home. I was scheduled to fly out of Denver for Boston early the following morning with my father who was going to show me his home town and the history...he is pushing 91 now so we were going when he was still able to get around. Obviously, our plans changed; and I was thankful that I wasn't flying to Boston on that day. As a child of the 70s and 80s, I was basically thinking that I've seen too much of this shit...when will it stop? ...when is enough, enough? I remember being hopeful that we as a nation could unite around this; unfortunately ambivalence and appeasement always seem to win out and I am afraid we will live it again. When I think of 9/11 today, my heart goes out to the victims, 1st responders, and all the men and women who left to fight a war to make the world a safer place.

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Originally Posted by hurley842002

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No shit, what an d*ckhead move.

It's pretty clear this thread is for remembrance of the terrible event that befell our great nation, the sacrifices that were made with the lives of those lost, and perhaps a little therapy for those affected.

BTW, quoting him doesn't help my ignore...

At work. Heard the same report on KOA. Turned on TV to watch and saw the footage of second plane hit. Co-worker brought in TV so we could watch in the pharmacy (Kaiser on Arapaho). Lobby had CNN on. When the first tower went down the whole place was dead silent.

Started my journey of "waking up" that day.

I can play it back like it was recorded on videotape.

I was sitting on my porch eating breakfast and got a call from my boss, telling me that the WTC building had been hit and we were shut down for the day...Was confused for a bit since it was a perfectly clear morning and I could see the "Denver" WTC off in the distance from where I was sitting, at which point the boss clarified that it was the main WCT in NYC... Turned on the news and saw the rest of it while trying to check in with family in the area....

I didn't know what to make of it that day, but knew that from that point forward nothing was ever going to be the same. It's been 15 years and I still don't know what to make of it other than we still do not know what that act has cost us in lives, liberties, or happiness. I just know I was never the same, and my heart still breaks for everyone touched directly by that day. and not to make light of the events, but if you ever engage in 6 degrees of separation with 9/11, you will be surprised beyond words how close it truly is to everyone.

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Originally Posted by brutal

No shit, what an d*ckhead move.

It's pretty clear this thread is for remembrance of the terrible event that befell our great nation, the sacrifices that were made with the lives of those lost, and perhaps a little therapy for those affected.

BTW, quoting him doesn't help my ignore...

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Likewise

Fuck that douche.

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Originally Posted by Kraven251

I didn't know what to make of it that day, but knew that from that point forward nothing was ever going to be the same. It's been 15 years and I still don't know what to make of it other than we still do not know what that act has cost us in lives, liberties, or happiness. I just know I was never the same, and my heart still breaks for everyone touched directly by that day. and not to make light of the events, but if you ever engage in 6 degrees of separation with 9/11, you will be surprised beyond words how close it truly is to everyone.

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2 cousins worked there. 1 was eating breakfast off site. The other remembers someone grabbing his hand , pulling him up off the floor as the 2nd tower was coming down around him.
8 funerals my family attended of close friends. One of the other towers, 3 WTC had fatalities 2 of them were former classmates.

This thread is about 9/11/2001, that day only, not the aftermath, that's why.

Alright folks, the point has been made, lets let it go and het back on track to discussing the OP only.

Perhaps the offending poster will be kind enough to remove his post before the staff has to.