Yeah, 9/11/2000 wasn't that memorable.no idea.. I DO know where I was 16 years ago to this day though
So was my dad. Got caught up in traffic on his way there that morning.On my way to the Pentagon.
Yep I remember driving home that day around Dulles Airport and people were scared they wouldn't even be able to get home as if there were terrorists on every road in NoVa. And the skies were eerily quiet as normal noise from planes leaving/arriving at Dulles wasn't there.So was my dad. Got caught up in traffic on his way there that morning.
I was sitting in the locker room in HS, waiting for our athletic conditioning class to start. Heard something on the radio about a plane hitting the WTC and didn't think much of it. Then I remember a few hours later getting to go home for the day. Wasn't sure why we were getting out early for a plan hitting the WTC until I got back in front of the TV and saw everything. Was pretty crazy. Such a weird bus ride home that day.
It was also just about impossible to get ahold of anyone that day. Cell service was pretty much shot. I don't think we got in touch with my dad until around 12-1pm that afternoon.Yep I remember driving home that day around Dulles Airport and people were scared they wouldn't even be able to get home as if there were terrorists on every road in NoVa. And the skies were eerily quiet as normal noise from planes leaving/arriving at Dulles wasn't there.
Yep. Cell service was gone. My friends in New York couldn't respond until a day or two later, IIRC. I just remember not being able to get in touch with my friends that worked and lived around there, deeply worried.It was also just about impossible to get ahold of anyone that day. Cell service was pretty much shot. I don't think we got in touch with my dad until around 12-1pm that afternoon.
yeah- when the towers came down in NYC, all cell service was done. I was one of the only people I knew who still didn't have a cell phone at that point. I couldn't get a hold of my gf/wife after that (who had given up using land-line) and as the fogey with a land-line, ended up being the switchboard for a lot of friends' families.It was also just about impossible to get ahold of anyone that day. Cell service was pretty much shot. I don't think we got in touch with my dad until around 12-1pm that afternoon.
I was a late adopter, too. My girlfriend happened to be from KC, worked for Sprint, and thus I got essentially free service. Those times are long gone -- there are no pay phones anymore. Landlines should come back as a national security issue.yeah- when the towers came down in NYC, all cell service was done. I was one of the only people I knew who still didn't have a cell phone at that point. I couldn't get a hold of my gf/wife after that (who had given up using land-line) and as the fogey with a land-line, ended up being the switchboard for a lot of friends' families.
my gf (now wife) constantly #####ed at me about not having a phone. for me- I was either at the office, at home, at a job-site or on my way to see her. office and home had phones... job site, I didn't need to be bothered, and on my way to see her... I'm on my way to see her. didn't seem necessary at all to have a cell phone with how I operated at the time. but after 9/11, I got a phone.I was a late adopter, too. My girlfriend happened to be from KC, worked for Sprint, and thus I got essentially free service. Those times are long gone -- there are no pay phones anymore. Landlines should come back as a national security issue.
holy wow.I was home getting ready to head out when my wife's ex-husband called me to get her a message that he was all right.
He was supposed to be on one of the flights from BOS to LA but with light traffic got to the airport early enough to catch an earlier flight.
Talk about your total roll of the dice, your time isn't up scenarios. He has his original boarding pass in a frame in his house.
To the best of my knowledge, he is the only person that switched off any of the ill fated flights.
Don't know him that well, but I would say he was visibly shaken in the early going, took a couple years to deal with it, and probably has been a better parent since. He also does more in terms of family trips and outings. However, probably had returned more to normal by now as it's been a while since the tragedies.holy wow.
did it affect how he's lived his life since?
stumbled upon old article about the 200+ jumpers. Just gut wrenching.Was in midtown Manhattan. Heard about a plane hitting the tower and thought it was a small plane. Then saw on the news and heard. Coworker lost a brother.
Sister-in-law was late to work at 7 WTC and was looking at the towers. She was near the towers when they went down. She keeps the suit she was wearing (covered in dust) in a plastic garment bag in her closet. Brother-in-law (her husband) works downtown too. He said he saw a bunch of people jump. I tear up every time I think of it.
Hell of a decision. Burn to death or jump out a window, close your eyes and say your prayers.stumbled upon old article about the 200+ jumpers. Just gut wrenching.
Those are my 2 worst fears. Burning and falling to my death.Hell of a decision. Burn to death or jump out a window, close your eyes and say your prayers.
He said that there were quite a few people who jumped as a group. Three or four people jumping holding hands.
:(Hell of a decision. Burn to death or jump out a window, close your eyes and say your prayers.stumbled upon old article about the 200+ jumpers. Just gut wrenching.
He said that there were quite a few people who jumped as a group. Three or four people jumping holding hands.
Didn't realize Mike was from Bako.Great 9/11 story from Mike Rowe. http://mikerowe.com/2016/09/twihi-you-dont-know-mike/
I went to HS with Mike and Bob.
Read about that guy on Facebook this morning. Had not heard that story before today. Hell of a man.I was at work in downtown Houston in the tallest building in the city. I worked for Morgan Stanley at the time. We turned on the TV after the first plane hit, just in time to see the second plane hit.
After that occurred, we were told by management to evacuate the building. I drove home and spent the day with my one year old son and wife, watching TV and crying.
Morgan Stanley had thousands of employees in the WTC, most of whom made it out alive because of the the actions of the on site security manager, Rick Rescorla, who had been an Army officer during the Vietnam war and had made contingency plans for the WTC after the 1993 bombing. Even as WTC building management was telling employees to stay put, Rescorla was evacuating Morgan Stanley employees.
Rescorla died at the WTC that day, but his actions that day and his preparations beforehand saved probably thousands of lives.
Not Mike Rowe. The Mike the story is about.Didn't realize Mike was from Bako.
Is he as awesome a guy as he seems like?