In a month..

zyxwvu · 11-08-2011 01:40PM #1

..it will be 10 years since the attacks on the World Trade Centre.

Do people here think it feels as though 9/11 was less than 10 years ago or more than 10 years ago, or that 10 years feels just about right?

It definitely feels like less than 10 years ago for me!

super_furry · 11-08-2011 01:43PM

Feels longer. The attacks seem a lifetime ago.

Plug · 11-08-2011 01:52PM

It really flew all right:pac:

TheZohanS · 11-08-2011 01:52PM

Depends on your age. If you're 20 now it's half your lifetime ago, if you're 30 it's a third...etc. etc.

Feels about 10 years ago to me.

danniemcq · 11-08-2011 01:57PM

I really wish people would stop calling it 9/11.

nothing happened the 9th of november. 11/9 though thats when the WTC attacks took place. Yes i know that it will always be refered to as 9/11 like d-day will always be d-day but when people ask where you you on 9/11 its pointless especially when you are not in the states

stovelid · 11-08-2011 01:57PM

I hope everybody will show respect and not hijack this thread.

CardBordWindow · 11-08-2011 02:02PM

It makes me feel old. It happened the day before my Junior Cert results. A long time ago now!

Saila · 11-08-2011 02:03PM

it was a lifetime ago...in more ways than one

J. Marston · 11-08-2011 02:04PM

Plug wrote: »

It really flew all right:pac:

:mad: Too soo......Actually, 10 years? You're grand.

zyxwvu · 11-08-2011 02:06PM

stovelid wrote: »

I hope everybody will show respect and not hijack this thread.

Now now, don't add flames to the fire.

amacca · 11-08-2011 02:06PM

I was on the west coast when it happened..........cant believe its that long ago...don't know where the last 10 yrs have gone.

RIP the victims.

antodeco · 11-08-2011 02:10PM

I was working for FM104 at the time. I was going past the Q building in Blanchardstown and heard it on the radio. Feels longer, feels sooner. Kinda weird. I use it as a mark in time though. Something that's pre/post 2001 (US TV).

AgileMyth · 11-08-2011 02:10PM

How long before we stop hearing about it?

Hazys · 11-08-2011 02:14PM

danniemcq wrote: »

I really wish people would stop calling it 9/11.

nothing happened the 9th of november. 11/9 though thats when the WTC attacks took place. Yes i know that it will always be refered to as 9/11 like d-day will always be d-day but when people ask where you you on 9/11 its pointless especially when you are not in the states

You do know in the US the month comes before the day in their standard date format and the attacks happened in New York City and Washington DC which both happen to be in the US?

Hence why its commonly known as 9/11.

Elba101 · 11-08-2011 02:15PM

CardBordWindow wrote: »

It makes me feel old. It happened the day before my Junior Cert results. A long time ago now!

Me too. I remember someone came in with The Sun the next day and no even looked at Page 3! Have a lot of family over there so was quite worried

smk89 · 11-08-2011 02:16PM

danniemcq wrote: »

I really wish people would stop calling it 9/11.

nothing happened the 9th of november. 11/9 though thats when the WTC attacks took place. Yes i know that it will always be refered to as 9/11 like d-day will always be d-day but when people ask where you you on 9/11 its pointless especially when you are not in the states

Never forget 9/11. That hot November day Cambodia was liberated from the British

candy-gal1 · 11-08-2011 02:17PM

Woah, 10 years?! that really is mad, doesnt feel like that at all! :eek:
I was 14 and in school when it happened, didnt know anything about it till my dad picked me up after school.

Kojak · 11-08-2011 02:18PM

AgileMyth wrote: »

How long before we stop hearing about it?

Probably won't be for another 30 or 40 years I'd say, unless something even worse happens to the US. I'm not wishing it on them at all, I'm just saying that it would have to be something fairly significant to replace 9/11

Vicxas · 11-08-2011 02:18PM

Jesus i remember it clearly. I was in TY and we got on the bus home from school and 2fm were getting shaky reports about it, some scary stuff.

mackg · 11-08-2011 02:20PM

In a month it will be the 9 year 11 month anniversary of when I wished everyone would stop talking about this.

danniemcq · 11-08-2011 02:22PM

Hazys wrote: »

You do know in the US the month comes before the day in their standard date format and the attacks happened in New York City and Washington DC which both happen to be in the US?

Hence why its commonly known as 9/11.

Yeah i know that,

its this constant where you were on 9/11 and do you know what you were doing 9/11 its annoying. They could at least have the decency to do what they did in london 7/7... see works on an international level

Mr Benevolent · 11-08-2011 02:23PM

No, I barely cared then and really don't care now.

Standard Toaster · 11-08-2011 02:25PM

I'm sure everyone can remember where they were/what they were doing that morning.

Man 10 years...feels about right.

Goodshape · 11-08-2011 02:26PM

First I heard of it was on a news website, with the headline "America Attacked" and a picture of the towers in flames.

I honestly thought the website had been hacked. Was about to call my sister over to show her the funny bogus headline, but I turned on the TV first and... oh... not a hack!

Spacedog · 11-08-2011 02:38PM

it's been a long decade, been difficult America to descend into right wing nuts, the rise of FOX news, the ignoring of BUSH stealing the election, the wars, the economy, the heavy handed treatment of people at airports.

The only positive effect I can see for Ireland from 9-11 was the acceleration of the stalled peace process, as everyone scrambled to distance themselves from terrorism.

but whenever they make me throw away a bottle of water before getting on a plane, I always get the feeling that the terrorists have won.

Frank Black · 11-08-2011 02:44PM

Initially feels like way less than 10years because I remember the day quite clearly.
Then I think about all the things I’ve done since like buy a house, get married have kids etc….. and it feels like a lot’s happened since.
So to answer your questions – yes and no.

I trust this was helpful.

Saila · 11-08-2011 02:49PM

anyone taking bets on will there be another thread on the actual anniversary...or will this still be going till then

Aoifey! · 11-08-2011 02:53PM

Even though I was only 8 when it happened, I still remember finding out when I got home from school and everyone standing around the television in shock. I think it seems much less than 10 years ago.

admiralofthefleet · 11-08-2011 02:54PM

feels like a few months ago, i was in the kitchen in bewleys and the floor manager came in and said a plane had hit the twin towers in new york but its only an accident. i went out to the sports department in roches stores and watched the second plane hit
it was weird, i couldnt take it in

WinstonOno · 11-08-2011 03:04PM

i was 17 when it happened, always felt like it marked the end of my youth, the begining of life as an adult. life before 9-11 and life after 9-11. unfortunately it will be the defining image of our generation. depressing really.

knird evol · 11-08-2011 03:28PM

typical AH, serious topic, and you just sit around trading puns with each other

In a month..

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