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chillin in Ms. Edwards' 6th grade Social Studies class, imho.
thats basically what happened with me, watched it for a minute didn't really give a and went a played my 64
chillin in Ms. Edwards' 6th grade Social Studies class, imho.
I slept in. It was the first day after I was fired.
Living right outside of DC in Maryland, I had just dropped off my 2 older kids at school and was playing with my toddler. The phone rang, it was my husband (active duty Army, working for the Surgeon General at Walter Reed) saying he was at the Metro station headed for a meeting at the Pentagon, instructing me to turn on the tv cuz they were hearing about a possible terrorists' attack in NYC. I described to him what I saw, the first plane only, and he said he'd call later.
Then the second plane hit and I was really confused about what I was seeing and hearing. Then I heard Bryant Gumble say softly "Oh my God, now the Pentagon" and my blood went cold. I tried to keep it together, just then they flashed on the screen Maryland's governor closing all the schools and public buildings and that helped me regain some focus because I'd have to go get my kids. Then my husband called, he knew what was going on, Metro had stopped a couple of stops from the Pentagon and he was running the last couple of miles there. He said go get the kids, fill up the car with gas, and get as much money from the ATM as I could, then call him when I was back home.
It was surreal out there----everyone was in a fog like state, kind of in slow motion. It took several tries to get hold of him, when I finally did he was busy organizing teams to debrief witnesses and said he'd be home as soon as he could. We didn't see him until 72 hrs later.
Was sleeping in my dorm room at UT and my roommate's girlfriend calls screaming, "Oh my God! Get out of bed! We're under attack!" She probably could have handled that call differently.
Lots of heated, emotional debates around next steps and flag-waving throughout the rest of the day.
I remember I was in 8th grade and a bunch of kids were being pulled out of class early that day. I was in my english class when my teacher flipped the class tv over to the news. we stopped the regular bell schedule that day to watch CNN for about 2 hours.
I remember being in first period seventh grade english class with an old-ass cranky teacher. I had forgotten to turn in some important assignment that was due that day and was subsequently singled out by the old woman. She was about to lay some sort of academic penalty on me (giving me detention + calling my parents) until some teacher came into the classroom and brought in a television on one of those television carriers to show the class what was going on. I was bailed out.
Anyhow, seeing the events transpire was ing surreal. Later on that day, I remember trying to get some sleep but I kept hearing planes flying overhead...
I'm pretty sure you all have some memories from that day. Let's hear them.damn i thought you were a lot older than me.
I was in 6th grade and I showed up about 5 minutes late to my first period class. I was a giant class clown back then so I was laughing as I was walking in, when I saw the whole class just staring at our TV. I was about to ask what was going on but my teacher just put her finger over her mouth giving the "Shhhh" sign so I just watched with the rest of the class.
I didn't take it too seriously until the second plane hit, which then it hit me that something was up. She shut it off about 5 minutes later so I really didn't understand what was totally going on until I got home later that day.
I was 29 (ha), sitting in the dentist's chair.
We were listening to events unfold on the radio, making jokes about how some investor was pissed at his financial advisor for losing his life savings and ran his little plane into his office at the WTC. We didn't realize when they said plane, they didn't mean crop duster.
I was at school reading a children's book to a bunch of 2nd graders. Boy, I'll tell you what--it got awkward when I found out.
I was in the 5th grade when it occured and I remember my teacher started crying...
we didnt understand what was going on till later I went home where my dad explained what was going on....
very very sad
7th grade,first period, elective where you learn to cook/sew/other home stuffI remember being in first period seventh grade english class with an old-ass cranky teacher. I had forgotten to turn in some important assignment that was due that day and was subsequently singled out by the old woman. She was about to lay some sort of academic penalty on me (giving me detention + calling my parents) until some teacher came into the classroom and brought in a television on one of those television carriers to show the class what was going on. I was bailed out.
Anyhow, seeing the events transpire was ing surreal. Later on that day, I remember trying to get some sleep but I kept hearing planes flying overhead...
I'm pretty sure you all have some memories from that day. Let's hear them.
Got home from school when I was 12, saw it on the news for about 5 minutes then went and played some Playstation.
7th grade math with that Aldrete
You are all babies.
It was my first day off on a long weekend (I worked a weird schedule so my weekends were a mixed bag). I slept late and when I got on to check the news online, I saw the photos. I had been meandering around the house for a couple of hours before that with nary an idea.
Strangely enough, my friend and I were discussing the first WTC bombing days earlier and my friend said "what's to stop someone from hijacking a plane and flying it into those buildings? You know it's going to happen sometime". I was thinking that I had just flown that week and was allowed to take my Leatherman with me, and any knife that had a blade under 4". I was also thinking that a ceramic knife would pass right through the screening without a problem.
We didn't discuss our prior conversation much over the phone however... for obvious reasons.
Last edited by DMC; 05-06-2011 at 04:53 PM.
In Florida no doubt.
Geez. Babies...elementary school? I was a junior in high school.
I saw it happen officially on the Today Show but wasn't sure how big of a deal it was. Got to school. My Spanish 3 AP teacher turn on the TV. We were doing these oral presentations, but she couldn't help but keep the TV on so we watched the events unfold first period. The crazy Baptist girl talked about the end of times, one girl ran out of the room to call her dad who was flying to Chicago and the rest of us just watched in awe.
There was some type of talk about it in every class after that.
Was hitting a 3 foot bong with my roommate and our friend while we watched on TV
Interestingly, I'd signed up for the Army only a few weeks prior and had to ship for training in late October. Basically, I sat there watching all day while dealing with the realization that I would almost assuredly end up in a combat zone somewhere, someday. Ultimately, I was right
Needless to say, no matter how much dank I smoked, I never really enjoyed my buzz. It was just too sad of a day
aren't you in college?
tbh I was chillin in Mrs. Howell's 6th grade Social Studies class
I'm only a year older than you.
I was in 6th grade and I showed up about 5 minutes late to my first period class. I was a giant class clown back then so I was laughing as I was walking in, when I saw the whole class just staring at our TV. I was about to ask what was going on but my teacher just put her finger over her mouth giving the "Shhhh" sign so I just watched with the rest of the class.
I didn't take it too seriously until the second plane hit, which then it hit me that something was up. She shut it off about 5 minutes later so I really didn't understand what was totally going on until I got home later that day.
What kind of spider is that in your avatar?
Damn so when and where did you deploy?
Thanks for the service to our country btw
Holloman AFB. Was working on the F-117A when I heard the news and was called into the shop. All of us weapons troops were there and were briefed on what was going on and then the second plane hit. After that, we had to scramble and reconfigure the aircraft for possible mobilization. 30 minutes later, the fleet is ready to go. The rest is a secret.
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