13 years ago tomorrow

[Great-Kazoo]

Life as we know it changed. There are a few songs whenever played, flash me back to that morning. I was heading to dmv listening to boyles on 630, he was rambling about reports of a plane crashing in to one of the twin towers. Walked in to dmv, not only was no one in line, you could hear a pin drop.
Phones to ny were busy, busy, busy. Keep in mind a lot of transmission towers were on the towers.

One cousin remembers someone grabbing his arm as he felt the floor collapsing under him, in tower 2. He knows he made it outside. He had no clue how he ended up in midtown madhatten.
My other cousin was coaxed out of the towers by his dad, who insisted they do breakfast. Having lots of friends and family who work in the city, i'll not bore you with my shit.
Unfortunately that date 9/11/2001 for some means nothing now.

anyway the songs of my 9/11

In a new york minute, everything changes



This song by Live, reflects how there was no airline traffic for who knows how long. While it paralyzed air transportation worldwide. The unique quiet of nothing in the sky was calming. Especially considering what had happened.

[TFOGGER]

Hate his politics, but the song holds many new meanings after 9/11/01...

[wctriumph]

I was east bound on I-80 headed for Sioux Falls, SD. I was already in NE when I heard about the first plane and everyone was at first saying it was an attack and others were saying that it was just an accident, planes fly into buildings on occasion.

Then, the second plane hit and we all knew what had happened. It is clear to me to this day how angry I was and ... I knew that we were in a war and that we had better get going. When I got into Sioux Falls I checked into my hotel and everyone was in the lounge watching the news. Up to then I had not seen anything, just the radio. I went to get dinner at a BBQ joint and everyone was talking WW III and saying we have to go and kill those people before they come over here and do it again.

Prayers on the way up as I do every year for those that suffered through that terrible event and pray that we will be able to master the evil that is coming out of that land so far away.

May God Bless all of us and keep us in His heart.

[Madeinhb]

I was in NY and my friends dads apartment. Saw everything



And then our dumbasses walked down there.

[cmailliard]

I was at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Alabama. The cover of our binder for the class we were taking (Medical Response to WMD) had the World Trade Center in crosshairs. We had FBI, DHHS, USSS, Washington DC Firefighters and others from around the country in our class. The DC Firefighters stole (borrowed) a bus and drove home taking most of the feds with them.

The first day of class (Tuesday Morning) one of the FBI instructors was saying what terrorism is "striking fear . . . " type stuff. Wednesday Morning he came back and said "Remember what I said yesterday about striking fear? Fuck That! They want to kill, all of us, plain and simple."

Never saw any footage until late that night when we got back to the dorms.

I would have my students watch the 9/11 movie by the French twins. It is amazing that the students in high school cannot remember that day. They were 4 or 5 at the time, they have no real memories of it. I would do a whole week on 9/11 and why it is important.

[wctriumph]

We just let out a bike we repaired to a CSU student in his fourth year and I asked him and his girl if the school was doing anything for the anniversary tomorrow and they both just started at me. "What anniversary?", they asked. I said 9-11, when the twin towers were attacked? It took them a moment and then they were both kind of embarrassed about it. And no, they don't know if the CSU campus has anything planned.

Too many people have forgotten or have just never been taught about it. I asked if they new when Pearl Harbor was attacked and they had not a clue.

TEA

III

[Great-Kazoo]

We just let out a bike we repaired to a CSU student in his fourth year and I asked him and his girl if the school was doing anything for the anniversary tomorrow and they both just started at me. "What anniversary?", they asked. I said 9-11, when the twin towers were attacked? It took them a moment and then they were both kind of embarrassed about it. And no, they don't know if the CSU campus has anything planned.

Too many people have forgotten or have just never been taught about it. I asked if they new when Pearl Harbor was attacked and they had not a clue.

TEA

III

the only thing CSU is interested in doing besides a stadium, is figure out a way to ban CCW on campus. It's their agenda.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

[StagLefty]

We never forget :

[Great-Kazoo]

We never forget :

Nice i was given 1 of 2 when they were made. The other one hangs at greeley H-D.
As others mentioned This is a War. Unfortunately This administration, or i doubt any other has the stomach to do what is needed to resolve the Islamist threat. We have oil & NG, right here as anyone who lives along hwy 85 can see.

IMO After 9/11 we should have sent small teams in to Saudi Arabia, paid visits to the well to do while they slept. Explaining to them in the morning they would give up those they gave money & support to, or never see another sunset.

[trlcavscout]

13 years ago tomorrow I was sitting in a hospital in las Vegas waiting on my son to arrive. What a day!