Sept 11, 2001

nice_very

Where were you when you heard of it for the first time?
Were you there? (NY)
Did you see any of it "live"?


I was in Egans Bar in Waterford, saw the 2nd plane live on sky news, it was eerie, the whole pub was silent, glued to the TV. I remember this feeling of it being the end of something/beginning of something, a turning point.

In the same way as people used to ask here, were you when JFK was shot, sept 11 2001 is the same question for our generation.

So, Where were you?

brian93

I was in primary school, 3rd class at the time, and my teacher said it to my dad, we rushed home and saw it on tv. I was in awe really!

MrStuffins

I was home playing Playstation on my lunch break from school. The game was loading so I switched on Sky News.

They had live pictures of the first tower burning and I was about to switch over (thinking it was an accident) when I saw what I thought was a TV helicoptor flying into the picture from left til right. It flew behind the second tower and as I was waiting for it to come out the other side, there was a massive explosion!

Of course, it was the second plane.

I stayed home from school and watched the news all day........... for the next 10 years I guess.

Killer Pigeon

Amidst orgasm I believe.

Poster banned

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I was going through the fear after my debs

The_Kew_Tour

thread number 2795 on 9/11

pragmatic1

In a taxi going back to my house from college. Was very hungover. In Letterkenny sir.

angelfire9

I was at home on maternity leave with our eldest and switched on Sky News around 2 o'clock out of boredom
I saw the 2nd plane hit live on TV and I taped the entire broadcast on VCR until well after midnight (to show her highness when she was old enough to appreciate it)

charlemont

I had booked the day off work and as I was working nights at the time I got up about half two and arranged to get some hash for myself and when I turned on the TV I saw the drama unfold so I text my friend and he thought I was only taking the piss till he saw everyone looking in the windows of electronic stores at the news, So I spent the day in the pub and then got a few cans with some friends.

Shield

I remember where I was and what I was doing like it was just minutes ago. I was the first one to break the silence as everyone stood looking at the footage being replayed by Sky News over and over. I distinctly remember saying "This is war. This is WAR.", and right enough, they went straight after the oil person responsible, and slipped in The Patriot Act during the confusion.

For your protection.

Chuck Stone

I was on United Airlines flight 93. We didn't actually crash - we were brought to an airforce base by aliens and then we were...




never mind.

joshrogan

I had just come home from primary school and didn't really understand what was going on. All we had was RTE so I had nothing to look at for the entire day as I was 6 and wasn't interested.

brummytom

I was 8, swimming in the local pool with my class. Teaching assistant was listening to the radio out in the reception, she came in and whispered something to our teacher. We were told there'd been an 'accident' in America, and we all had to stop and say a Hail Mary in the shallow end...

The_Kew_Tour

Chuck Stone wrote: »

I was on United Airlines flight 93. We didn't actually crash - we were brought to an airforce base by aliens and then we were...




never mind.

Say twas fierce sore

Son Of A Vidic

I was living in London, doing on-call for a week of nights. The wife woke me up in a state of shock, I quickly learned why. I went into the Royal Free Hospital that night as usual. My unit was on the top floor and it was weird seeing no aircraft activity over London, except for the occasional Police helicopter.

WindSock

Registering for a course and having a massive fight with my ex. He smashed my harmonica and all, and I fucked a chickenburger at a wall. That was the bigger disaster for me. The chap in the video store we lived above informed us of the first plane hitting so we went up to watch it, just caught the 2nd one going in and ended up having a gathering of beer, smoke food and people to watch the show for the day / night.

The thread here is cool to read if you can find it.

TanG411

5th class.

Came home, saw both buildings with smoke coming out, and thought 'Woooooow'.

I was 9 years old, my mind wasn't very rational.

Mike 1972

Was at work heard the first reports of the first plane hitting the WTC and thought it hilarious as I was imagining a single/two passenger plane piloted by a drunk/idiot (In fairess the first reports were pretty vauge)

kjl

Where were you, when they build that ladder to heaven?

