What does it matter?

It is in the past.

What have you done since then?

Was on my way to work when the first one hit and I thought...wow how awful...not only that a plane crashed but that it hit a building? I had no idea of how bad it really was and then the 2nd plane hit. I worked for an aircraft manufacturer and handled our biggest customer based out of D.C. So not only was it horrific that it even happened but the subsequent closing of all the major airports and all those flights in the air....total CHAOS at work for days with all our customers grounded in various places...not being able to get to maintenance bases...and throughout it all...the thoughts of all those people dying and in pain...their families! And that human beings were responsible for it all! And I use that term VERY loosely here!

I was working as a bartender at one of the major local casinos. The whole casino went quiet which I have never before seen in my life. Then I remember thinking thank god George Bush is our President!

I was home, watching the news. Very surreal when it came up on the screen.

I was at home,I had the day off.I put on the t.v. and couldn't believe what I was seeing.Then I called my sister,she didn't answer then I called my mom to see if she had heard from her,she didn't so I sat waiting to her from her.After a couple of hours my mom heard from her.My sister sometimes had gone into that
first building.Not that day tho.Thank god.

The beginning of the end of America

had the day off from college. Watched the live coverage all morning.

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Just woke up to a beatiful sunny morning...A day I shall never forget!

Just after I arrived to work at a job near June Lake,Ca. I walked up to a guy sitting in his truck to say good morning and he was listening to the radio reports. Later, I went into Lee Vining near Mono lake where I went into a gas station/minimart. That is when I first saw the images on their TV.

To put it as briefly and succinctly as possible, the value of history is, that kowledge of it allows humanity to learn from our mistakes if we will.

We learn about ourselves as well. The OPs questions allowed me to reflect on some things I value deeply but have lost sight of recently in the business of my day to day life.

Those who ignore history are hellbound to repeat the mistakes of the past.

I was 6th grade second period English class... We were discussing the word of the day [which was tintinnabulation, btw] and the TV's in the front of the room kicked on and news reports showing the first crash played over and over and then it cut to live feed as the second hit... I've never seen a group of 13 year old shut up so quickly....

I was at work. My boss was in his office next to me watching the morning news when they broke in with the announcement. He called us all into his office and we stood there in disbelief as the second plane hit. Needless to say we spent most of the morning staring at the TV.

Sorry but it changed everything!And what have I done since gone on for life goes on but alot suffered and had to struggle.Even til this day.It is a past that hurt many!

sitting in an office waiting to get to work. I remember being shocked then getting on the phone checking on a friend. I cried for a week. It's still a hard memory.

I remember that evening I was in the e.r. on the floor writhing in pain as my eardrum was about to burst. I was watching the images on the television there at the same time - it seemed so surreal. It took me over a week to actually make myself believe it was all reality - that it actually happened. Sad, sad day. I always show a video in commemoration of that day in my classroom. Most of my students this year were too young to remember very much.

A past that changed the world.

Had just gotten a haircut and heard about it on the radio.. turned on the tv to watch...the plane that crashed in PA flew right over my house, I live SE of Cleveland..My daughter was on the phone talking to a friend in the building next to the towers and was cut off..had no idea what was going on...she later told me she used to get off at that subway station when going to NY for business in the towers.. glad I didn't know that before..

Had just gotten a haircut and heard about it on the radio.. turned on the tv to watch...the plane that crashed in PA flew right over my house, I live SE of Cleveland..My daughter was on the phone talking to a friend in the building next to the towers and was cut off..had no idea what was going on...she later told me she used to get off at that subway station when going to NY for business in the towers.. glad I didn't know that before..

Taking my Mother her birthday present. September 11th is her birthday.