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By *orwichguy500 OP   Man
over a year ago

sprowston

Can't believe it's 19 years since 9/11 happened remember that terrible day like it was yesterday

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By *icklvsdickMan
over a year ago

bhead

Was between jobs at the time and enjoying a daytime pint with a mate. Saw the second plane hit one of the towers live on the tv screen. Will stay with me forevermore

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By *arridMan
over a year ago

Brighton

A woman in our office fainted as her husband was in New York then.

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By *orwichguy500 OP   Man
over a year ago

sprowston

I watched it at home just after first plane hit I just sat there and thought it was a movie didn't seem real until I saw the second plane hit then I felt physically sick can't imagine what it must have been like in new York as it unfolded

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was at a golf range in palace rig Cumbernauld when the planes hit, will never forget! God bless!

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By *airyScot40Man
over a year ago

East Kilbride

Was in my office in Paisley. Couldn’t believe it. Sincerely hoping this thread remains respectful to those who perished and doesn’t turn into a conspiracy theorists’ playground.

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By *orwichguy500 OP   Man
over a year ago

sprowston


"Was in my office in Paisley. Couldn’t believe it. Sincerely hoping this thread remains respectful to those who perished and doesn’t turn into a conspiracy theorists’ playground."
here here rip all who perished

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By *ookingFor...Man
over a year ago

West Sussex

Funnily enough I was thinking of starting a similar topic as there has been so little news coverage about the anniversary today as Covid-19 takes up most of the news agenda at the moment.

I was at work. Guess it was the first time people rushed to the internet to look stuff up and follow such a breaking news story.

Someone said to me that it was going to be the biggest thing to happen in our lifetime...

Unfortunately we've had 7/7 and all kinds of terrible things since.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Was in my office in Paisley. Couldn’t believe it. Sincerely hoping this thread remains respectful to those who perished and doesn’t turn into a conspiracy theorists’ playground. here here rip all who perished "

Yes R.I.P all, except the Bastard hi jackers !

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By *b72Man
over a year ago

Moray

I was walking round the Trafford Centre and wondered why loads of people were crowded round Currys window. Walked over to have a look just to see the 2nd plane hit.

Hard to believe it was 19 years ago

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By *airyScot40Man
over a year ago

East Kilbride

I went to the Ground Zero exhibition with my best mate. Incredibly emotional place. We both cried.

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By *orwichguy500 OP   Man
over a year ago

sprowston

Don't think I cried till hours later basically coz my brain couldn't process what was happening as I said it was like watching a movie when infact I was watching a real life nightmare

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By *ookingFor...Man
over a year ago

West Sussex


"Was in my office in Paisley. Couldn’t believe it. Sincerely hoping this thread remains respectful to those who perished and doesn’t turn into a conspiracy theorists’ playground."

Ditto.

To think that when it happened there was no Twitter, no Facebook or anything like that for people to go and talk about it / rant and rave about it on.

Back then a lot of us would have got a newspaper in the following days and read that instead.

The news was everywhere but it was also slower compared to now.

I remember when the newspapers started printing names of people and their photos rather than just numbers of people who had died.

Seemed so much more real and so much more sad.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was working on the QE2 and we were 2 days out of Southampton on the way to New York. We still had TV signal and everyone saw the whole thing happen live. All TVs on deck started to show it and passengers and crew alike were just stood rooted to the spot watching in horror. Most of the passengers were American and many had family and friends in the twin towers. I can still hear their screams and cries when we watched each tower collapse.

At the time the QE2 was the world's most famous ocean liner. There was a lot of talk about turning round and heading back to the UK but eventually it was decided we would carry on but divert to Boston - New York obviously was out of the question. However we were trailed by a submarine to protect us as the government considered us to be a prime terrorist target.

Eventually got to Boston after a very difficult three days and nothing could have prepared us for the welcome. Thousands and thousands of Americans flooding the quayside, waving the stars and stripes and applauding us as we sailed into harbour. It was one of those surreal moments where you're sort of a part of history as it happens. Loads of TV cameras, so much cheering etc. We became a symbol of strength in adversity as we had chosen to sail on and not retreat. A week I will never forget.

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By *estcum2020Man
over a year ago

Workington


"I was working on the QE2 and we were 2 days out of Southampton on the way to New York. We still had TV signal and everyone saw the whole thing happen live. All TVs on deck started to show it and passengers and crew alike were just stood rooted to the spot watching in horror. Most of the passengers were American and many had family and friends in the twin towers. I can still hear their screams and cries when we watched each tower collapse.

