Take a Moment and say a prayer

[JamesW]

Take a moment and say a prayer for the families of the people we lost on 9/11/2001. It's been 9 years, but it seems like yesterday. I can still see the news coverage clear in my mind and how shocked I was that there were actually people out there that could do that.

[Ghost1]

Same here Grim. I remember getting a call telling me to turn on the TV.

[diymirage]

i remember being back in the Netherlands when it happened

i was building a set of 1900 diesel engines when the radio i was listening too went to a live news cast regarding the attacks

i remember trying to figure out how for new york was from michigan (i know i flew in from JFK once) where my girlfriend lived

cant believe its been 9 years

(on a side note, also cant believe to see you online again james)

[Peter Lombardo]

Yes James, the events of 9 years ago were at the very least shocking. Savage, barbaric and ruthless, I think is closer to the truth. It really should be no great surprise to any of us that there are people, fellow human beings that are capable of such atrocities.

Just look back over this planets history since we have been in control of it…..The Mongols, the Huns, the Vikings, the Saxons, the Romans and more recently, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, PolPot, Ho Chi Min, and of course our old buddy, Saddam Hussein. Millions and millions killed for no real reason. Many humans are not only capable, but find it to their advantage to kill others for their own power consolidation.

It is a dangerous would out there.

Say a prayer for all of those brave men and woman who are hero’s everyday…..fireman, policeman, ambulance drivers, EMT’s and of course the men and women of our military who are in harms way most of the time.

[JamesW]

i remember being back in the Netherlands when it happened

i was building a set of 1900 diesel engines when the radio i was listening too went to a live news cast regarding the attacks

i remember trying to figure out how for new york was from michigan (i know i flew in from JFK once) where my girlfriend lived

cant believe its been 9 years

(on a side note, also cant believe to see you online again james)

Been online, off and on, for the past 2 months (when there's not a problem with the internet). Been workin an awful lot now just so I can get some "bills" paid off. Got a few hours OT this week.

Where I'm at now, I'm only 6 hours from NYC. I plan to make a weekend of it soon. I've always wanted to go to NYC.

Edited September 11, 2010 by grimreaper

[Guest Johnny]

I can remember like it was yesterday! I was outside working on my ElCamino when the wife calls and says a maintenence man said a plane crashed into one of the towers. (at that point they were thinking accident)

I said I was outside and hadn't heard and went in and turned on the TV, just in time to see the second jet fly into the other tower! I was on the phone still at the time and I can remember hearing my wife calling my name but I couldn't say a word. Then finaly it registered I was on the phone and I told her what just happened and said it has to be a terrorist attack!

Then I still remember watching until the moment the towers collapsed, the horror knowing there were all those people still inside and the Fire Fighters below! I just went out and sat on the porch. I remeber thinking, "this is America, things like this don't happen here!"

The wife called back just shortly after. Her work had put the radio news on the PA system and they all had heard the reports as it happened! The closed the plant for theday and sent everyone home!

It still brings tears to my eyes just thinking of that day.

[sjordan2]

From today's Celebrity Quote puzzle in the newspaper:

"I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine."

– Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

[cargostar]

RIP and NEVER FORGET.

[impcon]

I was home from work with the flu and I was online when I heard about it. Little did any of know how our lives would be forever changed that day and how the world around us would change. I have never looked at a fireman the same since that day - no longer do I take them for granted and think of them as just another civil servant. The one image from that day that still haunts me was a photograph taken of a fireman running up a set of stairs inside one of the towers as people were strwaming past him on their way out of the building. That fireman never came out - I the number on his helmet was visable in the picture and I came to find out that he was one of those selfless, incredibly brave ones who gave his life trying to save others. The one small bit of satisfaction that I get from that whole thing was that one day, those who planned and perpetuated what happened - regardless of who and where they are - they will ( as will we all ) stand before our Maker and be held accountable for what they did and be dealt with accordingly. Somehow, I don't think that what awaits them is quite what they were promised by their fantical leaders. I mean no disrespect to any religion when I say that.. we are entitled to believe what we choose to, but I do not see where slaughtering thousands of civilians who are just at work earning a living to support their families can ever be justified in any sane, rational way. My heart truly goes out to all who were affected by those horrendous, sick acts of fanaticism.

