9/11 Anniversary

Called into the Works Manager's office

His office was just down the corridor from mine. He had a television set up in the adjoining conference room and four of us were watching the aftermath of the first plane's collision. We were all saying what an horrific accident it was. Then the second plane came into view. No one spoke for about twenty minutes afterwards.

 

I was with a client in a long meeting...

at the end of it my business partner got hold of me and started telling me about the 'attack on the world trade centre'... I was waiting for the 'punchline' to his jokewhich obviously never came. I went outside into my car and listened to the radio... I really couldn't take it in. Why ? Who ? and also what happens next ? was it the prelude to something worse, say a nuclear strike... I couldn't get the information into my head fast enough.</p>

When I got home I watched the TV, it still didn't seem real... it could have been an Orson Wells 'war of the worlds' hoax couldn't it?... as far as I was concerned.</p>

It took days for the enormity of what had happened to sink in, I still find it difficult to watch footage of it particularly the 'falling man' documentary.</p>

It made heros out of NY Fire, Police, ambulence workers &amp; many ordinary folk for the bravery they showed that day.</p>

The World changed forever</p>

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On a training course at TWI in Cambridge

BS7910 don't you know. Or put it another way, three days looking at cracks! In true style, when I was told the news, the best I could muster was, "they're (the towers) big aren't they." After that comment I think Sky News were clamouring for an interview with me.

 

Lymington marina on a yacht

bud , do you work for TEI ?

 

Nah

I was working for BAE Submarines at the time. Funnily enough I have just started a project looking at service life and my boss asked me how long it had been since I had the training. I don't think he was expecting me to tell him the exact dates! That's 9/11 for you.

 

I was in the USA on that day...

in Dallas teaching in a high school. Watched it unfold live in a state of disbelief. Very concerned as I had a number of former students at NYU near the WTC but luckily they were all ok. Had to be part teacher/part counselor that day for the students. Very eerie to leave work and see or hear no lanes in the sky. Got home and found 7 or 8 messages on my answer machine from friends back in the UK checking I was doing ok and that was when I lost it a little. Will never forget that day or the days afterwards.

 

On a beach in Bali

The plane journey home was nearly empty as everyone seemed to fly home the next day, we stayed in Bali another week.

I'll never forget that day.

 

Walking back from school and a kid on the way shouted over the road to me about it &quot;all kicking off&quot;.</p>

Didn't think owt more abart it until I got in and saw the news footage. It wor surreal, like watching a movie. Not summert you ever expect to see happen in real life.</p>

I still feel the same shock &amp; disbelief whenever I see footage of it, and can't imagine the terror that must have been going through the minds of the passengers on board.
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I was on here

and someone posted about a plane crashing into the WTC. I had no idea what the trade centre was a little surprised when I turned the tv on to see a huge tower on fire. So I spent the day watching the TV and reading this board at the same time.

 

I was just a wee prawn.

Returning home from school, to witness these atrocities, brought a tear to my eye.

Terrible, terrible day.

I'll never forget it.

 

I was on a coach to Colchester for some Mickey Mouse cup tie, God only knows why. Spent the entire journey listening to it unfold on Five Live.

 

We lived in the West Midlands

I was driving a skip lorry around Birmingham for Cleanaway. With Talksport on the Radio.... but ofcourse no sport that afternoon...

 

RE: Where were you then?

I was at Primary School, year 5 so I didn't really know the WTC were tbh. We were watchinga video and the teacher put the tv on to put the video on and it was showing pictures of smoke out of the building. Didn't think anything of it until I got home and realised how big it was. Next day all lessons were about the attacks. Sad day.

 

After 8 years and watching a few things this week about it (1 now on ITV4) it still hard to believe