Balfie

I was 13 an only walking home from starting 1st year.. Me an all the lads in my class had loved that WWF thing, an as I was walking home for lunch a kid from my class came running up to me telling me that a plane carrying all the wrestlers had crashed, an they all died.. I ran to the house thinking it was all them, an I couldnt belive my eyes at what I saw..

Teutorix

WindSock wrote: »

I fucked a chickenburger

:eek:

discobeaker

I was on my way to Irish class when i heard about it,then had to go and play in a band at a debs later that night and everyone was in shock

starviewadams

Had just got home from mitching off from school,think I was in second or third year.

Wasn't all that bothered so just went to my room and listened to Slipknot or Papa Roach or one of those angsty teen bands,remember I got into a big argument with my Da about showing respect to the victims or some such shít.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

I saw the first builing was hit and went down to the shop for 10 benson and the second one was hit when I came back. Knew right then that a war was on

Kojak

I was in secondary school - none of us were told anything about it until we got home.

cocoshovel

I just remember eating lunch at the kitchen table watching it on the little tv we had. Was stuck to it. For some reason we had a half day of primary school and I watched some of it live. Pretty hazy day, and cant remember much of it.

angelfire9

WindSock wrote: »

Registering for a course and having a massive fight with my ex. He smashed my harmonica and all, and I fucked a chickenburger at a wall. That was the bigger disaster for me. The chap in the video store we lived above informed us of the first plane hitting so we went up to watch it, just caught the 2nd one going in and ended up having a gathering of beer, smoke food and people to watch the show for the day / night.

The thread here is cool to read if you can find it.

Found this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30986

The OP made me sad
I wonder if the OP's cousin was ok?

krudler

was on a lads holiday in gran canaria at the time, woke up hungover, wandered down to the shop for breakfast and saw a load of people outside a bar watching something, took a gander and it was just as the second plane hit. world changing event alright.

Alicat

angelfire9 wrote: »

Found this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30986

The OP made me sad
I wonder if the OP's cousin was ok?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=273720

sdanseo

Had just started first year too - remmeber people nattering about it all afternoon but I remember thinking the World Trade Center was thos twin towers in Kuala Lumpur or something. Met my Mam off her train on the way home and she told me it was so much more serious than the rumours etc and that it was in fact NYC...thus followed the standard 8 hours glued to the TV.

Richard Hillman

It was the day before my junior cert results. We were getting off a class early for some reason. The teacher told us that a plane had crashed into the Empire State Building :rolleyes: When i turned on the tv when i got home i was expecting a small plane and a little dent but turned on to see armageddon. Incidently Channel 4 showed a programme a few days before about the Taleban and islamic extremism in the country so it didnt take too long to put the pieces together.

alwaysadub

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Was at work heard the first reports of the first plane hitting the WTC and thought it hilarious as I was imagining a single/two passeger plane piloted by a drunk/idiot (In fairess the first reports were pretty vauge)

Exactly the same myself! I had images of this little Cessna type thing just bouncing off the building.
We only had one computer with internet access so we were all huddled round that in the office when the 2nd plane hit.

OPENROAD

Just on lunch, heard some stuff on the radio,but didn't know how serious it was, headed back to work, worked for a large US Bank at the time, and management were running about the place, checking to see if we had lost anyone in, but also Financial markets were obviously still open around the World, so work had to carry on. Was really only after work when we went to the pub that we fully realized the extent of it.

We actually had Graffiti painted outside our bank a couple of days later :mad:

KungPao

I was playing MS flight sim, oddly enough. Then I heard "something's happening in New York" I switched on the TV and saw the second impact.

I then watched Sky News for about 20 hours.

Of course that day was horrific, but it was facinating and unforgettable.

johnnycnandy

3rd year history class, just after lunch. My mate arrived in a few minutes late and told me 2 planes had crashed into the WTC. I told him to stop being stupid. Didn't realise the magnitude of what was happening til I got home and saw that both the towers were down. Crazy day.

WindSock

Teutorix wrote: »

:eek:

License and registration Chickenburgerfukkerrr!

angelfire9 wrote: »

Found this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30986

The OP made me sad
I wonder if the OP's cousin was ok?

