At 8:45 am est....

[Basia]

this has to be the biggest travisty I have seen in my life time. I remember walking around campus and watching students crumble to the ground in tears. The immages I saw on tv of those two monster buildings will stay burnt into my memory untill the day I die. There is something wrong with people who can do this to others. There really is.

At 8:45 am today I was in Portugese class. At 9:08 I was on the quad. At 9:45 I was drinking a juice in the student lounge. By 10 I was sitting before one of the many tv's on campus focusing on these horrific events.

What about you?

 

[Xander]

I was at work when it all happend.....not believing what we were seeing.

 

[Angel]

I was drinking coffee and rubbing the sleep out of my eyes watching the morning news coverage of an explosion in one of the WTC buildings.

Then I saw the second plane hit.

 

[beckbabe]

At 8:45 I was listening to Howard Stern and posting on this BB. When Howard told of the first plane, I put on the tv, and watched the rest live. Most of my husband's and my families are in NY, so I spent several hours getting through to them all. I just now stopped watching the coverage for the first time (of course now I'm reading about it).

 

[Cheyenne]

I was here, posting to the bb. As soon as the thread was started about the WTC, I turned on the TV and started to watch the live coverage.

 

[Duo]

At 8:45 am i was sleping got a phonecall just after 9am from my wife yto put CNN on. I was shocked that this could happen on our soil.

I just turned it on when the 2nd plane hit all i said was Oh my God Oh My god. This will not break us but instead has united us as ONE!

Peter

 

[Nathon_88]

Just got up (2 hours later here, had a 10 AM class, so I got up around.....9AM, 11 AM your time), and a friend told me about it via MSN.

Went to 2 classes. First was a math class, the prof, a complete robot, taught math for 75 mins. I have 3 pages of notes that make absolutely no fucking sense.

Second class, Women's History, was 5 mins long

"Class is canceled."

"Any questions?"

 

[naudiz]

Where was I?

I was role-playing on an online MUSH set in NYC, real-time, with a good friend of mine. Her character had just said, "I don't think I need to go to the stock exchange. It can survive one day without me."

Then my friend went idle for a bit, and when she got back, she said, "A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center."

I said, "What, in RL?"

She said, "Yes."

I turned on the TV.

We suspended the scene. It didn't feel right continuing in light of what was happening.

Eerie, but true.

 

[bluntforcemama]

I was here on Lit, checking my mail and saw the thread that TN_Vixen posted, then turned on the TV, and also saw the second plane hit. Then I called my mom and by that time, found out the pentagon had been attacked, too. I got home from school today with 14 messages on my machine. Family was checking in, people I care about were calling to tell me they were okay. It's amazing how these horrors can bring out the best in some people. I'm so thankful that I know so many of these wonderful human beings.

 

[Mustang Sally]

I was in my first class of the morning. One of our other teachers came in and interrupted. When he said a plane crashed into the WTC, we reacted with disbelief. When he said shortly after that a second plane hit the other tower, we were completely confused. When he said yet another plane had hit the Pentagon, we laughed, because surely it was a joke...

Then he turned on the tv and we saw it wasn't. Unreal.

Our classes were cancelled. I stayed in the classroom and watched the coverage with most of my classmates for about 2 hours.

Yes, even here in Toronto things were cancelled and a few buildings evacuated.

Wow.

 

[Valdimer]

Got woken up by Psycho_64, and have been keeping a steady ear and eye on it ever since.

Just watching that plane crash into the building, then watching them fall.............

*Takes a moment of silence*

 

[ohiobbw]

I was watching tv, while getting ready to go to class. This was right after the 2nd plane hit. Then I went to brush my teeth, when I came back to the tv they were talking about the Pentagon. My classes were cancelled at 11:10am and on the way home I heard about the towers collaspsing and the plane crash in PA.

 

[Redhead22]

I too was sleeping. My mom called and left a mesage to turn on the news asap. I was lucky to hear her. I turned on the tv a min. or 2 before the second plane hit. I was left speachless.

My god have mercy on all those souls, and may those responsible burn in his fury.

 

[XXplorher]

I was sleeping like a baby, when some jack-ass from New York calls me at 8:30am (PST):

"You probably know by now, we are under attack. I knew it would happen, blah, blah." This is on the answering machine and I'm not believing a single word while I try to rest. I have friends that are full of shit. So this doesn't disturb me. The call ends and I try to hear Z's. Nope. I have to check the TV.

I do.

I see.

I sit there with my mouth open....

I try to comprehend.

And then I fucking erupt with a force and sound greater than that of a bursting building (but it isn't). "NO!! THERE IS NEVER ANY CHANCE. WE WILL DECIMATE!!!!!"
I am fury. I am livid. I am uninformed. I must know. 6 blocks to the beach must know. I must act......

And then.

I realize I am useless.
And I just pace and watch. Furious.

I'd rather be there. This is worse. (That sounds grandious. But that's what I felt). So be thankful for those who are there.... taking care of you.

And they will.

 

[Bubblegum *sugarless*]

I had just sent my 7 year old daughter to school. 30 minutes later, like every other parent here, I was calling the school. Getting reassurance that the kids were okay. Leaving a message for my daughter that I love her.

The force of everything really hit at 11:30 when I was with the throngs of people evacuated from the area around Dayton's federal building.

When I returned home, I got my daughter. The need to have my kids with me was overwhelming. My 2 yr old hasn't a clue. My 7 yr old can just barely comprehend the magnitude of what happened. She watched the tapes of the WTC being hit and finally collapsing. She doesn't understand terrorism. She doesn't understand hatred. I am clueless as to how to explain it to her.

So we played Cootie.

 

[kitsuke]

Asleep. My father calls me and tells me the news. I thank him for calling and hang up. I go back to sleep. An hour later I realize whtat the hell he told me and sit bolt upright in bed and go to the computer for information. Perusing news site after news site the tears just start flowing, grief for those who died or were still unnacounted for, sympathy for their families, guilt over my inability to even process the information for more than an hour. Worried about my brother in the Air Force, wondering if they will send him somewhere. Wondering if I will see him again if they do. More guilt over such selfish thoughts.

God help us all.

 

[Duo]

Rading these posts and were we were jsut brings tears to my eyes. Im sure gald your all here, sure wish we could have some cheerl news or posts

But main thing is we are all ok just shcked and in disbelief. I pra today everything goes smoothly but i have a eeling something will happen

I sure hope im wrong!

Peter

 

[Graymouse]

Like many people, I was sleeping. And because I seem to live in an impenetrable bubble, I actually made it to campus before the news hit me. For some reason my lab wasn't canceled--I don't know why. Pretty hard to care about RNA extraction with the radio on and all those reports rolling in. Other classes were optional. I went to work tonight--not sure why we were open; who the hell wants to go out for ice cream on a day like this? The candlelight vigil on the quad was absolutely surreal. My brother called while I was gone to say my parents were okay--they've been roadtripping around the country for a month or so and I don't actually know where they are. Relief. I don't know why I'm bothering to post this, or why I ran to the porn board for solace. Sigh. I haven't prayed in a while, but I think I will tonight.