9/11 stories, where were you on 9/11? Options

[timeflies51]

The five-year anniversary of 9/11 has arrived. Care to share your stories? I'll start with mine.


I was in fifth grade, and we already had a half day scheduled. They didn't tell us what had happened. There didn't even seem to be tension in the school, or maybe I just didn't notice it. I remember walking around the perimeter of my schoolyard during recess, and randomly, I began to sing the "Mishaberach" to myself, which is a song we sing in Temple praying for the healing of mind and spirit.

When I got home, my mom was still in her exercise wear, squatting right in front of the TV, licking peanut butter off a spoon. I laughed and joked, "Oh, now you like watching TV, huh?" (She always picked on me for watching too much TV at that time.) She calmly told me no and explained what had happened.

That afternoon, as I went around the neighborhood for our school fundraiser, I predicted that everyone would be watching it on TV. And, of course, they were. I just find it creepy that I had a sudden urge to sing the "Mishaberach" even though I didn't know what had happened.


What's your story?

[EddieV]

I was sitting in General Science class where I have a full view of the World Trade Center. I see a missile type object crashing into the building. I told my teacher who at that time happened to be Dr. Czelozick. He immedietely called the school's office. While I was sitting on my desk, I noticed one of the buildings collapsed, after that I was speechless. It didn't seem possible, like I still don't find it possible, but it happened, so the whole school had an assembly in the gym, and we got dismissed. The next day, school was closed.

[Mr. Slowjamz]

I was sitting in General Science class where I have a full view of the World Trade Center. I see a missile type object crashing into the building. I told my teacher who at that time happened to be Dr. Czelozick. He immedietely called the school's office. While I was sitting on my desk, I noticed one of the buildings collapsed, after that I was speechless. It didn't seem possible, like I still don't find it possible, but it happened, so the whole school had an assembly in the gym, and we got dismissed. The next day, school was closed.

wow i could imagine living in staten island having a full view of ny tower ...and to actually see it crash ..

i was in 9th grade during that time freshman year , i was in social studies class during that time when i heard people in hallways running and some people crying ...thats when i asked the teachers why there crying ....my social studies teacher who was a new teacher from the district left the class for a few min . he was nervous about all the responses people might think of giving him . "please don`t ridicule me though im half-armenian" so we were like all confused ...after 2nd period during the 2 minute beel everyone was like all dazed and confused ...some kids crying in tears .... .... i went straight up to the class of my science class.....there my ecstatic geeky science teacher with his beard . showed us a picture of the world trade center with the 2nd plane hitting in still images .... i thought it was a joke ...like some sort of movie . i wouldnt have believed it ....that is until i left home and got dismissed early when my older cousins picked me up from school . and i watched the actual horror taking place .... i cried the whole night ....manic depression was in my vains running again ...i couldn`t move on with my life till sr year. .... i thought about some people i knew .....pain turmoil and horror for the next 3 days.....and then i found out my 3rd gen uncle died there ....my dad cried ... i havent seen him cry at all in my whole lifetime.