9/11 - where were you?

[Snokio]

As I'm sure we all know, It's the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

I was at work, and I remember the constant reports coming in, People kept going to the canteen to get updates on the TV, and the rumors of hijacked planes heading towards the UK, really got some people scared

I remember people were looking out of windows into the sky's, wondering what will happen next

Absolutely shocking day, the most vivid thing i'd ever seen in my lifetime, and still shocks me every single time I see that clip

Where were you that day?

[smite]

Driving around Toyota test track (for some reason. Not part of my normal job). Turned on the radio at some point driving round.

[Arcticfire]

Came home from school, a friend(neighbour) told me about a plane crashing in  a big tower(I was 12 back then) So I was like naah no wayy!
Untill I turned the TV on, tv didnt go out untill it was bedtime.

[BrotherTobious]

Was installing insulation into my cuz atic we stopped for a break and then sat in wild dis belief

[TwoBad]

In the car with the family on holiday on the Isle of Wight. I have three very distinct memories of that day.

 The first was the news guy on the radio, after the second tower had been hit and it was obviously not an accident, saying that the American air traffic controllers had told all aircraft to land but had been unable to contact 11 passenger planes.

 The second was on the way back to where we were staying.  We stopped at a chippy and there was a big tv on the wall and everyone was just stood in silence watching it, even the staff.

 And the third was seeing a sign someone had made with some cardboard and left outside a church.  It simply said "God help America".

[target]

On holiday in France with the family - weren't sure what was going on to start with, couldn't understand the French newscaster just figured something big was going on.  Went to the bar just in time to see the 2nd jet crash in to the 2nd tower...

The most shocking image I remember was the pictures of people jumping from half way up the towers...

[Liberator]

Had the day off and was painting my fence.

The phone rang and it was my Mum, "America's under attack!", you can imagine how disturbing that sounded for someone who grew up during the cold war threat of the 4 minute warning. It was only when I turned on the TV that I saw what she was talking about and as strange as it sounds, my first thought was relief.

They were calling it a "possible attack" at that stage as it was not possible that a flight could have done that by accident.

A few minutes later the second plane hit and removed any doubt, the fence went unpainted that day.

[ArithonUK]

I was in the office, we were trying to use the internet and found it falling over. I soon became clear that something big was going on and the only sites with live feed were CNN & BBC. Watched live as the plane hit the second tower. Totally gob-smacked.
I've been trying to explain just what it felt like to my boys (12 & 9) who never saw it and don't really grasp how much the world changed that day. I don't think they really understand.

Who can? I can't, even now. How are you supposed to feel when watching (200) people choose to die by leaping from the topmost floors of the north tower rather than stay put and burn to death, live on TV?

[TeaLeaf]

Kicking back having a long & lazy breakfast at a 16th century Chateau in the Dordogne.  Got the news initially over the radio whilst driving back from the baker with nice warm bread.

Just as importantly - and I bet more people struggle to remember this - where were you on 7/7?  If you can, then ask yourself which year it was?

[RizZy]

I'd got a few weeks of work on holiday while my parents were away, I was randomly mooching around the net while watching the tv & pretty much sat & watched the whole thing happen all day long from the 1st reports coming through to last thing at night, couldn't really believe it was all actually happening & to see the 2nd plane hit & then the towers collapse later was 2 of the most shocking moments I've witnessed & to actually watch them live it was more like watching a film as it was almost too much to actually be real.

It was all a bit weird too as I was off work & my parents were away on holiday when Diana died.

[DrunkenZombiee]

In hospital for an appointment at the fracture clinic after breaking stuff the week before in a Rugby game. I remember watching this on BBC news channel in a busy waiting room.

When the second one hit it went completely silent, really eerie for such as busy place with so many people. Also I remember Chris Moyles (then in the afternoon slot on Radio 1) just playing music and not talking very much. What used to be such a funny show went very serious very quickly.

I wont forget that in a hurry.

[TheDvEight]

I remember watching it at home on bbc news I remember thinking "is this even possible"

[Blunt]

I was plastering a mate's ceiling. His mum rang up and told us to turn on the news as a plane had crashed into the WTC.
We turned the TV on and watched events unfold as we worked.
Both of us were firefighters and when the towers came down, we were certain that many firefighters were lost, but we never imagined that it would be as many as 343.

[sheepy]

was on the way back from 6th form at the time someone told me, my fist reaction was that it was some sort of sick hoax.