9/11

[DHTiling]

Our thoughts go out to those loved ones on this tenth anniversary of 9/11.

Where were you on this tragic day ?

We were in Majorca and saw the images on the tv in a local bar.


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[kilty55]

i was getting out the car in asda car park and just heard it on radio,couldnt beleive my ears

 

[user123]

We never knew anything about it not having listened to the radio or watched TV on that day, until we did a T'ai Chi class in the evening and people were in shock. We got back, somehow expecting it was all a bit exaggerated - and found it was not... I am struggling to decide if all the coverage about it is not, inadvertently of course, a kind of handy advertising for extremists, though, really not sure about this..

 

[Stewart]

My wife and had just landed at Glasgow airport from Mexico, around ten minutes after the second plane hit We didn't really know untill we were in the car home, but it did explain why the stewardesses on the plane had been crying....

Truly was a sad day for mankind, as the unfolding events have resulted in tens of thousands of deaths that could possibly have been avoided, had it not been for the extremist actions of a few........


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[tommyzooom]

Tiling as usual, and I heard on the radio that a light aircraft had accidently crashed into the tower! After that the radio was chaos as different reports came in. In the end the radio station cut to live news all day. I almost left work to watch it on Tv as I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

RIP

 

[Mike]

i was picking the kids up from school when another parent told me about the plane hitting the tower, i then went home and watched it all on sky news. i've been watching documentaries about it the last week and i still can't get over what happened that day. i just hope nothing else happens today.

 

[Rich]

I got home that day and put the TV on, saw a hell of a lot of smoke and changed the channel to find that the same footage was on every station. I dont think anybody will ever be able to get their heads around what happened.

Does anybody know the final death toll?

 

[Aston]

I was working in warrington at the time. couldnt believe what i was seeing.

God bless all those people who lost their lives and those who tried to save them.
RIP...never forgotten

 

[Mike]

i think the actual total is conflicting due to the remains of some people have never been found. 2,792 is one total quoted

 

[Dan]

I was working in Topps Shrewsbury. Heard it on ToppsFM. I froze a bit, customer looked at me weird, I said 'did you hear that then? One of the twin towers has had a plane crash in it' they started giggling waiting for a punch line. Then realised I was being genuine.

Was a sunny day if I remember rightly. Had a BAL order of about 4 tonne and Apolo white tiles to put away and just couldn't. Wanted to get to a TV to see it for myself.

 

[SandyFloor]

I was at a job interview with a company director who happened to be a former US ranger (special forces) and although we knew something odd was happening prior to the interview it wasn't till afterwards we knew it was clearly an attack. This guy was stomping about yelling about getting on a plane and signing up again. It just seemed a very surreal day ....it still does.

 

[davemul]

The company I work for lost all their US staff (680) as they were based in the twin towers

We have a charity day every year where celebs come in to the building and talk / trade with our clients on the phone.

This year Prince harry will be there as well as all the usuals



its tomorrow and all our comms on that day we donate

hopefully will have a busy day tomorrow, wish me luck!

This was last year.. me and christopher biggins.. he wouldnt leave me alone!

 

[Gazzer]

I was starting my 1st day of work in Australia. I walked out the bedroom to see the planes crashing into the buildings.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

i was at work, opening savings accounts for natwest customers. i remember a colleague from a differemt department coming to the vending machines by my desk and telling me and my boss. my boss then shot down to the kitchen/canteen to catch the news on the tv. he saw the second plane hit on the live news feed being broadcast. i finished work and just spent the rest of the night watching the news. it was definitely a day that changed the world.

 

[Mike]

I was starting my 1st day of work in Australia. I walked out the bedroom to see the planes crashing into the buildings.

you must have good eyesight neale :yikes: (sorry but i couldn't resist that one, r.i.p. to all those who lost their lives)

 

[jay]

Was just getting ready to go to work and saw it on TV still shocks me when they replay it

 

[Spud]

I was doing a tiling job at Michael John's hairdressers in Mayfair they had TV's on and I watched it there, went out to buy a coffee and found a brand new fuji digital camera in a leather camera case so I was happy to find such a nice camera but truly gutted to see what was happening T.V,I couldnt believe what was happening and was shocked when the 1st tower collapsed , its terrible what human beings are capable of doing to one another

 

[BoldreChris]

I spent all day up on a roof, fixing battens and rooftiles. Only found out when my best friend phoned me and then we watched the rolling news together - well 200 miles apart but in sync, at least. Grim day for all. RIP.

 

[hillhead]

Very shocking and sad day, so many innocents.
Not a nice sight for many.
I was was a timber machinist at the time and had a radio in my ear defenders, shocking to listen to.
RIP all.

 

[White Room]

I was doing a load of dry linning in million pound house and was on my own that day and allways listen to my radio, for some reason I did'nt switch it on or the batteries had run out...did'nt find out until 4 PM until the guy who lived there came home and started talking about it, did'nt have a clue what he was on about.
Switched his tv on and it was total shock, the other halfs company she worked for had offices in the towers as well..

 

[doug boardley]

I was just topping off a roof with ridges in Arnside when the customer came and told us, I really thought he was joking or exaggerating.It wasn't until I got home that the true horror became apparent to me. Very sad day for mankind.

 

[paul damian]

at work when i heard never seen such a bunch of lads go so quiet in the van. watchin the anniversary today in shock. 200 people jumped from the towers, i hope to god they didnt feel a thing such fear to make you leap to certain death. Hope to god i never have to make that decision.

 

[White Room]

at work when i heard never seen such a bunch of lads go so quiet in the van. watchin the anniversary today in shock. 200 people jumped from the towers, i hope to god they didnt feel a thing such fear to make you leap to certain death. Hope to god i never have to make that decision.

You make a good point about people jumping from the buildings, two French guys were doing a film about NY fireman and were there on the day to witness the horrors and one thing that stands out you could here the sound of bodies hitting like a canopy around the lower part of the building, sickening...proves how desperate things were..

 

[Perry]

in the usa not a nice place to be