Nope...

Alicat wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=273720

Nope...



This one

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30985

Corkfeen

I was in primary school and heard the news when I got home. Really didn't expect to see the 2 buildings fall, don't think I realised the impact of it until later in the evening.

x in the city

nice_very wrote: »

Where were you when you heard of it for the first time?
Were you there? (NY)
Did you see any of it "live"?


I was in Egans Bar in Waterford, saw the 2nd plane live on sky news, it was eerie, the whole pub was silent, glued to the TV. I remember this feeling of it being the end of something/beginning of something, a turning point.

In the same way as people used to ask here, were you when JFK was shot, sept 11 2001 is the same question for our generation.

So, Where were you?

was drivin to limerick buying a 98 civic coupe sri.

was steppin on the v tec yo etc when i heard the news.

Alopex

angelfire9 wrote: »

Found this:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30986

The OP made me sad
I wonder if the OP's cousin was ok?

That thread closed sharpish and without explanation.

/off to conspiracy theory forum

JupiterKid

I was in work, just after coming back up to my office after lunch when my sister in Holland phoned me and told me an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Centre.

I told my colleagues and a few of us went down to the atrium of our building where Sky News was showing it live on the TV monitors.

We were all stunned and silent. It was frightening.

stealinhorses

I was in the car with my parents, on our way to a restaurant to celebrate my mum's birthday. This was after school and I haven't heard anything about it until my dad turned on the radio. Needless to say, the birthday celebrations were very subdued.

Nemanja91

I was in 5th class in primary school, came home to see it on sky news.

Jesus Wept

People love to say where they were like that is a remotely interesting element.

Napper Hawkins

I was 17, I spent the whole day trying to get through to a mate on his mobile.

He eventually answered and I was shocked and disgusted to learn that he couldn't get me any hash.

****ing **** day.

Manic Moran

Got woken up by my girlfriend of the time wondering what time her brother's flight in my direction was supposed to leave NYC. I had no idea, I only knew what time it was supposed to land at my end in SFO. She was most insistant on a departure time, so I did a little mental arithmetic, and said "Oh, about 0830 or 9am." She reacted rather strongly to that. Eventually she suggested I turn on the TV.

This was just in time to see the first tower go down, and then it cut (back) to the Pentagon on fire. At which point I remarked that someone had just declared war on the US. Not having much else to do, I put sidearm and uniform in the back of the car, and then went to work.

NTM

Irish Guitarist

I was at home when I heard the news about the first plane. For some reason I was watching Oprah Winfrey. RTE interrupted it with a news flash about a plane crash. I though it was a light aircraft with a couple of people on it that had crashed and I didn't really understand why Irish news were concerned with this.

Later that day I was browsing in a record shop. They had the radio on and the news came on about the second crash. It was only then that I realised it was a deliberate attack.

KittyeeTrix

I was on holidays in Pwhelli, Wales with my husband and kids.
I was towel drying the youngest following a swim with Sky news muted in the background.

I thought at first it was a re-run of the previous twin tower attack until I realised the fires were at the top of the building and not at the base..turned the TV up and could not believe what I was hearing!!!

The shock and disbelief was massive when the 2nd airplane hit! Still shivers me today

beertons

I was in the Marble Arch in Drimnagh on the piss. Was working as a barman at the time, and we were out the night before, farewell drinks for a girl who was off to the States the next week. Was just after been told of our escapades in Gigs the night before. Locked!

Gneez

I was working in a tractor radiator factory when it came over the radio, everyone stopped working and listened to the radio until the boss came over and turned it off ''out of respect for the 300,000 yanks killed now get back to work''

11 Sept. also my birthday, so after getting off work went to the pub where it was being replayed all night on the big screen.

markc1184

I was in school when I heard in Art class. Strange thing was, half an hour before anyone heard we had been looking over a load of photos and videos with the teacher from our school tour to New York the previous April. Loads of which were from the top of the trade centres.

Crazy Horse 6

In Brooklyn asleep.