9/11: Four Years Later

[SamsoniteDelilah]

What has changed for you?

[jrs]

Wow, I can't believe I didn't notice it was it was 9/11 today. It was such a shock that very morning to see those devastating images.
What's changed for me? Well, I personally didn't know anyone there, but I lived in New York and I have yet to return and stop by Ground Zero. Once I do, I'm sure it will then immediately hit me harder than ever before. I thought looking at television and photos were bad... I'd better be prepared.

[Ash_Lee]

I didn't realised it was today either, not until I checked Ceefax this morning anyway. I'm surprised the media didn't make a big deal about it, it was a devestating for Britain as well.

Nothing really has changed for me (thankfully), but on the plane trip to Spain I did feel a little more nervous than I've been before.

[allthatglitters]

The MSM (mainstream media) hasn't been making that much of a deal about it, but the blogsphere (at least the blogs I frequent: Powerline ect.) has. I was very young when it happened, I mean, I am still young, but I was only 12 when it happened. It was my second week of seventh grade. I've written a few pieces on my blog and discussed at school on why I think that the class of 2007 is much different than any other classes because of this. Anyways, I can't say I've been changed. There wasn't much there to change, but I have been shaped.

I was suddenly more aware and alert to changes in the world. I formed my own opinions a lot earlier than most and as I've grown older and mostly in the past year they've deepened into important convictions. I suppose this all contributed to my decision in what to do when I am older.

[Darth Stujitzu]

For our generation this is as big as the Kennedy assasignation. It's cliched to say you can remember where you were when it happened, but I genuinely can, it was around two o'clock in the afternoon here when the first reports came in of a plane hitting Tower 1, at that time it was unclear that it was an act of terrorism, and how much devistation was caused. When the second plane hit it was as if time was standing still, some people were oblivious to the fact of what was going on, but crowds were forming round electrical stores windows to watch the news footage.
I went to my friends shop and we watched the towers fall in total disbelief, about an hour later we tried to phone my family in New York. It took us almost two days to contact them, although I was sure they would be okay, it was the longest two days of my life.
We've had terrorist attacks in Britain, but not on the scale of 9/11. It was hard to watch the news footage, but you could not look away.
My flatmate in New York is a fireman who used to work near by, he'd transfered to Brooklyn two months before to be closer to his parents, he lost so many friends, and watched one of his best friends killed by falling debris. He was off that day, but still went to help, we've spoken at great length about that day, words can't properly sum up what I feel about it, or what my friend Peter went through, I still feel numb every time footage is on the tv.
A sad and terrible day that should be a lesson to future generations about how wrong terrorism is. No cause is just enough to merit the loss of human life.

[susan]

living in new york is a constant reminder for me...i went there in july 2001 two months before the attack and walked right by the twin towers and sat in the atrium waiting for my interview with people that worked in and around the building...

my husband was stuck in the city and had a hard time getting out...no trains or buses were running, nyc closed up like a clam...it took him 3 hours to get home by van (someone gave him a lift who worked at the wtc) and we went down to the loop pkwy (where you were able to see the twin towers)....there was nothing left but rising yellow smoke (think volcano) which burned close to a year later...for two weeks that smoke could be seen everywhere and was a reminder of what had happened...

i was at ground zero two years ago and what a disgrace that has become...people selling souviners, flags, new york stuff, etc...they were still clearing ground when i went and everytime the gates opened people pressed in to see the rubble that was left....

i was so sick that i left the area as quickly as i came and haven't been back since.....

[coolbreeze]

Livng in Heidelberg Germany. I was able to watch many of the special programs on the Armed Forces Network TV station and there were many 'Remember' shows with people talking about that day.
I was in Virginia, not far from the Pentagon that day. No, I did not hear the crash but there were suddenly many police and military on the roads. I was heading south on I 95 and did not hear about the attacks until about 10 after 9am. I was thinking, this is some sick joke. this isn't happening. But it was real and I was feeling suddenly cold and empty. It was a clear blue-sky day and as I drove down the highway it seemed there weren't even birds flying in the air. There were no commercial airlines in the sky either, the rest of that day.
I have thoughts of that day every time I board an airline. How did those people feel as they headed into the World Trade Centers. My head hurts when I think about those people. My heart hurts.

[Darth Stujitzu]

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i was at ground zero two years ago and what a disgrace that has become...people selling souviners, flags, new york stuff, etc...they were still clearing ground when i went and everytime the gates opened people pressed in to see the rubble that was left....

i was so sick that i left the area as quickly as i came and haven't been back since.....


I walked round the site the summer of 2002, stopped a fight between a souviner seller and a local. It's horrible that people cash in on tradegy, I even saw a father tells his kids to adopt a funny pose while he took a photo at the site.
I wanted to walk round in silence as a mark of respect, but after the two incidents detailed above, I left feeling sick and very depressed.

[susan]

it's true, it's a shame and a tragedy

i can still see some of the people hanging out on their break at 9 that july morning and i wonder how many people made it out, how many died, how many were saved....some were lucky that they were on vacation or were able to leave immediately after...those images of the tons of people walking across the downtown bridges and the burning rubble later on will never leave my memory...

[The_Butcher]

Me and my mother had a moment of silence today at breakfest when we were at dennys. So did everybody in the dennys, very special moment. Like some of the people here I have also become much more alert of things. I was so amped on the plane to france about a year ago. I was also very young when it happend, 11 years old to be exact. I was young so I did not make a big deal out of it, now it makes me squirm at the tought of people throwing themselvs off that building. We are living in a very legendary time, Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami, and 9/11. I sort of think that the media souldn't make a huge deal of it because it messes with me when I think of it.

[HellboyUnleashed]

I knew when it was and I wasn't really feeling any emotions today. I mean, I knew what had happened but it really didn't affect me in the way it affected 1000's. I really don't know what to think.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

I had to quit the marketing job I had at the time, and was unemployed for 10 months, after. I could not get a job in marketing, and when I took the job I have now, it was in desperation. I have not recovered financially from the 10 months with no work. But I consider myself pretty lucky. I didn't lose anyone close to me. That's the most important thing. One of my friends was in the 2nd tower, but he got out ok. He ended up moving to the woods in NH for a few years, but is now back in NYC and working again.

The most important change in my life is that I learned that life can end at any moment, and to make sure that those I love know I love them.

[Sexy Celebrity]

What has changed for you?
My clothes.

Although, I'm keeping the shirt that I decided to wear on 9/11. A blue Old Navy polo. It's a memento. I don't have much else from then. The pants and shoes are long gone, but they weren't spectacular.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

My clothes.

Although, I'm keeping the shirt that I decided to wear on 9/11. A blue Old Navy polo. It's a memento. I don't have much else from then. The pants and shoes are long gone, but they weren't spectacular.
:D
Otherwise, your life is the same?
That's oddly comforting.