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In a month..

zyxwvu

..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!

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super_furry

Feels longer. The attacks seem a lifetime ago.

Plug

It really flew all right:pac:

TheZohanS

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

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

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

CardBordWindow

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

Saila

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

J. Marston

Plug wrote: »

It really flew all right:pac:

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

zyxwvu

stovelid wrote: »

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

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

amacca

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

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

How long before we stop hearing about it?

Hazys

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

danniemcq

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

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

Standard Toaster

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

Man 10 years...feels about right.

Goodshape

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

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

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

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

Aoifey!

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

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

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

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