Stingray24
Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy
+1,060|6415|The Land of Scott Walker
We'll all remember where we were on that day.  May those who lost their lives that day 8 years ago rest in peace. 

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MAGUIRE93
High Angle Hell
+182|6164|Schofield Barracks
Rip
Sydney
2λчиэλ
+783|6813|Reykjavík, Iceland.
It's strangely true, I was 10 years old back then and all I knew about it back then was that some buildings somewhere in the US were falling down.

And yet I remember exactly where I was when it happened.

RIP.
Superior Mind
(not macbeth)
+1,755|6663
Muthafuckas fucking up my skyline.
13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6467

i had gone to Manhattan last April. We did the tourist thing, saw Central Park, Midtown, and when we got south of Wall St. there was a chainlink fence. There is still a hole in the skyline there.
I had wanted a picture to remember this by, and as i was trying to get a little a closer another group of tourists nudged their way in. I looked up, and let them. I stood my ground while they paid their respects. I took their picture as they left.

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Shadow893
lel
+75|6662|England
oh shit that is today

damn . i remember where i was as well and i was only 10 lol

such a shame things like this happen rip
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6571|132 and Bush

2,669 United States
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RIP to all.
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Member
+325|6666
On the way to work this morning, a couple of fire engines were parked just in front of a small WTC memorial near the fire station, made from steel from one of the towers.

RIP.
Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6508|Long Island, New York
Creepy that it was only 8 years ago. Still remember it very well.

I'll never forget seeing a jet in the sky (probably coming from the Air National Guard base around here) doing a 180 on a dime. I actually think seeing that was one of the first things that got me into aviation. Ironic considering what happened within aviation that day.
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6381|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.
Here's some of my personal images from a visit to Ground Zero.
Right...why the hell wont this gallery work?


EDIT- I removed it till I find out how to fix my problem Posted non-gallery format below now.

A lot of these images move me close to tears. I don't think they'll ever stop.

Last edited by SplinterStrike (2009-09-10 19:30:43)

Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6508|Long Island, New York
Oh, also... the Freedom Tower (officially 1 World Trade Center but that doesn't exactly have the same ring to it) is coming alone nicely:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Freedo_twer_update.jpg
SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6381|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.
Ok, pardon my monstrous post, but for some reasons, the gallery function does not allow my pictures. Here's my shots from a trip to ground Zero.

EDIT - Can't have IMG tags between the gal ones Thanks burnzz

Last edited by SplinterStrike (2009-09-10 19:37:02)

13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6467

thanks for sharing. everyone . . .
HaiBai
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
+304|5454|Bolingbrook, Illinois

Sydney wrote:

It's strangely true, I was 10 years old back then and all I knew about it back then was that some buildings somewhere in the US were falling down.

And yet I remember exactly where I was when it happened.

RIP.
Same here. 

The difference was that I was in Kindergarten, probably 5 or 6.  I remember watching it on TV, while eating cereal before I went to school.  Once I went to school, there was a random pilot there, and we were asking her our innocent little 5 year old questions about what happened.
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hi
+322|6336|California
I went to NY and saw Ground Zero in the summer of 2004, I will never forget that day, and I will never forget the day it happened... I remember I was getting ready to go to school... and then it all happenend, the saddest day in school had just happened..
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6571|132 and Bush

A note I posted on FB,

I was working at UPS and I was making a delivery to the back door of an department store in South Tampa. A lady came out and said to me, "Did you hear? A plane flew into the WTC." First thought, oh crap that sucks. I was saddened, but I did not understand exactly what was going on. Two or three deliveries later a friend called me up and said another plane hit the other tower. At this point I knew this was not an accident. The odds were just too unlikely. It was obvious that this was planned. I started getting text message updates on my phone from friends. 10:30 am and before is crunch time at UPS and you can't really stop. Not knowing what was going on was driving me crazy. When I heard that one of the towers collapsed, my heart sank. The feeling was surreal. I was worried about my friends and family. I heard DC was attacked as well, and I didn't know the extent of what was going on. Was my city going to get hit? It sounds almost absurd today, but when you are hearing things that seem so unlikely you start to imagine all kinds horrors. Once I found out that the second tower fell I made my way to a TV inside of a Pottery Barn. Customers and employees were all standing around watching the replays of the planes hitting. No one was talking. Everything stopped that day. The trivial stuff we bicker and complain about now disappeared in an instant.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-s … r-11--2001
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Rohirm
Fear is a Leash
+85|6142|New Austin, Not
I was in class that day. Our teacher brought in a TV and we watched everything for 6 hours straight.

