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Date Posted: 18:53:56 09/13/10 Mon
Author: Neeney
Subject: Re: Where were you on 9/11/2001
In reply to: We3Kings 's message, "Where were you on 9/11/2001" on 09:45:54 09/11/10 Sat

I worked the night shift then, so I was coming home from work, listening to the radio. They made the announcement that the plane had flown into the first tower, and even though I knew it was a big deal, it kind of didn't affect me then.

Then I got home and turned on the tv, to kind of wind down before going to sleep and the plane flew into the second tower. From then on I was riveted to the tv, scared to death.

I don't think I got much sleep that day.



Neeney


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[> Re: Where were you on 9/11/2001 -- LauraG, 20:37:16 09/13/10 Mon

I was getting dressed for work and watching the "Today" show as I do every morning. When they showed the first plane I just stared in misbelief. It had to be an accident, but when the second plane flew into the tower I yelled at the tv to "Shut down the airports!"
It was beyond my understanding then, as it is now. To see the destruction and havoc was... and yet to know I had to go to work....
When I arrived at work, our principal called us together in my library and told us all the latest. She then preceeded to tell us that we were going to continue with the school day as if nothing had happened. If questions were asked, we were to refer them to their parents. Part of me was angry that we were withholding information, the other part knew that I had no answers to give.

Working in an open space school, I'd lived through full eclipses, potential assassinations, space shuttle tragedies, and personal losses with my colleagues. That day, because we were to pretend there was no tragedy, we did not look into each others' eyes. The joking, fun-loving easy banter ceased to exist. We made it through the day by going numb. I'm still not sure if that was the best solution, but it was taken out of our hands and it did give us time to decide what we were going to say later on.

I think it taught us all that even Americans are not exempt from the violence in this world. In fact, our attitudes can cause others to hate and want to harm us. I look at 9/11 as a wake up call for America. As citizens, we needed to wake up to the fact that we are not always the saviors we think ourselves to be; that because of our actions, many view us as the enemy.

God bless those we lost and those who lost loved ones. May we learn from our losses.

LauraG


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