kra-z-fishmumm

It was a day that made my gut wrench and wished I didn't have any children. Now, I pray. For families who've lost loved ones for any reason, for the ppl. who are fighting in a war that has no ending, (how do you kill all the bad guys in the world?), and for all of us. Kinda deep (maybe), but basically I want it to be another day that reminds me to think of others. Sincerely.

Oil_Fan

I work for Turner Broadcasting (TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network and such) in their IT department. We're also the parent company of CNN. That day was scary as heck!! We were watching the TV after the first tower was hit. I saw the second tower being hit live on CNN and was like *insert bad word here*.

CNN had some threats that day after the towers were hit. I was at work until close to 1 am. We had to setup a second broadcast point for CNN incase they got hit. We were scrambling around finding computers to be used just in case. Oh and no overtime...

cognizant

I was going to college in the city at the time it happened. A student was running down the hall screaming the towers were hit, so we all sped out of class and went to the roof of the history building. Watched it fall down. Time seemed to stand still. Looking back on it we were pretty stupid, we should have been running the other way. Shortly after that school was closed and we were all sent home.

I try not to think about it. I know that probably seems wrong, but I was there for it, so it is not something I want to relive over and over again.

sirdarksol

I'm sorry you were so closely affected by this, and I'm sorry that we brought such memories back.

This is part of the reason I try to keep it as "just a day." Like Slug said, many people still mourn or have fears surrounding the day, and while those who witnessed it firsthand have a reason to do so, most of us, who were across the country, should not still be grieving. Here in MN, there is still talk about planes crashing into the IDS Center or the Mall of America. It's something that should be watched for, but Homeland Insecurity is using the day to keep us afraid. Wary is good, but constant fear is numbing, which negates wariness.

Red wag platy

My dad was supposed to be at the Pentagon that day. Luckily, he had a doctor's appointment. Hooray for bad backs!