8 years. RIP.
AussieReaper
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
+5,761|6123|what

Poseidon wrote:

Oh, also... the Freedom Tower (officially 1 World Trade Center but that doesn't exactly have the same ring to it) is coming alone nicely:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … update.jpg
Was gunna ask someone to post what is now looks like, thx.
https://i.imgur.com/maVpUMN.png
Superior Mind
(not macbeth)
+1,755|6663
I can't say God damn it?

That's what comes to mind when I think about that day.

Last edited by Superior Mind (2009-09-10 20:06:56)

Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6571|132 and Bush

Rohirm wrote:

I was in class that day. Our teacher brought in a TV and we watched everything for 6 hours straight.
Nice. They roll in live scenes of mass murder and people complain about a speech encouraging personal responsibility today.
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13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6467

wall of text, incoming.

i was working for a company, that rented computers and A/V equipment. That September morning, there were two shows, at the Salt Palace Exhibition Halls.
The first show was for Aeronautics and Aerospace, and my customers that morning were Boeing and Lockheed/Martin-Marietta. They wanted a tv with tape player, Boeing wanted a laptop and flatpanel.
In the next hall over, it was the Insurance and Annuity gathering, a bunch of insurance types. When i showed up at the loading docks, the security told me go ahead, but didn't know if the show was still on. i asked why and he said "You haven't heard? A plane hit a building in New York". i got out, started pulling equipment, when one of the Salt Palace workers saw the tv. He said, "Hey, will that do cable?" i said yeah, but it's for the Aerospace show. He said "I don't give a fuck, c'mon, bring it over here".
He led me to a jack, and pulled out a 4' cable. Plugged it in, turned on channel 2, and i first saw the plane hit the building. i said "oh, shit, when did that happen?" and he said "Shut up, this is live now, something else is happening".
i sttod there, and my beeper went off. My office was paging me. i stood there, watching . . .

There was a guy, in a booth, said his home office was in the North Tower. There was another guy, out on the dock behind the Aerospace hall, said his brother was flying to LA. There was my office manager, pulling me away from the tv, saying it was time to go.
SEREMAKER
BABYMAKIN EXPERT √
+2,187|6538|Mountains of NC

https://www.windsofchange.net/9-11-lights.jpg


at MCAGCC ... getting ready for morning PT
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Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
+3,253|6508|Long Island, New York

AussieReaper wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

Oh, also... the Freedom Tower (officially 1 World Trade Center but that doesn't exactly have the same ring to it) is coming alone nicely:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … update.jpg
Was gunna ask someone to post what is now looks like, thx.
It probably doesn't look like much to most people, but considering the empty hole I saw that it was a few years ago, that's a SUBSTANTIAL difference.

I still wish they used Donald Trump's plan to rebuild the towers - make 'em higher and make 'em stronger.

Last edited by Poseidon (2009-09-10 20:37:09)

SplinterStrike
Roamer
+250|6381|Eskimo land. AKA Canada.

Poseidon wrote:

AussieReaper wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

Oh, also... the Freedom Tower (officially 1 World Trade Center but that doesn't exactly have the same ring to it) is coming alone nicely:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … update.jpg
Was gunna ask someone to post what is now looks like, thx.
It probably doesn't look like much to most people, but considering the empty hole I saw that it was a few years ago, that's a SUBSTANTIAL difference.

I still wish they used Donald Trump's plan to rebuild the towers - make 'em higher and make 'em stronger.
Here's a shot dating from 2005.
https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u47/SplinterStrike/Me%20and%20company/NewYork320.jpg
Kmar
Truth is my Bitch
+5,695|6571|132 and Bush

I don't think the pace will be picking up anytime soon. Especially considering the recession.
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