What were you doing on 9/11?

On the actual day ? I was home from work that day. I can’t remember if it was a day off or I was sick but I was in bed watching our news at around 5 am here.

I remember they cut away to what was happening in New York, and I watched as everything happened. At one point a collègue called because a friend of ours had a daughter working at the Pentagon (who survived, thankfully).

My cousin Paul worked at Cantor Fitzgerald and my mother was trying to reach him, so she called and asked me to let her know if he reached out during the day (he did, one of his coworkers had traded vacations so he was not at work. He lost most of his colleagues that day).

My boss was visiting his mother in Boston and scheduled to return that day. That morning she asked him to stay for a couple more days, and very insistent about it, so he changed his flight. When he did return, he showed us his original ticket—Flight 11.

It’s been 24 years ago today, which is mind-blowing, but I remember how afraid, shocked and angry we all were.

I was working in a warehouse at Camille Beckman in Boise, ID I was 36 years old and married at the time. My wife came home and asked if we could call the airport and open up a room to anyone that was stranded due to travelers being stuck because of the terrorist attack. Needless to say I was touched by her selfless act. Even though we are no longer together, I will never forget that day

Was a Wednesday morning for me in New Zealand.When I found out and was in shock and sad as well. Do remember tearing up when hearing the American national anthem. Along with God bless America.

I was at work. Two faculty came in to tell us the first tower had been hit and we turned on the tv and watched in horror. I tried to call my friend who worked in the second tower but didn’t get an answer. Another friend called me when the Pentagon was hit and said that one of our friends was on duty there that day. When the second tower fell all I could think was that I just watched someone I loved die.

My brother and I lived in an apartment in Winona, MN. I worked third shift, and he worked first. I went to sleep as soon as I got home, and he was already at work.
In 2001, neither of us had cellphones. He tried calling a few times before I heard the phone ringing, and it was after the two planes hit that I got up (the door was shut, and I slept with a fan on high).
He told me to turn the TV on, but it didn't matter which channel it was on because that was all that was on.
Needless to say I didn't sleep the rest of the day, after watching the towers fall like that.

I had just retired from the USAF and was working overnights as a radio dj and going to school.
I was sleeping after a long night shift, my then gf woke me up saying we're at war. I turned on the tv and was in absolute shock.

Called my young sons to talk to them and to keep them calm. Em'd my instructor stating Ill be late, Im going to donate blood at the local university.

So surreal.

I was in fifth grade and had just gotten to school. My teacher wheeled a TV into the classroom while everyone was arriving and we all watched. When the second plane hit she turned off the TV and left the classroom. I didn’t know what it meant. We were left alone for most of the day, and didn’t do any work.
When I got home from school I ate peanut butter and jelly on crackers.

I saw the second plane hit on TV. Then i made the mistake of going to work and i didn't have a clue what was happening all day. I asked a customer on the phone which way the first building fell and she said it went straight down and I remember thinking, "No, that can't be right."

I was 10 years old. I remember getting ready for school in the morning and seeing on TV. When I got to school, there was a group of us waiting in front of the classroom before the teacher showed up, all discussing it. My understanding was obviously quite limited at 10, but I remember feeling the impact of it, even at that age.

I was in my first semester of college. I was homesick, missing my parents, and trying to keep it together. They suspended classes after all the mayhem eith the planes. It was a Tuesday, and I drove home where I felt safe.

I was 17, washing my truck. My mom called me inside just as the second plane hit. People jumping. Chaos. My work closed for a few days. It was a weird time.

I was probably at my grandparent's house. I had just turned 5 a month earlier so I probably didn't know what was going on

I was at work when the news broke and it soon became all that anyone was talking about and this is in England. You could barely get news websites to load, such was the flood of demand for information. We all wondered whether this would prompt a massive response from America. The horror of it all gradually unfolded as the day went on.

I had woken up to get ready for school when I saw my parents in the living room watching it the news. I remember we watched until shortly after the first tower fell. I was too young to really understand the gravity of the situation and just didn't get it (I was also never particularly bright when I was kid).

I was in grade 4 or 5, my mom woke me up for school crying. We watched some of it in class. Was a gloomy day. But I didn't really understand the scope of what was happening. Will never forget it though.

I just got home from work, the TV was on and as I was putting my work clothes in the wash I could hear something on TV. When I went to look I literally thought it was a movie that was playing. Then I switched the channel and it wasn't a movie.

(from Australia) so in real time, it was night here
But early the next day, I remember my mum freaking out and screaming to wakeup and see what's happening on the tv.

At school that day, everyone was talking about it and wondering if it was the beginning of the next world war

I was 13 and in 8th grade. They ushered us all to homeroom as soon as we got to school and we stayed there all day and just watched the footage on the TV over and over again.

I lived in San Francisco where one of the planes was originally scheduled to land.

In school, I was 11. Came home, the tv was on, saw it replayed. Mom was upset. Hung out with my friend at the time after and we we were both just kind of in a daze.

I was working at a hospital when a coworker got the email about the planes flying into the twin towers.

Working 35 miles away then
Went into Manhattan to rescue my grandmother

I was 11 and I really didn't know what's going on with world. I was just probably at school hanging out with my friends.

At Charlotte airport, on mmy way to Atlanta. Didn't get to Atlanta until 3 days later

I had just walked into my class room and they had it showing on a tv they rolled in because it was breaking international news that had the potential to change the world.

Same as always - school, work, family life.

Taking my son to daycare

I was in a 20’s chat room when everyone started saying something about turning on the news. I watched as the second tower got hit.

Working

I was driving to work when I heard an announcement about the first plane on the radio.

I was 6 months old, so just sitting in a crib

I was at home alone. I saw it all as it was happening.

I was asleep.

It was one of my days off and had nothing planned, we watched CNN a lot from then on.

Watching it happen on live TV. :'(

Asleep. I was one.

Working on a farm

I was a kid

Working .. my employer closed the plant and sent people home

Idk was at Walmart probably.. i was 16 i think

Probably getting on my way to school

I was in the lobby at my dentist watching it happen with whatever media was giving the live feed

I was watching the news, I saw the second plane hit live. As soon as it happened, I knew it was a terrorist attack. God bless their souls.

Stuck 3.5 miles from Ground Zero, operating VTRs and transmitting images like this:

At the very moment walking across Royal Gorge Bridge.

I was at work - I remember one of the women there was freaking out - like she thought was world war iii starting.

it was a freaky time.

What are you? A cop?

Chilling in my dads ballsack

I was in Northern Delaware getting ready to enjoy a beautiful sunny day off, I was flipping through the channels when I came across what I thought was a movie, I saw the second plane hit, saw it was cnn, raced to a gun store, they were already sold out

@Spnk8 but how do you remember the day of the week? My brain deletes information that is not important. I remember the day I went out in 12th foot waves and almost died… but I don’t remember which day of the week it was.