At the time the QE2 was the world's most famous ocean liner. There was a lot of talk about turning round and heading back to the UK but eventually it was decided we would carry on but divert to Boston - New York obviously was out of the question. However we were trailed by a submarine to protect us as the government considered us to be a prime terrorist target.

Eventually got to Boston after a very difficult three days and nothing could have prepared us for the welcome. Thousands and thousands of Americans flooding the quayside, waving the stars and stripes and applauding us as we sailed into harbour. It was one of those surreal moments where you're sort of a part of history as it happens. Loads of TV cameras, so much cheering etc. We became a symbol of strength in adversity as we had chosen to sail on and not retreat. A week I will never forget. "

Wow. Great story. I was in America at the time, was so surreal, hard to believe. Delayed a week flying home. Minor inconvenience to what others were going through. Think we will hear a lot more in the news next year on the 20th anniversary.

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By *oshua.LMan
over a year ago

slough

I can remember exactly where I was when the 2nd plane hit....Heading down the A10 from J25 on the M25, towards Carterhatch Lane, Enfield. Heard on the radio about the 1st one and immediately thought what a terrible accident. When the 2nd one happened I knew it wasn't an accident.

Murderous Bastards. I know they're rotting in hell, without the promised 85 virgins.

As for the innocent victims; you'll always be in hearts of decent people, who will never forget you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will never forget that day, and the poor victims and their families forever remain a memory. Had to fly long-haul a few days after, and always remember the heightened terror of alert. But, more importantly, will ALWAYS remember the victims and their poor loved ones.

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By *ip01Man
over a year ago

st helens

I was in my Commanders office when the first plane hit, his phone rang and all hell broke lose, base went to total lock down with in minutes , watch the news unfold in his office , two years later was in Afghanistan because of that act I have friends that are no longer here. So 9/11 is a date I will never forget

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By *os001Man
over a year ago

Oxford

I was in London on a course and it was on tv in the reception area and it felt like it was make believe or a movie until the dawning realisation and then the feeling of panic and worry as London started to shutdown and lots of people wondering if it was going to happen there and whether we'd all get home.

An awful and scary time.

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By *ecent indecentMan
over a year ago

Stockport

It was truly awful.

I work in the aviation industry. We felt it was the end of all of our companies’ futures (felt worse than events today really). Some very big airlines were a day Away from bankruptcy.

I had to fly to Athens via Amsterdam the next day - no cabin bags allowed on at all - even handbags, carrier bags (the overnight cabin baggage of choice for stag party travellers)had to be checked in. I stuffed as much as I could in my pockets. I was one of five in the flight. It was silent the entire flight.

I was flying through Paris a couple of years later and the word went out instantly for NO liquids on board any flights. Some miseries wanted to meet their maker using liquid explosives that afternoon. These threats form our Delightful security regime today.

Frankly COVID has destroyed more aviation jobs than Bin Laden.

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By *oshua.LMan
over a year ago

slough


"Will never forget that day, and the poor victims and their families forever remain a memory. Had to fly long-haul a few days after, and always remember the heightened terror of alert. But, more importantly, will ALWAYS remember the victims and their poor loved ones."

I had a holiday already booked and flew out to Florida 5 days afterwards......very lucky it went ahead at all; it was only because I’d booked via Canada (wanted 3 days in Toronto on the return journey) that I got to go. VERY eerie flight, with lots of questions on arrival in Canada and the U.S. All flights to Nth. America were suspended until Saturday 15th; then when the airspace was re-opened, flights to the U.S. were only for those that wanted to go home, or those that had missing relatives, presumed to have been in the Towers at the time. As others have said, I’ll never forget. A very sad day in history.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It was truly awful.

I work in the aviation industry. We felt it was the end of all of our companies’ futures (felt worse than events today really). Some very big airlines were a day Away from bankruptcy.

I had to fly to Athens via Amsterdam the next day - no cabin bags allowed on at all - even handbags, carrier bags (the overnight cabin baggage of choice for stag party travellers)had to be checked in. I stuffed as much as I could in my pockets. I was one of five in the flight. It was silent the entire flight.

I was flying through Paris a couple of years later and the word went out instantly for NO liquids on board any flights. Some miseries wanted to meet their maker using liquid explosives that afternoon. These threats form our Delightful security regime today.

Frankly COVID has destroyed more aviation jobs than Bin Laden. "

Allegedly Bin Laden, some think Iran was behind it.

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By *opmaster62Man
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Was in Corfu at the time. Watching events unfold on a small black and white telly in a taverna....it looked like a Bruce Willis movie. On the plane home a week later holiday makers held hands across the aisle me included. A chilling way to end a surreal holiday.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm going to be honest here and apologise straight up, but truth is important to me.

