Where were you when 9/11 happened?

Kold · 08-09-2009 03:02AM

Bridger Juicy Oceanography wrote: »

Does anyone remember the rumours that were circulating when the news first broke? I can remember three:
Another plane is still missing and flying around, ready to strike at it's target like a Roll-Royce powered lightning bolt.

There are many abandoned strips all over the US in which the hijackers could stash their stolen and fucking massive Boeings for terrorising at a later date.

WORLD WAR III HAS JUST STARTED OMG!!!!!1!!!

Ah, to have a transcript of my 13 year-old self discussing international politics with my classmates.

Lol. 911 times 1,000... Yes that's right... 911,000.

Amalgam · 08-09-2009 03:04AM

In a warehouse on the northside, by the time the story had been passed on from the single colour TV in the security hut, to the back of the warehouse, the president was dead and the Whitehouse was on fire, about nine planes involved..

Soby · 08-09-2009 04:35AM

Heard it in the car just as i came outta school.Wierd how at moments like that you can remember exactly where you where

Helix · 08-09-2009 05:46AM

at home

got up, went downstairs and put on teletext, flicked to the news page to see a plane had hit one of the towers. thought "ahah what a clown of a pilot that was" before looking at the football news. then i decided to put on sky news to see the carnage, about 25 seconds before the second plane hit live

Tar.Aldarion · 08-09-2009 05:51AM

i was in school, all these work and uni poeple make me feel young

Nailz · 08-09-2009 06:07AM

I was in school, knew nothing about it until I came home, saw it on the tele, got a bottle of water and played the PlayStation.

me_right_one · 08-09-2009 06:35AM

At work on a site in Navan. World War 3 was the talk for the rest of the day.

I cant believe how many posters were going to school. What age are yiz all? Are yiz still feckin in school seeing as it was only 8 years ago? What are yiz doing up posting on boards in the middle of a Monday night?

garyt24 · 08-09-2009 06:39AM

I was in my accounting class in 6th yr when one of the teachers came in and told the whole class. Its funny how i remember that moment in so much detail yet i could not tell you what i did for my birthday that year.

mikemac · 08-09-2009 07:18AM

In a B&B in Galway.

Up checking out accomadation for college.
They were talking about the first plane as an accident.......on a sunny clear morning

/ Fair enough, I went along with that
And mentioned there was a similar crash on another building in the 1950's, a bomber plane I believe and that was an accident

Saw the second plane live

pow wow · 08-09-2009 07:27AM

Working in England for an insurance company who had branch offices over three floors in Tower 2. One of the older guys who was a total loop most of the time started waffling about some plane crashing into a building and most of us thought he was talking about some computer game (big gamer...even at work!). He called us all over to the BBC news site and then we went into the conference room and watched it on the big screen and stayed until the late evening.

vinylbomb · 08-09-2009 07:46AM

In the kitchen making a sandwich. I had been listening to the news on RTE, and didnt bother changing when that prat Joe Duffy came on to do Liveline. So at some stage he mentioned that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, so I thought I'd take a gander at Sky News to see if they were covering it. They had a live feed going. 3 or 4 minutes later the second plane hit.

Its bizarre how everybody can remember vividly where they were.

Saibh · 08-09-2009 07:55AM

I had taken the day off work to do some painting in the house. Had the TV on, rang my parents to tell them.

Blazer · 08-09-2009 08:34AM

Had the day off as well.
Came home and switched on the news and saw the reports of the first plane crashing into the towers.
Watched then as the 2nd plane came in and hit the 2nd tower..
It's like my parents generation remember where they were for the Moon Landing...for me 9/11 is the equivalent.

dlofnep · 08-09-2009 08:38AM

In bed - mother woke me up telling me that New York had been nuked. No BS.

I got up, and the second plane hit. Didn't know wtf was going on.

Ed_ · 08-09-2009 08:44AM

I was at home catching up on the events of the previous day with a newspaper. Sky News was on the television in the background.

Peter C · 08-09-2009 08:51AM

Working in office in Bray at the time and Joe Duffy mentioned it on the radio! Went online and watced it unfold on Sky News.

Daroxtar · 08-09-2009 09:02AM

In Ibiza in Bora Bora having the best day of the holidays. Never heard a thing untill we were on the bus back to town at 12 that night and some girl from Manchester turned and said "wasn't it awful about america?".

Hauk · 08-09-2009 09:04AM

I hadn't heard of the World Trade Center until this happened.

Was in school in Second Year.

Rabies · 08-09-2009 09:10AM

I was in a bar in Greece drinking.
Weird vibe in the town that night.

galwaybabe · 08-09-2009 09:17AM

I was in a cafe in Krakow, Poland. Very strange vibe there too!

RxQueen · 08-09-2009 09:23AM

In 3rd year geography class. went home and looked at it on tv for the rest of the day.

Was looking at something about it last night, scary stuff

Speedway · 08-09-2009 09:24AM

I was on the way to a first date with my ex!! and man I should've read the signs she was a nutter!

Ed_ · 08-09-2009 09:27AM

hellboy99 wrote: »

I had booked the day off work, I was at home on the net and watching Fox News at the time.

FOX News wasn't broadcasting here at the time. It only started a few months after it.

Cathmandooo · 08-09-2009 09:28AM

I was in 'town' (Dublin City) shopping for things for my first year in college.

I remember my friend thinking it was going to be the start of WW3 and being scared.

Ping Chow Chi · 08-09-2009 09:30AM

almost the same as above, me and a couple of mates where at a water park in cyprus, I remember it was all cheesy dance tunes all day then a DJ cut in to say that a plane had crashed into the world trade centre, then um and ar'ed a bit then announced that another plane had crashed into the other world trade centre.

I remember thinking it was all a sick kind of joke. Nothing else was announced while we where at the water park and it wasn't until I went to the shop later that day and the shop keeper pointed at the TV and it became quite clear what had happend.

Clare Bear · 08-09-2009 09:43AM

Sitting in my kitchen at home with my mother. I had just come back from the airport after an accident in Magaluf and was on crutches feeling sorry for myself. My brother in law rang us to turn on the TV. Saw the second plane crash. Was like watching a movie. Can't believe it's 8 years ago now.

morrowa64 · 08-09-2009 09:44AM

working in a bar in Liverpool, someone ran in and said put on Sky News, within 10 minutes the pub was packed with people, everyone seemed in a daze just staring at the tv, felt very surreal

lisbon_lions · 08-09-2009 09:54AM

I was at work in Letterkenny, popped into a bar for a few on the way home to watch the live feed. Harrowing scenes. Anyone see that "102 minutes that shook America" on C4 last night? Shocking footage taken by people in NYC.

Clare Bear · 08-09-2009 09:55AM

lisbon_lions wrote: »

I was at work in Letterkenny, popped into a bar for a few on the way home to watch the live feed. Harrowing scenes. Anyone see that "102 minutes that shook America" on C4 last night? Shocking footage taken by people in NYC.

Yeah I hadn't seen any of that footage before. Sunday night's documentary was sad too, recordings of peoples' calls to their loved ones.

lynchpin · 08-09-2009 09:58AM

I was working in Hasbro(MB Games) at the time going about my business like a regular Willy Wonka when the news broke.

The noise of all the factory machines meant that news stories got mixed up. I remember one person telling me aliens had landed.
There were also rumours that the white house had been destroyed and how the American's had shot loads of hijacked planes out of the sky destined for other landmarks.

Where were you when 9/11 happened?

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