[charlie8575]

I remember it well. I was working part-time and was just waking up. I ended up sleeping on the couch and was waking up just in time to hear my mother say "I'm turning the TV on, a plane crashed in New York City."

And I then proceeded to watch for the next several hours what can only be described as sheer, unadulterated horror.

With the exception of running a short errand, I was home that whole day watching the disaster. The weather was much like it is today, actually. Sunny, not too hot, very comfortable.

I think perhaps the most telling thought came from, of all people, Col. Khadaffi, the Libyan dictator, which, as reported on NBC news, went something like this:

"Despite the very deep differences between our countries, there are times when all differences must be set aside and we must stand against such gross acts of senseless violence."

This from the man that bombed Flight 103 and the Athens and Rome airports, seized Mediterranean ocean liners, and a list of atrocities that's nearly endless.

And nobody I've ever heard, friend or foe, has questioned the sincerity of that statement. When a murderous madman is pushed beyond his limits of tolerance, that tells you just how bad something is.

Always remember this and never forget those who did not live to see the end of that beautiful day in September.

[Eshaver]

James, I watched a little of the C B S Morning show today . I wouldda thought more would have been mentioned about the fatefull day nine years ago. What I saw was retoric from Michiael Bloomburgs mouth and some silly banter from the Newz readeders supposedly more interested in some Country duo......... Sadd. Me , I havent forgotten . Virginia lost yet another brave soilder in Afganistan defending our way of life so the Muslims can have their Mosque in N Y C ! See if they're sorry we lost another young man fighting fo freedom . Ed Shaver

Edited September 11, 2010 by Eshaver

[Guest]

NEVER FORGET!!!!!!! Some politicians think we should be tolerant!

[Agent G]

I went in at 3pm that day.

For maybe the first time in 20 years I can honestly say I had no idea what was going to happen and I realized we were woefully unprepared for whatever was next.

What brought it home for me was my then 14 year old son. He was in his good Jesuit school when it happened. They brought the boys into the cafeteria and allowed them to watch on tv. My son said he came in later and caught some footage live as the first tower fell. He didn't know what was happening, or where. He said his first thought was it must be bad because he saw cops running, but not toward the event.

Years later he told me that stuck in his mind for a long time.

G

[slant6]

I never really "got it" when people would tell me they remember exactly where they were and what they were doing during events like the space shuttle Challenger disaster or the Kennedy assassination, until 9/11/01. I got it on that day. I remember it like it was yesterday. I'm not a religious man, but my heart still goes out to all of those who lost somebody on that day.

[vizio93]

I remember coming home from school like it was a regular day and seeing the news and all that happened that day. It was definably a lot to take in all at once. RIP

[highway]

I can remember like it was yesterday!

Same here. I was driving a tow truck at the time, and I was on a call to pick up a school bus that was broke down and take it back to our local International dealer. I was almost on scene when I heard the breaking news on the radio the first plane had crashed into the World Trade Center, and by the time I had hooked the bus and removed the driveshaft to tow it, I was still listening to the radio and heard the first tower fall, and the second by the time I got to the International dealer. After another call to reshift a shifted load, the whole shop was huddled around the TV in the shop. It is certainly a day I will never forget, and I pray no one ever forgets!

[scummy]

Gday , i remember it well, i'm an ozzie truckie and drove at night so in the morning i was woken up by my daughters playing the tele a little loud so i went out to tell them to turn it down . When i looked at the tele i could see that a plane had hit the tower and i thought they were watching a movie . As i watched another hit the second tower and i asked what they were watching and they said the news and that a plane had hit the building .As i was half asleep i thought no this not happening , at that time the phone rang and it was my wife , who was a mess manager at a military base in sydney here .She told me that she was in lock down till further notice , she then asked me if i was ok and i just broke down.I'm sorry but i have no tollerance towards these people now ,but i will ALWAYS remember how they changed all our lives !