My first thoughts on viewing the news that day when home was what an ingenious means of attack... in both physical and symbolic terms.

Horrendous to think that now, but it looked like a movie. I was transfixed by how precisely the plane flew almost effortlessly into the building. And how clever and calculated the terrorists were to use a plane from the West to attack the West and cause global mayhem at the same time. So simple yet so effective. What an absolutely flawless means of execution. Hardly thought about the dead for one second, other than for most of them it would be quick.

It's weird, but we celebrate the damn busters for the ingenuity of the whole operation from conception to execution, and I try to justify my 9/11 thoughts thinking that. But what a shit thing to think at the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm going to be honest here and apologise straight up, but truth is important to me.

My first thoughts on viewing the news that day when home was what an ingenious means of attack... in both physical and symbolic terms.

Horrendous to think that now, but it looked like a movie. I was transfixed by how precisely the plane flew almost effortlessly into the building. And how clever and calculated the terrorists were to use a plane from the West to attack the West and cause global mayhem at the same time. So simple yet so effective. What an absolutely flawless means of execution. Hardly thought about the dead for one second, other than for most of them it would be quick.

It's weird, but we celebrate the damn busters for the ingenuity of the whole operation from conception to execution, and I try to justify my 9/11 thoughts thinking that. But what a shit thing to think at the time.

"

How can you say for most of them it was quick? A lucky few hundred it was quick but there were hundreds more trapped in those buildings experiencing a horrendous death, some actually jumping fro windows. We also forget about the brave passengers on another plane that took on those fanatics resulting in it crashing in a field.

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By *ellmoundMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Were where the planes when the toweres fell....no planes were found??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Were where the planes when the toweres fell....no planes were found??"

They basically melted in the intense heat caused by the fuel on board. A nosewheel assembly was found a few streets away.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was walking round the Trafford Centre and wondered why loads of people were crowded round Currys window. Walked over to have a look just to see the 2nd plane hit.

Hard to believe it was 19 years ago"

Was in Newcastle at the time

Loads of people crowded round, like above, Curry's window.

Changed my perception of life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in Acton London W3, nipped into a newsagents for a pack of fags, the woman was glued to the tv, and i asked what had happened. When she said a plane had crashed into the twin towers I genuinely thought she meant Wembley stadium!

But then it dawned on me, and I realised my sister was in the US, terrible times.

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By *sianguy4nowMan
over a year ago

london

Terrible day, I remember it clearly, my mother calling me and saying, ‘switch on the TV right now!’ I saw the second plane crash into the towers. The really terrifying thing for me was that one of the planes was headed towards Washington DC, not far from where my brother lived and worked - I had only visited him 2 months earlier, to celebrate the 4th of July together.

It feels like a lifetime ago now... to think that in 2001, the iPhone didn’t exist, mobile phones worked on 2G, Amazon was just a small online bookseller, and YouTube, Facebook and Twitter hadn’t been launched...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was my day off and l was resting in bed when my ex wife came up and said "your not going to believe this but a plane has flown into the World trade centre" and she was right l didn't till l switch on the TV 4 myself just as the 2and one hit the 2nd tower.like many that day l couldn't believe what l was seeing.

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By *lan82Man
4 weeks ago

North Hykeham, Lincoln

Lest we forget

24 years ago

It was a Tuesday

I remember it well.

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By *weet LisaTV/TS
4 weeks ago

Crawley

Very odd the way the highjacker's passports survived and were picked up over the road on Vesey Street.

Because, did you see the fireball upon impact? The passports must have beaten it or gone through it.

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By *weet LisaTV/TS
4 weeks ago

Crawley

And at the Pentagon, not much of a plane left in the small pile of rubble (and no Arab DNA found) but they sure did find two of the highjacker's passports.

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By (user no longer on site)
4 weeks ago

Obsession for men, the aftershave smells a lot better than the reek of shite that this particular obsession hums of.

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By *ucker4you80Man
4 weeks ago

Calne


"Very odd the way the highjacker's passports survived and were picked up over the road on Vesey Street.

Because, did you see the fireball upon impact? The passports must have beaten it or gone through it.

"

The indestructible passports, one of the many odd things. Still no mention of WTC7 though, even from the other thread, I'm sure that flight 93 was intended for New York too.

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By *itherMan
4 weeks ago

Leeds

I was on top of one of the towers a few months before the event. A terrible shock to see what happened. 😔

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By *ndyfy7Man
4 weeks ago

Fleetwood

I was working in an electrical retailer!s shop in Ireland and we had a bank of 25 televisions all showing the same thing - it was sensory overload

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